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The Bronx

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Somehow, I stumbled across a review in FHM, comparing this group to Black Flag. Black Flag, huh? Let's see here. I've blown a lot of money buying cds based on word-of-mouth. I'm a music whore, and that won't change. Anyway, I pick this cd up, on the way to the bar and wasn't prepared. The kick-off song, "Heart Attack American," couldn't be titled any better. This song is like a dynamite fuse, it slowly lights up and then explodes into three minnutes of pure destruction. The best thing is that you get to do this nine more times thoughout the cd! They only let up on the very last song, which still pounds at a slower pace. Explaining every song would take forever. Just expect angry, loud, paranoid, punk rock. With titles like, "I Got Chills," "They will kill us all," you know what to expect. But what sets this album apart is that they sound like their having fun at the same time. The same way you and a friend go out to kick it after a messed up day. Oh, and the Black Flag comparison? Yes, they sound like Black Flag in their prime with theit crunchy guitars and sound distortion, but not in a rip-off sense. These guys got their own thing. Even if you don't like hardcore punk, get it anyway. This is true rock.

I purchased this after hearing one song on a local radio station. Based on that one song, I figured I'd enjoy this but never expected it to be as great as it is. If hardcore punk rawk can swing, then The Bronx do it. Believe the hype and pick up this CD.

The Bronx opened for Poison the Well, and Everytime I Die at a local hardcore show. Needless to say we weren't too thrilled to hear a band called "the bronx". We were just there for the big boys of hxc.

We were totally wrong! They blew us away and it was the best fun we've had at a show since I can't remember. They were simply awesome.

A must have cd.

Ahhhhhh if all rock music sounded like this then rock wouldn't be dead as many proclaim!

This just kicks major ass!

duude, bronx are the best. my friend made me go out and get this cd, and i'm so glad i did. so i highly suggest getting off your arse and doing the same.

First of all, I realize that this isn't a place to rant about it, but whining about MTV bands is pretty weak. If you're listening to Bronx, you should be past that.

But anyway, this album is one of the biggest adrenaline rushes I've bought in a loooong time. When I'm listening to it in the car and check my speedometer and find that I feel like I'm going a whole lot faster than I really am (very lucky). The CD's a little on the short side despite ten songs, but this is the real rock. This is extremely hard, but still very accessible. Great great album

buy this album. it's hot as a five dollar pistol and as feculent as a motel beadpread; i mean both in the best possible way. these guys are a blistering live band and they have put out a stellar album. burn down the faux punk that is Good Charlotte, Sum 41, etc. (those bands are about as punk as Avril Levigne) and experience the real deal.

You know what they say, if "something is too good to be true, it probably is". Which means these guys are likely robots or at least cyborgs...PROGRAMMED TO ROCK!!
Seriously, it's been sometime since I've heard such a tight, basic (which is a compliment) rock unit. People ask me what kind of music the Bronx is and I immediatly dismiss all of the Spin magazine terms of post-punk this, hardcore-that. They are just rockin' hard, and fun.
If they get more magazine or media coverage, these guys will burn down the houses of the Hives, Strokes, Vines, White Stripes or just about any other band whos name starts with "The".

**It is noteworthy that they are from Los Angeles. But I still like them.
***ALSO: got get their EP called BATS.

Either that or pour the final shovelful of earth over its fetid corpse.

Think the raw intensity of early Black Flag mixed with the gonzoid mania of Iggy and the Stooges and seasoned with a sprinkling of vintage AC/DC. Yeah, that primal, that ferocious, that damn essential. Every now and then bands like this come along and remind you of the power and glory to be found in rock played the way it's supposed to be played -- stripped down, no[fluff]100% from the heart & gut, 110% pure feral energy. Listening to this, you just know the band are absolutely awesome live, which I intend to confirm ASAP.

No point going through this track by track. It's all good. "White Tar" is my personal favorite, but that's almost a meaningless distinction in an album full of killer songs. Just go out and buy it if you wanna hear one of the finest slabs of butt-kicking punk metal ever recorded.

I dunno if the Bronx have come to praise rock'n'roll or bury it, but they'll restore your faith if only for the wake. Absolutely essential.

I just bought this Cd today and I'm telling you now..buy this cd. This is truely music to mosh to! I saw this band open for dance Hall crashers not to long ago and I was blown away! if you were at the show and like this band, then buy the Cd cause all the songs they played are on it. Your going to wanted to blast everyone of these songs until you blow out your speaker...I know i did! if your looking moshing music or something other then the hottopic versaion of punk...the bronx is the band for you.