{"id":450,"date":"2004-10-14T01:52:36","date_gmt":"2004-10-14T06:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/?p=450"},"modified":"2013-12-23T19:42:08","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T19:42:08","slug":"frontside-five-no-pegs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/music\/2004\/10\/frontside-five-no-pegs\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontside Five : No Pegs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Frontside Five: No Pegs
\nLabel: (self released)
\nRelease Date: 2004
\nReview Date: 10\/14\/04<\/p>\n

I have to tell you that I was skeptical of this release before I even got a chance to listen to it. The first thing I thought of was that it was no longer 1984, so the idea of skate rock seemed a little silly in these days of diluted skate culture for the masses. Choosing the Vision Street Wear logo as their sigil certainly didn\u2019t help. It could also be considered an ill omen for a band to have “Denver Sk8 Punk” religiously attached to their name when the liner notes don\u2019t actually include any pictures of the band skating. So, I was greatly surprised that No Pegs didn\u2019t completely suck when I popped it in. “Curb Check Part I” immediately made me think of the Faction before I even realized that No Pegs contains a cover of Skate and Destroy. No Pegs is s mixed bag. At best it emulates the Faction not only in musical style but in vocals as well. At it\u2019s worst, it\u2019s kind of generic skate punk that doesn\u2019t really stick with you. There\u2019s a lot of irony in the fact that they write a song condemning Gator while proudly waving the logo that is associated with the beginning of his downfall and a lot of the bad perceptions of the industry in the 80\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the Gator song, I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s possible to have a funny song about a murderer, but Gator has some good lines. “Gator – can\u2019t skate a bowl. Gator – can\u2019t come to our show. You used to do a salad grind. Now it\u2019s toss the salad time. Used to wear knee pads to skate. Now you wear them out on dates.” Predictably, Gator contains audio samples lifted from the movie Stoked. Skip one track to “Surf Song,” a unimaginatively titled but amusing instrumental with a tribute to Fast Times in incidental vocals. It\u2019s quite good and actually fades out too soon. It\u2019s pretty funny, and it seems to be a dig at wannabe emulation of surf culture. Some of the song titles hint at other humorous possibilities such as “Ramp Plans” and “Session Lesson.” Ultimately, Frontside Five choose a mostly serious approach that is a little hard to swallow with a straight face. How mad can you really be at BMX bikes, and if you\u2019re that pissed, shouldn\u2019t it be no BMX, without or without the pegs?<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong. Fronside Five seem to have a strong sense of conviction. There are some good tracks on here. One that really stands out is called “Souls for Sale” and “Ramp Plans” is pretty good too. There\u2019s Surf Song again and Road Rash, which is probably the only time you\u2019ll want to hear the words “masonite burns on my nuts.” Thankfully, “D-Town” isn\u2019t about Dogtown. My guess is that Fronside Five put on a pretty good live show and shouldn\u2019t necessarily be judged by this release, or review for that matter. Guys (and gal) I\u2019ll be sure to let you know if I make to Denver for my beat down. But hey, what\u2019s skate punk without a little bit of antagonism?<\/p>\n

Online Action: frontsidefive.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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