On the Offensive
2004 EP by Poster Children
On the Offensive | ||||
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EP by Poster Children | ||||
Released | September 21, 2004 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 20:00 | |||
Label | Hidden Agenda | |||
Poster Children chronology | ||||
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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
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Poster Children
- Rose Marshack
- Rick Valentin
- Jim Valentin
- Matt Friscia
- Shannon Drew
- Brendan Gamble
- Mike Rader
- Jeff Dimpsey
- Bob Rising
- John Herndon
- Howie Kantoff
- 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)
- Light into Dark (Halo, 1989)
- Copyright (2001)
- Just Like You (Warner Bros., 1994)
- On the Offensive (Hidden Agenda, 2004)
- Zero Stars (Hidden Agenda, 2001)