Various Artists
Youth for Christ Benefit CD
Reviewed by Brian Vincent McGovern
Here are some cool bands from Palm Beach County, Florida, playing to support a worthy cause. Vinyl is first up, playing their two songs of groovy, emotive rock & roll, and then, Screwtape, with a cool name and three tracks of ultra-funky punk rock. An even cooler name would be tagged onto the mellow and uncluttered distortion of Double Stack Scooby, with their songs "Recent Recluse" and "Clean." Messy production pervades all three songs by 24 Elders, but this dirty punk rock is decent, making me think they could do well with some thoughtful planning in the studio. Then there are the sometimes Poor Old Lu-like, sometimes classic rock, sounds of Blue Sky Saturday and Freeway 7's interesting, emotive pieces. Pretty cool indie comp. To order, send $10 to: Youth for Christ, PO Box 2863, West Palm Beach FL 33402