45 songs on 2-discs - WOW! There has to be something for everyone on this comp. I can't say I loved every song, but hey, although open minded, I do like some styles more than others. Either way, my girlfriend liked many of the tunes that weren't high on my list so we finally have a couple discs that we can listen to together. Some quick standouts: Stretch, Treadmill, Kimo, D.B.E, the Hopefuls, the Skunks . . . there's just too many. Get this, you'll love it.

Something is going on in the southwest city we know as Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Ouch!-Welcome to Albuquerque compilation was released at the start of a buzz, and now is a superb documentation of a city ready to burst with sound. I don't think it's possible to like every song on the 2 disc comp, but there are shining stars that have evolved into better bands as well as new groups all together. Groups like Crash Kills Four (now Celebration), Left Unsaid, Starsky, and The Skunks (now Oh Ranger!) are prime examples of the sound this little city with a population of little over 500,000 can make. Maybe it's the fact that Albuquerque is not joined at the hip with LA or New York. These bands are lost somewhere in the middle of America and have found a way to express themselves better than anyone ever imagined. Something IS happening in Albuquerque, NM. Look at the Ouch!-Welcome to Albuquerque disc as you would look at baby photos... these kids know what they're doing.

Ouch has to be one of the best, if not the best, compilation discs i've stumbled across. 2-discs loaded with great diddys by artists from the dusty southwest. there's something for everyone - pop, punk, hardcore, metal . . . you name it.