Various Artists

It's a Punk Thing You Wouldn't Understand 10"

Shakefork Records 1993

October 2008 marks the 15 year anniversary of the release of the It's a Punk Thing You Wouldn't Understand compilation. This by far was the crowning achievement of Shakefork's brief existence. For one thing it was the labels jump from 7" s to it's one and only 12" release. The other big thing was it bridged the gap between Shakefork and Victory which goes to to show some proof that the riff between the two camps had a lot to do with my own over inflated ego since by the time of it's release I had already left the Western Suburbs for greener pastures. Maybe Snott and Tony found a common bond in my lameness in turning my back on the whole scene. If they did then more power to them I am happy to play the part. When I listen to these tracks now after 15 years I seem to sense something lurking in the music. It crackles with a feeling of something big is about to happen like the first signs of a sprout after it cracks the seed and breaks through the ground on it's way to sky. It's total awesome knowing that most of the guys who played in these bands are still all involved in making music one way or another. I'd love to hear what you think of It's a Punk and it's place in the history of the Chicagoland scene.-RAY

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