Joe’s Garage – Self Titled Release

Joe's Garage's debut full length echoes influences of early Orange County Beach City hardcore bands like China White, the Vandals, and early T.S.O.L. with a sound that is melodic but snotty and angry at the same time. Muscular guitars and fast vocals come into play and the fact that these kids are all in high school is almost an irrelevant point as a band that rocks this hard could stand their own with bands of any age group. In fact if not for the lyrics that reflect a young person's perspective on the world someone who didn't know who Joe's Garage were probably would never guess that they are as young as they are.

This album has ten songs (twelve including the instrumental intro and outro) about living in Orange County ("O.C.D.," "Our Dirty Streets"), committing presumably fictional crimes ("Vandal," "Premeditated Murder") and just being young ("Kid," "Generation X"). "McNazi" and "The Eye" are political songs that don't get too deep or preachy, but it's cool to see Joe's Garage taking on some meaningful subject matter. "The Eye" is actually probably the band's best song with its mid paced gallop. It is also one of two songs on the C.D. that exceed two and a half minutes in length.

Joe's Garage have managed to outdo themselves with these recordings and hopefully they will have more great recordings in the future. Any fan of early West Coast hardcore Punk should check this out if they are interested in seeing what the next generation is doing.

 

Band MySpace: www.myspace.com/joesgarage666

 

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Big Wheel Online Magazine

 

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