Album Reviews

- by Tom Dumarey

You could be forgiven if you haven’t heard of Seattle’s HEAD yet. I mean, it’s not like they are putting much effort into making you aware of their existence. They self-release all of their albums and most of their EPs, don’t do promo and hardly ever tour. Which makes that when you have heard of HEAD, you kinda feel like you are in on a secret. Well, you and the 29 bands contributing to this tribute album.

With everyone from Manges and DeeCracks to Geoff Palmer, Jimmy Vapid and Isotopes pitching in, there is a helluva lot of tribute being paid to HEAD’s take on Ramonesque punk rock. Of course, with 29 bands, there are bound to be a couple of duds. But overall the quality here is pretty up there. Which I guess says as much about the quality of the source material as the bands paying tribute.

Track listing:

1. SO-Cho Pistons - Theme Of HEAD/No Hugging, No Learning
2. Manges - Senor Itchy
3. Parasites - Spend The Night Alone
4. Neon Bone - The Sissy
5. TOUGH - I’ve Made My Peace With The Hippies
6. MEGA - They Used To Call Them Bums
7. DeeCracks - Killed By Death
8. The Putz - Don’t Go Looking In The Closet
9. Isotopes - I Can See What You Dig
10. the SUCK - No One Likes A Snitch
11. Lorrainas - Stag Party
12. Mugwumps - Calvin And Susie
13. Ratcliffs - 35 Years Older Than You
14. Flamingo Nosebleed - Am I Fresh?
15. Livermores - Tireshredding
16. Proton Packs - Gladys Kravitz
17. Geoff Palmer - Always Know Your Enemies
18. Young Rochelles - Teachers Pet
19. Johnny Terrien & The Bad Lieutenants - Magic 8 Ball
20. NECK - Larry Tate
21. Ratbones - Do You Remember Me?
22. Prozacs - Taking A Peek
23. Volkov - Pull The Plug
24. Jimmy Vapid - Ballad Of The Hamburglar