Green Anthem

[Machine Translation] The second album was released in 1977, a short time after the release of the first album. The album features more of the band members' own compositions, and has a more artistic appeal. The year 2006 was one of the most talked about years in the Irish punk scene, starting with GREENLAND WHALEFISHERS' return to Japan in April, FLOGGING MOLLY and CLOVERS' appearance at Fuji Rock, POGUES' Asagiri JAM ("NY Dreams are real tears"), and the famous event " DR. The famous "DRINK'EM ALL" event at Shimokita Club Que. The special @ Shinjuku LOFT ( 10.21 ) was packed to over 500 people! Many bands from the compilation such as CLOVERS and NANCY WHISKEY performed at this event. Of course, this kind of excitement was not limited to Tokyo. The bands included in this compilation are hot bands that are leading the scene in various parts of Japan. Here are some of their recent activities. Great Hokuriku Stomper! NANCY WHISKEY (Fukui M-12) and Mt. Paiot's (Kanazawa M-1) have performed as guest acts for touring bands, and in 2006 they performed with cutman-booche, Night Strangers, DIESEL ANN (from Oi-SKALMATES), etc., and local J-FN FM stations are also pushing hard! PRINCE ALBERT (Takasaki M-2) from Jyoshu is one of the first bands to be included in the album! Oi! VALCANS will also appear at "Takasaki Rock Jamboree 07" @Club FLEEZ (2.22), an event to celebrate their love of Oi! FUJIYAMA KINGS ( Shizuoka M-4 ), an unorthodox jug band born in Suruga, Fujiyama Rei, is a hot newcomer who regularly performs at the Yokohama Jug Band Festival! LITTLE DOG WALTS ( M-10 ) from Akita, Japan, is a dark horse with a rare sense of style in their music! WAKABA ( Sapporo M-13 ) from Ainu & Scottish is a new talent that is blowing a new breeze into the scene with its unexpected and exquisite combination of music. Along with THE CHERRY COKES, they are now a suicide squad of the scene! CLOVERS ( Osaka M-14 ), who are struggling day by day, are under pressure from the unexpected major release of their album, and are now working with the likes of 50 RPMs, KEMURI, SOUL FLOWER UNION, SCOOBIE DO, OVERGROUND ACOUSTIC, and many others.

ファースト・アルバムのリリースから間髪なしの77年にリリースされたセカンド・アルバム。アルバムにおけるメンバー自作曲の割合も増え、よりアーティスティックな魅力を増した作品。アイリッシュパンクシーンにとってここ数年の中でも特に話題に尽きる事のなかった2006年。4月のGREENLAND WHALEFISHERSの再来日に始まり、FLOGGING MOLLYとCLOVERSのフジロック出演、POGUESの朝霧JAM(NYの夢はマジ泣)。下北Club Queの名物イベント"DRINK'EM ALL"。そのスペシャル@新宿LOFT(10.21)では動員500人超えという超満員状態!!これにはCLOVERSやNANCY WHISKEY等コンピ収録バンドも多数出演。もちろんこうした盛り上がりは東京だけではありません。このコンピに収録されたバンド達は全国各地でシーンを牽引する熱いバンド達です。そのアクティブな活動近況を紹介(一部)。●グレイト北陸ストンパー!!NANCY WHISKEY(福井M-12)Mt.Paiot's(金沢M-1)はツアーバンドのゲストアクトとしても引張り凧、06年は cutman-booche、夜のストレンジャーズ、DIESEL ANN(from Oi-SKALMATES)等と共演、地元J-FN系FM局も激プッシュ中!!●上州のPRINCE ALBERT(高崎M-2)は収録バンド筆頭各の実力派!Oi好きな彼らの祭典イベント"高崎ロックジャンボリー07"@Club FLEEZ(2.22)にはOi! VALCANSも登場!!●駿河・富士山麗が生んだ異端ジャグバンドFUJIYAMA KINGS(静岡M-4)は横浜ジャグバンドフェスティバルにレギュラー出演中の注目株!!●秋田のLITTLE DOG WALTS(M-10)はその楽曲の中にも類い稀なるセンスを光らせるダークホース!アイヌ&スコティッシュの若葉(札幌M-13)は意外性かつ絶妙の食い合せでシンーンに新風を吹き込みつつある逸材。●THE CHERRY COKESとならんで、今やシーンの特攻隊!日々奮闘中のCLOVERS(大阪M-14)はまさかのメジャーリリースからなるプレッシャーをバネに、50回転ズやKEMURI、SOUL FLOWER UNION、SCOOBIE DO、OVERGROUND ACOUSTIC