Album Notes

Review in Maximum RocknRoll #317 Oct.09
by Bruce Roehrs

Fucking A! New York hardcore veterans FED UP have a blistering new CD out on UNITED RIOT RECORDS! The Live FED UP material on this new release was recorded on November 30th, 2003 at the legendary CBGB's in New York City. The line-up for FED UP, includes DENNIS F.U. on vocals, Efren on drums, Dave M. on guitar and Dave "Skin" G. on Bass. The original bass player is Luis M.I.A. and Jesse Gasface sang guest vocals on "Bacardi & Blunts." On the "Live at CBGB" CD Dennis and FED UP rip through "Sick Fucks," "Bitch Slap," "Rebels," "Elimination," "Lashing Out," "Snitch Bitch," "Stand Proud," "Hamburger Deluxe," "Drunken Violence," "Chupa Chocha," and "All I Ask" (originally performed by BREAKDOWN). The CD continues with "Last Straw," "Bacardi & Blunts," "Bodacious Ta-Tas," a 4-SKINS cover "Wonderful World" and finally "Fed Up," their self-titled anthem to finish off a great live show!
For your copy of this CD, contact United Riot Records WWW.UNITEDRIOTRECORDS.COM


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FED UP! – ‘LIVE AT CGBG’ CD
This was recorded at CBGB in 2003 on the same day they christened Joey Ramone Way and is the band’s reminder of the good times they had in the now, very sadly, defunct CBGB. FED UP! Are pure NYHC – tons of attitude and aggression and a heavy, powerhouse hardcore sound and this all comes through in the live recording which is great because live stuff can go either way and sometimes you end up getting a flat and thin, pale version of the actual even and with a hardcore band, that’s gonna destroy it completely so it’s good to hear that this is a powerful and faithful recording. Of course you can only get so close with a live recording and it’s never going to be like actually being there but this is a first-class depiction of FED UP! live. It’s fast and frantic with hostility oozing out of the speakers and it’s a great mix too, everything is totally audible and sounds great. I know a lot of people are on the fence when it comes to live records and they are usually something reserved for real fans but I would put this right up there with FED UP!’s studio recordings, there’s a lot of energy here and the fact that the recording / mixing is so good makes it a really good release.
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Punk Globe Zine "Ginger Coyote

A live recording from the now legendary CBGB'S (R.I.P. Hilly and CBGB'S)
and I am amazed at how well it sounds.. The recording quality really
fucking rawks... 100% Oi /Hardcore! If you like The 4 Skins, Murphy's Law, Breakdown, or Agnostic Front you will like this CD. I wonder if it was recorded at a Saturday Afternoon Hardcore show? I really enjoyed "Sick Fucks" and "Bacardi and Blunts" ... Hardcore lovers order this record now.

FED UP!- LIVE AT CBGB CD Review in Quality of My Life Zine #46

Apparently this was recorded the same day they named the street next to CB's "Joey Ramone Way", Pretty historic. Like how the CD's Liner notes said "people came into the club to envy(?) our culture or be offended by us", I believe the latter. FED UP were cool b/c they didn't try to blow the ladder while alienating their friends and fans to try to make it big AND fail miserably like every other band did in NYC. It's lame how kids would rather call a 3rd rate MADBALL or HATEBREED a HC band, or even worse a band that calls themselves a HC band and covers SEPULTURA, yet snubs this. They are one of the select few NYHC bands that play NYHC, true dat. If you like old-school NYHC with offensive lyrics, you're in luck. This show was fun, I almost didn't get in and I sang one tune with the band. Show was a blast I miss CBGB'S.