''Punk Goes 80's'' is the fourth in album in the ''
Punk Goes...'' series created by
Fearless Records
Fearless Records is an American independent record label that was founded in 1994. Fearless is based in Culver City, California, and is best known for its early pop punk moments captured in the ''Fearless Flush Sampler'' and ''Punk Bites'' releas ...
. It contains covers of songs that were popular in the 1980s covered by various
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
, and
pop punk
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bands. This is also the first album to feature the song "
Your Love" by
The Outfield
The Outfield were an English pop rock band formed in London in 1984. The band achieved success in the mid-1980s and are best remembered for their hit single "Your Love (The Outfield song), Your Love". The band's lineup consisted of guitarist J ...
being covered by the band
Midtown. The song would later appear again on the compilation
Punk Goes Classic Rock
''Punk Goes Classic Rock'' is the ninth album in the '' Punk Goes...'' series, released by Fearless Records on April 27, 2010. The album contains another cover of the Outfield's " Your Love", this time by I See Stars, which was first covered by ...
being covered then by
electronicore
Electronicore (also known as synthcore or trancecore) is a fusion genre of metalcore music with elements of various electronic music genres, often including trance, electronica, and dubstep.
Reception
Attack Attack! is often recognized as th ...
band
I See Stars
I See Stars are an American electronicore band from Warren, Michigan formed in 2006. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Devin Oliver, guitarist Brent Allen, keyboardist and co-vocalist Andrew Oliver, and bass guitarist Jeff Valentine. ...
.
Track listing
References
2000s covers albums
Punk Goes series
2005 compilation albums
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