Category: Amish Drive By

Posted on: December 2, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Zoogz Rift – Island of Living Puke [ADB]

This album is from 1986 and it was on Miss Anne Thrope Records. This album has to be the oddest music I have ever listened to. The songs are mostly vocals along with accompanying music. There are 12 songs on this album. This album and all of Zoogz Rift albums remind me of Frank Zappa’s work. This is a tape that you really have to listen to to get all…

Posted on: December 2, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Young Pioneers – 1st Virginia Volunteers [ADB]

This album was released in 1995 on Vermiform Records with 17 songs.The sound on this disc is pretty crappy, but the Young Pioneers are good, with melodic punk songs that don’t conform to punk standards.The songs are very short by this 3 piece band, which includes an amazing guitar player. The odd thing about the Young Pioneers is that they rely on the harmonica in addition to all of the…

Posted on: December 1, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

The xMODELs – “Flush It” Single [ADB]

The CD has 4 songs, it is self released, and even contains a cover of “Deuce”, by KISS. The xMODELs are 80s hair metal with a 90s feel. The vocals are great to listen to, the guitars are scorching, and the bass is plodding through the tracks. Compare these guys to Warrant, Kiss, and Kix. These are only bands they vaugely sound like, since they have a unique sound. Their…

Posted on: December 1, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

The Wrens – Abbott 1135 [ADB]

This EP was released on Ten 23 Records in 1997, and it has 6 songs. The Wrens are independent rock with a Pop-Punk and a Brit-Pop feel. All elements coalesce into a good sets of songs with good choruses. The Wrens are very decent, and should be featured on 120 minutes. They can be reached at PO Box 81, Ocean View, NJ 08230. If this band is a part of…

Posted on: November 30, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Woolworthy – Sweet Second Place [S/T]

Woolworthy – Sweet Second Place 11 songs made by Woolworthy on their own label in ’99. The whole album is a lot more pop orientated then their 1st album, which means very clear guitar lines and very pro recording. The 1st song, Leap Year, sounds incredibly like a Fuel song, right down to the vocals. Woolworthy has progressed from Pop Punk to Power Pop .This means the songs are more…

Posted on: November 30, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 1

Tugboat Annie / The Wicked Farleys Split 7`[ADB]

Note: I got this 7` free with Muddle #13. The Wicked Farleys are what i would guess is a emo band. I have never heard anything like this before. Note that that comment doesnt always mean that it is good, This song, Feel the Mores, goes too long without vocals, and it is boring and repitious. It gets annoying in the middle with the alarm sounding guitar. God i wish…

Posted on: November 29, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Whippersnapper – The Long Walk / America’s Favorite Pastime

Whippersnapper-the long walk Released on Lobster Records in 1999, with 12 songs. Cost to me: free. The great follow-up to 1998’s “Americas Favorite Pastime”. After a change in lineup, Whippersnapper is back, with a tighter pop punk sound. The songs are extremely catchy and extremely well played. The guitar lines, as well as the bass, are killer. “The long walk” is a step up from “America’s Favorite Pastime”, both lyrically…

Posted on: November 29, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

West Beverly – Kids These Days [ADB]

5 songs, self released, 99 Pop punk from New England. Good riffs, not much audible bass, and decent drumming on this album. They are decent sounding pop punk that definitely has its roots in rock music as well. The lead singers voice is good, but almost annoying. It has an odd quality to it that is hard to place. the guitarist can pull off some really good solos. They have…

Posted on: November 28, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Warrior Soul – The Space Age Playboys [ADB]

This was released in 1995, was out on Mayhem/Futurist, and has 13 songs by this 4 piece band.This is not alt all what i expected from Mayhem and Fierce, which are two cool metal labels.Warrior Soul sounds like Monster Magnet meeting White Zombie meeting Godsmack. All of the pieces in the band are mediocre, and they don’t stand out in any way.The vocalist has a pseudo-70s Brit punk feel to…

Posted on: November 28, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Vote Quimby – S/T [ADB]

8 songs, self released in 1999. They are great, fast pop; punk with catchy hooks and excellent audible bass playing. Although they are pop punk, they avoid the pitfalls that most pop punk bands fall into, like to glossy of a sound, or writing songs for MTV .The vocalist sounds like the singer of NOfx and the singer from the living end. They are a band that has some serious…