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2004 EP by Poster Children
On the Offensive is an EP released by
Poster Children in 2004. It is composed of politically themed cover songs.
Track listing
"Clampdown" – 3:17 (originally by
the Clash )
"
(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang " – 3:16 (originally by
Heaven 17 )
"The New World" – 3:33 (originally by
X )
"Let's Have a War" – 2:06 (originally by
Fear )
"Divide and Conquer" – 2:55 (originally by
Hüsker Dü )
"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
References
^ Loftus, Johnny (2004) "
Poster Children On the Offensive EP ",
Pitchfork , October 13, 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2017
^ Sendra, Tim "
On the Offensive Review ",
Allmusic . Retrieved October 25, 2017
^ Klunk, Christine (2005) "
The Poster Children On the Offensive ",
PopMatters , February 27, 2005. Retrieved October 25, 2017
Rose Marshack
Rick Valentin
Jim Valentin
Matt Friscia
Studio albums
Toreador Squat (demo, Trashcan Records [Poster Children], 1989)
Flower Plower (Frontier, 1989)
Daisychain Reaction (
Reprise , 1991)
Tool of the Man (
Sire , 1993)
Junior Citizen (Sire, 1995)
RTFM (
Warner Bros. , 1997)
New World Record (
spinART , 1999)
DDD (spinART, 2000)
No More Songs About Sleep and Fire (
Hidden Agenda , 2004)
Grand Bargain! (
Lotuspool , 2018)
Compilations
Light into Dark (Halo, 1989)
Copyright (2001)
EPs Other albums
Zero Stars (Hidden Agenda, 2001)