On the Offensive explained

On the Offensive
Type:	EP
Artist:	Poster Children
Cover:	PosterChildrenOnTheOffensiveCover.gif
Released:	September 21, 2004
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	20:00
Label:	Hidden Agenda
Prev Title:	No More Songs About Sleep and Fire
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Grand Bargain!
Next Year:	2018

On the Offensive is an EP released by Poster Children in 2004. It is composed of politically themed cover songs.

Track listing

1. "Clampdown" – 3:17 (originally by the Clash)
2. "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" – 3:16 (originally by Heaven 17)
3. "The New World" – 3:33 (originally by X)
4. "Let's Have a War" – 2:06 (originally by Fear)
5. "Divide and Conquer" – 2:55 (originally by Hüsker Dü)
6. "Complicated Game" – 4:53 (originally by XTC)

Reception

Pitchfork gave it 7.0.^[1] Allmusic gave it 3.5 stars, with Tim Sendra describing it as "an impassioned antiwar, anti-Bush statement...a fun listen".^[2] PopMatters gave it 6 stars, with Christine Klunk stating that it "shows The Poster Children at their sharpest and tightest".^[3]

Personnel

• Rick Valentin – Vocals, Guitar
• Rose Marshack – Bass, vocals
• Jim Valentin – Guitar
• Matt Friscia – Drums

Notes and References

1. Loftus, Johnny (2004) "Poster Children On the Offensive EP", Pitchfork, October 13, 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2017
2. Sendra, Tim "On the Offensive Review", Allmusic. Retrieved October 25, 2017
3. Klunk, Christine (2005) "The Poster Children On the Offensive", PopMatters, February 27, 2005. Retrieved October 25, 2017