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 Review by: FunkPuck See others by this writer Capdown Site (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on August 5th 2001
Seeing as there was no review here I thought I better review what is one of the best cds to come out of the British Scene in the last few years. Seeing as many yanks will have never have even heard of this band I'll give you a quick briefing. They're a British Punk band that mix Ska with Hardcore and are very very good at it! I'd say they're a kind of mix between link80 and Op Ivy but with a faster beat and the drums higher in the mix. Songs like SkaWars mix laid back sax and more upbeat vocals while other songs preview Dub, Drum and Base and even a little bit of Hip Hop on Bitches and Nike Shoes (tongue in cheek of course) This album is almost perfect from start to finish the raw recording really helps to get accross the energy used in their performances. This won't be the last you hear of this band. They're already one of the fastest rising bands in the UK. Where Capdown really excel is when performing live. Hopefully they'll hit the states later this year so you can see what your missing. (if you can't track down the album you can get a taster off MP3.com. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
I know its a bit late to comment on this one, but Capdown were probably one of the most important punk bands to come out of England, period. I really don't feel that the 'ska punk' tag does them justice, the music much more interesting than that (not that there's anything wrong with ska-punk). Much more like Bad Brains in the seamless mix of punk/hardcore/funk/reggae. Also, they put London's own Household Name records on the map, reignited a scene that was flagging a little bit under the weight of American pop-punk and paved the way for current UK acts like The King Blues (who supported them on their recent farewell tour). Great, great stuff. Really sad that they broke up recently. This album is probably one ska-punk's best examples. "funny how brits always think their shit is the shit." funny how brits always think their shit is the shit. this album is brilliant, whoever fucking reviewed is has done it no justice, and why the fuck has no-one said anything about cousin cletious! the song is amazing, pure genius! And the reason it's got so many hits is because it's so fucking good, and the reviewer is so fucking shite! there is no opp-ivy feel, an if there was, u'd have to cross them with the filaments(also, fucking rule). longstory short, Capdown=good Dear Scott Heisel, shitty review. I have this album, and I don't listen to it enough. These guys are Fantastic. And they are most certainly a Live Band. capdown were great when they played at the junctin in cambriudge, Good charlotte Fucking suck This shit sucks GOOD CHARLOTTE RULES! i love ska wars. especially when skoda taught skuke how to use the skightsaber. wow... and with skarth vader fought skuke and said "Skuke i am you Skather." skorge lucSKAs is a poopoo head for writing bad movies. POOR LIVE!!!! What do you define as good then? Everytime I've seen this band (only 3 times) they have ruled and had so much energy and considering they tour like bastards that's saying something. i had a friend that moved here from england for a couple years and she exposed me to this band. i liked the music for the most part, but i just found the guys voice to be a little grating. what're some good ftp sites to get full cds from? Bitches and Nike Shoes=awesome How hard would it be to make the hit counter only register a hit from an IP address once, otherwise this is just stupid. good album, they seem to be touring the UK constantly - fucking excellent live. Scored this album off a certain well known ftp site as I could not find it anywhere! I gotta say its great. Bitches and Nike Shoes has such a great hook. I just about to ask that, as well... .......how did this get so many hits.... shitty, shit, shit, mcshit. theres what... 4 administrators on this site?? attn: TAKE THE FUCKING HITS OFF THIS AND ALL THE OTHER REVIEWS. that is all. it was cool to do it for refused and op ivy. but now its just unnecessary. please stop. do people have nothing better to do with their lives than put 30,000 hits on a review? Refused should be #1 Ok.... this is just getting silly now. Yeah, this is really the most popular review. Idiots. I saw them in Edinburgh a couple of years ago with Goober Patrol. They completely killed. I wasn't a fan of this album, but I'd definitely pay to see them again. This album is cool if you can pick it up cheap say at a gig but its all a bit identical except with the anthem ska wars which is a great british punk song. Capdown really bust ass live though. fucking quality album. great to see a british band doing something other than playing the local scene 10 times a month! cant wait for the new lightyear album. oh by the way, my freind patrick is ignoring his girlfreinds calls. who else thinks he's being a dick? They are fucking incredible live, but this album is really patchy. Positivity and Ska Wars are the best songs, but songs like Kained But Able just plain suck |
