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    Released by: MVD
    Released on: 4/22/2003
    Director: Various
    Cast: Various
    Year: Various
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    The bar that practically birthed the punk movement of the 70s when the Ramones started playing is plays host to a slew of performances from some of the bands still making the rounds on the punk and hardcore circuit today.

    Fifteen bands play a total of twenty-eight songs on this release that runs almost sixty-seven minutes in length. More established acts such as Agnostic Front and The U.K. Subs share the tiny stage with newer acts like H20. Here's what you'll find:

    Agnostic Front: Something's Gotta Give / Believe
    Cro-Mags: Malfunction / Hard Times
    Madball: Lockdown / True To The Game
    H2O: Faster Than The World / Guilty By Association
    Poison Idea: Lifestyles / Just Get Away
    Harley's War: Malfunction / The Regulator
    UK Subs: I Live In A Car / Emotional Blackmail
    The Varukers: Murder / Don't Want To Be A Victim
    Chaos UK: Selfish Few / King 4 A Day
    The Vibrators: Pure Mania / Baby Baby Baby
    Molotov Cocktail: Kop Party / Alcohol
    Kraut: Unemployed / Kill For Cash
    Adrenaline OD: Suburbia / Old People Talk Loud
    Even Worse: Major Headache
    Furious George: Redrum

    While very little of this footage is fancy, it gets the job done and gives you a good idea of how small this world famous bar really is. Audiences are crammed in and the band members don't really have tons of space on stage to do their stuff, but it's all good and there are some solid performances on this compilation.

    Video quality is pretty solid considering that it's shot on video from the back of the bar. Yes there is some grain and due to the stage lights a lot of the colors blend together but it's nothing near as bad as a lot of bootleg videos going around featuring the bands on this release. The Dolby Digital 5.1 audio is solid and makes nice use of the front channels more so than the subwoofer or rear surrounds, but it does fill the room up quite nicely when you listen to it.
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