''War Birth'' is an album by the
punk rock band
U.S. Bombs, released in 1997.
Critical reception
The ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' wrote that "the problem with ''War Birth'' isn't the materiel—vintage punk's sonic arsenal remains potent—but the material, which numbingly recycles petrified punk rock slogans and attitudes."
The ''
Orange County Register'' thought that "the riffs are chunky and plentiful, the lyrics plainspoken and fiery and the mission amiable, if of a piece ... U.S. Bombs' sound wears thin in spots, but you've got to admire a guy who opens his album by declaring 'if there's nothing shakin' by this July, I'm gonna shoot myself up with a speed ball and die.'"
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Track listing
#" That's Life" – 2:44
#"Orange Crush" – 2:38
#"Jaks" – 2:39
#"Warstoryville" – 3:18
#"12/25" – 3:06
#"Outta Touch" – 2:08
#"U.S. of Hate" – 2:42
#"War Birth" – 3:24
#"Hand Me the Downs" – 1:51
#"Rocks in Memphis" – 2:48
#"Beetle Boot" – 3:37
#"Her & Me" – 3:58
#"Don't Need You" – 1:58
#"No Company Town" – 3:20
References
Punk rock albums by American artists
1997 albums
U.S. Bombs albums
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