The trouble - Live at The Rat 7'' (2005)

Tracklist:
01. Shadows on the streets
02. Saturdays kids
03. This one's for you
04. We are the blood

Released by Bridge 9 in 2005.

Thanks to Shane for the rip.

Classic band at a classic venue amd as little as i like live albums i love this little EP. Their choice of songs speak to me and their delivery on stage displays the raw and pissed youthmovement that punk is (or atleast used to be). Shadow on the streets (being ignored but rising up through unity), This one's for you (a misfit leadsong) and my personal favourite We are the blood (leaders of tomorrow-ish anthem). Going to a show that has a tracklist like that jumping on policecars afterwards is nothing more than showing good manors.
8/10

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Livefootage of The Trouble

Sadly enough i have had no time to update either of my site and wont have any time in the comming week probably. I am currently running around like a madman interviewing people in charge of the local public sector and simply cant spare the time.
Next week i will do the Brassknuckle Boys and also upload a rare EP of a liveshow made by The trouble..... untill then......

Liveshow recorded at The Rats in 1996.

The trouble - Nothing left to say 7'' (2010)

Tracklist:
01. Panic fit
02. Self destruct
03. Short song
04. Brighton roof

Released by Painkiller Records in 2010.

Another old band that gets their lost songs released in 2010.

The a-side consists of rare compilation tracks and the b-side consists of previously unreleased songs that where recorded in the late 90's before the group split up.

The band is one of my favourite US acts and their Nobody laughs anymore is one of the best soft-oi! releases in the 90's. This is why i was a bit dissapointed when i heard this release. Sure it's nice to get anything new from this longgone group but it just doesnt keep up with the bands old standard.

Brighton roof is a killer track and stands tall with their old songs but other than that i could have lived without this EP.
7/10

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The record was limited to 360 copies and has as far as i know been sold out from all the distros.

The trouble - Nobody laughs anymore (1998)

Tracklist:
01. We re the blood
02. Shadows on the streets
03. Burned up, washed out
04. This one's for you
05. You make me sick
06. Teenage terror
07. Come to grips
08. Grasping at straws
09. No regrets
10. Dead and gone
11. End of my rope
12. Saturday's kids
13. Reckless
14. Youth is wasted by the young
15. Insight

Released by GMM records in 1998.

The first and only full-length by the band containing their older songs and some new one's. The band had developed a bit and have now become a bit to "screamy" for my taste (Teenage terror for example) but some of the new songs are really good like the song Grasping at straws that really stands out among the rest.
Bottom line is that its a good record leaning more to the punkrock sound then your typical US Oi! sound. Most new songs are either to fastpaced or to punkrock and i would probably have liked the album a bit more if they could have landed somewhere inbetween. Anyway a good punk record standing way above most other.
4/5

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The trouble & 30 seconds over Tokyo - A day in the suburbs 7'' (1997)

Tracklist:
01. The trouble - We are the blood
02. The trouble - False front
03. 30 seconds over Tokyo - Do i have the right?
04. 30 seconds over Tokyo - Next generation

Released by Flat records in 1997.

(Updated 27 May: Uploaded the album again but for some reason i had deleted the 30 seconds over Tokyo tracks. The new link ONLY contains the songs by The trouble)

This album is a good showcase of good punk and bad punk. On one side whe have The trouble with 2 great tracks (False front being my alltime favourite track by the band) and on the other side we have 30 seconds over Tokyo ruining the whole experience. This album is missing a 30 seconds over Tokyo track but i dont think anyone into the same music as me will care.
False front is an exclusive track and can only be found on this release.
4/5

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The trouble - Crime and Punishment 7'' (1997)

Tracklist:

01. Shadows on the streets

02. This one's for you

03. No regrets

04. Saturday's kids

Released by GMM in 1997.

Great but not so longlived punkband from Boston that used to be called Saturday's kids but changed their name in 1996. The band consisted of Gibby Miller on vocals, Warren on bass, Sam Cave on guitar and Mike Hendrick on drums. They released a demo that lead to this first release on GMM. They released another 7'' together with 30 seconds over Tokyo and a fulllenght but finally in 1999 they did a last show in Boston and said goodbye for good. This band was doomed from the beginning because of lack of commitment like missing ooked gigs or showing up drunk without equipment (hey your only young once so what the hell). All members of the band continued to play in other bands after the breakup. Gibby formed the hardcore band Panic in 2001 but today he focuses on producing electro (WTF!?). Sam played in hardcorebands like The tonsils and The explosion before moving to Canada.

All the tracks on this EP was later released on their full-length but these are a bit different in lenght and quality so what the hell i will upload this one as well for you discography nerds out there. Its a bit harder than most other tracks on the full-lenght and two of the best tracks from that album are here namely Shadows on the streets and No regret. Great EP and as far as i know its sold out so you'll just have to stick with my upload.

(Update 7 December 2011: Updated the information. Check the comment section for more details.)

4/5

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