#020 V/A "Take no heroes" - CD

Lista utworów:

POINING FINGER

1. Pointing finger

2. Posers in the scene

3. Where did they go

4. A time we`ll remember

RAZLOG ZA

5. Davorova

6. Kada paduje zvijezde

7. Na kraju price

8. Jedinstvo - prijateljstvo - snaga

NO VIOLENCE

9. Prioridades

10. Um dia por vez

11. O deus mercado

FUED

12. No more sexual limitations

13. Sing along

14. X on my hand

15. Childhood helplessness

16. For the sake of unity

ONLY WAY OUT

17. Zaślepieni

18. Brak odpowiedzi

19. Dlaczego?

20. Los medios

CRICKBAT

21. Get away

22. Waiting

23. Unmasked the truth

24. Broken

THE MUTINY

25. Saty on target

26. Don`t cross me

27. Said and done

28. Fed up / This is boulder

SINCERITY

29. This one`s (for the kids)

30. On my own

31. Whatever it may take

CITA ATTIEKSME

32. Katram no mums

33. Choose human roghts

34. Tas ir genocids

35. Labak pakluse

SECOND COMBAT

36. Break and build

37. King for a day

38. Get it back

39. Talk too much

Recenzje / Reviews:

Bardzo ciekawa inicjatywa szeregu niezależnych wytwórni z całego globu (aby być precyzyjnym dodam, że głównie z Europy). Nasze podwórko reprezentuje Refuse Records. Krążek zawiera ponad 70 minut muzyki rodem z 10 państw. Jak więc się można domyśleć, tyleż też jest kapel. Każda wrzuciła na płytę od trzech do pięciu utworów, albo nigdy niepublikowanych, albo unikatowych, w nieznanych wersjach. Zresztą, jak dla mnie, to nawet mogły być, w większości przypadków, numery wyjęte z regularnych materiałów. I tak większości załóg wcześniej nie słyszałem. Na składance dominuje klasyczny old school czerpiący pełnymi garściami z dokonań YOUTH OF TODAY, GORILLA BISCUITS, INSTED czy JUDGE. Właśnie w ten nurt, bez jakiś dodatkowych udziwnień, wpisują się: POINTING FINGER z Portugalii, RAZLOG ZA z Chorwacji (tu może trochę więcej nacisku położono na zwolnienia), FEUD z Filipin, ONLY WAY OUT z Polski, amerykański MUTINY (dźwięk nieco brudniejszy), niemiecki SINCERITY (sprawni technicznie, szkoda, że już nie istnieją) i SECOND COMBAT z Malezji (jeśli to śpiewa koleś, to ma zabójczy głos, trochę jakby przed mutacją; jeśli dziewczyna to wszystko w porządku; na imię ma Ein i bądź tu mądry). Pozostały jeszcze trzy brygady, które się odrobinę wyróźniają: NO VIOLENCE z Brazylii (grają trochę ostrzej, a nawet dodają kilka grindowych wątków), hiszpański CRICKBAT (rozśpiewany wokalista serwuje całą gamę symptomów emo) i CITA ATTIEKSME z Łotwy (czuć fascynacje szkołą z Nowego Jorku). Jakość wydania (karton, książeczka, zdjęcia) jest dodatkowym atutem.

(Sebastian, "Wiatry Piekieł" #19, Wiosna/Lato, 2003)

It is so rad to know there are youth crew bands from Malaysia and Croatia that fucking rip. "Take No Heroes" is a great international hardcore compilation focusing more on the fast and positive sid eof things. Surprisingly, there isn't one sleeper on this 71 minutes disc. While the liner notes make a point of saying that this is not a straight edge comp, the straight edge youth crew influence is undeniable on at least eight out of the ten bands featured. If I had to pick favorites, I would pick POINTING FINGER from Portugal, RAZLOG ZA from Croatia, FEUD from the Philippines, and ONLY WAY OUT from Poland. But like I said before, no sleepers-all keepers. Includes a thick booklet with lyrics and contacts for all the bands.

(Carl Cordova, "Maximum RockandRoll" #243, August 2003, USA)

Take No Heroes is a 10-band compilation covering the last three years, and was co-released by several labels from around the globe. Like I stated in my review, this CD has no sleepers. It opens up with a band that I am already quite fond of, POINTING FINGER, from Portugal. POINTING FINGER plays fast youth crew very similar to BETTER THAN A THOUSAND. However, these songs were recorded a year or so before they released their 7" on Commitment Records, so they have a much rougher sound, more akin to 7 SECONDS. Next up is RAZLOG ZA, from Croatia. Their fourth song has CHAIN OF STRENGTH written all over it. But instead of "True till death", you get "Jedinstvo-Prijateljstvo-Snaga". This band is definitely one of the standouts. Following RAZLOG ZA is NO VIOLENCE from Brazil. NO VIOLENCE has the most eclectic sound on the comp. Imagine a more MOUTHPIECE-influenced MONSTER X with the occasional blast beat. Sounds better than I am describing it. Then we have FEUD from the Philippines. Damn, this band rules. Songs about homophobia, scene unity, and the straight edge. This is great introduction to a great straight edge band. After FEUD, we move on to POLAND where we meet up with ONLY WAY OUT. These Polish gentlemen definitely have the most modern , produced, youth crew sound out of all the bands. The band felt the need to put "x's" by each of their names in the liner notes, so I think you know what to expect. Great hardcore, however I could done without the faux-Nike logo. The sixth band on the comp, CRICKBAT, adds a melodic vocalist to the mix to set it apart. Hailing from Spain, this band wears their IGNITE influence not on their sleeves, but more like across their foreheads in big black magic marker. I haven't heard so much IGNITE worship since the Bay Area's MODEL AMERICAN. Representin' the U-S-of-A is the MUTINY, out of Colorado. Gruff vocals and a cover of JUDGE's "Fed up". No complaining. After that is SINCERITY, from Germany - decent fast hardcore with sentimental lyrics. Not too original, but still not bad at all. Leaving Germany, we come to CITA ATTIEKSME, from Latvia. The recording is a little flat, but overall this is pretty good, fast hardcore. Last but not least is SECOND COMBAT, from Malaysia. Klang Valley Straight Edge Represent! As soon as the vocals kicked in I thought of the great (but short-lived) band GAZPACHO from Los Angeles. Both sound like they are/were in high school. Regardless, this band is a good conclusion to a great compilation. You've got the information, now start writing!

(Carl Cordova, column at "Maximum RockandRoll" #243, August 2003, USA)

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