Everyday DollarsJust incase you may have missed my review for the self titled 7" (A389 Records), I'll give you some brief history on these guys. The band has been around for awhile now but never properly released anything until a demo in 2004 titled "Bumps, Bruises, and Ballantine"(what a fine beer). They feature members from Darkside NYC, Killing Time and The Uprise. Interesting little tidbit, $ean Money (a transplant from the Frankford area of Philadelphia) actually played in a Philadelphia hardcore band called Brickhouse back in 89-90. (The front cover had a dope picture of Frankford Ave. near the EL exit)
They play straight up, no bullshit hardcore that takes the sounds of the 82-85 era and put their own flavor on it. Odds are if you like the harder old school stuff, you will dig these guys. However, whenever I've heard people talk about these guys they always say the vocals ruin it for them, which is crazy in my opinion because they sound similar to vocals of that time period. Sure he throws in his own little twist now and again but that's what keeps it interesting.
I wouldn't call this a full length as much as I would a collection of the bands catalog. There are 15 tracks that include both the bands' 2004 demo as well as the self titled 7 inch. The song "No More Favors" was originally written and performed by Brickhouse. The songs "Back In The Day" and "Friends, Fights, & Fun" were originally performed by The Uprise (and were also on the self titled 7 inch). There is also a cover of The Necros "Search For Fame" and a live version of "Youthfight" that was recorded at CBGB's 7/23/06.
The tracks that were recorded at Atomic Recording Studio sounded good. Awesome bass tone and plenty of space to roam about. The guitar had plenty of overdrive and treble. The drums sounded crisp. And the vocals had good placement in the mix. The overall volume of the mix was nice and loud. However when you start going back in the earlier recordings it starts to get worse and worse which in understandable considering most of the songs were recorded in the Rob Daly's apartment. The master job by Alan Douches does help a little for smoothing out the very rough edges of the older songs and really odds some oomph to the new tracks.
With an album name like "Before The Supply..." it's only natural that the front cover would be covered with bricks of coke. Shit on the back of the album there's scales measuring up the product. The booklet itself is nicely designed over its three pages. The two pages that have various photos of the band performing at the Sidebar in Baltimore. The one thing I was disappointed with was the lack of any lyrics (although the lyrics for "Supply and Demand" are printed). I mean that shits common ground for rap and hip hop but not hardcore. At least they did a good job of marking where the songs originally came from.
Rating: 3.8/5
Songs Worthy of Replay: Friends, Fights. & Fun, Supply And Demand, and Back In The Day (although there are two versions of the song on here)
Synopsis: Good release, I would've liked to hear some more new material but for those who haven't already checked these guys out, it's a good introduction. And considering that the demo and 7" are both out of print it makes sense to release this. The lack of lyrics was a disappointment but hey what can you do, if you had already gotten their previous shit you would have them right haha. Check out some jams at http://www.myspace.com/everydaydollars and if you like what you hear, make the purchase.