Useless I.D. - The lost broken bones

Rude/Oleh Records . 11/28/2008 . written by Oliver . genre: Skatepunk/ Melody-core . format: CD

Useless ID from Haifa, Israel belongs to the most successful punk Israeli punk bands ever. They started their career when The Ataris lead-singer Kris Roe found out about them in 1999 and decided to release a split-EP with them. 1999's Fatwreck compilation "Short music for short people" also contained a track from Useless ID. Afterwards the band got signed to Kung Fu records. Kris Roe produced their debut album "Bad Story, Happy Ending" in 2001. Over the years the band has recorded another two albums for Kung Fu records. After the massive presence of Myspace and illegal downloads Joe Escalante (owner of Kung Fu records and member in The Vandals) decided to close his label. In 2008 the band returned to the studio and recorded with Bill Stevenson (Rise Against/ All/ Nofx). The recorded got released trough Suburban Home records in the US, Rude Records for Europe and Oleh! Records for Israel. Whenever I listen to Useless ID I feel reminded to No Use For A Name. No joke - lead singer Yotam Ben-Horin's voice shows a lot of parallels to Tony Sly. This fact is getting obvious when you listen to several songs, like "One Way Down" or "Night Stalker". I am a huge fan of No Use For A Name, so it is abvious that I love this band here too. Their newest effort "The lost broken bones" really sounds like a fantastic californian Skatepunk release with amazing refrains and great back-up-vocals and sing-a-longs. Bill Stevenson made this twelve songs sound so well and bright. The very best songs on this record to find are: "Killing A Ghost", which has a fantastic refrain. "Blood Pressure" has also a fantastic refrain that invites the listener to sing-a-long with directly. I like the big basslines on this song. "Shallow End" is the kick-ass song on this record. It starts slow and awaits you only with a guitar. Then the refrain starts! I am totally overwhelmed whenever I listen to the great refrain and the soft back-up vocals. So great, really! "Misconception" sounds as if the band has copied a song from No Use For A Name's "Daily Grind" EP. Wow! "The Lost Broken Bones" is the bands 4th american release. They released two on their own, before they were signed to Kung Fu records in 2000. To me "The Lost Broken Bones" definitely belongs to their very best material. The album awaits you with such great melodies and stunning refrains. Alright, there are not so many fast songs to find like in their early beginnings, but I also love these great mid-tempo songs.

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