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Tech 9 - Nine Lives

posted by: David on 27 November 2007

I Scream

When a band has been active for over 25 years, you might expect an album that’s written and recorded on autopilot. Well, not with Tech-9! These dudes from Eindhoven show on “Nine Lives” that punk rock is the fountain of eternal youth. It sounds so fresh and energetic you would think that this is their debut album. The title track tells us about the nine lives that Tech-9 has and it seems like they still have a lot of those lives left. Musically and production wise “Nine Lives” especially reminds me of “Last Line Of Defense” from 2000. They added an extra guitarist (Robert) which ensures even more guitar power than before. Don’t think that Tech-9 will start with crazy-ass guitar stunts, because they don’t. Straight forward punk rock has always been their thing and “Nine Lives” shows what Tech-9 is good at. The closing track also shows that the band still has fun and didn’t lose their sense of humour, because “Show Some (Dodge) Balls” is a tribute to the annual dodge ball tournament in Eindhoven’s very own Dynamo. But that doesn’t end “Nine Lives” just yet. Tech-9 added seven(!) bonus tracks to celebrate the 25 year punk rock anniversary of singer Hein and guitarist Jack. The first song Tech-9 ever wrote, “Survival” from 1982, is re-recorded and the other six songs are cover songs originally by Blondie, The Saints, Dead Boys, Generation-X, Ramones and Sex Pistols. Singer Sindee from All For Nothing and Lucy Dee’s Angels help the gentlemen out with their vocal qualities. In short: a mighty fine album by these veterans from Brabant!

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Goof	Posted on 27.11.2007 (16:19) goto top
	Ik heb de plaat (helaas) nog niet gehoord, maar Survival is toch niet opnieuw opgenomen maar zijn de oude demo-opnamen uit 1982 dacht ik?
David	Posted on 27.11.2007 (16:57) goto top
	Het klinkt niet echt als een oude demo-opname hoor...
Goof	Posted on 27.11.2007 (17:38) goto top
	Op de myspace site staat inderdaad "Survival '07". Alleen kan ik hier niet luisteren. Ik zal het wel weer verkeerd hebben begrepen allemaal, laat maar...
Arturo Bandini	Posted on 27.11.2007 (18:24) goto top
	Voor mij zijn ze Tech-1!
Donk	Posted on 27.11.2007 (18:47) goto top
	Survival is inderdaad opnieuw opgenomen. Het origineel komt van de demo uit '82. Zodoende.
Blunt RWHC	Posted on 27.11.2007 (20:48) goto top
	1982....ik was pas 5...DAMN! Klinkt als LLOD? Hebben!
The Blauwe	Posted on 27.11.2007 (21:18) goto top
	cd al bijna grijs gedraaid super plaat
realhatehardco re!73	Posted on 27.11.2007 (21:20) goto top
	ah ja niks nieuws hé....gewoon wéér SUPER!!!!!!!
Rik For The Kill	Posted on 27.11.2007 (22:30) goto top
	De nieuwe versie van Survival is vet, maar haalt het niet bij de Scars On The Inside versie voor mij.
ernst-jan	Posted on 28.11.2007 (08:07) goto top
	Super schijf !
FrenK_E 1982	Posted on 28.11.2007 (11:59) goto top
	Vette plaat.
brainwreck	Posted on 29.11.2007 (19:01) goto top
	Mn pa kwam er net mee thuis. Op het eerste gehoor een goed plaatje, cool.
born to expire	Posted on 02.12.2007 (02:01) goto top
	benieuwd naar..

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