War Birth Explained

War Birth
Type:studio
Artist:U.S. Bombs
Cover:Warbirth.jpg
Released:September 1997
Recorded:1997
Genre:Punk rock
Length:40:11
Label:Hellcat/Epitaph[1]
Prev Title:Never Mind the Opened Minds
Prev Year:1997
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Next Year:1999

War Birth is an album by the punk rock band U.S. Bombs, released in 1997.[2] [3]

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "the problem with War Birth isn't the materiel—vintage punk's sonic arsenal remains potent—but the material, which numbingly recycles petrified punk rock slogans and attitudes."[4] The Orange County Register thought that "the riffs are chunky and plentiful, the lyrics plainspoken and fiery and the mission amiable, if of a piece ... U.S. Bombs' sound wears thin in spots, but you've got to admire a guy who opens his album by declaring 'if there's nothing shakin' by this July, I'm gonna shoot myself up with a speed ball and die.'"

Track listing

  1. "That's Life" – 2:44
  2. "Orange Crunch" – 2:38
  3. "Jaks" – 2:39
  4. "Warstoryville" – 3:18
  5. "12/25" – 3:06
  6. "Outta Touch" – 2:08
  7. "U.S. of Hate" – 2:42
  8. "War Birth" – 3:24
  9. "Hand Me the Downs" – 1:51
  10. "Rocks in Memphis" – 2:48
  11. "Beetle Boot" – 3:37
  12. "Her & Me" – 3:58
  13. "Don't Need You" – 1:58
  14. "No Company Town" – 3:20

Notes and References

  1. News: Rodriguez . Kenn . TOUR GIVES FANS A PUNK INFUSION . Albuquerque Journal . August 6, 1999 . E12.
  2. Web site: U.S. Bombs Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
  3. Web site: Review. www.ox-fanzine.de.
  4. News: Boehm . Mike . Minefield of 'War'-Weary Punk Rock Attitudes . Los Angeles Times . 13 Oct 1997 . Calendar . 2.