OFF
OFF!
Vice
2012
Rating: 8 opulent canines out of 10
A quick refresher for those not familiar with OFF - Keith Morris from Black Flag & the Circle Jerks; Mario Rubalcaba from basically every San Diego band of the last 20 years including Hot Snakes, Rocket from the Crypt, and a bunch more; and a couple of other dudes from Redd Cross and Burning Brides that are cool but considerably less exciting than the first two dudes (sorry, it's true). They decided to get together and play some classic late seventies style hardcore punk...not too different from the Circle Jerks (but less silly) or Black Flag really, but modern and better recorded. With 16 songs on an album that isn't even 16 minutes long, they're definitely taking after the Jerks song writing approach. As someone who grew up on this music, it's impossible for me to even think of giving this a bad review...it's just too damn fun and enjoyable, a quarter hour of pummeling punk glory that will transform you back to your teenage years even if your body doesn't agree.
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