Na was sit ein Pint ? Bierkenner und Inselbesucher wissen
das dies in England ungefähr einem halben Liter entspricht. (0,57
Liter). Dem flüssigen Gold zollt man dann auch in der gesamten
CD Gestaltung Tribut. Grelle, offensive Punkmucke. So, und kein bisschen
anders will ich das Zeugs mal in eine Schublade drücken. und da
mich solche Sachen grösstenteils musikalisch mehr ansprechen als
irgendwelcher Metal / HC aus der WP Ecke bekommen de Schweden von mir
ein dickes Lob, auch wenn es an gewisser Aussagekraft mangelt. Zu erwähnen
ist dann noch, das ihr Gitarist wohl selten hässlich ist.
Foier Frei #15.
Diese Punkband kommt aus Schweden, hat ihre CD aber bei
Pure Impact in Belgien veröffentlichts ! Und die kann sich echt
hören lassen, la Punkrock, aggressiv und roh, erinnern mich teilweise
an ältere Oxymoron ! Anspieltip si "My Friend",
aber eigentlicht ist gar kein Ausfall auf der CD ! Im Booklet kann man
alle Texte (keine Roten !) nachlesen und mir bleibt nur zu sagen, so
muss unpolitischer Punkrock klingen !!!
Lokalpatriot #14.
Pure Impact takes a bit of a risk signing this fully unknown (to me
at least) band from Sweden. The Pints are a 4-piece oi-punk type of
band with a good aggressive yet melodic sound, a few fast punk tunes
are included as well. Lyrically it's a bit thin but against expectation
(caused by the bandname) they're not just a "beer" band. A
record worth checking out, but a real "hit" seems to be missing.
All lyrics in English by the way. Comes witha 12-pg fold-out lyrics
booklet.
Out Of Order #4.
I saw this and thought, “how exciting can a band
called the Pints be?” Well, I guess I know better now because this
is actually a pretty good disc. The Pints are from Sweden and could
be labeled as “street punk” although they used a few different
styles. A great deal of the record reminded me of something like the
Clay Records era GBH, you know, fast and rough but pre-metal and not
totally devoid of melody. However, a couple of songs had an old American
HC vibe to them, particularly Stupid and Shut You Up, which were my
favorite tracks on the disc by far and would make you swear it was 1987
all over again. I’d love to see a whole album of this stuff (hint
to the band here) because what I heard in those two songs smoked 95%
of the Retrocore bands out there right now. The band also had a couple
of more rock n’ roll style numbers like My Friend and Nothing that
were pretty cool. Lots of bands go for different sounds on their albums,
but few pull if off, which is one of the things the Pints did so well.
Although they’re doing different styled stuff, every song still
sounds like the same band is playing it, which is a subtle and rare
thing to find. One reason I think it worked so well was the instrumentation
was really tight, and the production was perfect, so everything sounded
very clear and consistent to start with. Lyrically, these guys didn’t
tackle any major issues, but it’s always good to see a punk band
not on the PC “we sound like Discharge out-takes and smell like
Discharge’s septic tank so let’s smash the system” malarkey
usually found in punk bands. I did take note of the song Wolves Keep
On Howling which was kind of an allegory about their country and culture
dying that wove in a little Nordic mythology. Also they earned some
serious points with use of a sample from Rambo. The layout was yet another
great Pure Impact specimen, with plenty of band pictures, complete lyrics
and a beer bottle theme that fit the band’s name and image well.
All in all, not an absolutely crucial release, but something off the
beaten path you may want to pick up if you like street punk done right.
Last
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We were just
a bunch of kids who were bored with our lives in this fuckin´ world,
and so we decided to start a band. That was sometime in 1996.