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Re: Which of these California PUNK bands sucks the most?
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:35 pm
by Krev
I listened to Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell in the car today, and believe that SD is better than the rest of these bands. Ness deserves more respect than Offspring.
Re: Which of these California PUNK bands sucks the most?
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:53 am
by akosinski
losthighway wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 4:57 pm
Krev wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:18 am
The absolute worst was No Use for a Name.
I'll take them over Guttermouth any day. The Vandals haven't aged all that well for me either.
the Vandals had a run between like...1992 and 1995 where they absolutely ripped. most likely due to Freese being on drums. i still listen to Live Fast Diarrhea frequently and it is great. the Quickening had great songs but the recording sucks ass. I'm kinda bummed when I saw them on that tour my buddy videotaped it and the audio was incredible, but I no longer have the VHS - i've dug through my parents basement and it is nowhere to be found.
No Use for a Name, Diesel Boy, etc. all sucked.
Re: Which of these California PUNK bands sucks the most?
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:44 am
by penningtron
akosinski wrote:
the Vandals had a run between like...1992 and 1995 where they absolutely ripped. most likely due to Freese being on drums. i still listen to Live Fast Diarrhea frequently and it is great.
I still like some of the Christmas album.
Re: Which of these California PUNK bands sucks the most?
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:08 am
by akosinski
penningtron wrote:
akosinski wrote:
the Vandals had a run between like...1992 and 1995 where they absolutely ripped. most likely due to Freese being on drums. i still listen to Live Fast Diarrhea frequently and it is great.
I still like some of the Christmas album.
me too. i listened to it for the first time in maybe twenty years a few weeks ago at the gym and loved the dumb songs.
i also remember years ago at SIRS practice, we were gonna play a show right before christmas and Warmowski wanted to cover "March of the Sugar Plum Fairies" and i immediately told him about the Vandals version. he was not impressed
instead we settled on Under the Christmas Fish by the Didjits
I miss Rob more every day.
Re: Which of these California PUNK bands sucks the most?
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:08 pm
by penningtron
I forgot about that cover! Or maybe had it jumbled in my memory with Snuff (who also did some good covers). There's kind of a Danny Elfman quality to the Vandals stuff.. which can be annoying if yr in a bad mood, but is certainly not generic on the level of NUFAN, Strung Out, etc.
Re: Which of these California PUNK bands sucks the most?
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 2:48 pm
by akosinski
penningtron wrote:
I forgot about that cover! Or maybe had it jumbled in my memory with Snuff (who also did some good covers). There's kind of a Danny Elfman quality to the Vandals stuff.. which can be annoying if yr in a bad mood, but is certainly not generic on the level of NUFAN, Strung Out, etc.
i know the guitarist (well, of the current lineup, since maybe the 3rd record) plays with Oingo Boingo and I know Freese has played w/ Elfman
Re: Which of these California PUNK bands sucks the most?
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:07 pm
by mrcancelled
akosinski wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:53 am
losthighway wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 4:57 pm
Krev wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:18 am
The absolute worst was No Use for a Name.
I'll take them over Guttermouth any day. The Vandals haven't aged all that well for me either.
the Vandals had a run between like...1992 and 1995 where they absolutely ripped. most likely due to Freese being on drums. i still listen to Live Fast Diarrhea frequently and it is great. the Quickening had great songs but the recording sucks ass. I'm kinda bummed when I saw them on that tour my buddy videotaped it and the audio was incredible, but I no longer have the VHS - i've dug through my parents basement and it is nowhere to be found.
No Use for a Name, Diesel Boy, etc. all sucked.
There are some great tracks on
The Quickening, but that's the only one I've heard of theirs from the 90s.
Peace Thru Vandalism /
When in Rome were great, I still play those all the time.