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Loyal AFI Fan!!!
Decemberunderground is one of the greatest cd's ever!!! I love all of AFI's music and bands do change there style to keep up to date.Davey's style keeps the band going and his voice is great!!!Jade's style with his guitar is his own!! Every song on this CD is excellent and you will never tire of it. Even if you have never heard of AFI, you will love this CD, give it a try!!!

Not a shabby followup

A bold new direction.....in cruise control.
AFI is one of the more exciting acts in the quasi-rock mainstream.While they aren't risk takers in the Tim Buckley sense, they certainly aren't scared of adding fresh interesting levels to their maturing foundation. This of course accumliated in their best release to date,"Sing the Sorrow."This isn't the case with "December Underground" as they appear to have cut themselves down to the old punk quick so that they may construct an entirely different sound from the rubble.
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POWER POP ROCK
Firstly the new generation have a different understanding on the 'punk' vibe. Punk was more hard and aggressive than what is being pumped out today, take a listen to The Sex Pistols and Black Flag and this should give you a flavour of what punk is/was....
Just funning...
Fall Out Boy "From Under the Cork Tree" is pure fun for me. I'm in my early 20's, probably over the intended demographic, but I love this band and their music. It's just fun stuff to dance around to or sing along in the car. I think the band had a lot of fun making the album, and I have fun listening to it. Okay, occasionally, some of their stuff is heavy-handed (to say the least), but I believe they meant it ironically, and even if they don't, I sing it that way.
Poor
Ok, first things first, FALL OUT BOY IS NOT PUNK! Fall out boy is emo. Not punk. Punk Is black flag, agent orange...but NOT fall out boy! Their songs are bad, mostly about how their girlfriends wont sleep with them and they can not play their instroments at all. Listen to the bassist!
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Not bad.
Bullet for my Valentine basically take emo/hardcore elements, and serve them up with a healthy dose of thrash and melodic death metal, to create a sound that is definitely a cut above the rest.Sure, frontman Matt Tuck can get a little emo-ish at times, but he's also a good screamer, and the band is always quick with a blazing riff, a scorching solo, an Iron Maiden-ish melody, or a blistering double bass attack.I'd say this album is really more metal than anything, so if you've always wanted a bit more metal in this type of music, then you're likely to find plenty of enjoyment here.These guys are great musicians, who really know how to rock hard.Best song is "The End", a 7-minute epic that alternates between dark, haunting melodies, and powerful climactic riffs.The rest are in the 3-4 minute range, and a bit more straight-forward, but still full of interesting dynamics.It never gets boring for a second.
Finally, a band that does new metal the right way.
First off, I'm an 80's metal guy. I love bands like Metallica, Iron Maiden, Dio, Megadeth. And for years, it's been difficult for me to get into any new metal bands...until now! What an amazing band. Finally, you have a band that has the makings of a great modern day metal band, yet their music still firmly reflects their 80's roots. I love this album. If you love your metal with pounding riffs, killer solos, and a whole lot of attitude, buy this cd. This is the best British rock band to come onto the scene in years.

Stop listening to other people
Go buy it yourself and see what all the hype is about. These guys are the real deal. And while it might not be groundbreaking, it is metalcore executed perfectly. ... Read more

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The formula has gone sour
I love hatebreed, but it's now time to progress the style. This would've been a great cd if they had not already done the style 3 times in a row. The music sounds forced and generic. If this is the first hatebreed record you plan on buying, don't buy it. Anyone of the hatebreed records listed below will leave you more than happy, and will definitely be your moneys worth. As terrible as this album is, it's still worth seeing them live.
Metallic Hardcore How It's Supposed To Be
If there is a hardcore band that I can appreciate these days for their musicmanship and originality, Hatebreed has my vote. This is REAL hardcore, no fashion involved here. The drumming is excellent, and Jamey Jasta sends actual messages with his lyrics. And I say "metallic", because Hatebreed may not exactly be considered a metal band, but they have the definite influence. This is a great record full of pure aggression. Recommended.

Supreme Effort
Cant beleive this is only getting some average reviews.I think this could be one of the best hatebreed and hardcore albums i've heard.Defeatist is one of the most brutal they've put out.Other great songs include destroy everything, which will be a mosh pit classic.give wings to my triumph, divine judgement, immortal enemies, and my personal favorite spitting venom.
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Starting life as the most competent Misfits tribute band to not actually play Misfits songs, San Francisco Bay Area punks A.F.I. have not only discovered how to write their own snarling melodies, but have developed the confidence to play them without a cloak. Read more

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This CD is AWESOME
This is a great cd to buy if you never listened to AFi. it will make you buy the other ones. if you have listened to AFI before, you definatly buy this. it is one of those CDS that you could listen to over and over agian and never get tired of it

This is amazing, but don't try to categorize it
Is it punk? Is it goth? Alternative? Metal? Play this CD for 10 different people and I bet few of them will agree on how to categorize it. And that's one of the things that makes it great. If you were an AFI fan from their early days of three-chord songs on Answer That and Stay Fashionable, then this likely wouldn't appeal to you. This is not punk in the sense that their earlier CDs were (and yes, I have heard them). But the punk influence is still there, particularly in the vocals on "but home is nowhere" and "Bleed Black." To someone who only listens to pop on the radio, they would think this is punk. To someone who thinks Crass is real punk, they obviously wouldn't. If you look through the one-star reviews, a lot of them are from people who are mad that AFI "sold out" to sign to a major label and no longer sounds like they did when they were writing about breakfast cereal. Nor is this goth, per se, but if you only read the lyric sheet and looked at a photo of the band in this era, you might assume they are goth.
AFI boldly goes in new directions...
Sing the Sorrow was my first introduction to AFI. Which is probably why I like it so much. I honestly find this album to be breathtaking. Its a true work of art, and a great sign of maturity from the band. The Art of Drowning is a great record, but this is really a step in a new direction for AFI. Have the sold out? Not at all. They just refined and have built off their old sound. While not abandoning the old sound completly, you can still tell that this is AFI, and there a few songs on this record that should please old AFI fans. But most the album is a step in a new direction, and I personally welcome that direction. A band can't keep creating the same album, it will get old. So no, this is not Black Sails, or Art of Drowning. But its a dang good record, and based off the number of copies it sold, alot of people think its dang good as well.
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Rise Against returns with a rollicking wallop of an album that further establishes the Chicago-based outfit as one of the great bright hopes for the future of alienation rock. Cut from the same savvy cloth as Bad Religion and Black Flag, Rise Against rocks hard during the martial opus opener, "Chamber The Cartridge," the melodic "Injection," which asks us to imagine that Iron Maiden came from sunny California and not some dreary part of London, and "Ready To Fall," which may be one of the greatest anthems of adolescent estrangement since The Who's "Baba O'Riley." The band also isn't afraid of a good hook and scintillating melody ("Under The Knife"), exploring complex emotions ("Roadside"), or unleashing a bit of old-school breakneck fury Read more

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The Sufferer & The Witness
If you're looking for an album as slick and catchy as "siren song", you may want to keep looking, because this record is not for the fairweather fan. It's true, for The Sufferer and The Witness finds Rise Against back tracking to their Fat Wreck Chords days. Clicks and pops in almost every song remind the listener the good recording is so overrated, and at times, the vocals become a drowning noise in clangy, metallic guitar sounds. When a CD-DA sounds like a low bit rate Mp3, you know you've got a true indie sound, and that is exactly what The Sufferer and The Witness is; an indie punk/hxc record. Fans of RPM and The Unraveling should enjoy this one, others may want to preview the record from start to finish before making a purchase. The music gets a 4, lyrics get a 3 and the production and recording get a 0. I think a 3 overall is more than fair.

Plan to Jam
This is a great album.Every song on the album displays how awesome the band is and how they can rock out.This is the album I use to get pumped up and believe me it'll do it to you too.

My favorite Album yet!!!!
Rise Against is my favorite band. After hearing Siren song of the Counter Culture (their third album) i was dissapointed. I was hoping that they would come up better with the sufferer and the witness and they did. Songs like Bricks, and Chamber cartridge are really great. So if you like punk music, by this record!!!!! ... Read more

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COME ON NOW
Honestly who in their right mind gives these guys a record deal. They are a true example of the MTV music video money gubbin record producers world of music. I mean these kinds of bands are destroying the music world. I can prove it first of all these guys songs are not meant to appeal to the music fan they are to appeal to girls so that they all will come to their concert and become groupees so they can have sex. They don't feature any instrument whatsoever. There is no such thing as an instrument solo and if there is it's just a rif. And third of all the lead singer for Fall Out Boy sounds excactly like that of Panic! At The Disco. That just goes to show you how copycat the music industry is. In the world of music every great band has a sound that makes them unique from everyone else. They also show off their musical talent alot. Fall Out Boy does not do that which is why I am givnig this 1 star.

"Take This Album To The Trash"
This blows. Vocals blow. Guitars blow. It just blows.
LYKE OMG!!!!
I LUV FALL OUT BOY!!!!!!!!!
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Fugazi fans already know that this is the original gospel according to Ian MacKaye. This Washington, D.C., quartet hit harder, faster, and franker than just about anybody--and were willing to see through their own bull as quickly as anyone else's. MacKaye manages to be charismatic and confrontational at the same time: tossing brilliant, genuinely funny asides into his serious-as-a- heart-attack lyrics. Meanwhile, the band, led by Lyle Preslar's staggering guitar attack, pushes MacKaye on with the tightest, most razor-sharp sound in all of hardcore. Nothing in the punk pantheon can come close to "In My Eyes," "Out of Step," or "Salad Days." Absolutely essential. Read more

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Still not ready for Radio
These guys were so far ahead of their time.Get the comp that contains every song.It'll be the best money you've spent in a while.If you were into punk or hardcore in the 80's you definitely owned Minor Threat records.Put downt he Fugazi and get back to the roots...

GREAT CD!!!!
This CD defines hardcore.AWESOME songs.Not ONE is bad.Now, I have a question for all you punks who were around in the 70's, and to the punks of today: What makes you a punk?My friends call me a poser because I don't slit my wrists or any of that cr*p.I cna barely skat, and, while not being rich, my family is financially ok.I play in a band, though.But, can I be a punk?I mean, it's about the music, isn't it?Oh, I have a STRONG hatred of authority, but I've never been arrested.Please write a review that includes an answer.
One of the Touchstones of The D.C. Hardcore Scene.....
I'll be the first to admit in this review, that I've never Grown-up listening to U.S. Hardcore / Punk bands such as: Minor Threat, Black Flag, Bad Brains, Husker Du, Minutemen, Dead Kennedys, etc..But, what I did have was a healthy interest in Skateboard Videos in my Late-teens/Early Twenties (in fact I Still watch them).And Via those videos, what initially started with me thinking "Why, do they always have to put aggressive skate-punk music, in 90% of these Skate Vids??".But over the years of watching them, I gradually began to(A) get used to it, and then (B) Actually have a few Tracks that I begun to really like.Fast forward a few more years, and an appreciation of virtually all genres of music, and U.S. Hardcore / Punk is as important to me, as any other genre of music that I Love.And although they werent the first, Minor Threat were amongst the most important Bands from the early 80s Hardcore scene, and a scene that was throwing up all kinds of musical possibilities.Resolutely a fiercely intelligent band, that mixed incisive commentary, with Political and Social observations or damnations.With a keen eye for summarising the disaffected youths/adults, frustrations with intelligent lyrics, delivered at full pelt, they were a band not to be taken lightly. And rather strangely for the band, they went against the common staples of the scene, and were resolutely "Straight-edged", in that they shunned Drinks and Drugs, for a lifestyle considered 'clean living', and it was this train of thought that was proudly worn like a badge of honour by Vocalist "Ian Mackaye", and his band members.
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AFI goe out with a bang!
AFI's Art of Drowning, is their last good CD in my eyes. The era before Sing the Sorrow is a different one, its dark, gloomy, but still rocks. AFI died in my eyes when Sing the Sorrow was released. But the last song, Morningstar could of been tacked onto Sing the Sorrow, and it would of been in there perfectly. Don't bother with Sing the Sorrow or DecemberUnderground (their WORST album to date). If you want to see AFI shining in their true last days, buy The Art of Drowning.

its my duty to write this review
ive written a lot of other reviews on AFI cds, but being that this one is my favorite, i cant pass it up. i gave it another chance, and still, its not too good
now, i gave this ablum a pretty nasty beating earlier, but i feel that it deserves more, not too great, but still...
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SHOOT TO THRILL
Arguably their greatest album ever.It's has so many different musical styles it's unbelieveble.Many consider Check Your Head a better effort but this is as good as they ever got.This album gets my personal vote for best album of 1994.

one of the best records
you have great jazz work,lyrical work,and good hardcore tracks what else could you want?If your new to this then pick this up.

"What do we know about partying or anything else??!"
I know what you're thinking. "Eggplant giving a hip-hop album not only higher than one star, but FIVE?!?" People, people. This is not just a hip-hop album. "Ill Communication" offers not only GOOD hip-hop, but funk, punk, rock, jazz, fusion, et cetera, in one fresh-sounding album that's always good to listen to. This just might be my favorite Beastie Boys album (and I have all but "To The Five Boroughs").
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influenced countless bands to follow
This is not your Pop-Punk stuff. No sad little Emo kids are jamming to this one , either.
Classic good misfits
The misfits is one of my all time favorite bands next to nirvana and the ramones. this is a bunch of demos and tracks taken from the early recording with Glenn. because i will tell you this with out Glenn there is no such things as the misfits. everysong rocks. just look past the low sound quility but collection 2 sounds better and it is eqaul to this album. some songs are very dark and i can tell you waht songs is good or bad. they all rock. so buy this album and it will be in your cd player for awhile. i have had my since high school and its still it the shuffle.

awesome music is an understatement
i just purchased this album, my first misfits album and every song on it rocks (i especially like where eagles dare).i just bought two more albums, walk among us and static age and i wish they would hurry up and get here in the mail because i cant wait.my only complain is the sound quality.it sounds like they put a dollar store tape recorder in the corner and started rocking...but i guess that makes it sound more real too.metallica covered a couple of their albums on their garage album but it just isnt the same. ... Read more

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Founded by guitarist/songwriter Greg Ginn, Black Flag exploded out of L.A. in 1981 with a debut album so confrontational that MCA Records refused to release it, stating that Black Flag was "immoral" and lacking "redeeming social value." When the album finally came out on Ginn's own SST label, it was clear why MCA recoiled, as Black Flag's skinhead look and hardcore sound signaled a new chapter in punk--and rock in general. With Henry Rollins's venom-dripping vocals leading the way, the album features such hostile teeth-gnashers as "Rise Above" ("Try to stop us/It's no use"), "Six Pack" ("I got a six pack, and nothing to do"), and, of course, "Life of Pain."Read more

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Stop bashing Rollins....
Okay, first of all this is a good album period-its a change of sound from their previous years, but still it's a good album. I'm not going to choose a side for Black Flag-Morris vs Rollins because Morris rocks hard and Rollins rocks hard. However, I can see how some people don't like their aggressive more hardcore and angry sound found on this album and prefer their less instense more just plain punk theme of Keith Morris Black Flag has and vice versa. In conclusion, if you enjoy a more heavier, angry, twisted, and hardcore sound in your punk buy Damaged. And if you prefer a less intense and more straight up old school punk buy The First four years.

Howling Madness
This is arguably the very first Hardcore band. They played for years before this debut, (earlier stuff is on "the First Four Years") but this in my opinion is their crowning achievement.
Thirsty and Miserable
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Essential album.Lame reissue!
I rank Double Nickels on the Dime in the top ten albums released in the 80's.I am very glad I held onto my vinyl because for reasons I can't fathom, three songs on the original release are not on this reissue, which is why I am not giving it the five stars this album deserves.
Worth so much more than nickels and dimes
If the show Jackass ever did anything worth admiring, it was choosing "Corona" by Minutemen as it's theme. At two and a half minutes, it's one of the longer tracks on this nearly 45 track album. It's also one of the more conventional punk anthem's they've done, considering how far the horizons stretch when it comes to this band and being creative.
Blows away all of today's limp, soggy music!!!!!!
DOUBLE NICKELS ON THE DIME ('84) stuffs 43 short songs on two LP's or one CD.The album meshes quite a variety of musical styles:punk, funk, spoken bits, jazzy instrumentation, folk, and even polka!
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Punk Rock's Id
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What is punk?
Hmmmm, with the exceptions of (wait for it) Green Day and NOFX, there really are no "punk" bands around today.Luckily, we can enjoy THE MISFITS!!!!! This is by far their best album, although Static Age is FANTASTIC.....What more can I say?It's THE MISFITS!!!!!!!GET IT OR DIE!!!!!!Oh, and, if you bash Green Day for selling out, don't forget, the misfits sold out too.I was depressed.

THIS IS REAL PUNK ROCK!!!
Today when you look at punk rock now you see a bunch of whiney idiots singing about their crappy life and how they broke up with their girlfriends etc. Now look back during the 70s and 80s when punk was about real rebellion and other interesting topics. I liked most of the old punk bands but my favorite punk group ever was Misfits. Misfits weren't like The Sex Pistols lyrically. The Sex Pistols were about rebellion against the government. Misfits took punk to a brand new direction, with horror themes. This isn't a scary album though. The horror part is light-hearted but funny as well. Glenn Danzig was a pure genius. A lot of people are scared of him but he is my favorite punk rocker. I do however like his new band Danzig more than Misfits. The songs on this album are very short. Even shorter than The Ramones but still the band with the shortest songs is probably Napalm Death. The whole album is around 21 minutes long which is very short but who cares?! This is just a fun punk album with horror themes and evil lyrics to add to. Sadly Misfits sucked ever since Glenn Danzig left the band. They 2 other vocalists but they sucked bad. Luckily Glenn Danzig is in his new band Danzig which is much more heavy metal than punk. ... Read more

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Dropkick Murphy's are so good, even for a non-hockey fan!!lol
"Time to Go" is awesome even I don't know a thing about the Boston Bruins. Other highlights include "Walk Away", "This is your Life" and "Bastards on Parade". Just Awesome

Dropkick Murphys are So Good, Even for a Yankees Fan!!!!
I love the songs made by the Dropkick Murphys even though I am a Yankees fan. Kiss me I'm Sh*tfaced is such a good and funny song also the dirty glass is another good song. This whole compilation is an amazing peice by the Dropkick Murphys

This is awesome!
I'm a huge punk rock listener.I listen to every punk band you can think of.Dead Kennedys, Crass, Flux of Pink Indians, Rudimentary Peni, Kraut, Rancid, Distillers, NOFX, Anti-Flag, The Unseen...I even listen to The Casualties once in a while.
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Gang of Four went disco, Mission of Burma went deaf--and the Clash? Well, the Clash just went, but Fugazi have managed to escape the pitfalls that befell their predecessors. In fact, the Washington D.C. band formed by Minor Threat's Ian MacKaye and Insurrection's Guy Piccotto may well have become the world's most reliable source of no-sellout noise-pop. Read more

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This is incredible...
Yes, indeed these EPs are absolutely incredible.I recently purchased this cd and was floored by Fugazi.This was my first Fugazi purchase and as typical with many who purchase an artist's recordings, the first impression is often the strongest.I have since purchased their discography and have enjoyed all of them, but none as much as this one.What craftmanship especially after being a Minor Threat fan all these years...they seem to had finally pulled it all together.Please do yourself a favor and buy this cd - punk ethos defined.

The Conscious Of Modern Alternative Music
If you follow alternative music, I would be surprised if you havent heard of Fugazi. They are known as the epitome of a band that will not sell out. They sell all their discs at bargain prices, and their concerts are always reasonably priced, for admission. This is their masterpiece, and "Waiting Room" is their finest hour. I would recomend all their albums, but this is their best punk album. As their later discs get out, they tend to defy description. However, I think its fair to say this is the album that made them relevant.

Amazing
This is probably one of the best(if not the best) hardcore punk albums of all time.The songs are filled with a passion andintensity that is hard to find. On top of that they are also often quite catchy("Suggestion,"Waiting Room")and it is clear that they are great songwriters. This is also historically important, as mant of the personal lyrics and comparibly complex guitar work (as to say,Black Flag)laid the groundwork for Emo.On top of that, not a single weak track.Highly reccomended ... Read more

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i really do dislike rise against
i know i havent really examined ALL of this band's material with a fine tooth comb, but i definately am quite familiar with their songs. for one, my friend recommended me to listen to this band..and two, i really can tell when this band is being played on the radio as well because of the singers voice. i must say, that voice of the singer is the only thing separating this band from being another one of those carbon copy emo-core bands...seriously, just insert some random whiny guy in his place and there you go!..and im not going to even start with how much i loathe emo-core. first, i do think their previous album is pretty alright..in an anti-flag sense and i truely did sense a little bit of bad religion dashes in that album, but it isnt enough to make me want to buy it and play it out loud...but this album represents an already decent "could have been good" band lowering themselves a few notches into mtv, pseudo punk, and warped tour carbon copy oblivion. ..and yes, its another "political idealist" band trying to make it big on mtv.
My strongest endorsement!
Don't be fooled by the melodic "Swing Life Away".Rise Against rocks, and they rock hard. I picked this CD up sort of on a whim, not expecting to be that into it... instead I was blown away. Every song on the album is unique, and they're almost all fantastic. I left it in my CD player for days! I'm a little suprised to see them described as punk, because to me they just sound like a hard, straight line rock band should. Order it now, you won't be dissapointed.

What Punk Should Be
This is one of the best punk albums I have heard in years.Where as so much punk rock is released, and all the vocals are weak, and all you can hear are drums, Rise Against pulls together a strong tune, cutting rhythm, and a pulsing beat that just drills into you, and never lets go. The vocals are a cutting yell, but with a melody, and the