Search - Casualties :: On The Front Line (Spanish Version)

The only good record these guys have put out...so far.

S | 01/06/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"When I first heard them a few years ago, I thought I would die laughing. They had some of the stupidest lyrics imaginable. Most of their music was about how punk rawk they are, which is pretty poserish. Singing about how punk you are is really quite lame and makes you seem like an idiot. In fact, back then, I thought they were all idiots. Their hair made me laugh. OMG I WANT THREE MOHAWKS LOLZ!!1! I told myself I'd never listen to anything by them again.



But, one day, someone I know told me that this record is deeper than "I am more punk rawk than you". I couldn't believe what he was telling me. The Casualties...not singing about how punk they were? Out of pure curiosity, I bought this album. And I was pleasantly suprised. This isn't anything too original, but it's ten times better than their old crap. I really dig the songs "On The Front Line" and "Unknown Soldier". The latter one's lyrics are kind of sloppy at the beginning, though.



So, um, overall, if you're a fan of political punk and if you don't mind alot of screaming in your music, you should get this."

Just like older Casualties, with a little extra

S | New York | 07/06/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is the release that put The Casualties on the map. Well, sort of. It didn't exactly go gold but it certainly helped make them much more popular than they ever were before. While its similiar to older Casualties' releases in that its fast hardcore/punk it also has much better production and the musicianship is also better though still far from perfect. The lyrics have also changed with fewer generic songs about how they are punks, love to drink and party ect. ect. and more songs that deal with political issues, the media, and war. Unknown Soldier is one of these tracks and is also one of the best on the album. Its lyrics about a soldier who dies in combat possess an anti-war message without being too preachy while the series of "whoa"'s throughtout it make it somewhat of an anthem. Sounds From the Streets has a catchy chorus that will get stuck in your head while Static Feedback and Noise lets everyone know how the Casualties feel about the state of music today. Other stand out songs are the title track and Death Toll, both of which feature plenty of gang vocals and those generic but oh so enjoyable punk riffs.Tragedy isn't quite as hard as the rest of the album but its another catchy song with lots of "whoa"s.





If you like older Casualties or are a fan of hard music in general you should like this too. And as long as you can ignore the obnoxious Hot Topic addicted new fans they've picked up thanks to their popularity its also more than worth it to see them live."

To the person below.

S | 02/01/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"If this was an older Casualties release, I would agree 100 percent. I don't think you've heard this one. It's a pretty good album, and it's lyrics aren't about beating people up and getting drunk like all their old stuff. They've changed, and they've changed for the better. This album has some ANTI VIOLENCE and ANTI WAR messages in it. No, it isn't a great album, but it is definately way better than that "We're all drunk punks" garbage they were recording before. Now, I actually have respect for them. I really hope their next album is like this, and that they never go back to talking about getting drunk and fighting again."