Take Action!, Vol. 6

by N/A

Overview

Another year, another Take Action! compilation. The fight against suicide will, unfortunately, never be over, so it's at least nice to see charitable people like those at Hopeless and Sub City consistently doing their part to raise awareness on the subject and provide resources for those in need. To do so, they've rounded up another diverse collection of songs spanning punk, emo and indie rock in the early 21st century, drawing listeners in with tracks from old favorites alongside the ripe opportunity to discover new loves. A PSA from the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus opens Vol. 6's first disc (Rise Against handles disc two's intro). The music then launches forth with My Chemical Romance's dramatic "This Is How I Disappear," followed with strong showings by Senses Fail ("Calling All Cars"), Paramore (the sweetly urgent "Emergency") and the sisterly, slightly haunting pop/rock of Meg & Dia's "Monster." Even All Time Low's quintessential pop-punk ("Coffee Shop Soundtrack") is a good time. The disc's early melody eventually drops into much heavier terrain, ending with cuts from metal and hardcore acts like Drop Dead, Gorgeous, In Flames, Into Eternity, and Misery Signals. The stronger of the two discs, the second offers up excellent tracks from relative punk veterans like Rise Against, the Casualties, and Anti-Flag, and it's actually kind of funny, the placement of No Trigger's "Bust Tropical" right before Strike Anywhere's heartfelt "Instinct," because for second, you'd swear they were the same band. The Falcon and Heavens carry the flag for well-done side projects (of the Lawrence Arms/Alkaline Trio and Alkaline Trio, respectively). Indie pop shines with songs by the Hush Sound ("Wine Red"), Lakes ("Indian Lover") and Copeland ("Control Freak"), while Damiera lends the vaguely Coheed-esque "Via Invested" and These Arms Are Snakes' snotty "Horse Girl" goes down with a nice chaotic punch. With partial proceeds going to charity, Take Action! compilations have always been great investments (and small ones at that with price tags under $10). And with this year's bonus DVD of practically 30 music videos to go along -- Emery, Hellogoodbye, Converge, Murder by Death and Set Your Goals among contributors -- there's really no easier way to help a great cause and sample some great new music at the same time. ~ Corey Apar

Product Details

Release Date:	02/06/2007
Label:	Sub City Records
UPC:	0790692003525
Rank:	133381

Tracks

Disc 1

1. PSA  - Ronnie Winter
2. This Is How I Disappear  -  My Chemical Romance
3. The Ponytail Parades  -  Emery
4. Drowning  -  Scary Kids Scaring Kids
5. Calling All Cars  -  Senses Fail
6. Miami  -  Taking Back Sunday
7. There's a Class for This  -  Cute Is What We Aim For
8. Coffee Shop Soundtrack  -  All Time Low
9. Emergency  -  Paramore
10. Monster  -  Meg & Dia
11. Accidents  -  Drive By
12. Not Good Enough for Truth in Clich¿¿  -  Escape the Fate
13. The Last American Cowboy  -  Bled
14. Hang 'Em High  -  Static Lullaby
15. Daniel, Where's the Boat?  -  Drop Dead Gorgeous
16. Mushroom River  -  He Is Legend
17. Come Clarity  -  In Flames
18. Reignite the Fires  -  It Dies Today
19. Timeless Winter  -  Into Eternity
20. The Failsafe  -  Misery Signals
21. Taking Cassandra to the End of the World Party  -  Fear Before the March of Flames

Disc 2

22. PSA  -  Rise Against
23. Amber Changing  -  Rise Against
24. This Is the End  -  Anti-Flag
25. VIP  -  Casualties
26. Bust Tropical  -  No Trigger
27. Instinct  -  Strike Anywhere
28. The La-Z-Boy 500  -  Falcon
29. Don't Care  -  Briggs
30. Horse Girl  -  These Arms Are Snakes
31. Patent Pending  -  Heavens
32. Break the Silence  -  So They Say
33. Life Camp  -  Crash Romeo
34. Ready and Willing  -  Self Against City
35. Wine Red  -  Hush Sound
36. Via Invested  -  Damiera
37. Ultra High  -  Paulson
38. The Dutch Courage  -  Spill Canvas
39. Campfire  -  Kaddisfly
40. Control Freak  -  Copeland
41. Untouched & Intact  -  Honorary Title
42. Don't Call  -  Secret Handshake
43. Indian Lover  -  Lakes

Disc 3

44. PSA  -  Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
45. Face Down  -  Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
46. Studying Politics  -  Emery
47. My Darkest Hour  -  Scary Kids Scaring Kids
48. Hang 'Em High  -  Static Lullaby
49. New Moon Over Swift Water  -  Kaddisfly
50. Calling All Cars  -  Senses Fail
51. Here in Your Arms  -  Hellogoodbye  - Forrest Kline
52. Papercut Skin  -  Matches
53. Hair  -  Early November
54. The Space Between  -  Valencia
55. Monster  -  Meg & Dia
56. Spectacle  -  Tokyo Rose
57. Brother  -  Murder by Death
58. Patent Pending  -  Heavens
59. This Is the End  -  Anti-Flag
60. Mutiny!  -  Set Your Goals
61. Instinct  -  Strike Anywhere
62. History  -  Funeral for a Friend
63. The Last American Cowboy  -  Bled
64. The New Black  -  Every Time I Die
65. In Regards to Myself  -  Underoath
66. Severe Emotional Distress  -  Into Eternity
67. Crossing the Rubicon  -  Human Abstract
68. A Trigger Full of Promise  -  Walls of Jericho
69. Vegas Baby Vegas  -  Divide the Day
70. My Love, My Love  -  Zao
71. Lost  -  Terror
72. Eagles Become Vultures  -  Converge

Album Credits

Performance Credits

In Flames   Primary Artist
The Matches   Primary Artist
Misery Signals   Primary Artist
Converge   Primary Artist
Copeland   Primary Artist
He Is Legend   Primary Artist
No Trigger   Primary Artist
Every Time I Die   Primary Artist
Taking Back Sunday   Primary Artist
Fear Before the March of Flames   Primary Artist
Rise Against   Primary Artist
Funeral for a Friend   Primary Artist
Underoath   Primary Artist
Kaddisfly   Primary Artist
Walls of Jericho   Primary Artist
The Hush Sound   Primary Artist
Paramore   Primary Artist
My Chemical Romance   Primary Artist
The Briggs   Primary Artist
Drive By   Primary Artist
These Arms Are Snakes   Primary Artist
Damiera   Primary Artist
Self Against City   Primary Artist
Tokyo Rose   Primary Artist
Ronnie Winter   Primary Artist
Strike Anywhere   Primary Artist
Crash Romeo   Primary Artist
Cute Is What We Aim For   Primary Artist
Zao   Primary Artist
Heavens   Primary Artist
Lakes   Primary Artist
The Human Abstract   Primary Artist
All Time Low   Primary Artist
Terror   Primary Artist
Paulson   Primary Artist
The Bled   Primary Artist
Hellogoodbye   Primary Artist
The Early November   Primary Artist
It Dies Today   Primary Artist
Set Your Goals   Primary Artist
Emery   Primary Artist
Scary Kids Scaring Kids   Primary Artist
Valencia   Primary Artist
A Static Lullaby   Primary Artist
The Spill Canvas   Primary Artist
Escape the Fate   Primary Artist
Anti-Flag   Primary Artist
Murder by Death   Primary Artist
The Secret Handshake   Primary Artist
So They Say   Primary Artist
Meg & Dia   Primary Artist
Drop Dead, Gorgeous   Primary Artist
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus   Primary Artist
Falcon   Primary Artist
Senses Fail   Primary Artist
The Casualties   Primary Artist
The Honorary Title   Primary Artist
Into Eternity   Primary Artist
Divide the Day   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

My Chemical Romance   Composer
Forrest Kline   Composer