Plea for Peace/Take Action 2001

by N/A

Overview

A lively collection of tunes from a bunch of lesser-known bands and a few more famous ones, Plea for Peace Take Action gives five percent of its royalties to the National Hopeline Network, a 24-hour, confidential helpline for people in need of someone to talk to about issues such as child abuse, depression, drug addiction, and suicide. A lot of the bands involved are political and sing about social issues in general. Musically, it's not all straight-up punk rock. There's some ska, an acoustic number, a couple of indie rock bands and some emo wanking, which keeps the record from becoming monotonous. Among the best numbers is Bratmobile's "Gimme Brains," a feisty tune with handclaps and some bouncy percussion which lives up to the band's name. Also, the (International) Noise Conspiracy deliver one of their better tunes, "Abolish Work," and Selby Tigers include a new, infectious song called "Snowball." Mike Park from the the Bruce Lee Band has a fine acoustic number about his family called "Can You Get Me Out of Here," and the original lineup of TSOL has a new song, "Sold," which they sneer in the same way as their classic tunes. There's also the nerdy, synth, one-man act Atom and His Package, some pseudo-Irish drunkenness from the Swingin' Utters, girl pop-punk from the Eyeliners, and the screaming and whooping of At the Drive-In. This compilation is a good taste of what's happening in the punk and indie scene, especially for those who are unaware of most of these bands. ~ Adam Bregman

Product Details

Release Date:	08/07/2001
Label:	Sub City Records
UPC:	0790692002023
Rank:	98297

Tracks

1. My Standard Break from Life  -  Alkaline Trio
2. Dreamworld  -  Hot Water Music  -  Midnight Oil
3. Jupiter  -  Cave In
4. To What End  -  Thrice
5. Who Knew?  -  AFI
6. Heroes of the Corner Bar  -  Swingin' Utters
7. Quincentuple Your Money  -  Lawrence Arms
8. See You Tonight  -  Eyeliners
9. Wonderman (Hammer Smashed Ball)  -  Atom and His Package  - Brian Sokel
10. Hello, How Are You  -  Zero Zero
11. Autobiography of a Nation  -  Thursday
12. Catacomb  -  At the Drive-In
13. Sauve Qui Peut  -  Shai Hulud
14. Voiceover  -  BoySetsFire
15. Mullet Burden  -  Dillinger Escape Plan
16. Little Satisfactions  -  Grade
17. Yesterday's Headlines  -  Good Riddance  - Russ Rankin
18. For the Day  -  Suicide Machines
19. Summer Wind Was Always Our Song  -  Ataris  - Kris Roe
20. Sold  -  T.S.O.L.
21. Gimme Brains  -  Bratmobile
22. Abolish Work  -  International Noise Conspiracy
23. Snowball  -  Selby Tigers
24. Inching Towards Juarez  -  Seam
25. Notes on Pulling the Sky Down  -  Strike Anywhere
26. All Rise  -  Jersey
27. The Last Time  -  Link 80
28. Can You Get Me out of Here?  - Mike Park

Album Credits

Performance Credits

BoySetsFire   Primary Artist
Shai Hulud   Primary Artist
Hot Water Music   Primary Artist
AFI   Primary Artist
Thursday   Primary Artist
Link 80   Primary Artist
Jersey   Primary Artist
The Suicide Machines   Primary Artist
Mike Park   Primary Artist
Thrice   Primary Artist
Atom and His Package   Primary Artist
Bratmobile   Primary Artist
Strike Anywhere   Primary Artist
Cave In   Primary Artist
Good Riddance   Primary Artist
Zero Zero   Primary Artist
Swingin' Utters   Primary Artist
The Dillinger Escape Plan   Primary Artist
Grade   Primary Artist
Seam   Primary Artist
At the Drive-In   Primary Artist
Selby Tigers   Primary Artist
T.S.O.L.   Primary Artist
Alkaline Trio   Primary Artist
The Ataris   Primary Artist
The Eyeliners   Primary Artist
The Lawrence Arms   Primary Artist
The (International) Noise Conspiracy   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Kris Roe   Composer
BoySetsFire   Performer,Composer
Joey Cape   Producer
Russ Rankin   Composer
Hot Water Music   Performer
Thursday   Performer
Jersey   Composer
Matt Allison   Engineer
Midnight Oil   Composer
Mike Major   Engineer
The Suicide Machines   Composer,Performer
Mike Park   Performer
Thrice   Composer,Performer
AFI   Performer
Bratmobile   Composer,Producer
Strike Anywhere   Composer,Performer
Cave In   Composer,Performer
Good Riddance   Performer
Swingin' Utters   Performer
The Dillinger Escape Plan   Performer
Grade   Composer,Producer
Seam   Composer,Performer
Jon Nikki   Producer
The Darren Edwards Project   Layout Design
Shepard Fairey   Cover Art
Ramon Breton   Mastering
Brian Sokel   Composer
Adrian Nasager   Producer
Tim Green   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Selby Tigers   Performer
T.S.O.L.   Performer
Alkaline Trio   Performer
The Ataris   Performer
The Eyeliners   Composer,Performer
The Lawrence Arms   Performer
Shai Hulud   Performer