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Mischief Brew - www.mischiefbrew.com
Smash The Windows (released 2006)
Fistolo Records - www.fistolo.com
Somewhere between a Weird Al sounding vocal style, an Anti-Flag philosophy and a country gypsy or pirate rock sound, lies the genius of Mischief Brew! Anarcho-punk that follows sea shanties, or is it chanties...songs sung by sailors. This is brotherhood rock as much as it is protest punk. Every track drags you into a bouncy and hip sound, with sing-along choruses and approving melodies that will have you tapping your toe in no time. This disc features thirteen tracks of traditional sounding rock tunes that are strangely front a lot of time by a mandolin, not really a punk rock instrument of destruction if you ask me... Some have called this 100% gypsy rock, but the band isn't anything like a Gogol Bordello... They do offer a track featuring New York based traditional something rockers Guignol, about as close as Mischief Brew get to gypsy. I've also heard this referred to as pirate music... I agree on several, but not all tracks. I guess I get the feeling that the band is more traditionally folk in sound that lends itself towards old desparado types... I guess it's best said that Mischief Brew isn't fight music, it's drinking music. Some of the tracks though start off very un-punk, un-traditional, un-pirate, ans well, somewhat emo-ish... Eeek! No seriously, it's just that the band is setting the mood for the upcoming mixture of traditional instruments and politically charged lyrics. I enjoyed a couple of the tracks on this disc, but I still feel that the release following this one, "Songs From Under The Sink" is the best release I have heard from the band. -MG |
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TRACK LIST
1. The Reinvention Of The Printing Press
2. Citizens Drive
3. Lightning Knock The Power Out
4. Nomads Revolt
5. The Lowly Carpenter
6. Ten Thousand Fleas
7. Swing Against The Nazis
8. From The Rooftops
9. The Gypsy, The Punk & The Fool (A Tale)
10. Roll Me Through The Gates Of Hell
11. Ain't It The Life
12. A Liquor Never Brewed
13. Departure Arrival |
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