A Document of Dissent: 1993-2013

by Anti-Flag

Overview

For two decades now, punk activists Anti-Flag have rallied against the powers that be with nothing more than a handful of power chords, the awareness to see that the world is pretty messed up, and the good sense to be outraged by it. And while their music is all about looking forward and fighting for change, the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania band takes an opportunity to look back at its work on A Document of Dissent: 1993-2013. Over the course of 26 tracks (and a two-hour running time), the collection touches on all nine of the band's studio albums. While this serves as a fantastic sampler of Anti-Flag's work for new fans to explore, the highlight of the best-of set is the liner notes. Providing a whole new layer of insight, A Document of Dissent's booklet features notes from the band on every song in the collection, as well as historical quotes that inspired their creative process. Of particular interest is the "chain of events," a time line that correlates political events with the release of their albums (as well as showing what songs are tied to what events). By providing context for their battle hymns, Anti-Flag are able to recapture some of the timeliness that can be lost to the ravages of time. This puts every song in a particular time and place, allowing listeners to not only relive the songs, but also spark their memories about why everyone was so upset in the first place. ~ Gregory Heaney

Product Details

Release Date:	07/22/2014
Label:	Fat Wreck Chords
UPC:	0751097092118

Tracks

1. Die for the Government
2. Fuck Police Brutality
3. Tearing Everyone Down
4. A New Kind of Army
5. That¿¿¿s Youth
6. Angry, Young and Poor
7. This Machine Kills Fascists
8. Underground Network
9. Spaz¿¿¿s House Destruction Party
10. 911 for Peace
11. Turncoat
12. Rank N File
13. Power to the Peaceful
14. Death of a Nation
15. You Can Kill the Protester, But you Can¿¿¿t Kill the Protest
16. The Press Corpse
17. Hymn for the Dead
18. 1 Trillion Dollar$
19. This is the End
20. Cities Burn
21. Good and Ready
22. The Bright Lights of America
23. Sodom, Gomorrah, Washington D.C. (Sheep in Shepherd¿¿¿s Clothing)
24. The Economy Is Suffering¿¿¿ Let It Die
25. This Is the New Sound
26. Broken Bones

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Anti-Flag   Primary Artist
Chris Head   Guitar,Vocals
Justin Sane   Guitar,Vocals
Chris #2   Bass,Vocals
Pat Thetic   Drums

Technical Credits

Chris Head   Group Member
Justin Sane   Liner Notes,Group Member
Mass Giorgini   Mastering
Chris #2   Group Member
Anti-Flag   Composer
Pat Thetic   Group Member
Alexey Makhov   Photo Courtesy
Jen Palmer   Photo Courtesy
Cory Morton   Photo Courtesy
David Cooper   Photo Courtesy
Megan Thompson   Photo Courtesy
Mike Ski   Art Direction,Artwork
Dustin Rabin   Photo Courtesy