If you're like me and you're not familiar with the Seattle music scene, then you may want to give PUNKS AND PINTS a listen or two. This comp contains 22 tracks of the best Seattle has to offer. While it's safe to say I didn't like every band on this comp, I did like most of them. Listening to this made me aware of some new bands that I want to look into now. That list includes Fifty Fifty, No Means Yes, Instant Winner, Truce, Sledgeback, and Gutbomb.
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22 bands I never heard of, but some are good unpolished gems. Fifty Fifty have a slight early Queers thing going and the Spit-Licks sound Clash-ish on "Strummin' Joe," which of course makes sense. There's also a surprising number of sleazy punk n' roll and punk-metal bands, though maybe not surprising considering the grunge influence. Sound quality fluctuates, but overall, it's a decent local comp that showcases a lot of local talent. My only disappointment it that with the title being "Punks & Pints," I was hoping for more street punk.
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Based off of the "Trailer Trash" Tuesday night punk rock performances at Seattle's Central comes the Punks & Pints comp. 22 tracks from various Seattle area punk rockers in all of their cheap beer laden glory. This CD has tracks from the likes of Potty Mouth Society, Firecrotch, Subjekt 2 Change and Jaded52. I don't personally know any of these bands, but I am led to believe that, yes, all of the good names have already been taken. Band names regardless the CD still contains some good old fashioned punk rock. Although Seattle is more known for grunge Jimmy Hendrix and Heart than punk rock. I would have to say that they are the punk rock capitol of the Pacific Northwest. Personal favorites on this CD include the tracks by Fifty/Fifty, Sledgeback (who have vocals kinda like the Bosstones or maybe Leatherface), Gutbomb and a powerful track from Last 1 Out. Overall the CD cover a wide variety of punk rock styles and I recommend it for any of you Washingtonians out there that want to support your local punk rock bands.
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‘Punks and Pints,’ a 22 song compilation from some of Seattle’s best punk bands, or at least the best of Trailer Trash Tuesdays at the Central?  Since I live in Alaska I’m guessing the Central is a venue in Seattle. And after a little research I can confirm it. The Central is a club that features 2 dollar PBR’s and the best in Seattle’s local Punk, Hardcore, Psychobilly, Thrash and Ska bands. With a city that size I’m sure there are a lot of bands to pick from and on this comp you have 22 chances to find a band from Seattle you’ll like. Most of the bands on this comp sound a bit similar, like they may have all shared the same guitar or recorded at the same studio. With 22 bands to totally pick apart you’re sure to find something you can appreciate. For me I found bands like GutBomb, Last1Out, InstantWinner and The BlackTop Demons really separated themselves from the rest of the pack of bombastic simpletons. Still at least, all the bands on this comp are serious about their music and have high quality recordings and fully loaded websites. I know this Punks and Pints is just a portion of what the pacific North West has to offer.
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