Take Action!, Vol. 7

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Overview

The ever-charitable Sub City Records is at it again, but unlike previous Take Action! volumes, which focused their messages (and a percentage of sales) on suicide prevention, 2008's compilation has been put together to benefit Do Something, a non-profit that provides grants to kids wanting to make a difference in their communities. Another worthy cause, another worthy compilation. But look past the altruistic detail, and the compilation is only worthy in the sense that it's pretty cheap (under $10) for offering 20 tracks and 20 music videos. Fans of the Warped Tour and Bamboozle will already know these bands -- the bright and driving pop-punk of All Time Low, Motion City Soundtrack's shimmering emo-power pop, the Bled's throat-shredding mosh-core -- but the sad fact is that they'll probably already know most all of these songs. There are no unreleased tracks, demos, B-sides, live cuts -- nothing but studio tracks from old albums, some even dating back to 2006. The closest any songs get to being any sort of prize inclusion are the contributions from the Matches and From First to Last; their newest albums are coming out right around this one, so fans have a small window for those songs to be new and unreleased. Otherwise, Volume 7 is merely a repackaging of old cuts -- Every Time I Die, Chiodos, and Haste the Day for the harder-edged crowd; Mayday Parade, Valencia, and Meg & Dia for the poppier crowd. It's undeniably a lot of music for a small price, and the supplementary DVD of music videos may make the purchase worth it for some, but even good intentions aren't enough to cover up the fact that this volume seems little more than a mixtape from a friend who doesn't realize you've already downloaded these songs and learned all the words months ago. ~ Corey Apar

Product Details

Release Date:	03/04/2008
Label:	Hopeless Records / Sub City Records
UPC:	0790692003822
Rank:	157562

Tracks

Disc 1

1. PSA  - Andy Williams  - Andy Williams
2. We're Wolf  -  Every Time I Die
3. Still Dreaming  -  Silverstein
4. Teeth the Size of Piano Keys  -  Chiodos  -  Chodos
5. Two as One  -  From First to Last
6. The Party Song  -  Emery
7. This Is for Real  -  Motion City Soundtrack
8. Dear Maria, Count Me In  -  All Time Low
9. Newport Living  -  Cute Is What We Aim For
10. When I Get Home, You're So Dead  -  Mayday Parade
11. 3000 Miles  -  Valencia
12. Where Were You  -  Every Avenue
13. Roses  -  Meg & Dia
14. All Over You  -  Spill Canvas
15. Digital Sea  -  Thrice
16. Their City  -  Matches
17. Echoes  -  Set Your Goals
18. They'll Never Get Me (Word with You)  -  Drop Dead Gorgeous
19. Shade Tree Mechanics  -  Bled
20. Stitches  -  Haste the Day

Disc 2

21. This Is for Real  -  Motion City Soundtrack
22. Smoke and Mirrors  -  Receiving End of Sirens
23. Making a Memory  -  Plain White T's
24. I'm Waiting  -  All-American Rejects
25. Bonnie Taylor Shakedown 2K1  -  Hellogoodbye
26. Six Feet Under the Stars  -  All Time Low
27. My Beautiful Rescue  -  This Providence
28. Shut It Down  -  MXPX
29. Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die  -  Four Year Strong
30. Run This City  -  Jet Lag Gemini
31. One Love  -  Aiden
32. Ambrosia  -  Alesana
33. We're Wolf  -  Every Time I Die
34. Hey John, What's Your Name Again??  -  Devil Wears Prada
35. Firewater Joyride  -  Life Once Lost
36. Vela, Together We Await the Storm  -  Human Abstract
37. Dread Prevailed  -  Red Chord
38. Composure  -  August Burns Red
39. Rumors of War  -  High on Fire
40. The Price of Beauty  -  Suicide Silence

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Every Avenue   Primary Artist
Chiodos   Primary Artist
The Matches   Primary Artist
Thrice   Primary Artist
Motion City Soundtrack   Primary Artist
Cute Is What We Aim For   Primary Artist
All Time Low   Primary Artist
From First to Last   Primary Artist
Set Your Goals   Primary Artist
Emery   Primary Artist
Valencia   Primary Artist
Mayday Parade   Primary Artist
The Spill Canvas   Primary Artist
Haste the Day   Primary Artist
Drop Dead, Gorgeous   Primary Artist
Andy Williams   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Silverstein   Primary Artist
Every Time I Die   Primary Artist
Meg   Primary Artist
The Bled   Primary Artist
Plain White T's   Primary Artist
Hellogoodbye   Primary Artist
MxPx   Primary Artist
Four Year Strong   Primary Artist
High on Fire   Primary Artist
The Devil Wears Prada   Primary Artist
The Human Abstract   Primary Artist
Jet Lag Gemini   Primary Artist
The Red Chord   Primary Artist
The All-American Rejects   Primary Artist
Suicide Silence   Primary Artist
A Life Once Lost   Primary Artist
Meg & Dia   Primary Artist
Alesana   Primary Artist
The Receiving End of Sirens   Primary Artist
Aiden   Primary Artist
August Burns Red   Primary Artist
Chodos   Primary Artist
This Providence   Primary Artist