Band of Rebels

by Joe Shithead Keithley

Overview

Having reached the John Cougar Mellencamp stage of his career, could it be that D.O.A. frontman Joey Shithead is transforming into a mature artist? Yeah, not so much. Band of Rebels is Keithley's first solo album, but it's just as much a Vancouver punk supergroup, featuring members of D.O.A., the Grapes of Wrath, and many lesser-known lights of the BC punk and indie scenes. Though Keithley's hardcore roots show through, there are ska, rockabilly, reggae, metal and funk riffs threaded throughout Band of Rebels; "Fuck the Corporation" even finds Keithley rapping, after a fashion. At fifty minutes and 14 songs, the album is a little padded: the covers of "Born to Be Wild" and "Goodnight Irene" in particular are cute but inessential. But for the most part, Band of Rebels sounds like Keithley invited all of his friends into the studio for a party and released the good-humored, occasionally silly but just as often inspired results as an album. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	06/19/2007
Label:	Conveyor / Sudden Death
UPC:	0652975007425

Tracks

1. Rebel Kind
2. Bust Me Loose
3. When Power Came to Canada
4. People Power
5. Wake Me Up for the Revolution
6. Take What You Can out of Life
7. Armageddon Time
8. Fuck the Corporation
9. Dangerman
10. Record Company Ripoff
11. Troublemaker
12. Men for All Ages
13. Born to Be Wild
14. Goodnight Irene

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Joe Shithead Keithley   Primary Artist,Guitar
Kevin Kane   Vocals
The Great Baldini   Drums
Sho Murray   Vocals
Coco Love Alcorn   Vocals
Bill Runge   Saxophone
Jeremy Holmes   Standup Bass
Shonica Murray   Vocals
Adam Bartlett   Vocals
Kuba Oms   Vocals
Liam Macdonald   Percussion
Randy Rampage   Vocals,Bass
John Korsrud   Trumpet
Jesse Zubot   Violin
Chris Gestrin   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Chon   Audio Production,Audio Engineer
Joe Shithead Keithley   Audio Production,Composer
Kevin Statham   Photography
John Kay   Composer
Lead Belly   Composer