Comments on: Selections from The Punk Vault [Life Sentence] http://www.punkvinyl.com/2004/11/21/selections-from-the-punk-vault-life-sentence/ Music, record collecting, photography and more Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:03:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Luke http://www.punkvinyl.com/2004/11/21/selections-from-the-punk-vault-life-sentence/comment-page-2/#comment-8633 Luke Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:22:01 +0000 http://www.punkvinyl.com/?p=840#comment-8633 Haha Eric Brockman! I live with him now in chicago. he doesnt do many shows anymore but he would love to. Haha Eric Brockman! I live with him now in chicago. he doesnt do many shows anymore but he would love to.

]]> By: CJ http://www.punkvinyl.com/2004/11/21/selections-from-the-punk-vault-life-sentence/comment-page-2/#comment-8501 CJ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:17:36 +0000 http://www.punkvinyl.com/?p=840#comment-8501 LIFE SENTENCE LIVE AT GASTHAUS IN ELGIN IL SATURDAY JULY 25th... 15 N GROVE ELGIN IL 60120 4 bands!!!!support your local scene Doors 8:00 PM LIFE SENTENCE LIVE AT GASTHAUS IN ELGIN IL SATURDAY JULY 25th…

15 N GROVE

ELGIN IL

60120

4 bands!!!!support your local scene

Doors 8:00 PM

]]> By: STANLEY http://www.punkvinyl.com/2004/11/21/selections-from-the-punk-vault-life-sentence/comment-page-2/#comment-8454 STANLEY Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:43:58 +0000 http://www.punkvinyl.com/?p=840#comment-8454 ERIC IT'S STANLEY GOOD LUCK MY FRIEND. ERIC IT’S STANLEY GOOD LUCK MY FRIEND.

]]> By: adam rebelius http://www.punkvinyl.com/2004/11/21/selections-from-the-punk-vault-life-sentence/comment-page-2/#comment-8420 adam rebelius Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:50:23 +0000 http://www.punkvinyl.com/?p=840#comment-8420 Eric Brockman has put together a brand new line up of Life Sentence. He is the only original member in the band. I saw them 4/24/09 on the northwest side of Chicago at a bar called Metal Shaker. Four other bands played with them, all I belive were from Kenosha Wisconsin. I didn't recognise him until he got onstage and started playing, but since I don't cut my hair into a mohawk anymore he probably didn't recognise me either. When I saw in the Reader that they were playing my first reaction was Ah no, it couldn't be. THAT Life Sentence? He has the face of someone who has seen some hard times, he didn't have the youthful glow that he once had. I wouldn't be surprised if everything I read about him being a homeless junkie was true. I remember that he loved to smoke pot. He'd probably spark a joint on stage if he thought he could get away with it. But his drug habits are neither here or there, and I don't particularly wish to dwell on that. The new line up is quite good, with good musicians who've obviously did their homework. The downside is the audience seemed to consist of the bands that played with them and their friends. I didn't see any old faces from the old days which kind of surprised me. I don't know if they're dead, serving time, married w/kids, r strung out and homeless, but this old timer wasn't about to miss this show, and I'm glad I didn't. Life sentence was/is one of my favorite bands from the old days when cops would stop you on the street, kick your ass frame you and bust you for something you didn't do because they just didn't like punk rockers and since we stuck out like sore thumbs we were easy targets. The old school scenesters missed out on a good show. their loss was/is my enjoyment. They also have a MySpace page and all three records have been re-issued on one CD. It's not professional, it's home burned, that doesn't take anything away from the music or my personal enjoyment of it. I don't know If they can legally reissue it but the legality of the product is not my problem. I'm just glad to have the music. I still have my original copy of the first album, but never had the chance to get "No Experience Nessesary" or the three song single when they were available, so this will do just fine. If everything I heard about Eric's past is true, and he's seriously trying to get his shit together and stay clean,then I'll be more than happy to pay to get into one of their shows again. If however, he's become a "punk for profit" and he's doing this to make an extra buck, that's fine too. I wish him no ill will, and at least it's an honest way to make a buck. My final comment on this whole state of affair(s) is basically that the trendy Hot Topic types need a severe education about the GOOD bands that came from chi-town back in the day and that it wasn't always loser pop-punk bullshit like Screeching Weasle, OKGO Rise Against ad nausua Life Sentence WERE the shit and the new generation can learn a thing or two from them. Fuck Warped tour and their trendy Hot Topic clones. Welcome back Life Sentence! Don't blow it this time around! Eric Brockman has put together a brand new line up of Life Sentence. He is the only original member in the band. I saw them 4/24/09 on the northwest side of Chicago at a bar called Metal Shaker. Four other bands played with them, all I belive were from Kenosha Wisconsin. I didn’t recognise him until he got onstage and started playing, but since I don’t cut my hair into a mohawk anymore he probably didn’t recognise me either. When I saw in the Reader that they were playing my first reaction was Ah no, it couldn’t be. THAT Life Sentence? He has the face of someone who has seen some hard times, he didn’t have the youthful glow that he once had. I wouldn’t be surprised if everything I read about him being a homeless junkie was true. I remember that he loved to smoke pot. He’d probably spark a joint on stage if he thought he could get away with it. But his drug habits are neither here or there, and I don’t particularly wish to dwell on that.

The new line up is quite good, with good musicians who’ve obviously did their homework.

The downside is the audience seemed to consist of the bands that played with them and their friends.

I didn’t see any old faces from the old days which kind of surprised me.
I don’t know if they’re dead, serving time, married w/kids, r strung out and homeless, but this old timer wasn’t about to miss this show, and I’m glad I didn’t.

Life sentence was/is one of my favorite bands from the old days when cops would stop you on the street, kick your ass frame you and bust you for something you didn’t do because they just didn’t like punk rockers and since we stuck out like sore thumbs we were easy targets.

The old school scenesters missed out on a good show. their loss was/is my enjoyment.

They also have a MySpace page and all three records have been re-issued on one CD.

It’s not professional, it’s home burned, that doesn’t take anything away from the music or my personal enjoyment of it.

I don’t know If they can legally reissue it but the legality of the product is not my problem.

I’m just glad to have the music. I still have my original copy of the first album, but never had the chance to get “No Experience Nessesary” or the three song single when they were available, so this will do just fine.

If everything I heard about Eric’s past is true, and he’s seriously trying to get his shit together and stay clean,then I’ll be more than happy to pay to get into one of their shows again.

If however, he’s become a “punk for profit” and he’s doing this to make an extra buck, that’s fine too. I wish him no ill will, and at least it’s an honest way to make a buck.

My final comment on this whole state of affair(s) is basically that the trendy Hot Topic types need a severe education about the GOOD bands that came from chi-town back in the day and that it wasn’t always loser pop-punk bullshit like Screeching Weasle, OKGO Rise Against ad nausua

Life Sentence WERE the shit and the new generation can learn a thing or two from them. Fuck Warped tour and their trendy Hot Topic clones.

Welcome back Life Sentence! Don’t blow it this time around!

]]> By: Jason http://www.punkvinyl.com/2004/11/21/selections-from-the-punk-vault-life-sentence/comment-page-2/#comment-8401 Jason Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:22:14 +0000 http://www.punkvinyl.com/?p=840#comment-8401 I saw the show a Damaged a couple weeks ago and it rocked I saw the show a Damaged a couple weeks ago and it rocked

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