The last album album from hardcore band Good Riddance is a live record of their last performance in their hometown Santa Cruz, California, recorded on May 27th, 2007.

The live set is really long, and more than a record, it sounds like a greatest hits, with songs taken from all of the band’s full lengths, ep’s and also rare split albums and seven inches. The live show Good Riddance put up is really awesome, with raw energy, sweat and strong energy, so strong you can feel the crowd around you while listening to this CD with eyes closed.

Among the songs, you can hear the hits “Heresy, Hypocrisy, and Revenge”, “More Depalma, Less Fellini” and “Yesterday’s Headlines” along with the old classics “United Cigar”, “Mother Superior” and “Last Believer”, and the anthemic tunes “Waste”, “Shadows of Defeat” and “Shit-Talking Capitalists”. Best moment of the show to me is probably when Cinder from Tilt goes on stage to sing “A Credit To His Gender” but I do believe Russ Runkin and friends really put a strong effort in this, and I bet we all miss Good Riddance already.

You can purchase “Remain In Memory - The Final Show” here.
Fat Wreck Chords’ big sale on Good Riddance back catalog releases.

Release Sept 18^th 2007

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“Reaching the Red Line” is the second full length release by Fell Far Behind. This album has 8 songs all ranging between pop-punk energetic songs to kind of indie rock style and sound that slows down and cools off a bit.

The album is very well written with many of the songs lyrics ranging from slow and emotional to fast and though provoking.  I would have to say one of the best aspects of this album is the lyrics which should be the highlight for anyone who does buy this album.

The final song is an acoustic song which I normally can’t stand (give me electric or give me death!) but again the lyrics are great and was able to make me ignore the fact that it was an acoustic song.

This album is a independent release by the band which is always great too see as it seems many great bands are skipping out on working with the big names of the music industry and keeping their art in their own hands.

2/2/2008

Hellcat Records

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This is the first release for Time again so it’s very surprising that this album is so good.  Many of the reviews I have seen popping up online about this band have been very negative as the band has a very similar sound to old Rancid records.  But so what, the album can still kick ass.

Yes their sound and style is very Rancid like, but it’s not an exact duplicate of Rancid. I would say that Time Again “Darker Days” sounds more like how rancid should have sounded these days. The band took a pre-existing style of drunk singing/rough vocals, poppy and fast sound and style and went with it.

Regardless of the Rancid style the album is full of great fun songs.  Many of them you can sing along with, are very humorous and really enjoyable driving to songs.

I would say just about anyone who enjoys rancid or other hellcat releases will really enjoy this album. There are plenty of people out there who hate this style of pop-punk and it is pretty obvious they will hate this album and shouldn’t get near it otherwise you will just have a bitch fest of how much they sound like rancid.

This is a band I will really look forward to seeing as you can tell just from the album their shows would be energetic and pretty chaotic and fun.  If your not planning on buying the album but will be going to Warped Tour (I’m assuming they will be playing warped) you will need to make it a point to see them.

Track Listing

1.       Day like this

2.       Soon it will be

3.       One way or another

4.       Lines are faded

5.       Darkder days

6.       Lucky

7.       Montreal (street kids)

8.       Lookin back

9.       Movin on

10.   You’re goin down

11.   Tv static

12.   Shell Casings

13.   Gonna get mine

14.   Outcast