OIL: Chicago Punk Refined
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OIL: Chicago Punk Refined is a punk compilation CD released in 2003 on Thick Records
. All tracks were recorded over a 15 day period in an old oil blending factory located on Chicago's
South Side. It was recorded by Lance Reynolds and produced by Billy Spunke
Thick Records
THICK RECORDS is a Chicago based independent record label formed in 1994 by Detroit native Zak Einstein. Early label releases include influential albums from Chicago ska-punkers The Blue Meanies, Alton, IL’s Judge Nothing, and the Omaha based Commander Venus, whose members included Conor Oberst,...
. All tracks were recorded over a 15 day period in an old oil blending factory located on Chicago's
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
South Side. It was recorded by Lance Reynolds and produced by Billy Spunke
Track listing
| # | Title | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gethsemane" | Rise Against Rise Against Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath , Zach Blair , Joe Principe and Brandon Barnes .Rise Against spent its first five years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which it... |
2:34 |
| 2. | "Grand Canyon" | Haymarket Riot Haymarket Riot (band) Haymarket Riot is a Chicago, Illinois based post-punk/rock band that was formed in 1999 by Mike Bennett, Kevin J. Frank, Fred Popolo and Billy Smith. The current line-up consists of Chris Daly, Kevin J... |
3:19 |
| 3. | "Old School Reasons" | Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant... |
2:51 |
| 4. | "The Last Three Years" | Duvall Duvall -Places:United States* Duvall, Washington, a city* Duvall, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community... |
3:52 |
| 5. | "Use Your Arms" | The Dishes | 2:19 |
| 6. | "Pangea" | The Arrivals | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" | The Lawrence Arms The Lawrence Arms The Lawrence Arms are an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. They have released five full-length albums and toured extensively.-Pre-history:... |
3:28 |
| 8. | "They Came to See You" | The Ghost The Ghost (band) The Ghost was a punk rock band from Chicago, with its roots based in the Bay Area, California. Members were Brian Moss , Randall Bleichner, Jordan Schalich, Shane Stevens, Paul Lask and Omar Mashall... |
3:58 |
| 9. | "We Are the Owls" | Owls Owls (band) Owls was an emo indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois, from 2001-2002. The band was formed by the original lineup of seminal experimental emo indie band Cap'n Jazz soon after its second breakup ; Cap'n Jazz guitarist Davey von Bohlen, who played in the band's second incarnation, had gone on to... |
3:34 |
| 10. | "Uncool Is What You Make It" | Tom Daily | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Teehan's" | The Tossers The Tossers The Tossers are a six-piece Celtic punk band from Chicago, Illinois. They formed in July 1993. They have toured with Murphy's Law, Streetlight Manifesto, Catch 22, Dropkick Murphys, The Reverend Horton Heat, Flogging Molly, Street Dogs, Clutch, Sick of it All & Mastodon. They opened for The Pogues... |
3:06 |
| 12. | "Bruises" | Plain White T's Plain White T's Plain White T's is an American Pop rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1997 by high school friends Tom Higgenson and Ken Fletcher, the group had a mostly underground following in Chicago basements, clubs, and bars in its early years, and underwent numerous personnel changes.The band is best... |
3:05 |
| 13. | "Spycrash" | The Detachment Kit The Detachment Kit -History:Detachment Kit was started in Chicago, IL in 1999, by Toddrick Spalding , Josh Hight , and Ian Menard . Toddrick met Charlie Davis III through his roommates and the band was completed... |
2:51 |
| 14. | "Some Senseless Day" | The Reputation The Reputation The Reputation were an indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band was fronted by former Sarge singer-songwriter Elizabeth Elmore, with other positions filled by various members.... |
3:38 |
| 15. | "Mellowed" | Local H Local H Local H is an American rock duo, formed by Joe Daniels and Scott Lucas in Zion, Illinois in 1987. Local H's 1996 album, As Good as Dead, includes the top 10 hit "Bound for the Floor" Author, rock critic and Rolling Stone contributor Greg Kot and the Chicago Tribune named the band its 2008 Chicago... |
5:20 |
| 16. | "Mr. Beer" | Check Engine Sweep the Leg Johnny Sweep the Leg Johnny was a Chicago-based math rock band in existence from 1996 till 2002. The name is a reference to a line in the film The Karate Kid.... |
4:08 |
| 17. | "Motherfucking Saturday" | Bitchy | 1:29 |
| 18. | "R101" | The Matics | 4:25 |
| 19. | "Lost My Lights" | Robert Nanna/The City on Film The City on Film The City on Film is the official name of Bob Nanna's solo act. He began solo recordings in 1997 during the off-time between Braid tours. These recordings began to accumulate, and in May 2004 he recorded I'd Rather Be Wine Drunk in a Salt Lake City hotel room during a Hey Mercedes tour... |
3:27 |