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The 5 skins have truly put in the effort for this record. The production sounds so fat that the speakers could almost burst. The melodic vocals drill into the brain and keep listeners captivated. Thematically, they have not outgrown the roots of Oi, but they also rise above all petty, bourgeois, and constricting matters. The Oi scene is not necessarily famous for its openness, but here too, the reputation is worse than reality.
THE TRADITIONALS deliver 15 songs with this album straight into the ear canal. Each song is melodic, hard, and always carries a message. Life is sung about with "End up in the Pub" just as much as politics with "Propaganda Games," and even the toxic music industry with its capitalist, exploitative behavior is anything but praised in the song "We had a Deal."
The band is extremely honest in their songs. Sure, honesty hurts, but without pain, there is no treatment.
However, the music of the 15 songs is quite similar, so that although the lyrics fit, the songs as a whole are too alike. Hardly any song stands out. It is equality at a very high level.
This album is, despite the musical criticisms, very mature and shows the complexity of Oi, away from the clichés. An important band with an important album. In 2008, they are set to tour Germany again, which will be a great joy with this album.
