Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Martin Slattery (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Tim Armstrong (vocals, guitar, synthesizer, loops); Daniel Diaz DeLeon , Craig Fairbaugh, Karsten, Jakob Insane, Joe Strummer, Kemal, Lars Frederiksen , Mark Lind, Nick 13, Roger Miret, Douglas Sullivan, Xiao Rong, Kim Nekroman (vocals, guitar); Obi Fernandez (vocals, trombone); Victor Ruggiero (vocals, piano); Chris Murray (vocals, organ, drums); Jeff Roffredo, Nate Handcock, Geoff Kresge, Patricia Day (vocals, upright bass); Jason Messina (vocals, drums); Marq Lyn (vocals, background vocals); Jesse Wagner, Big Jay Bastard, Eric Ozenne, Craig Leg, The Mike Hennessey Chastet, Zac Fishnets, Gordy "The Known Bastard", Matt Freeman , Mike-E, Steve Young, Joe Dexter Denman, Johnny Rioux, Rob "SR" Aston (vocals); Tymon Dogg (guitar, fiddle); Brian Dixon (guitar, organ); Cory Williams , Sam Soto (guitar, background vocals); Jack "The Ripper" Berglund, Rob Milucky, Erica Daking, Troy Ruessel, Wang Jian-Min, Mike Valentine, Rhys Kill, Peter Sandorff, Josiah Steinbrick, Thomas John Scanlon, Brad Logan, Scott Shields (guitar); David Hillyard (saxophone); Dave Holden (tenor saxophone); Rich Graiko (trumpet); Glen Pine (trombone, background vocals); Lenny Munoz (trombone); Kirsten DeBoer, Roger Rivas (piano); Dan Boer (organ); Gideon Blumenthal (keyboards); Dave Carlock (synthesizer); Mad DogChad (drums, background vocals); James Meza, Luke Bullen, Zak Glosserman, Gabe VanDike, Skatty Punk Rock, Korey Horn, Kristian Sandorff, Johnny Kray, Xu Lin, Joel Ronamoe, Jeff Hayes, Adam Zuckert, Travis Barker, Branden Steineckert, Mike Fasano, Brett Reed (drums); Matt Skiba (background vocals). |  | Recording information: 11/23/2001. |  | Photographer: Tim Armstrong. |  | Unknown Contributor Roles: Kamilia; Wang Jian-Min; Shi Xudong. |  | Hellcat's Give 'Em the Boot series returns in 2004 with its fourth volume, budget-priced and populated with representatives from the punk, ska, and psychobilly underground. Kicking off with a raucous, previously unreleased track from Tim Armstrong's own Rancid entitled "Killing Zone," the set moves into the Aggrolites' appropriately titled "Dirty Reggae," and "Atomic" from Tiger Army's strong Ghost Tigers Rise LP. At 26 tracks (over half of them unreleased), Give 'Em the Boot is an absolutely ridiculous value for any curious listener. But rookies and scene veterans both will love the set's sheer breadth of the material. There's roots-style reggae from Slackers, Chris Murray, and Westbound Train; the vicious psychobilly shake of Rezurex and Nekromantix; an incredible live version of "Junco Partner" from Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros; punk from the streets of Boston in Ducky Boys and Dropkick Murphys; and modern-day, gloriously crap-recorded Oi! from the young and hungry South Central Riot Squad. Best might be "That's What I Know," an unreleased track from Brain Failure, heroes of the burgeoning Beijing punk scene. Their rousing Clash tribute is more powerful than any you'll hear all year. ~ Johnny Loftus |
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