FBS - Live grenade 7'' (2009)

Tracklist:
01. Live grenade
02. In your blood
03. Standoff

Released by Yumi Records in 2009.

Going from ok Rancidpunk to Oi! inspired streetpunk to halfassed streetpunk to Motorhead inspired HC-Punk. Seems the only thing remaining through the years are the annoying christian messages poisoning up the wax. The first song is alright and sounds like the better songs on their 2007 CD but the rest are crappy to say the least (including the biblical poetry-reading in the last song). The 7'' also included a "hidden" Ace of spades cover but i simply cant muster the strength to search for it and to be honest i don't think anyone will miss it.
I am finally done with this band moving on to bigger and better things
4/10

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FBS - Fight before surrender CD (2007)

Tracklist:
01. Fight before surrender
02. You can't hide
03. Faster than before
04. Out of control
05. Last man standing
06. Brainwashed
07. Nothing's changed
08. Never saw it comming
09. Broken dreams, broken bones
10. Guilty as charged
11. Hope for the rejected

Released by Wounded Records in 2007.

So to pick up where i ended in December the rest of the FBS discography will unfold. Not something i am that psyched about since it all went downhill after their 2005 CD. A band that i had many issues with but that still charmed me with musical qualities are not that intresting when their musical qualities go away. Sure they can still throw in some awesome bassplay on songs like Last man standing but the overall result is just generic streetpunk with little to offer an Oi!head like me. If your doing the dishes this might be ok background music but when there are bands like Templars, Arresting officers and Almighty Lumberjacks Of Death out there i cant see no reason for me ever going back to visit this record ever again.
5/10

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FBS - They hate you CD (2005)

Tracklist:
01. All i wanna do (Is rock & roll)
02. Stand and be counted
03. United we stand
04. Friends so true
05. Trench warfare
06. They hate you
07. Price you pay
08. Something more
09. Another
10. Choice
11. Head held high
12. Battle hymn of the republic

Released by Wounded Records in 2005.

As far as the music goes there is both good and bad sides of this record. Their skinhead rock'n'roll sound they create on tracks like Stand and be counted is really good and the bands version of Battle hymn of the republic is fucking brilliant. On tracks like Trench warfare they start out good but seem to loose me after half the song when they start sounding to RM & The disasters. Where the band completly looses me is when they incorporate metal into their songs like on Price you pay, sadly enough this is something that we will hear more and more of as we go forth in their discography.

The religious propaganda? Annoying as hell but atleast this band lives what they preach by playing biblecamps and so on. Far from the otherwise loose religious affiliation that other "believing" bands like Dropkick murphy throws around in their lyrics. Even though i dont agree with their beliefs i sort of respect them for that.
7/10

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FBS - No fists brougham 7'' (2004)

Tracklist:
01. Friends so true
02. Something more
03. They hate you
04. Trench warfare

Self-released by the band in 2004.

I have no idea what the album name means but it contains two songs from the split CD and two songs that would later be on their first full-length. Since the rip isnt the best it means it's a quite unintresting release since all songs are of better quality on other releases.
6/10

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FBS & The Revenge - Split CD (2003)

Tracklist:
01. FBS - Stand And Be Counted
02. FBS - Head Held High
03. FBS - Something More
04. FBS - Choice
05. FBS - They Hate You
06. The revenge - Playing With Fire
07. The revenge - Revisited
08. The revenge - Solution
09. The revenge - Means to an end
10. The revenge - Manifest Liberty

Selfreleased by the bands in 2003.

It often dont take more than a couple of mohawks to make me sceptic about a band and top that of with the singer holding a baseball bat and most of the lyrics being about Jesus and other mythical creatures i went into this album with a "these fuckin cunts" attitude. What saved it? A fucking brilliant vocalist, some superb songwriting and the fact that they sound like a hybrid of Belligerent 86 and First Offense. Just like many other bands FBS has shared vocalduties, one punky and one screamy and it works as brilliant as it sounds.

FBS has a lot of preaching going on and to some that might be an issue but for me who has spent most of my life listening to RAC without being into most of it's more extreme politics turning a deaf ear to hidden messages has never been a problem. Their lyrics didnt convert me and if you turn out a Christian after listening to them i am sad to say that you where nothing but a weak human being to start with. Most of their lyrics can be enjoyed by anyone and a good example of that is their song They hate you which was created as a message to Christian kids that get bullied for their beliefs (didnt know that was an issue in a nation where 77% of the population has a higher belief). This song can be enjoyed by anyone who atleast once in their life has taken the uniform of a misfit or outsider, be it skinhead, punk or whatever.

Stay clear of the second band that i wont even mention and give FBS a chance, you just might like them.
7/10

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FBS (Fight Before Surrender)/Why?

Since day one this site has tried to stear clear from promoting political or religious agendas and i have made it clear that posting a band who promotes a certain view does not in any way mean that the poster believs that same thing or that he wants you to believe it. As grown fucking men we can all sort out facts inside our skulls and weed out the things we dont like but at the same time enjoy the music. With this said......

For me a person who hates three things above all (1) people who pose with weapons on bandphotos, (2) Rancid bands and the ugly smiling kids that listen to them, (3) religion it might seem wierd that i somehow got into a Christian band who pose with baseball bats and claim Rancid is one of their inspirations. But i did and as i used my heathen viking ears to fend of most of the preachy parts i was able to take in not only a whole bunch of seriously good (and hard) songs but also some quite heavy Oi!-tunes on the way. The band might not really have a place on a site dedicated to Oi! but since this isnt a democracy i can simply tell you all to deal with it and enjoy my comming uploads.