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| War Birth | ||||
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| Released | September 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 40:11 | |||
| Label | Hellcat/Epitaph [1] | |||
| U.S. Bombs chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Orange County Register | [3] |
War Birth is an album by the punk rock band U.S. Bombs, released in 1997. [4] [5]
The Los Angeles Times wrote that "the problem with War Birth isn't the materiel—vintage punk's sonic arsenal remains potent—but the material, which numbingly recycles petrified punk rock slogans and attitudes." [6] The Orange County Register thought that "the riffs are chunky and plentiful, the lyrics plainspoken and fiery and the mission amiable, if of a piece ... U.S. Bombs' sound wears thin in spots, but you've got to admire a guy who opens his album by declaring 'if there's nothing shakin' by this July, I'm gonna shoot myself up with a speed ball and die.'" [3]
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