Triple Post!

Decided to do something a bit different today and post three albums today! These are all more or less Demo type albums that either are no longer in print or were never in physical print and as such I do not own physical copies myself. Usually I try and only post things I own so that I can give you nice hi-res scans of the covers and inserts but alas that won't always be possible.

Up first we have...

Because We Care by The Forces of Evil

I've already talked about this band so I won't bother restating what has been previously said and just skip to the stand out. Angry Anthem #347 is superior to the version that appears on Friend or Foe? in every single aspect, the song is tonnes of fun especially with all the extra commentary throughout the song.

The member listing is the same as it was for Friend of Foe?.

Track listing:

1. Vague Love Song

2. My Life

3. Mistake

4. Independent

5. Angry Anthem #347

Yar!

Next up we have...

Rules of the Game by Catch 22

As with the previos album I won't go into much detail though I will give an updated member list as this was the first thing the band ever recorded and the band has seen a few member changes from this to Dinosaur Sounds. Stand out for this album is Footsteps for its sad lyrics and upbeat tempo.

Catch 22 is: (On this release.)

Chris Greer on Drums

Jamie Egan on Trombone

Josh Ansley on Bass

Kevin Gunther on Trumpet

Ryan Eldred on Saxophone

Tomas Kalnoky on Guitar and Vocals

Track listing:

1. Day in Day Out

2. I'm Better Than You

3. Sick and Sad

4. Footsteps

5. This One Goes Out To

6. Shoebox in My Closet

7. Supernothing

Yar!

And finally a new comer...

Attack of the Killer Cheese by The Hippos

The Hippos started off in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1995. Shortly there after they became one of the staples of the ska punk scene from California along side many other big names that came out of the area throughout the 90s. Over time they strayed away from the ska punk sound but remained a very talented band until there demise in 2003. This album was released the same year they started and was self-released on cassette. The stand out track on this release is The Boss for its interesting horn lines and guitar riffs.

The Hippos is:

Ariel Rechtshaid on Guitar and Vocals

Danny Rukasin on Trombone

James Bairian on Bass

Kyle Briggs on Drums

Louis Castle on Trumpet

Rich Zahniser on Trombone

Track listing:

1. Get Away

2. Asleep at the Wheel

3. Rocky Ground

4. The Boss

Yar!

Demo by Streetlight Manifesto

I'm fairly certain that Streetlight Manifesto need no introduction and I was a little hesitant to put them up here but here goes. Streetlight formed in 2002 just after Tomas Kalnoky put together another band Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution in 2001.  Taking the sounds and styles that they had forged in Bandits, Streetlight picked up where Tomas had left off with his previous band Catch 22, lean mean fast ska punk, just don't tell Tomas that. They would go on to expand their sound in later albums even further by adding styles of Jazz, Latin, and Eastern European Traditional music. All the songs on this demo were later rerecorded and refined for their debut album Everything Goes Numb. The stand out track on this album for me is Point|Counterpoint, while a much shorter version of the song it's almost a step better as it simply ends on a beautiful bass line instead of getting to long for its own good.

Streetlight Manifesto is: (On this release at least.)
Dan Ross on Bari Saxophone and Alto Saxophone
Jamie Egan on Trumpet and Trombone
Josh Ansley on Bass
Pete Sibilia on Tenor Saxophone
Stu Kamratz on Drums
Tomas Kalnoky on Guitar and Vocals

Track Listing:
1. Everything Went Numb
2. Point|Counterpoint
3. The Saddest Song
4. We Are the Few

Yar!