"First off I want to defend the Casualties if I may..the Casualties are a street punk band , they play 80's UK era style punk like the Exploited, Blitz, Chaos UK , Infa-Riot , and GBH style punk..the style of street punk is often the spikey haired leather spiked and studded jackets. The Casualties are not in it for the image , this just happens to be the style of this particular genre of punk..it is not Minor Threat american hardcore or california style pop punk..this is street punkBut now to the review..Die Hards is everything that is right about punk today..it is a fast , hard , and raw album..even though earlier releases are less polished and have better song selection , that doesnt mean this is a great album. "Nightmare" and "Made In NYC" are the standouts..the opener and closer. This is an album for kids who still have the spirit of street punk still in them instead of the poppy mtv produced garbage out today"
A punk cartoon.
music listener | 12/17/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"The Casualties are all about fashion, not music. If it weren't for the Casualties' hair and clothing, I guarantee you these guys wouldn't be popular at all. 90% of the Casualties' fans are thickheaded conformists who dress to impress and all wear the exact same uniform of studded leather jackets, G.B.H. patches, multicolored mohawks, and buttflaps. The Casualties' music is derivative street/oi punk thats been done a million times better by a million different other bands. Oh, and if you still think that the Casualties are about music rather than fashion, I have a friend who went to a Casualties show, and Jorge Casualty publicly made fun of him becuase he didn't dress like studded, mohawked clone."
Fantastic Casualtie's release
01/07/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the strongest album the Casualtie's have released yet. I have been a fan of the Casualtie's since the Underground Army album and they just keep belting out fierce and raw street punk with horrid vocals only a punk rocker could tolerate. True the Casualtie's have a fashion sense , so did every oi! and street band from 1980-1986 pretty much , and that's basically where their sound is paying tribute too. And i've been a Casualtie's fan for a long time and I don't dress like them and wear GBH patches , and I've never seen Jorge make fun of anyone at a show either..well anyway this release is really good the best tracks are the opening and closing "Nightmare" and "Made in NYC" (a tribute to Joey Ramone). Up The Punx!!!"
Preety Good
music listener | 09/10/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is the casualties worst release. Thats said its a pretty good album. its a fun one, but i have several complaints. First the swearing, no im not some ass who hates and band thats says F@#k and i dont mind the swearing in on the front line, that cd has pleanty of it. Im just saying that in songs like victims he swears in every line of every verse. Now thats just dumb. Its like whenever he needs another sylable he just says F@#%. Thats bad lyric writting. I'm not offended by cursing, its just repetitive and dumb. Okay moving on, the worst song is easily Die Hards. Its just them singing a whole song about how awsome they are. I know that songs about being punk is not new for them, but the actuall song isnt that great either. One more thing that was simply an error when producing the cd is that there are two songs about touring in a row. kinda annoying, but it doesnt really matter. Moving on from the negetive, you have amazing songs like get off my back, which features ricks voice, and he kicks a$$. Also the spanish one totally rocks. Made in N.Y.C. is one of the casualties best songs. Its a tribute to Joey Ramone. Gabba Gabba Hey! Punk is here to stay! Hey Ho lets go! Sniffing glue all day!"
A die hard fan.
Linda Evans | Chicago, IL | 12/15/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This Casualties cd is probably my favorite amoung all of them, it sure beats on the front line, that cd blew anus with a straw, anyhow, This cd is the casualties best espessuially Made In N.Y.C which is the Joey Ramone tribute if you don't own this cd make and you're a fan of the casualties or any street punk make sure to pick it up!"