Pipes and Pints - "Found & Lost" People Like You Records 0PLY00543
Release date: November 5, 2012
Runnin time: 34:13, 11 tracks
At last! This album was at the top of my wish list and finally it has been released. I have been following Pipes and Pipes before starting this e-zine. Besides, their first recordings were the second free downloads at Celtic Folk Punk and More and their debut album was the first CD to be reviewed here. Therefore, I was eager to hear “Found & Lost”.
Their tour schedule has been as busy as The Real McKenzies' and fans all over Europe have enjoyed their incendiary shows. Everybody was waiting for their sophomore album in 2012, but it has been released now, at the end of 2012. That is, three years later than “Until We Die”. Was it worth the wait? Yes, of course.
Pipes and Pints have evolved in the right direction. They were aware that they have to go forward and then they hired producer Darian Rundall (Pennywise, US Bombs) to help them. As a result, “Found & Lost” is a strong release with a superb sound. The vocals are more powerful, the bass lines are clearer in the right moments and the background vocals are more important (Hey Ho on “One Connection”, NaNaNaNa on “Run Away”, Uoooooh on “Her Life”, “Blackhearted Doubts” and “Warpath 82” …). Perhaps the pipes should be a little bit louder on some tracks, but, as a whole, the sound is awesome.
But there are other kick-ass things on “Lost & Found”, like those R’n’R from the 50’s parts on tracks like “Never Let You Down” and “Right or Wrong”. The band has been labeled as the European/Czech Dropkick Murphys. So if you look for Dropkick Murphys influences or similarities, stop wasting your time. Maybe the disc opener is a little bit DKM, but if you listen carefully to all the tracks on “Found & Lost” you will find a great deal of Clash and Rancid influences.
My faves: “Never Let you Down” (I guess that the guys were listening to The Clash rendition of “I Fought the Law” when they wrote this number), the disc opener “She’s the One" (No, it’s not a Ramones cover, but the most Celtic number on the album), “Run Away” (the catchiest song), “Found & Lost” (this time they were listening to The Clash “Garageland”) and “Her Life”.
Release date: November 5, 2012
Runnin time: 34:13, 11 tracks
At last! This album was at the top of my wish list and finally it has been released. I have been following Pipes and Pipes before starting this e-zine. Besides, their first recordings were the second free downloads at Celtic Folk Punk and More and their debut album was the first CD to be reviewed here. Therefore, I was eager to hear “Found & Lost”.
Their tour schedule has been as busy as The Real McKenzies' and fans all over Europe have enjoyed their incendiary shows. Everybody was waiting for their sophomore album in 2012, but it has been released now, at the end of 2012. That is, three years later than “Until We Die”. Was it worth the wait? Yes, of course.
Pipes and Pints have evolved in the right direction. They were aware that they have to go forward and then they hired producer Darian Rundall (Pennywise, US Bombs) to help them. As a result, “Found & Lost” is a strong release with a superb sound. The vocals are more powerful, the bass lines are clearer in the right moments and the background vocals are more important (Hey Ho on “One Connection”, NaNaNaNa on “Run Away”, Uoooooh on “Her Life”, “Blackhearted Doubts” and “Warpath 82” …). Perhaps the pipes should be a little bit louder on some tracks, but, as a whole, the sound is awesome.
But there are other kick-ass things on “Lost & Found”, like those R’n’R from the 50’s parts on tracks like “Never Let You Down” and “Right or Wrong”. The band has been labeled as the European/Czech Dropkick Murphys. So if you look for Dropkick Murphys influences or similarities, stop wasting your time. Maybe the disc opener is a little bit DKM, but if you listen carefully to all the tracks on “Found & Lost” you will find a great deal of Clash and Rancid influences.
My faves: “Never Let you Down” (I guess that the guys were listening to The Clash rendition of “I Fought the Law” when they wrote this number), the disc opener “She’s the One" (No, it’s not a Ramones cover, but the most Celtic number on the album), “Run Away” (the catchiest song), “Found & Lost” (this time they were listening to The Clash “Garageland”) and “Her Life”.
Pipes and Pints have been usually compared to Dropkick Murphys. Moreover, there is a sticker on the album saying “for fans of The Real McKenzies, Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly” . These comparisons are useful for marketing purposes, but they are not really true. Pipes and Pints are closer to Real McKenzies than to Dropkick Murphys both in attitude and sound. In fact both of them are more “Californian” than DKM, but they are following separate musical ways. Pipes and Pints Californian music is different from that of The Real McKenzies and Pipes and Pints are not so Scottish, even if Vojta plays the Highland pipes.Pipes and Pints don’t need comparisons. They have their own identity and they are an essential band on the Celtic/Bagpipes punk scene. They are loved by fans, critics and their colleagues from other bands. Just have a look to the pictures at the bottom, David from Bastards on Parade wearing a Pipes and Pints T-shirt and Aaron from Drink Hunters wearing a Pipes and Pints T-shirt.
Tracklist:
01 - She's The One 3:19
02 - Calling Me 3:10
03 - Never Let You Down 2:45
04 - One Connection 2:21
05 - Right Or Wrong 2:47
06 - Found & Lost 2:58
07 - Her Life And Thoughts 2:51
08 - Blackhearted Doubts 3:11
09 - Fear Is Just A Feeling 2:45
10 - Runaway 3:39
11 - Warpath 82 4:01
01 - She's The One 3:19
02 - Calling Me 3:10
03 - Never Let You Down 2:45
04 - One Connection 2:21
05 - Right Or Wrong 2:47
06 - Found & Lost 2:58
07 - Her Life And Thoughts 2:51
08 - Blackhearted Doubts 3:11
09 - Fear Is Just A Feeling 2:45
10 - Runaway 3:39
11 - Warpath 82 4:01
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Review by Kinksmarkham
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