CAN: bomb records. 7029 / 14 tracks / 1979

Recorded at the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Canada, Dec 1&2, 1978. + printed innersleeve.

Live compilation from Toronto; music ranges from punk to wave rock and power pop (plus one odd reggae track), 80% is punk, though (Secrets, Cardboard Brains, Mods, Everglades, Ugly). Some good stuff, some less exciting, but no real highs and lows which is also due to the live sound - not bad but not really powerful either. All in all, an important document of a scene without really capturing the energy and power. [7]  

Livesampler mit Bands aus Toronto; bunte Mischung aus Punk (Secrets, Cardboard Brains, Mods, Everglades, Ugly), Waverock (Drastic Measures) und Powerpop (Scenics) - in jedem Fall gitarrenbasierte Musik (ohne Synthis), mit eindeutigem Schwerpunkt auf Punk (der einsame Reggae-Song der Ishan Band fällt etwas aus dem Rahmen). Wie bei Liveplatten üblich wird die Authentizität mit einem etwas dünneren Sound erkauft; trotzdem eine gute Dokumentation der damaligen Szene.

Tracks: The Secrets - teenage rampage / Drastic Measures - flowers / Cardboard Brains - babies run my world / The Scenics - in the summer / sunshine world / The Mods - between four walls / The Everglades - rock’n roll cliche // The Secrets - shout / The Ugly - all because of you / Ishan Band - egzebier / Cardboard Brains - jungles / Drastic Measures - mr america / The Everglades - i’m in a coma / The Mods - step out tonight