RF7 / Addictions & Heartache
Album: Addictions & Heartache   Collection:General
Artist:RF7   Added:Jul 2004
Label:Puke N Vomit Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2004-08-23 Pull Date: 2004-10-25 Charts: Loud
Week Ending: Oct 10 Oct 3 Sep 26 Sep 19 Sep 12 Sep 5 Aug 29
Airplays: 1 2 1 2 1 1 3

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 04, 2007: Brownian Motion
Lazy America
4. Sep 29, 2004: Brownian Motion
Liquor Store
2. Oct 06, 2004: Brownian Motion
The Rebel Soul
5. Sep 22, 2004: Brownian Motion
Ugly American
3. Oct 02, 2004: On The Warpath
The Rebel Soul
6. Sep 17, 2004: Bloodstains Across Atherton
Ugly American

Album Review
Ragnar of Ravensfjord
Reviewed 2004-08-23
This isn’t some new “old-styled punk” band but a punk/h.c. band from Southern California whose roots go back all the way to 1979. Musically this is isn’t too different from the later-era Poison Idea material (the more punk rock leaning stuff not the hardcore stuff), Fear, The Goons, and a bit of AntiSeen (in the vocals mainly). Punk n’ roll, rockin’ hardcore - whatever you wanna call it’s all here.

((((1)))) Fast & rockin’, straight-ahead & political punk. There’s cussing in this song but it’s either sung so fast or so unintelligible.
(((2))) Catchy but kind of redundant.
((((3)))) Basic 4 chord punk n’ roll. Cool lyrics that are an ode to his daughter.
((((4)))) Really killer punker with an Oi! vibe. I think the theme is to just go where you want without letting the insanity of the world preventing you from doing so.
((((5)))) Very 80’s Orange Country/LA style punk. (0:35, 1:28 FCC “fucked”)
((((6)))) Kind of AntiSeen sounding mixed with Fear and The Anti Nowhere League. It’s all about one of the greatest beers on earth!
((7)) 70’s boogie rock riffs. Not too bad, but mostly like that not so great “rock” laden stuff D.O.A. recorded throughout the 90’s
(((8))) Starts off with a drum beat like the DKs “Holiday In Camobdia”. Pretty cool & rockin’ but mostly kind of “there”.
(((9))) Off-kilter riffing sounds kind of like Fear playing with a much harder & faster style.
((((10))))(FCC 0:55 “fuck”) Wailing guitars & super speedy punk.
(((((11))))) Fuckin aye does this sound great. 80’s style L.A. hardcore with some insanely awesome guitar tone. Crank this ‘un! Now!!!
((12)) Slow & grizzled not too bad but nothing inspired here.
(((13))) Fast & furious with some blunt lyrics against what seems like a murder/rapist/racist fuckhead. But way too many FCCs on this one.
(((14)) More wailing & rippin’ guitar-heavy punk but it gets bogged down with too much repition in the chorus.
((((15)))) A mix of the Goons, Fear, Adolescents and AntiSeen. AKA: Fast, ugly & rockin’ punk/hardcore

Track Listing
1. Liquor Store   9. A Desperate Man's Jesus
2. Mad Mad World   10. Greedy World
3. The Rebel Soul   11. Ugly American
4. Asian Flu   12. Sweet As Honey
5. Addictions & Heartache   13. Westerfield
6. New Castle   14. Where Have All the Quaaludes
7. All Things Unfinished   15. Lazy America
8. Wave After Wave   .