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N. Ulanowski | CHicago, IL USA | 04/14/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This compilation was quite disappointing. I loved the limited edition "Welcome to the Family" Drive Thru comp. However, that comp was more recent and apparently Drive Thru Records has improved drastically since this comp was made. "Welcome to The Family" mostly had previews to upcoming CDs and new bands that didn't exist back in the "You'll Never Eat Fast Food Again" days (like Finch). As for Allister, their current debut CD isn't all that great. However, "Welcome to The Family" had a preview of the next Allister CD and it was WAY better than their current CD. RX Bandits wasn't very good back then either. However, their current album "Progress" is quite good (which didn't exist back in these days). As for NFG, all of their songs are "Nothing Gold Can Stay" songs. Which kinda stinks cause their newer work is so much better. Midtown was still good of course. However, I already had both of those songs on my "Save The World, Lose The Girl" CD. Cousin Oliver was a good band that currently isn't a Drive Thru band. However, the newer band "Starting Line" is basically just a better version of them. Despite all of these complaints, I have to say Fenix TX was great. But what do you expect? It's Fenix TX! It's too bad only one of the songs were unreleased. I also liked the song "Mom and Dad" by Mothermania. The simplicity of it is also great. The unreleased Fenix TX song, and "Mom and Dad" by Mothermania keep this comp from being a total disappointment. In my book, this comp is outdated. I hope Drive Thru comes out with an updated comp soon that you can get ANYWHERE and is not limited edition. Because this comp is just making Drive Thru Records look bad. Peace."

One of the best compilation CDs I own

Jason A. Nowak | Buffalo, NY USA | 11/03/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I liked this when I bought it, but the more I listened to it the more I liked it. I got it because I like FenixTx but the other songs are better than theirs. Most of the songs have a distinctive sound - you remember the song long after you listen to it and you recognize it as soon as you hear it again. I like to think of it as "smart punk" not just hard noise. I'm not a kid who likes Blink 182 and now thinks he is into punk, but there are some marketable songs here. It isn't processed like Blink 182 or Sum 41 (1 hit wonder), it is more like talented garage bands. After Dropkick Murphys "The Singles," this is my favorite album. By the way, buy that one too."