bona fide records. / 20 tracks / jul 3 2006

The originals having been out of print for 20 years and the German reissue having been out of print for 10 years, it’s about time that Bona Fide made their great recordings available again. You get the complete package: an early demo track, first and second 12” and four songs from a brief 90’s reunion. This is mostly about the 12” tracks, though - the early song is good but otherwise unremarkable, and the 90’s recordings have too much rock influence for my taste. If you don’t have the vinyl, you should definitely check out this CD from a criminally underrated band. [9]

Na endlich, die längst fällige CD mit den kompletten Studioaufnahmen dieser sträflich vernachlässigten Band. Die beiden 12“s, dazu ein netter früher Demosong und vier Songs, die während einer Reunion in den 90er Jahren entstanden - eher rauhe Rockmusik als Punk und mir persönlich zu rockig/bluesig/banal. Der Rest aber ist erste Sahne.

Tracks: hell / youngster on the force / stop / r.i.p. / fuck it / attitudes / frontline / 5:00 a.m. / the viet cong live next door / labels / t.v. eye / teenage suicide / my shows / aids alley / redneck 7-11 / you’re so / state of mind / justice / columbus day / a perfect world