Because everyone needs to love North Carolina's
Antiseen
as much as the band itself loves pro wrestling,
TKO Records
has put together "a loving tribute to the boys from Brutalsville" on the appropriately titled,
Everybody Loves Antiseen
. But just because you love a band doesn't mean you need to cover their songs. With an assortment of 50-plus bands turning out for the long-running group's honorary soiree, it's admittedly a bit overkill. Tackling covers head-on (and with some songs unnecessarily appearing more than once), certain bands rip it fast, some heap in
country
flavoring, some
folk
songs up, and some just try and re-create that which is
with varying results. Despite best intentions, various bands just lack the certain charm which made the underground, Southern-fried,
punk rock
trash of
so fun in the first place. The production is also not great, but regardless, there are definitely some highlights in the
punk
-
hardcore
thrash
mixed bag of bands here. Cuts from acts like
Hank Williams III
,
Brody's Militia
Texas Terri Bomb
Hammerlock
the Bulemics
Cianide
, and
Sweet G.A. Brown
all add a little spice to the project, which isn't completely horrible if you're already an
fan. But nothing here is essential -- some songs are just downright grating -- and assuming at least part of the project's goal was to turn new fans onto the band, it's probably better just to stick with one of
's own records. In this case, there's nothing quite like the original. ~ Corey Apar