Operation Ivy
Rating: ****½
This is classic punk rock from a classic band. This album is a collection
of the songs from their Hectic EP and their Energy LP. The Southern
California band, including Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman of future Rancid
status, lasted from 1987 to 1989, and released this compilation in 1991.
The music of Operation Ivy is some of the best punk music you could ever
find. They have the most meaningful lyrics I’ve ever heard. The album
includes their classic songs like “Knowledge,” “Bombshell,” “Unity,” “Bad
Town,” and “Vulnerability.” Other songs that I enjoy are “The Crowd,”
“Smiling,” and “Yellin’ in My Ear.” It’s too bad this band broke up because
they probably had more outstanding music left in them.
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