tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411257483014758843.post5545760464923649336..comments2023-07-06T21:43:22.651-07:00Comments on Us of oi of Sweden: Harrington saints & Volxsturm - 40 years & still going strong 7'' (2009)Bernandohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16584172624713130656noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411257483014758843.post-33271458864669844722012-08-03T00:11:13.005-07:002012-08-03T00:11:13.005-07:00You really got me there and my doublestandards wil...You really got me there and my doublestandards will sprout out in the following sentences haha. There are a ton of different sounds that i dont really concider Oi! but that i associate with the skinhead (or atleast somewhat gutterfree punkmovement). SD is one of those bands and just like 45 Adapters i think they are more mod-rock than Oi! but i can still enjoy them. Same goes for all the HC bands that claim they play Oi!, i love them but i would never concider them Oi!.<br />Bottom line i am in no position to pass out judgement on what is Oi! and what is not but to me Oi! will always walk hand in hand with aggression and "in your face" attitude. Neither SP or Harrington has it but i enjoy SP for what they are.<br />Never heard about Downtown Struts by the way, need to check them out.Bernandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16584172624713130656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411257483014758843.post-6531931229555835312012-08-02T17:05:09.538-07:002012-08-02T17:05:09.538-07:00Bernando,
I have to confess: I was really more g...Bernando, <br /><br />I have to confess: I was really more growing up on Cock Sparrer than on Combat 84 (I love 'em anyway).<br /><br />I'm understanding your point and you`re being different from the regular Oi! crowd is one of the reasons I'm following your blog. <br /><br />One more thing I'd like to stress: I'm just coming home from a Sydney Ducks/Downtown Struts gig in Berlin. SD are (beside of 45 Adapters) in my opinion the best american Oi! band around at these times. And they are far away from Battle Zone and Combat 84 and much more like Sparrer. What do you think of this kind of Oi!? <br />Real or not real?Dickienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411257483014758843.post-34003000262070198492012-07-25T00:52:07.446-07:002012-07-25T00:52:07.446-07:00Hi Dickie.
Surf around the site and check out the...Hi Dickie.<br /><br />Surf around the site and check out the records that has gotten themselfs a 10/10 rating and you will understand what i views as real oi!<br /><br />What you also need to understand is that this site reflects MY views and nothing more so that people like you dont share my thoughts is obvious. My guess is you grew up on Cock Sparrer and The business while i grew up on Combat 84 and Battle zone. And tyherefor we have different views on what Oi! is. Oi! to me is in your face, aggressive and most of all anti-trend. Something this band lacks, tyherefor weak in my eyes.<br /><br />My rantings on the recordlabels and all is mainly because there are so many hardhitting bands today that all release record after record on a DIY basis (check out On trial) yet these more poporiented bands get to release record after record mainly because they tend to hang out in the right subcultural circles and know the right people.Bernandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16584172624713130656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411257483014758843.post-86394997510159114352012-07-24T13:52:24.883-07:002012-07-24T13:52:24.883-07:00Hi Bernando,
I respect your point of view, but I...Hi Bernando, <br /><br />I respect your point of view, but I cannot really follow it. If Volxsturm and Harrington Saints are not Oi! for you, please tell me: what's Oi! for you anyway?<br /><br />Is it that today's (american) Oi!-Bands are "weak"? What does that mean "weak"? Lyrically, musically? <br /><br />Cheers, DickieDickienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411257483014758843.post-43950742941003254352012-07-23T07:34:21.159-07:002012-07-23T07:34:21.159-07:00Okay so it's just not me. It seems like since ...Okay so it's just not me. It seems like since Longshot Music left Vancouver, they have lost a lot of their Skinhead edge. It seems like most of their releases these days are pretty lightweight Oi! as apposed to when the label first started out.<br /><br />And I have to agree I get tired of the "white guilt" that I hear, what happened to Oi! being about the working class and fighting for something instead of crying about it.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Brian GuyBrian Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972720640011608250noreply@blogger.com