working class jams????

I remember when this compilation dropped the review in MRR was pretty good but they thought the title of the cd was a little stupid-and rightly so. Jawbreaker, Friction and Buzzoven don't necessarily scream working class to me in my mind. But never mind all of that because this is a really good sampler. Very diverse-the allied recordings way. Besides being a gifted graphic designer, John Yates put out some really great records throughout the 90s. We have most subgenres of punk/hardcore represented and, in most cases represented well. We have the fast hardcore (strait up), sludgy metallic hardcore(buzzoven), artsy metallic hardcore (scrog), poppy "emo" (Jawbreaker, Friction,radon), A band that includes an ex-member of Crass (schwartzeneggar) who's song "happy hour" is just terrific, crusty drunkard punk (unamused and Pissed) and I guess sxe hardcore is kinda represented by Nations on Fire, etc.etc. Anyhoo, great cd and I didn't see it anywhere else online so download it if you like any or all of these bands, it's worth a listen. Now it's time for me to get back to preparing a bulgogi tofu recipe.

http://www.mediafire.com/?xka5acz6q9385ss

OK?

OK? was a newer band ('08-'10) from California that played Anarcho/Peace Punk in the vein of Dirt/Crass (as if it weren't totally obvious from the artwork). I don't really have much to offer as far as info is concerned since i don't really know much about them other than they share members with Crime Desire, rarely played shows and to my knowledge they only released these 2 singles on Life's A Rape Records out of California.

Oh, and they (along with fellow Californians, Surrender) do one of the best jobs I've heard in years at pulling off the whole Crass Records sound.


(Sorry about the varying volume of these mp3s, i didn't rip them, but i had several rips of them and tried to use the best quality ones)

Enjoy.