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too gnarly dude!
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The Bands / Track / (part of the world)
1. MC Rad - Only / USA
2. Sugarshack - Form a Straight Line / USA
3. Stalefish 1 - Up It / UK
4. Worm - Destroy Myself
(Live) / UK
5. DeSalvo - Brown Flag / UK
6. TopShelfToys
- Deliscious / UK
7. Auberon
Phoenix & The Dirt Box Fiddlers - Beer Anthem / UK
8. The Downfall - Over
Now / UK
9. Lostribe - Till The end / USA
10. Delta 9 - Don't Like To Brag / UK
11. K-Line - You Know We Know / UK
12. Feral - Payback / UK
13. The Faction - Skate & Destroy / USA
14. Environmental Science vs. Arthur Baker - Playola / UK
15. AFS - Skate to Live
/ UK
16. The Freaks - Freak / USA
17. Leiana (with Chuck Treece)
- Follow Blind / USA
18. End of Level Boss -
Hedonophobia / UK
19. Joe Popp - Spitfire
/ USA
20. GNA - Memories /
UK
21. Rob Mertz - Stop This Skate Harassment / USA
22. This EtAl - He Shoots Presidents / UK
23. Walk The Plank - Spy Glass / UK
£3 including P&P
so the sponsors are .....................
Massive thanks to all bands
for their work, .. the sponsors for support of this project..
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V/A- GNARLY DUDE 2!’
Voltage records have once again collaborated with a bunch of skate companies
to bring you this 23 track collection that covers the entire skate-music
spectrum from punk rock to hardcore to pop punk to metal to hip-hop / beats
to dance – the whole lot and I think that’s pretty fuckin cool and
ballsy
because you’re always going to get people complaining that it’s
got
electronic beats or metal blah, blah, blah but this stays true to the scene
which does encompass all these genres and it’s pretty fuckin rare that
a
comp will do this. Compilation tend to stick very stubbornly to one or two
genres so it’s nice and fresh to get exposed to something different even
if
not all of it is your cup of tea.
Some of the bands featured this time around are:
MC RAD, WORM, THE
FACTION,
AFS, K-LINE, DELTA 9, SUGARSHACK, STALEFISH, DESALVO, LOSTRIBE, THE
DOWNFALL, JOE POPP, GNA, WALK THE PLANK and loads more.
Voltage Records
www.voltagerecords.com
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'Gnarly Dude 2' is a various artists CD. There are 23 tracks on the CD in total that range from Electonic, Thrash right through to punk. Well this is a punk website so i'll tell you about the punk stuff. The bands are a mixture of both UK and US bands most of which you probably haven't heard of before. I must admit to only knowing anything about one of the bands and that is AFS whose own CD I have reviewed on here before. The bands featured on this CD that I would put in the punk catagory are MC Rad, Auberon Phoenix & The Dirt Box Fiddlers, Lostribe, K-Line, The Faction, AFS, Leiana (With Chuck Treece) and Joe Popp. Some of these bands are very good and you probably wouldn't be able to get hold of these tracks anywhere else. Best song on the CD for me was 'Spitfire' by Joe Popp which is really good.
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Gnarly Dude 2
February 2005
Compiled by Voltage Records head honcho Tim Walker in conjunction with the
skate website middle-age-shred.com, the sequel to the original "Gnarly
Dude!" compilation features 23 bands from across Britain and the U.S.A.
Being a skateboarding comp. the title is a self-referential pun on the stereotypes
surrounding the linguistic terminology employed by the skate scene, other
examples of which include "bodacious man", "sick dude"
and "smoke me a kipper my good sir". Well, maybe not the last one.
But you get the picture.
From previous experiences with skateboarding videos I've always associated "skate music" with the Fat Wreck Chords / Epitaph brand of punk- i.e. the high octane buzzsaw guitars of Bad Religion, Strung Out, Pennywise etc.. Although a few bands on the CD fit comfortably into this niche, it was a pleasant surprise to discover the variety of styles on offer, from the bile-driven metal/hardcore shenanigans of Feral to the psychedelic spazz-hop (is that a word? It is now) of Environmental Science vs. Arthur Baker via the tantalisingly melodic emo-esque stylings of The Downfall. Leeds very own This Et Al also make a welcome appearance, their track "He Shoots Presidents" initially sounding like the late (but great) JJ72 before veering off into a cosmic space-rock finale that Explosions In the Sky would be proud of. It's that good.
My main quibble with compilations that adhere to the "stick-as-much-on-as-possible" mantra (as Gnarly Dude! 2 does) is that although the underlying principle of giving as many bands as possible the chance to "reach out" to a wider audience is an admirable idea, invariably quality control does somewhat suffer as a result. Throughout the course of listening to the CD I found myself pressing the "skip" button on my CD player a few too many times for comfort, and there are a couple of songs that (to be frank) are turgid limp-wristed abominations that should never have been conceived of in the first place. However, the general standard is good, and acts such as Stalefish and The Fraction alongside the artists mentioned in the previous paragraph more than compensate for any of the compilations musical shortcomings.
Overall a well-worked and commendable attempt at housing a multitude of styles under one roof. Gnarly Dude! 2 shows that "skate music" can incorporate a variety of influences and that bands that fall into this genre can "hold their own" when it comes to writing and playing.
Review written by: Nick Kearns
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Voltage Records comes up trumps again with this, a good mixture of different styles, yep it aint all punk folks. The skate scene seems to be diverse and if ya want a couple standouts you aint getting em,ye will have to buy this and hear for yerself ....
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Various Artists - Gnarly Dude 2
The Gnarly Dude collection is a compilation of songs by bands from the U.S
and the U.K released via Voltage Records in conjunction with a bunch of skate
companies.
The C.D has 23 tracks and it aims to cover the whole skate-music spectrum; taking in pop-punk, punk, hip-hop, beats, dance and hardcore.
The C.D has songs from bands including MC RAD, Worm, The Faction, AFS, K-Line, Delta 9, Sugarshack and The Downfall.
It kicks off with a great tune that reminds me of Pennywise and Pulley, its U.S band MC RAD, the tune is called lonely and its only fault is the fact it lasts a meagre 58 seconds.
The following few tracks are fairly good, with a little bit of Hardcore from Stalefish 1, but the albums sheer variation hits you when you get to the ‘Worm’ tune, it’s a sort of hip-hop/beat thing that isn’t my cup of tea – but that’s to be expected on compilations.
‘DeSalvo’ tear it up again with hard hitting tune ‘Brown Flag’ which is more metal than any of the aforementioned genres.
Again the C.D gets crazy with a track by TopShelfToys which sounds like a relaxed chill out number by Enio Morricone until the jangley mid-western “I shag my cousin” guitar line comes in and accompanies smooth synths and the looped lyric which seemingly says:
“If you can’t score pee-wee, forget about it”
And I think that sums up the listening experience of this album, it’s a bag full of different sweets and they all have their own charm, but some might suit you more than other.
Stand out tracks are from ‘Auberon Phoenix & The Dirt Box Fiddlers’, ‘MC RAD’, ‘The Freaks’ and Rob Mertz.
Rating:
3/5
Album review by Durden
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We reviewed the first Gnarly Dude way back, twas a weird mix but we liekd it! Now Voltage are back with Gnarly Dude 2.
MC Rad kick of the comp with a
59 second Cali style punk song. <>Sugarshack have a Hives thing going
on, WITHOUT being annoying! Good one. Stalefish 1 play some (singy) metal,
can't compare them to anyone as I don't listen to this style. Not bad, but
not for me. Worm (liv), strange one this - dub, industrial, hiphop. I like
it though as its so out on its own. The vocal part could have really let it
down, but thankfully I think its really good! DeSalvo, play some screamo-grind
core chaos. TopShelToys bring us another weird one! Weird noises, a bit trippy!!
Auberon Phoenix & The Dirt Box Fiddlers play raw thrashy punk for their
3.5mins of "Beer Anthem". The Downfall play emo, I prefer the hardcore
moments, there are a few in there. Sorry but just don't like emo! Lostribe
play some decent straight hardcore-punk, along the lines of H2O. Delta 9 got
a dub type going. K-Line play some good fast punk. Feral surprised me, first
30 seconds is some simple music sounding all emo, then they launch into full
on metalcore with plenty of metal guitar twiddles! My fav of the CD so far.
Time to turn the volume!!! Almost 6 minutes too. I'll definitely be watching
out for these guys.The Fraction play some old school fairly simple punk and
they "Skate & Destroy"!
Environmental Science vs. Arthur Baker with the longest track of the CD at
just over 7 and a half mins. play some dub-techno type thing, I'm undecided
about this! AFS - Arthritic Foot Soldiers, I know these guys well, we reviewed
their CD "Texas Idiot". They play early 80's UK punk. And they've
an album in the works. The Freaks with "Freak" is a sleasey stoner
punky type thing going.
Leina (with Chuck Treece) play some fast melodic/poppy punk with great female
vocals, really like those vocals! End of Level Boss - great fuckin name! Musically
not sure how to dscribe them, kinda an indie-metal mix? Joe Popp - I'm pretty
sure he's a "grown up!!" skater, and plays some great almost country-punk?!
I like this one alot! GNA play an industrial-techno thing, not for me. Rob
Mertz is another skater, and plays some thrasy old school punk. This EtAL,
do the emo indie thing, not for again. Walk the Plank are the perfect finish
to the CD, in your face hardcore.
A CD of Punk, Dub, Indie, Metal
bands from the US an UKaimed at a skater audiance.
My favs: Walk the Plank, Feral, Joe Popp, Leina (with Chuck Treece), K-Line.
ps. The picture is of the first Gnarly Dude CD, can't find the second one!
Times Read: 83
Label: Voltage Records
Label Website: www.voltagerecords.com
Date Added: 10.3.2005
Reviewed by: Shay
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Gnarly Dude 2!
Thankfully Pauly Shore is nowhere
to be seen. Bit of skate punk, bit of thrash, bit of electro.
As usual, varying in quality. Some gems here though.Which ones? If I told
you, you wouldn't go buy it, would ya?
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The follow up CD to the fantastic Gnarly Dude this is ingeniously called Gnarly Dude 2. Wow - how do they think of it? Sarcasm aside this is another fair effort and carries on in the same vain as the first as in it offers a vast and varied mix of musical genre's. MC Rad open up with a yankee quickie then comes the punk 'n' blues Sugarshack with a Rolling Stones sound-a-like ditty that is very rock and roll. What ensues is a mixture of techno, rap, hardcore, ambience, retro punk and experimental tomfoolery that is worthy of a listen by almost anyone no matter what their musical taste. The dark and eerie Worm, the catchy and superb AFS and the revved up country sounding Joe Popp are the chosen golden fish in a pond of thrashing sharks. Good stuff and surely one to test the boundaries of the limited thinker.
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Music: Skate Music
Website: www.voltagerecords.com
Duration: 74:27 minutes (23 tracks)
This is the second compilation of skate music presented by Voltage Records. The compilation contains until 23 tracks proposed by bands from The United States and The United Kingdom. There you will find various music but in spirit of skate climate obviously.
They are here both typical Oldschool Punk Rock pieces and Post Punk Rock trends, also classic Hardcore patents as well as present strong Hardcore sounds, obviously here also did not lack stronger and more heavy and aggressive motives belonging to Metal regions (mainly to Nu Metal).
But also are calmer Indie bands as well as the whiles of repose creating by trance climates of Electro and Dub making calm down from quick and extreme sounds.
Really the many pieces ideally fit to musical scenery of skate achievements. Although the compilation of GNARLY DUDE is not only for lovers of skateboards because the climate from the disc can attract fans the lively and sharp music, and first of all the music with quite good kick and joke, full of aggression and climate!