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I bought Sorry For Party Rockin\' and was pretty dissappointed. It wasnt as good as I expected. Oh w ...
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Madball. So very few bands are able to conjure up such a loyal fan-base alongside such ire from outsiders. One of the first NYHC bands, Madball seems to be able to communicate on an incredibly direct level with their fans, but outside the scene, their detractors sometimes seem to be legion. Certainly, the group has paid its road dues, with lead singer Freddy Cricien touring behind his band or Agnostic Front since the tender age of 14. And certainly, it's not due to their exposure. Other punk influenced have become much more popular internationally than Madball, but have not had the torch of criticism applied so directly.
As both a defiant declaration and a call of comrade, Madball has just released Empire, an album that lays claim to New York while thanking its supporters in one half hour swoop. Empire acts almost as a manifesto, focusing the bands previous statements as well as acknowledging that they get a lot of guff from both inside the punk circle and out. In order to get the insider perspective, Punknews interviewer John Gentile got out his nicest basketball jersey and mesh shorts, and then sat down with Freddy to get his explanation of Madball's significance, a little bit of history, and what he thinks of the intense loyalty of Madball's fans compared to their vitriolic criticsÂ…
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