This CD is just one of those CDs that if you like SKA and classic cover songs you'll love it. I saw Reel Big Fish in concert recently and they played the cover "Kiss Me Deadly" and everyone went crazy. I'd buy it just for the RBF song and the Johnny Socko song.

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Could Be Better Nov 28 2000

By Jason F. Walker

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People who are thinking of buying this album should relly check out "Jump-Swing from Hell" by Lee Press-On and the Nails, and listen to their live cover of Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" to hear a swing/Ska genera cover of 80's metal done right... The Mighty Mighty Bosstones did their song as if they were trying to be an 80's metal band, not the Mighty Mighty Bosstones covering the song... All the horns of Lee Press-On and the Nails, copying Eddie's (Van Halen) riffs made their cover great, but the horns are strangely absent from "Ain't Talking 'Bout Love", except in that quiet part in the middle, where they only provide a counterpoint to the lyrics... "Big Balls" by The Pietasters is good, you can't screw that song up, I think, and "The Final Countdown" by Furillo and "Kickstart My Heart" by The Porkers are hilarious, more parody than cover... Some of the songs (Like "Wanted Dead or Alive" by The Slackers) are almost unrecocnizable, but thats okay... It's kinda worth having as an unusual album nobody's ever heard of before, but it's a big disappointment after good ol' Lee and his Nails...

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Metal is cool again!!! Nov 21 2000

By robjphat@yahoo.com

Format:Audio CD

This album is great fun. It is a compilation of 80's metal tracks covered by contemporary ska and punk bands, like The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Pietasters, Reel Big Fish. My personal favourites are Less Than Jake's punky rendition of Twisted Sisters 'We're not going to take it', Furillo's version of the 'The final countdown', Nicotine's cover of the cheesy Warrant song 'Cherry Pie' and the Slackers super smooth ska version of Bon Jovi's 'Wanted dead or alive'. The best thing about this compilation is that the covers do justice to the originals, and rather than poke fun of these songs, they highlight the good points, and, if anything, it makes you want to check out the originals that you would have been too embarrassed to buy. The only problem with this album is that the production is quite minimal on some tracks, and like all covers albums there's bound to be a couple of tracks which you've never heard of. That aside, this is a fun and happy album which won't appeal to everyone (I'm sure traditional metalheads and those in need of a humour bypass will hate it) but if you are in the right mood this is the best thing ever.

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A fun album, but still needs work

Overall I'd say it is a good album, but a few songs don't keep up with the rest of the album. Wanted Dead or Alive done by the Slackers, and Talk Dirty to Me done by Regatta69 slow... Read more

Published on Oct 13 2000 by Sean G

excellent cd

i kinda new this cd would be awesome with some awesome bands (MU330, johnny socko, big d and the kids table, reel big fish, LTJ), but their tracks plus really good covers(hell,... Read more