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    HM Magazine #81/The Lifesavors
    The Lifesavors — Us Kids cover

    The Lifesavors

    Us Kids

    (1981)

    Reviewed by David M. Pogge

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    Label Swing RecordsHM Magazine #81January/February 2000
    pop punkpunk

    Longtime Christian music fans will be excited to learn that Millennium 8 has reissued Us Kids by the legendary Lifesavers on CD for a limited time. All 14 original tracks are here, plus nine bonus cuts. Go ahead and do the math; that's 23 tracks of non-stop Lifesaver-style fun. While most people would associate anything by the Lifesavers with Mike Knott's signature vocal style, original vocalist Mark Krischak handles vocal responsibilities on this one. Although I prefer Mike's emotive style to Mark's happy punk style, this CD is still loads of fun and a must-have for any fan or collector of Lifesavers / L.S.U. / Mike Knott releases. Fans of early punk acts like the Ramones may enjoy this one too.

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