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Despite 'Mutiny' being the fifth studio album release
from Goldblade I have never heard of them until
now and have not heard a song from them until I
gave 'Mutiny' a listen and I have to say that I
am quite gutted about not hearing about Goldblade
earlier as 'Mutiny' is a great fast paced catchy
album from start to finish, all 13 songs have a
chantable nature about them and there are many punk
rock anthems to be enjoyed within the album.
On 'Mutiny' Goldblade remind me of the old skool
early punk rock sound of Social Distortion mixed
with earlier Rancid material and also the fast
randomness of the self claimed gypsy punks Gogol
Bordello but at the same time Goldblade have a
bit of a pirate feel going on the whole album
artwork is based around pirates with the track
listing written on scrolls and skulls and old
skool looking pirate guns gracing the front and
back cover and the sound of the album is like
a pirate punk rock musical, seriously if Pirates
Of The Caribbean was ever going to be turned into
a punk rock musical, not that it ever will be
but if it was then Goldblade would be the guys
to make it happen.
The album starts with the bands current single
'Jukebox Generation', now this is the song that
reminds me of Social Distortion the most as the
song seems quite slow paced but quite fast sounding
at the same time, yeah I know it sounds a bit
odd but that’s really how it sounds, it’s
like really old skool sounding punk with raw vocals,
bouncy bass lines and fast guitar work.
'Riot Riot!' is a true punk rock anthem of the
greatest kind, the song is inspired by the LAPD
tear gassing the 10,000 strong audience at a Californian
festival the band were playing and also the riot
cops in Moscow who went in mob handed on the massive
mosh pit Goldblade had generated, now a lot of
Goldblade's fans can relate to this song and even
people who were not at the shows can relate to
the song as bad things like this happen all the
time over the world when they really shouldn’t,
the song is a pure fist up in the air chant along
song with 'Riot Riot' being the main lyrics to
remember.
The album title track 'Mutiny' is pirate style
punk rock at its best it’s such a fast paced
sing along song, frontman John Robb's vocals are
fast and furious with such an upbeat catchy vibe,
the backing vocals are just as fast sounding purely
like crew members on a pirate ship, the guitars
and bass are so upbeat and bouncy throughout the
whole song, the song also features sound clips
of seagulls, pirate talking and laughing and much
more to add to the pirate feel, the song finishes
with a group shout of "Mutiny".
Listen to 'Beyond God And Elvis' and you will
see where the Gogol Bordello comparison comes
from as the start of this song sounds like it
could be taken from any Gogol Bordello song, but
then just as your getting into the Gogol Bordello
style sound the song totally changes direction
and goes off into its own sing along territories.
'Riot Squad For Toxic FC' sounds like a pure
football hooligan anthem, it starts off with a
sound snippet of someone scoring a goal and the
crowd cheering, the song itself is a raw sounding
punk rock anthem, it’s not one of the strongest
songs on the album but it surely does make for
an interesting listen, and it’s rammed full
of football style sound snippets.
The album finishes with 'Wake Up! Wake Up"
You're Already Dead', the song is a raw sounding
punk song and is the longest track on the album
and quite possibly one of the weakest songs on
the album, but saying that, the chants of "punk
rock, rock and roll army" do make for a good
listen, it’s just a shame that the song
goes all random towards the end.
Goldblade are a true example of all things punk
rock, as they are more punk than most of the bands
around in the punk rock scene these days, 'Mutiny'
is a solid album release and I for sure will be
checking out the bands back catalog.
4/5
Review by Trigger |
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John Robb (Vocals, Guitars)
Pete (Vocals, Guitars)
Keith Curtis (Bass)
Johnny Skullknuckles (Guitar, vocals)
Rob Haynes(Drums, vocals) |
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1. Jukebox Generation
2. Riot! Riot!
3. Mutiny
4. Beyond God And Elvis
5. Everybodys On Drugs
6. City Of Ghosts
7. Do The Neo-Con
8. America Destroys All Its Heroes
9. Kids Of Today
10. Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone?
11. D.I.Y.
12. Riot Squad For Toxic City F.C.
13. Wake Up! Wake Up! (Youre Already Dead)
14. Mutiny (Acoustic) |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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