The Washington Post Features DCxPC Live Vol. The Goons Live at The Black Cat
The Goons, founded almost two decades after Bad Brains, just pressed a new edition of their “Live at the Black Cat,” recorded at a February 2000 gig.
UK’s Music Arena GH Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
Been in existence for over two decades The Goons decided to release their live performances as albums on vinyl with covers that evoke the VMLive album covers of the 1990s. This album was recorded live in 2001 during their tour with The Varukers and Molotov Cocktail
Glide Magazine Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
When one thinks about old-school hardcore/punk, the word ferocious “brevity” certainly comes to mind first. Think Negative Approach, 7Seconds, and the Circle Jerks to name a few. Yet living and breathing by the punk ethos, there were countless other bands that played loud, and fast and delivered an unrelenting message of truth. Enter The Goons.
Music For All Mag Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
An amazing performance by The Goons , produced by DCxPC, Live Vol. 5 , The Goons Live at The Black Cat 2001 album , to ignite the senses.
Illustrate Magazine Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
The Goons are amazing in both performance and production and “Live at the Black Cat 2001” is a good example of that. They have been in the music world for quite a few decades now, and they follow hardcore punk rock.
Pigeon Opinion Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
After a brief introduction, The Goons and their furious guitars bring the house down with the relentless opener "The White Tide" which immediately sets the ferocious tone of the album and the band's identity.
InfoMusic Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
While the media are on a loop about the weather and its whims, we decided at the beginning of the week to bring you an addictive energy, to immerse you in a kind of auditory vitamin D bath, the effect is immediate. with The Goons latest album titled “DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat 2001” you have the perfect surprise to go with you.
Os Garotos de Liverpool Features DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
"The Goons Live at The Black Cat" was released about a month ago by DCxPC Live Vol.5 and delivers to the public a sound focused on hardcore, punk/skater rock, among other over 15 energetic and intense tracks.
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TJPL Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
If you’re a fan of hard rock done fast and done right, then I have an album for you. The Goons have released a recording of their live set straight from The Black Cat and it's a belter of a live album. The sound stage is crisp and wide, you can hear every instrument played at full beans from every angle, the definition is not lost to the swamp of volume. The vocals cut through, harsh and clean like headlights down an icy night road. ‘The Goons Live at the Black Cat’ is a standout live album, performed and edited beautifully. Each heavy rock offering can be played as a single track even, many live albums get messy when not listened to in order. That is not the case here, the unkempt power of The Goons is brilliant always, in long or short form.
Artists Online Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
The Goons live at Black Cat is an album in which to find all the vibrations that hardcore punk has to offer to fans intact and unaltered.
Less Than 1,000 Followers Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
This is a hidden gem that has endured the test of time all the way since 2001. “The Goons Live At The Black Cat” is a live recording of one of the most important bands of the DC Hardcore scene since the early 1990s. Out now!
Rising Artists Music Blog Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
The Goons may be a name that is new to you but it is a name that many know. They have been a huge part of the DC Hardcore scene since 1994, this particular album “Live at the Black Cat” was recorded over 20 years over in 2001. Since then the band has broken up but they occasionally get together for reunion shows. Word is that they will be doing an album release in January with HR from Bad Brains and 1980s group The F.U.’s! Are you ready to travel back in time?
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he album "Live at The Black Cat" comes with the track "White Tide", which has guitar making fast riffs, very strong and noisy drums and an energetic vocal.
Rock Era Magazine Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
The setlist spans 15 tracks, most of which barely surpass the 2-minute mark, as the tracks all follow classic Punk Rock songwriting traditions. The prominent snare drum is the star of this show and the drum lines will make your face melt off as you listen to them. In addition to that, the power chords and octave chords make the songs simple yet punchy. These guys linger somewhere between standard punk rock and more modern-sounding hardcore punk.
Headbangerz News Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
With the usual quality of DCxPC Live recordings, this work brings all the attitude and power of punk rock and hardcore that the good old school fans like.
Metal Asylum Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
Raw and unpolished, as any punk album should be, this is frantic and full of energy from start to finish. Even as just a listener of the album, I can imagine the sweat and vigor that would have been created at this gig. The album brings across all the right vibes and energies from the show completely.
Edgar Allan Poets Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
DCxPC Live is back with a very powerful band, The Goons.
Find No Enemy Reviews DCxPC Live Vol. 5 The Goons Live at The Black Cat
The Goons have been a seminal part of the DC Hardcore scene since the early 1990s. On this 2001 recorded live record, you truly get a blast from the past into the sheer freneticism and energy that these DC rockers brought to the stage.