Punk rockers play hard, fast and loud. Punk rockers do not sell out and, above all, punk rockers give the finger to the establishment. If the previous statements are accurate, SevenOneFive is punk.
Under the indie label Crustacean Records, the Madison, Wis. band released its debut album, “We Don’t Feel Like This For Free” in July of 2005.
Track titles such as “GWB,” “Where’s the Party,” and “Die Tonight,” should give a hint of what to expect from the rest of the album: social commentary mixed with heavy doses of partying and ass-kicking.
Band members include: Douglas Bredlau (vocals), Gavin Lefebvre (bass), Travis Ulrich (guitar), Scott Frisch (guitar), and Andy Kinzler (drums).
The bio for the band on the crustaceanrecords.com Web site reads something like a drunken web blog entry, describing, in comical fashion, how the band got together. Part of it reads:
“SEVENONEFIVE was conceived at dollar rail night at the Lava Lounge. Bredlau, Gavin, Travis and Mickey were all poor but liked whiskey cokes. Someone played Good Charlotte in the jukebox. Travis threw a pool cue through the speaker. Willie wore tight pants. Gavin grew a beard. The beard did not fill out the band like Gavin had hoped. He decided to ask Frisch to play guitar with the band instead.”
Highlights of the 14-track album include the mosh-pit inducing “Where’s the Party,” break-neck paced “DEA”, funky “Dirtbike” and the secret track “Guess Who’s Back.”
Occasional hit-or-miss vocals dampen the listening experience but, overall, “We Don’t Feel Like This for Free” debuts SevenOneFive as a talented band.
The press has described the band’s sound as “80s hardcore” and “early Guns and Roses.” The band describes its sound as somebody who has had too much to drink.
Indeed.
Tour dates, album samples and an obscenity-filled message board can be found at sevenonefive.com.
