Inquisition
June 08, music reviews August 4th, 2008
By Jake Crown, June 2008
Uproar-Live and Loud!, No Idea Records
Some bands come and go. Others inspire. In the early 1990s, Inquisition inspired a new generation of punk rockers. Uproar-Live and Loud! is a CD/ DVD collection of two reunion shows the band played May 18 and 19, 2007.
Those shows were the first since 1996, but within 10 seconds of “Pulse,” all thoughts of a typical bad reunion show went out the door. I felt like I was 12 years old watching Inquisition with Avail at the Kings Head Inn going crazy and singing along to their blend of aggressive punk rock. The sound quality is just how it should be: loud, off at times and not false or polished (see Kiss: Alive). Stand out songs like “Day by Day,” “Uproar” and “Hotel X” are still important to punk rock.
The members of Inquisition have all gone onto more “successful” bands since Inquisition’s demise, but I won’t even mention them. That’s not the point. Inquisition was an amazing band. They challenged the norm, and made a huge impact without the use of MySpace, booking agents or financial backing from a record label.
The CD also comes with a DVD, which includes both of the live shows, and a documentary called Open Letter: A Revolution in the Making. The live shows are amazing and really demonstrate the feeling of an old-school Inquisition show. The crowd doesn’t stop from start to finish, as if the band were playing on a swaying ship. The documentary is full of interviews with the band a few days prior to the reunion shows and gives a brief history of the band.
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Inquisition
June 08, music reviews August 4th, 2008By Jake Crown, June 2008
Uproar-Live and Loud!, No Idea Records
Some bands come and go. Others inspire. In the early 1990s, Inquisition inspired a new generation of punk rockers. Uproar-Live and Loud! is a CD/ DVD collection of two reunion shows the band played May 18 and 19, 2007.
Those shows were the first since 1996, but within 10 seconds of “Pulse,” all thoughts of a typical bad reunion show went out the door. I felt like I was 12 years old watching Inquisition with Avail at the Kings Head Inn going crazy and singing along to their blend of aggressive punk rock. The sound quality is just how it should be: loud, off at times and not false or polished (see Kiss: Alive). Stand out songs like “Day by Day,” “Uproar” and “Hotel X” are still important to punk rock.
The members of Inquisition have all gone onto more “successful” bands since Inquisition’s demise, but I won’t even mention them. That’s not the point. Inquisition was an amazing band. They challenged the norm, and made a huge impact without the use of MySpace, booking agents or financial backing from a record label.
The CD also comes with a DVD, which includes both of the live shows, and a documentary called Open Letter: A Revolution in the Making. The live shows are amazing and really demonstrate the feeling of an old-school Inquisition show. The crowd doesn’t stop from start to finish, as if the band were playing on a swaying ship. The documentary is full of interviews with the band a few days prior to the reunion shows and gives a brief history of the band.
