maximum rocknroll. / 14 tracks / 1989

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After two Bay Area-focused and a worldwide MRR comp the fanzine issued this DIY-themed US compilation with 14 bands. Most of the music is of the rough, fast and simple variety, occasionally with some metal, grind or fun punk influences. No complete letdowns, but also no real hits; most of it mirrors the scene’s identity crisis of that time, and ironically it’s the Screeching Weasel song (which was recorded as kind of a parody of the album’s hard-and-fast concept) that stands out most. [6]

Vierter MRR-Sampler, diesmal mit 14 US-Bands. Die meisten Songs sind im MRR-üblichen Rahmen (schnell, hart, DIY), hier und da gibt es auch Metal-, Grindcore und Funpunk-Einflüsse. Keine echten Ausfälle, aber auch keine echten Hits, das meiste ist Mittelmaß. Ironischerweise gewinnt der Song von Screeching Weasel, eigentlich als Parodie des strengen Konzeptes dieses Samplers gedacht.

Tracks: The Detonators - denied / Amenity - follow / Christ on a Crutch - nation of sheep / Nausea - clutches / Apocalypse - techno-doom / Conspiracy of Equals - is it right / Screeching Weasel - this bud's for me / Jawbox - bullet park / Dissent - superman / Downfall - long way to go / Dead Silence - hope / Cringer - pay to play / Bazooka Joe - phoenix / Libido Boyz - mr. greenthumb