{"product_id":"straight-ahead-2","title":"Straight Ahead","description":"Pennywise: Jim Lindberg (vocals); Fletcher Dragge (guitar); Randy Bradbury (bass); Byron Chase McMackin (drums).\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Stall #2, Redondo Beach, California.\u003cbr\u003eAlong with other California third-wave punk bands like NOFX and MXPX, Pennywise came to fame in the '90s as a major part of the skater\/extreme sports milieu. Though the Offspring had more financial success with a pretty similar sound, Pennywise always had the market cornered in terms of street cred with the skater kids. By the time of STRAIGHT AHEAD's release, the revered Cal-punk quartet were already seasoned vets, having gone through the death of a band member (bass player Jason Thirsk), toured ceaselessly, and released several records on top-dog punk label Epitaph. As this 1999 release shows, Pennywise never abandoned their commitment to the classic West Coast skate-punk sound; fast-and-loud Bad Religion-descended hardcore brushed with thrash-metal dynamics and catchy but unobtrusive pop hooks. For as much as the rabble-rousing lyrics decry the sociopolitical state of things, the churning, frenetic guitar and drums offer an immediate, visceral escape from the malaise.","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42004559691941,"sku":"045778655311","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/files\/dcfdfb4564ac7975b4e013f4de15ad0b_ac1ee98c-ab0b-4015-abac-3a323a0397d3.jpg?v=1775901103","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/en-de\/products\/straight-ahead-2","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}