- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------- -
Artist: Useless I.D.
Album: Symptoms
Label: Fat Wreck
Playtime: 36:00 min
Genre: Punk
URL: http://www.fatwreck.com/band/index/103
Rip date: 2012-02-12
Street date: 2012-02-14
Size: 75.46 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 278 kbps / 4410Hz / Joint Stereo
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ThereÆs probably nothing quite as punk rock as being a punk in the Middle East
and Israeli miscreants Useless ID are the long standing ambassadors of Middle
Eastern punk rock to the rest of the world. Armed with eighteen years of
experience and a tour history that includes such out of the way spots as
China, Belarus and even Siberia, these boys from Haifa City have finally found
a home with long time friends Fat Wreck Chords and together theyÆre bringing
you Symptoms, the latest and greatest entry from these four desert punks on
February 14th, so this year, forget the chocolates and roses and get your
sweetie some good old fashioned punk rock, Middle Eastern style.
Useless ID first started in Haifa in late 1994, but they quickly recorded a
demo and took off to California where they met and befriended all their punk
rock heroes. It was a risky move that paid off in spades for Useless ID
because for the past eighteen years theyÆve circled the world zillions of
times with bands like NOFX, the Vandals, No Use For A Name and even Die Toten
Hosen, who are kind of like the punk rock U2 of Germany and definitely not
from California, but you get the idea. Useless ID has been mixing it up with
the coolest bands on earth for almost two decades and things are only gonna
get more exciting now that FatÆs gotten its chubby little fingers on the sweet
jams provided by Symptoms.
When it came time to record Symptoms, Useless ID trekked back to the States
from Tel Aviv (current home town) to work at The Blasting Room Studios with
the mighty Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore (Rise Against, NOFX), so you
know the sound is absolutely dynamite. The end results are twelve tracks of
falafel flavored Fat Wreck style jammers tinged with a little more moody
introspection than Useless ID is traditionally known for. This is probably due
to the fact that bassist/vocalist/songwriter Yotam listened to nothing but
Husker Du while he was writing Symptoms. He even ended up with a Husker Du
Tattoo by the time the dust cleared.
Anyway, after finishing up the record, Bill Stevenson was so impressed that he
hounded label honcho Fat Mike to put it out. Eventually Mike relented and gave
the record a spin and well, the rest is history. Useless ID has put out
records on their own Falafel Records, Kung Fu and Suburban Home but their
sound and attitude have always been classic Fat Wreck. Now, Useless ID is
getting ready to hit the road in support of Symptoms, and you can bet your
sweet ass theyÆll be going everywhere that will have them. Chances are that
youÆve never seen four crazy Israelis flailing around on a stage playing punk
rock before, so check æem out for that reason alone. Or go see æem because
theyÆre the legendary, constantly evolving international punk band from the
90Æs that you didnÆt know existed. Bring æem a falafel! Buy æem a beer. Tell
æem hi. TheyÆre seriously the nicest dudes in rock and roll. And my research
indicates that they once played a huge fest in Europe while tripping on
shrooms. ThatÆs pretty cool.
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. Live Or Die ( 3:15)
02. Before It Kills ( 1:59)
03. Normal With You ( 2:52)
04. Erratic ( 2:55)
05. Manic Depression ( 3:17)
06. Sleeping With Knives ( 3:20)
07. Symptoms ( 3:09)
08. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ( 2:33)
09. New Misery ( 3:01)
10. Waiting For An Accident ( 2:51)
11. Fear In The Mirror ( 3:12)
12. Somewhere ( 3:36)
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