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 THE
BOILS-
The Orange and the Black (TKO
Records) As I digitally pen this review, I must bloviate that my
beloved Bruins have just soundly spanked the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3, who
have also thrown in the towel for the season after trading their star
player Peter Forsberg. Like the Bruins, the Flyers have seen better days
and hoping to get a little fan base action happening, the team contacted
The Boils about a fight song; the result is this six song ep. Hey, the
Dropkick Murphys/Bruins/Red Sox allegiance was successful, so why the hell
not? The songs are certainly less punk than previous Boils efforts, but
still hold enough edge that can get a stadium full of Flyer fans singing
while pumping their fists in the air. All songs have an anthem feel with
inviting gang vocals. "The
Orange
and the Black" open the disc with resounding lyrics "Wake up
Philadelphia
…" while "Warriors on the Ice" has a grittier sound, with
heavy guitars, than the rest of the cd. "It's the Life for Me"
falls into the ska pit and "Bullies" pays homage to Philly fans
and the Flyers early 70's badass reputation. Unlike Pelle Lindberg, this
ep won't be hitting the wall any time soon (nothing like a 25 year old
reference to close a cd review). – Denis Sheehan
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