PROTECT: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children
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Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children is a charity record
for the child protection organization, Protect.
It was released by Fat Wreck Chords
record label
in 2005. It contains tracks by various punk rock
artists, 15 of which are previously unreleased.
Fat Wreck Chords publicist
Vanessa Burt and Verbicide Magazine
publisher
Jackson Ellis created the project, with the help of the head of Fat Wreck, Fat Mike.
Every band on the album donated the songs, including all royalties, to Protect.
Charity record
A charity record is a release of a song for a specific charitable cause. Some of the earliest charity records came from the Music for UNICEF Concert, with ABBA's Chiquitita and the Bee Gees' Too Much Heaven among them released as singles, with all the royalties going to UNICEF...
for the child protection organization, Protect.
It was released by Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
in 2005. It contains tracks by various punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
artists, 15 of which are previously unreleased.
Fat Wreck Chords publicist
Publicist
A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, a business, or for a work such as a book, film or album...
Vanessa Burt and Verbicide Magazine
Verbicide Magazine
Verbicide is an independent entertainment website based jointly out of Las Vegas, Nevada and Brooklyn, New York. It is co-published via Scissor Press by founding editor Jackson Ellis and creative director Nathaniel Pollard....
publisher
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
Jackson Ellis created the project, with the help of the head of Fat Wreck, Fat Mike.
Every band on the album donated the songs, including all royalties, to Protect.
Track listing
- "Demons Away" - Matt SkibaMatt SkibaMatthew Thomas Skiba is the lead singer and guitarist of Alkaline Trio.-Early life and family:...
(of Alkaline TrioAlkaline TrioAlkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
) - 3:06 - "Broken Heart's Disease" - MxPxMxPxMxPx is a pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington with connections to the Christian punk scene. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles....
- 2:26 - "Indecision" - Smoke or FireSmoke or FireSmoke or Fire is an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts.The band originally formed in 1998, when western Massachusetts native Joe McMahon got together with Chris Brand , Bill Ironfield , and Nick Maggiore , hailing from New Hampshire...
- 2:33 - "Leaving Jesusland" - NOFXNOFXNOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...
- 2:53 - "Mouth Breather" (The Jesus LizardThe Jesus LizardThe Jesus Lizard was an American alternative rock and noise rock band formed in 1987 in Austin, Texas. They were "a leading noise rock band in the American independent underground…[who] turned out a series of independent records filled with scathing, disembowelling, guitar-driven pseudo-industrial...
cover) - Coalesce - 2:18 - "Building the Perfect Asshole Parade or Scratching Off the Fleas" - The FalconThe Falcon (band)The Falcon is a Chicago-based punk rock supergroup. The band features The Lawrence Arms members Brendan Kelly and Neil Hennessy on drums, as well as Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano...
- 2:31 - "March 22nd Is National Quit Your Job Day" - The Tim Version - 2:19
- "Minus" - Joey CapeJoey CapeRandal "Joey" Cape is an American singer, songwriter and producer. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon....
(of LagwagonLagwagonLagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, just outside Santa Barbara, California. They formed in 1990 and went on hiatus and reunited several times over the years...
& Bad AstronautBad AstronautBad Astronaut is an American indie/punk rock band founded in 2000 by Joey Cape, singer from Lagwagon. In Bad Astronaut, Joey Cape explores a new style of pop, with lyrics often about deep and intricate personal matters....
) - 3:11 - "Carrie Anne" - CommuniquéCommuniqué (band)Communiqué is an indie rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area. The band originated as American Steel, but decided to record under the name Communiqué during the taping of A Crescent Honeymoon in 2002 because the synth-rock sound did not match the punk style of American Steel.-Band members:*Rory...
- 4:02 - "Cause of My Anger" - Dead To MeDead to MeDead to Me is STEMM's first full length album released in 2001. This would be the last recordings to feature any of the old members before the band would merge with 5 Years Gone.-Track listing:# "Intro" - 0:21# "Slippin" - 5:15# "Perfect" - 3:15...
- 2:36 - "Sound the Surrender" - Darkest Hour - 3:42
- "Middle of the Night" - The SoviettesThe SoviettesThe Soviettes are a punk rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded in 2001. The group was composed of Annie , Sturgeon , Susy , and Danny , all of whom switched off singing duties.-History:...
- 2:15 - "Radio K" - The Ergs - 1:50
- "Feminism Is For Everybody (With a Beating Heart and a Functioning Brain)" - Anti-FlagAnti-FlagAnti-Flag is a punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States, formed in 1988. The band is well known for its outspoken political views. Much of the band's lyrics have focused on fervent anti-war activism, criticism of United States foreign policy, corporatism, U.S. wealth...
- 1:18 - "Misery Loves Company" - Grabass Charlestons - 2:17
- "Idle Idylist" - Tim BarryTim BarryTim Barry is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the former lead singer of the Richmond, Virginia-based punk rock band Avail. In addition to performing with Avail, he was the bass guitarist in the Richmond-based folk punk band Pioneers from 1994-1995...
(of AvailAvailAvail is a punk band from Richmond, Virginia. Originally from Northern Virginia, the band formed in 1987, its members including Joe Banks, Doug Crosby, Brian Stewart, and Mikey Warstler. The only original remaining member, guitar player Joe Banks, teamed up with rival band LDK's Tim Barry...
) - 3:25 - "Failure" - The Arrivals - 2:01
- "Up To My Neck" - BARS - 2:12
- "So Far Away" - Teenage BottlerocketTeenage BottlerocketTeenage Bottlerocket is a punk rock band formed in Laramie, Wyoming in 2001.The band was formed by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, following the dissolution of their previous band, Homeless Wonders, in 2000...
- 3:37 - "Want" (Live) - JawbreakerJawbreaker (band)Jawbreaker was an American punk rock band active from 1986 to 1996 and considered one of the most influential acts of the early-1990s emo movement...
- 3:22 - "Collision" - Rusty Pistachio (of H2OH2O (American band)-Prologue:Prior to the formation of H2O, in the early-mid-1980s, Todd Morse and Rusty Pistachio were part of the speed punk band "Roadside Petz". This band featured Wayne Williams on drums...
) - 3:44 - "Jenny" - The Mishaps - 2:29
- "Refrain of the A.M." - The Lovekill - 2:39
- "Tacoma" - Hot CrossHot CrossHot Cross was a hardcore band from Philadelphia. They were signed to Hope Division Records / Equal Vision Records. The band was composed of former members of such bands as Saetia , Off Minor , You and I , Neil...
- 3:46 - "When a Good Friend Attacks" - Western AddictionWestern AddictionWestern Addiction is a punk rock band based in San Francisco. The band was formed by four veterans of the punk scene. All four members work for Fat Wreck Chords.-Members:*Jason Hall - Vocals/Guitar*Ken Yamazaki - Guitar*Chicken Annicharico - Bass/Vocals...
- 1:49 - "Wagon WheelWagon Wheel (song)"Wagon Wheel" is the title of a song originally sketched by Bob Dylan and later completed by Old Crow Medicine Show. Old Crow Medicine Show's version was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in November 2011.-Content:...
" (Old Crow Medicine ShowOld Crow Medicine ShowOld Crow Medicine Show is an old-time string band based in Nashville, Tennessee. Their music has been called bluegrass, Americana, and alt-country, in addition to old-time. Along with original songs, the band performs many pre-World War II blues and folk songs...
cover) - Tom GabelTom GabelThomas James "Tom" Gabel is the lead vocalist, songwriter, and a guitarist for Gainesville, Florida punk rock band Against Me!, as well as a solo artist. He was born on Fort Benning, Georgia a US Army post, where his father was stationed. At age 17, he dropped out of high school and formed Against...
(of Against Me!Against Me!Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida and relocated to Gainesville, Florida in 1999. Their first full-length album, released on No Idea Records in 2002, was Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose. They have released music on Misanthrope Records, Crasshole Records,...
) - 3:40