On The Wreck Chord – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode we continue our head to head battle to the death between the Fat Music and Punk-O-Rama compilation series.  This episode focuses on volumes 3 and 4 of each.  We also get the exciting conclusion to the current mini campaign of Basements and Boneheads.  And we look back on season 3 and talk about our favorite records from the season.

We start comparing the Fat Music and Punk O Rama comps.  The basements and boneheads campaign from Bonus Fat Volume 2 continues.  We also talk about our favorites from 2023.  Stay tuned for part 2!

Albums discussed:

Lagwagon - Double Plaidinum

Bouncing Souls - S/T

Green Day - Nimrod

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We are joined by Justin to talk Lagwagon again.  We discuss whether the album title is a KISS reference or not. 

Records discussed:

No Use For a Name - Making Friends

Silent Majority - Life of a Spectator

Shelter - Beyond Planet Earth

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Season 3 features more records we do not like than ever before.  Making Friends is one of them.  This is an album titled Making Friends but all of the subjects in the song lyrics sound like terrible friends.  We talk about imaginary friends and entire imaginary worlds on the break.  

Albums discussed:

Snuff - Melons and Potatoes

Lifetime - Jersey’s Best Dancers

Rancid - Life Won’t Wait

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Snuff is bringing you some sweet sweet ska on this one.  This is basically a cover album.

We are back for season 3, and first up is Hi-Standard's "Angry Fist".  We talk about our records as fighters on the break.

Happy International Asteroid Day!  We have fanmail for once.  Ben commits Harry Caray in shame.

Happy Flag Day!!!  We beta test a new Table Top RPG called Basements and Boneheads.  Think D&D mixed with something like Mother or Undertale.  There’s a detour to talk about John Cena’s view on “mistakes”.  We talk about our favorite records from 2022 and share it with you halfway through 2023.

Albums Discussed:  Me First & The Gimme Gimme’s - Have A Ball;  Movies Watched:  SLC Punk;  https://fatwreck.com/products/have-a-ball;  Season Finale!  We’re joined by our friend Justin to talk about Me First and the Gimme Gimmes “Have a Ball”!  It’s great he’s here because Alex and Ben don’t really like this record.  When will we see a Punk Goes Drill comp?  We speculate on Joey Cape’s whistling prowess.  We make light of John Denver’s death.  We discuss the Mama Mia Cinematic Universe as well as the Tucciverse.  Speaking of cinema we watched SLC Punk and discuss its merits.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6VrKro8djw

Albums Discussed:  Screw 32 - Under the Influence of Bad People;  AFI - Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes;  The Nerve Agents - The Nerve Agents;  https://fatwreck.com/products/under-the-influence-of-bad-people;  Ponderosa Pondo-Combo We Want Value!  A value packed episode where we talk about three records we all love.  We play a new game called “Who’s on Fat?”.  We also play a game called “Famous Bad People”.  http://geocities.com/stubblemusiczine/screw32.html;  https://revhq.com/blogs/speak-up/eric-ozenne-unit-pride-redemption-87-the-nerve-agents;  https://infiniteconversation.com/;  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/christmas-cheetah-playing-bass-stone-coaster--515099276139413624/;  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmjz9uFFW6k