From the mid to late 90's, Good Riddance was one of my favorite bands, and I played the shit out of A Comprehensive Guide To Moderne Rebellion. Since I was probably buying most of my vinyl through Ebullition Mailorder back in 1996, it's probably no surprise that I missed out on the Good Riddance split with Ill Repute. In fact, I'd never heard of this record until it was listed on REVHQ a couple months ago. Apparently the label recently discovered 60 copies of the vinyl laying around. They made a new limited cover for it and sold them off. Since it contained two unreleased songs that were demoed for the Comprehensive Guide LP, I figured that I'd check it out.
The songs aren't bad, but they do sound a little rough around the edges. Still, when I'm in the mood for some Good Riddance, they are welcome additions. I'd never heard Ill Repute, and while I won't be actively looking to listen to the two songs on this 7 inch, if they come up in a random 1996 playlist, I wouldn't skip them.
The other 7 inch that I picked up from REV was the new release from Power Trip. The band first caught my attention with their track on the America's Hardcore comp. I was digging their style of crossover Thrash, but after downloading their first 7 inch, I found that the songs didn't really stick in my head. I had high hopes for the new record, but it seems to be more of the same. I like it, and the riffs are killer, but it just doesn't seem too memorable to me. Maybe it will just take some repeated spins to sink in, because I find this to be comparable to the first Iron Age LP, and that took a good three years to grow on me.
The 7 inch has two new songs, and a cover of a Prong song. Prong? Holy shit, I haven't listened to that band in years. While I've never heard the song, Brainwave, that Power Trip cover here, this does make me want to pull out the Beg To Differ album that I own.
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