Eighth Route Army Jesus de Milo / Train Kept Rollin’ 7″
What a change—they’ve gone from a CLASH-type pop punk political band to an AEROSMITH/SPINAL TAP rock’n’roll band. Pure radio shit.
MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL
What a change—they’ve gone from a CLASH-type pop punk political band to an AEROSMITH/SPINAL TAP rock’n’roll band. Pure radio shit.
A schizophrenic album with a melodic “then” punk side that includes material from their previous 7″ releases, and a semi-commercial “now” side with recent post-punky material. I much prefer the former, though there’s not a total separation. This is a decent record with some good lyrics, but only “No Leaders” is really irresistible.
While the B-side is decent punk, the top-side is one classy, classic ’77-punk-style tune, full of great hooks, choruses, and good lyrics as well as power. Quite a pleasant surprise. Recommended.
An eclectic mixture of material can be found on this EP—CLASH-type rock with horns and spiffy backing vocals (the title track); snappy punk with clever lyrics about future “punk” politicians (“Vice Presidente”); and a harsh critique of military recruitment set to slower CHELSEA-style material (“Professional Killer”). Multidimensional and thoughtful.
