Just as DIY compilation cassettes were prevalent in the 1980s, that same blueprint translated to compact disks a decade later, particularly reverberating through the indie/punk circuit, thanks in part to increasingly cheap production costs. So inexpensive in fact, some homegrown labels (like this one) sold their comp CDs via mailorder from $5 to $10, often including postage. While
So Punk... isn't particularly seminal (and btw, I strongly challenge the punk credibility of more than a few of it's participants), it's representative of the hundreds of various-artists disks minted on bedroom labels that flooded ad space in zines likes MRR and Flipside throughout the Clinton era. For a lot of folks
So Punk... probably began and ended with
Less Than Jake whose "ROBO" may have been exclusive to this CD at the time. As for someone like myself who gravitates to the pop side of the punk bullpen, I found saving graces with selections by
Boxcar,
The Resurgents,
Dutchland Diesel and
The Camp-fire Girls. Those craving a little more roughage will be served well by
The Halflings, and
Violent Society, while hardcore purists can find their fix via
The Alliance and
The Tuners. If the sentiments expressed on a good swath of these tracks strike you as a bit sophomoric, we can rest assured that many of these whippersnappers have gone on to bigger and better things, and are now likely practicing law and medicine.
I'd also like to mention that my buddy who fronts
Shower With Goats started a little blog of his own a few years back,
Punk Archives.
01.
Violent Society -
In a Hurry To Die02.
Slacker -
Revolution03.
The Camp-fire Girls -
Kids Inc. (theme)
04.
Shower With Goats -
Suicide05.
The Resurgents -
Cate is Great06.
Less Than Jake -
ROBO07.
Dutchland Diesel -
Motto 2108.
Carmel Sun -
I Thouroughly Hate You09.
The Tuners -
She's an Alcoholic w/ Down on the Floor10.
Knuckleheads -
It's Just a Punk Thing11.
The Halflings -
Motherfucker12.
Boxcar -
What's Eating Bullwinkle?13.
Thistlepink -
Dega 14.
Novelty -
Wither15.
Hip O'Potamus -
Dismissle 316.
The Wastrels -
On the Corner17.
Planet Labia -
Goonies18.
The Alliance -
New Day19.
Hubrubber -
Slow Burn 20.
Lost Cause -
Something to Hide In21.
Eventide -
Equal to Me https://rapidshare.com/files/2683278187/va_sopunk.rar
