Al Gore & The Alcoholics- “Demo”
Al Gore & The Alcoholics- “Demo” – Yeah their name is funny, but musically they’re even funnier. I guess they sound like old 80’s garage punk. They sound like a lot of those bands some of us older guys started, you know the one’s that never made it out of the garage or basement. 1st they sound like they plugged a radio shack microphone into someone’s old boom box and recorded one of their practice sessions. Most of the songs have zero timing and sound like each of the “band” members is just thrashing at their equipment as “punk” as they can. Eventually a couple of the tracks resemble a song such as; “Let’s Skate” & “Teenage Boredom“, but other than that there isn’t anything to write home about.
Ok, now that the official review is out of the way, let me just touch on a few things with Al Gore & The Alcoholics. I love the spunk they have for asking this to be reviewed (seriously, no sarcasm). They don’t sound great or even good from this recording and honestly aren’t ready to make a studio production yet, but this is the kind of shit that keeps DIY punk alive. It’s fast, pissed, loud and aggressive and it reminds me of all the reasons I love punk rock. If it wasn’t for people who enjoy hooking their instruments up and going to town with reckless abandonment like Al Gore & The Alcoholics punk rock would have never existed. So would I listen to this demo again? Hell No! But I love everything else about this band and I hope they stick with it, so one day they can look back and realize how important this shitty demo was to them.
http://www.myspace.com/charliechaplinshead
Ok, now that the official review is out of the way, let me just touch on a few things with Al Gore & The Alcoholics. I love the spunk they have for asking this to be reviewed (seriously, no sarcasm). They don’t sound great or even good from this recording and honestly aren’t ready to make a studio production yet, but this is the kind of shit that keeps DIY punk alive. It’s fast, pissed, loud and aggressive and it reminds me of all the reasons I love punk rock. If it wasn’t for people who enjoy hooking their instruments up and going to town with reckless abandonment like Al Gore & The Alcoholics punk rock would have never existed. So would I listen to this demo again? Hell No! But I love everything else about this band and I hope they stick with it, so one day they can look back and realize how important this shitty demo was to them.
http://www.myspace.com/charliechaplinshead
