Greetings From The Welfare State CD

Greetings From the Welfare State is intended to show the American listening audience that U.K. punk didn't die out in the mid-'80s. It's always been there, it's just that many of the bands lacked the funding to export their releases to the States. But thanks to the support of BYO Records, a whole new audience is being introduced to the angst that was spawned by the likes of the Business, Crass, and the Exploited, among others.

The majority of this compilation consists of pop-punk acts who have already made a name for themselves across the Atlantic -- Snuff, Leatherface, Goober Patrol, and Consumed -- but it also includes the traditional '77 punk of the Stains, Road Rage, and Silencer 7, as well as the political ska-punk of Citizen Fish, the Tone, and the Newtown Grunts. Unfortunately, Greetings From the Welfare State excludes the genres of anarcho-punk and hardcore, resulting in an incomplete picture of what England has to offer in the way of punk. But at least this album will spread the word about a number of bands who have gone unheard by the American audience. ~ Mike DaRonco

Snuff,Goober Patrol,Citizen Fish,Panic,Leather Face,Grover

Performers include: Snuff, Goober Patrol, Citizen Fish, Panic, Leatherface, Consumed, Silencer 7, Grover, Four Letter Word, Airbomb, Road Rage, Joe 90, Newtown Grunts, Imbalance, Stains, Erase Today, The Tone, Turtlehead, Southpaw, Red Flagg '77.