"blazing streetpunk ska is very much the order of the day" - Do The Dog Records
Do The Dog Records also says this:
"This disc has loads of great shout-a-long choruses & super catchy keyboard melodies. Heavily influenced by the likes of The Clash, Rancid & The Specials, this is an essential purchase for ska/punk & 2 tone fans alike!" |
www.skapunkandotherjunk.com
Give props to Do The Dog Music for showcasing some unbelievable European ska bands and not letting up.
They keep putting out albums from ska/2tone bands I never heard of and then I become an instant fan. Glad to see they are staying the course and releasing nothing but ska. Keep it up guys! I think this is Do the Dog’s best album since Smoke like a Fish’s “debut” album! I knew this band was going to have a kick ass sound with just listening to the first few notes of their first song “Weekend Waster.” I’m listening to this at work right now and it makes me want to start skankin around the office. Of course I might be fired but hey, at least I can say I got fired for skankin’! The band reminds me of the Hotknives, Smoke Like A Fish, The Specials and Rancid. Those are some pretty damn good bands to be compared to. The keyboards in the song sound excellent and really drive the songs. That’s why the Hotknives come to mind. Not really sure why I think Rancid sounds like these guys, it might be their ska-ish songs that make me think 3 Minute Warning sounds like them. What I like most about this band is the bounciness of the songs. I just love the bouncy ska stuff! The only negative part about this album is there are only ten songs. But what you get is a solid album with each song sounding great! If you are looking for some new ska bands to listen to, any ska fan will like 3 Minute Warning! I definitely recommend checking these guys out. Bottom Line? One of the best ska albums to come out in awhile.
Notable Tracks: Weekend Waster, The Ripper, TV Is On
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
Reviewer: Bryan Kremkau |
www.fullfrontalrecordings.co.uk:
This is the first time I´ve heard this Welsh combo and from what I´ve heard so far I´ll be checking them out some more. These have been compared to the likes of the Clash, Rancid and The Specials but in all fairness I can only hear brief moments of all three in the sound. And let´s face it every Ska Punk doing the rounds is compared to the bands I´ve just mentioned.
However some times bands deserve some credit for finding their own way in this genre of music and 3 Minute Warning deserve that credit. Anyway there´s ten bouncy Ska Punk numbers on this album and they´re pretty constant throughout so that desrves a big thumbs up. My fave numbers on here include ´Anti Social Day´, ´Hangover´ and ´Arsonist´. Production wise I can´t complain and I hope this album sells - It certainly deserves to be heard. (Do The Dog) 8.5/10
Sprawl Zone radio show/zine in Greece reviews it as:
"If you want to dance non-stop all night and sing-a-long to catchy socio-political lyrics, then all you have to do is to go to a 3 Minute Warning show. I wish I could go too. I like their melodies and the way they combine 2 Tone with punk...An a amazing release!" |
