Various Artists - Hopelessly Devoted To You vol. 1 & 2

Following in the tradition of other indie, but well-funded punk labels such as Lookout!, Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph come a CD sampler under five bucks. This time we have Hopeless Records following into this trend, but not to say that this is a bad idea or anything. Rather, it's a clever and affordable way to discover some new bands that label is putting out. So in the long run everybody wins, the kiddies have a bigger collection and the label makes some extra cash. In this case, Hopelessly Devoted To You is a best of galloping pop-punk from the West Coast -except for Funeral Oration who hail from Amsterdam. So yeah, those guys stand out as well as 88 Fingers Louie -who even contribute a cover of the Misfits - "Night of the Living Dead"; Schlong, White Kaps and Digger; all whom have that immature, snotty high school mentality pop-punk, but that's where all the fun is.

~ Mike DaRonco, AMG

Tracklist:

01. Guttermouth - Hopeless
02. 88 Fingers Louie - Something I Don't Know
03. Digger - I Want My Hat Back
04. Falling Sickness - Dwindle
05. Funeral Oration - I Fall Harder
06. Nobodys - She's Getting Sick Of Me
07. 88 Fingers Louie - Night Of The Living Dead
08. White Kaps - NRA
09. Falling Sickness - Seein' Stars
10. Digger - This Time
11. Nobodys - Fuck You Too
12. Funeral Oration - Stop For A Moment
13. Bollweevils - Talkpeople
14. Schlong - Gee Officer Krupke
15. Nobodys - We Go Together


Release Date: 1996
Label: Hopeless Records
Audio CD: [HR614-2]

A sequel to the Hopeless label's previous sampler disc, Hopelessly Devoted to You Too assembles unreleased tracks from bands including Mustard Plug, Digger, 88 Fingers Louie, Against All Authority, and legendary the Queers. By no means essential, fans of all of the above-mentioned bands should pick this up nevertheless.

Tracklist:

01. Against All Authority - All Fall Down
02. Dillinger Four - Bite The Curb, Bite The Curb
03. Falling Sickness - Still Thirsty
04. Mustard Plug - Lolita
05. The Queers - Like A Parasite
06. Nobodys - Hubie
07. 88 Fingers Louie - Newspaper
08. Heckle - Joke's On Me
09. Funeral Oration - Do You Feel It
10. Digger - Blocked Up
11. Dillinger Four - Superpowers Enable Me To Blend In With Machinery
12. Mustard Plug - Never Be
13. 88 Fingers Louie - Won't Stay Late
14. Falling Sickness - Better Luck Next Time
15. Heckle - Safety Net
16. Nobodys - I Hate Your Guts
17. The Queers - Get A Life And Live It Loser
18. Digger - Nightlife
19. Funeral Oration - Unreal
20. Against All Authority - Just An Obstruction
21. Nobodys - Walk Like An Egyptian


Release Date: 1998
Label: Hopeless Records
Audio CD: [HR632-2]