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 D.O.A.Live Free or Die Release Date 2004 09 07 Label Sudden Death Rating:  Leave it to a Canadian to spell out something a fair amount of early 21st century Americans seem to have forgotten -- then again, Joey Keithley, under the Joey Shithead guise or not, has inadvertently made a career out of just that. If Live Free or Die isn't any reinvention of the wheel, on the heels of Keithley's brilliant autobiography -I, Shithead, it's a potent reminder of what energy and demons make him do what he does in the first place -- rock loudly and politically, no holds barred. That said, those who haven't tuned into D.O.A. for a bit might be pleasantly surprised by some of the twists and turns on this one -- for a start, a number of songs are the trio's own way around ska, backed up with some guest performers on horns. The results are the merrily-bouncing if lyrically sharp &"Earache," &"Drive My Car" (no, not that one) and &"You Won't Stand Alone (ska-sized)," with a subtitle that gives it away. Covers play a strong role throughout, with such familiar landmarks of an earlier protest generation -- &"Masters of War" by Dylan (with Keithley doing a mean-as-hell version of the guitar melody), Barry McGuire's &"Eve of Destruction" and &"Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival -- getting a brisk high-speed workover. Keithley himself sounds a bit in high and strangled voice throughout -- perhaps not so oddly enough it calls to mind his friend and past collaborator Jello Biafra more than anyone else -- while the performances are generally fine without being remarkable. But it's hard to fault a band that aims at a particular goal while still showing the strength of what Keithley brought to bear back in the late '70s -- perhaps the more things change, the more things do stay the same after all. Ned Raggett, Rovi |
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Agony and the Ecstasy | Keithley | 2:58 |
| 2 | Earache | Keithley | 2:49 |
| 3 | Brigands and Pirates | Keithley | 3:30 |
| 4 | Masters of War | Dylan | 4:30 |
| 5 | Fat Cat | Keithley | 2:21 |
| 6 | Stand Up Now | Keithley | 2:05 |
| 7 | Fuck Up Bush | Keithley | 2:04 |
| 8 | Drive My Car | Keithley | 3:20 |
| 9 | Robin Hood | Keithley | 3:27 |
| 10 | Can't Push Me Around | Keithley | 2:50 |
| 11 | You Won't Stand Alone (Ska-Sized) | Keithley | 2:05 |
| 12 | Mountains Eventually Fall | Keithley | 3:32 |
| 13 | Eve of Destruction | McGuire | 2:51 |
| 14 | We Don't Need No God Damn War | Keithley | 2:37 |
| 15 | Road Kill | Keithley | 2:44 |
| 16 | Kill Ya Later | Keithley | 2:27 |
| 17 | Marijuana Motherfucker | Peel, Keithley | 1:35 |
| 18 | I Make This World | Keithley | 3:12 |
| 19 | Concrete Beach | Keithley | 2:37 |
| 20 | Bad Moon Risin' | Fogarty | 1:40 |
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