22 Polish Punk Classics - Various Artists

Description: Genre: Jazz / Artist: Various / Release Date: 1998

Newest Review: ... and their records had to be sold illegally. Whether the compilers of this album have done a good job or not, is hard to ... more

... question.. personally I think there are some other tracks by other artists which could have been added but the album tends to focus on multiple songs from a few artists. Dezerter are first and they are probably Poland's most acclaimed punk band with a punk/hardcore sound that is fast and furious. Most of their tracks issued on this album are from the 85/86 period as is the same case with the other artists. After Dezerter's 6 tracks we move on to TZN Xenna, a band who have a considerably less brutal new wave soun...more

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22 Polish Punk Classics - Various Artists: Good compilation (432 words)
by - written on 15/10/08 (Very useful, 92 readings)
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The album 22 Polish Punk Classics was released in 1992 on Sonic and is a collection of tunes from the previous decade. As the majority of punk had died down a bit in Western Europe and the US and peope were listening to more trendy new wave bands, punk got a good reception in Hungary, Poland and the former USSR in the early 80s. Recorded in poor studios, political rants sung with conviction and a sloppy but heavy sound ensure that plenty of top bands came out at this time even though much of it was underground and their records had to be sold illegally. Whether the compilers of this album have done a good job or not, is hard to question.. personally I think ... Read the complete review