The Only Constant is Change
By Zane Ewton
This two disc compilation is brought together
by the creative minds at Volcom Entertainment. There are 36 rare
and unreleased tracks plus 10 more tracks that are just regular.
Volcom touts the compilation as one with
“today’s most influential up and coming rock artists, as well as a number
of longstanding bands that have shaped and defined the indie scene.”
Volcom embraces its 10 year old motto of
“youth against establishment”. The problem with The Only Constant
is Change is that all of these songs sound recycled. There is
nothing new or exciting about the music on this compilation. Essentially
nothing has changed.
The first disc contains fairly straightforward
punk songs, sometimes leaning to pop and sometimes to metal. Pennywise,
Authority Zero, Guttermouth and Death by Stereo contribute to the first
disc but quickly blend into the crowd.
Disc two is far more varied stylistically,
but fails to provide anything that the casual indie fan hasn’t heard.
Beehive and the Barracuda, Arraya and Pistolero chime in with some of the
exciting moments. In fact the first 13 tracks on disc two are listenable,
but the remaining nine tracks sound exactly like disc one.
The Only Constant is Change should
be intended for the serious fan, someone who is searching for every Pennywise
live recording they can find. Newer fans would be better served with
some of the smaller and cheaper label compilations.
Hopefully this is not the current crop
of new and rising bands, because they sound just like the old new and rising
bands.
CD Info
The Only
Constant is Change
Label: Volcom
Rating:  
Tracks:
Obstructed View - Rise Against
Broken Dream - Authority Zero
My Own Country - Pennywise
Buck Shot - The Line
New Wave Haircut - Guttermouth
Destination Motel Decay - ASG
Six-Eight - Bigwig
Twist Of Fate - Swindle
Favorite Thing - Death By Stereo
Forgive Nothing - A Faith Called Chaos
Get Real - Intoxicated
Switched On - Vaux
We're Dying - Western Waste
At War With Instinct - Break The Silence
Velvet Alley - Strung Out
Designed Like Dice - Trophy Scars
Paradise And Iron - Brazil
Acumen Nation - Scatter The Ashes
Drop The Bomb - Dorothy Sanchez
Villain - Bleed The Dream
Disappointment Hooked - Another Damn Disappointment
What's Your Problem Mussolini - C.AARME
Ride With Us - Turbonegro
Registered Trademark - Consumers
DISC 2:
Burn Radio Airtest - Single Frame
There And Back Again - Piebald
Suggestive - Codeseven
Surfing With Dick - Beehive & The
Barracudas
Peirato - Arkham
Insecure - The Q
This One's For Osker
General For Janissaries - Quitter
Lamp Shade - Arraya
Buried Alive - Lonely Kings
Arena, The - Pepper
Lyra - Salt The Earth
Locker Room - Pistoleros
Take The Weight Off - Maxeen
Electric Fix - Supermodel Suicide
Veronica's Strees - The Angoras
Part Of It - Places To Park
How Can I Run - Madison
Eat Your Words - Shadow Agency
Holla At Yo Boy - MyG
I'm Iraqui Bitch - Brain Squeegee
Closer To The Sun - Slightly Stoopid |
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