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"Control Me." The Forgotten |
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New record, new label… bonafide bone-rattling, in yer face, pistol-whipped preaching to the choir… and "Control Me" comes away as the antithetical title to the noxious attitude within the twelve tell all tunes. Fans may remember them from their 2000 "Keep The Corpses Quiet," for then, TKO records. Unfortunately… I forgot. But this one's a keeper. With fistfuls of retro-fitted fury, they successfully link the early eighties Punk Rock dead age recalling the second rate greats of the day-Business, Cocksparrer, et al, and redirect with today's take to the streets revival and come away as one of the true leaders of Bay Area brash. Loud, proud, and… you damn near guessed it! (Feel free to insert gratuitous "F" wherever applicable) Anyone still remember The Almighty's last couple records? Just add life? Just a thought… The unified vision and voice here carries long after the notes have died off and where something like "Respect & Lies," "Retrofitted," "Never Accepted" or "Rebellion" bring the believer back to life in full blood stained splendor, while others like "Social Security," "We Gotta Know," and the "Our Response" final word, dig deeper beyond the average authorial question schemes. It's a Punk protagonist of a record put to practice with beefier guitar hooks and gang vox, and more disruptive chants adding up to greater distinction and definition than many, done without the pointless prefab or hair pulling exploits to selling up wholesale theories of world salvation or toothless pride. Released by BYO Records Review by Vinnie Apicella [va85@columbia.edu] P.O. Box 20252
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