Roger Miret and The Disasters “My Riot”

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006 by George Koroneos

Roger Miret and The Disasters
“My Riot”
Sailor’s Grave

Roger Miret has managed to do the unthinkable—he’s gained the adoration of millions of young punks from the Hot Topic generation with a sound he helped develop back in the day of skinheads, riots, and matinee hardcore shows.

The Disasters play melodic punk rock that’s accessible to old school Agnostic Front fans and Good Charlotte fans alike. That might sound like a scary proposition, but hell, it pays the bills. The band straddles the line between the Swingin’ Utters and Rancid—lots of fun sing-alongs, catchy choruses, and energetic guitar work. The songs are short and fun, but the lyrics are definitely from an elder statesman of the hardcore scene. Not matter how cheery they sound, most of the songs are about life on the streets of New York, circa 1984.

The best number on here is a tribute to a legendary NYC band, titled simply “Ramones.” Rather than just cover one of their songs, Miret weaves a tale that incorporates many of the band’s song titles and catch phrases, while staying true to The Disaster’s signature sound. Looks like Miret has his feet firmly planted in the future, and The Disasters are going to be here for a while. As Miret sings halfway through the record, “We are the warriors and we’re here to stay.”

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