nathan@atlassnowshoe.com | San Francisco, CA USA | 10/25/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"After hearing the energetic, but otherwise unimaginative, Rancid/NOFX split (no new songs), I was convinced that BYO Split Series Volume IV would be more of the same. Come to find out, not only do Anti-Flag and the Bouncing souls absolutely kill versions of each others songs, they dish out a ton of great new songs and covers. Folks who claim that the cover war of the Rancid/NOFX split, is "a glowing example of why punk isn't dead," need to up their expectations and check out the glowing example of bending the limits of punk rock on Volume IV. This album demonstrates the Bouncing Souls' ability to blend activistism and raw emotion into their infectious hooks and proves that Anti-Flag can appeal to the heart right up there with the kings of poppy emotion, the Bouncing Souls. I can't imagine a better split."
Woohoo!
Sarah | New York, NY USA | 05/27/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a great album. The Bouncing Souls are my favorite band and Anti-Flag is cool too. Punks in Vegas and Bryan's Lament are my favorites. But the whole album is awesome. These isn't one bad song on it. Go buy it now, ..."
ONE OF THE BEST CDs EVER
TRENDY455POSER | Massachusetts | 09/18/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I bought this CD a few days after it came out and I have only listened to this CD since then. This is one of the BEST cds out there at the moment. I can't even pick out a favorite song on the CD it is too good. So don't download this CD go out and buy it. BUY IT!!!!!"
Two awesome bands on one awesome record...
mule425 | Redmond, WA | 09/06/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"i was totally stoked when i found out that the bouncing souls (my favorite band) and anti-flag (awesome) were doing this split together...it's a great album. first off, the bands do great covers of each other's songs with the bouncing souls doing "that's youth" and anti-flag doing "the freaks, nerds and romantics", i'd really like to see every BYO split in the future have the two bands covering at least one song by each other, it's a cool idea. Both bands bring some great new material to the table (Bouncing Souls "Punks In Vegas", "No Security" and "Bryan's Lament" are really freaking cool)...Anti-Flag's new songs are very Anti-Flag, which is always a good thing. Go buy this if you like either band, you'll enjoy it."