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Album Review: X Pistols ‘Shoot To Kill’

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13 years ago

February 9, 2011

Do you remember when punk was punk? Fast, loud and anti government. I do, and it kind of makes me feel old. Punk has evolved, but evolution is not always a good thing. That is why punk super group X Pistols stepped into the studio. Comprised of members from the Kottonmouth Kings, Humble Gods and D.I., this group brings you back to the punk basics.

Now, I have to admit it is a little hard to review an album when every song sounds the same. With that said, I am going to go over the high and low points of Shoot to Kill. The first high point comes with track one when they tell you exactly what they are here to do. ‘Put the P Back into Punk’ and that is exactly what they do with their punk lyrics and fast guitar riffs. The second track, ‘Wild Side’ displays how well each vocalist complements one other with their back and forth lyrics. The third track, ‘Beware’ and thirteenth track, ‘I Hate Pigs’ brings you a message that was given back in 1988 by rap group N.W.A. That message being not to trust the police. The first down side comes with track four, ‘Suffocation’. This track just feels a little forced and maybe just album filler. Title track ‘Shoot to Kill’ showcases some of the ultra violet punk rock that I personally love. ‘Here We Come’ features a surprise vocal appearance from label mate Big B. It is also the first track on the album to really shows off the lyrical speed vocalist Dirtball possesses. ‘American Freedom’ brings you those anti establishment lyrics vocalist Daddy X is no stranger to. He has been spreading this message for over a decade. Track ‘Draggin’ Me Down’ comes off a little mainstream and kind of pop punkish for my liking. This track easily could have worked as a single but mainstream has never been a concern for any of these band members. Then you get the punk rock love song ‘Love and Tragedy’ that Lets Dirtball do what he is known for, and that is spitting rhymes. The last track ‘Lock Load Fight Win’ closes out the album exactly how it starts. That being fast, loud and punk rock.

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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

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2 weeks ago

April 9, 2024

John Squires

It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.

“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.

“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…