Anti-Flag – Complete Control Sessions

Joe Sib and Bill Armstrong's brilliant SideOne Dummy Records has another installment of Complete Control sessions due for release this Fall, this time starring Pittsburgh’s own Anti-Flag. We at Big Wheel were given a sneak peak listen and from what we can tell, fans of Anti-Flag are in for quite a treat, especially if they also dig The Clash.The sessions recorded back in December capture Anti-Flag recording 3 new-school tracks very intensely right to tape as a live band in the studio. As a bonus there are a few Clash covers thrown in the mix showcasing the playful side of Anti-Flag. Rawer sped up versions of The Economy is Suffering, This is the End and Turncoat sound beefier at times than their proper versions recorded only a few years back; these replicate more like a straight from the soundboard live bootleg album.

The bands choice of Clash covers is as good as it gets, in fact they’re songs Anti-Flag has covered live on recent tours. Should I Stay Or Should I Go is featured twice on the record, one version nearly identical to the Clash’s and another done with the Anti-Flag touch including a sample of a Joe Strummer speech. Further more White Riot and a medley of The Guns of Brixton and I Fought the Law are included making this session as fun of a listen as one could hope for. Much like Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, both Justin Sane and Chris #2’s vocal attacks mesh well on the timeless classics presented here on Complete Control sessions.



 

 

-Louie Bones-
Big Wheel Staff Reporter
 

 

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