On the Offensive is an EP released by Poster Children in 2004. It is composed of politically themed cover songs.

On the Offensive
EP by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2004
GenreAlternative rock
Length20:00
LabelHidden Agenda
Poster Children chronology
No More Songs About Sleep and Fire
(2004)
On the Offensive
(2004)
Grand Bargain!
(2018)

Track listing edit

  1. "Clampdown" – 3:17 (originally by the Clash)
  2. "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" – 3:16 (originally by Heaven 17)
  3. "The New World" – 3:33 (originally by X)
  4. "Let's Have a War" – 2:06 (originally by Fear)
  5. "Divide and Conquer" – 2:55 (originally by Hüsker Dü)
  6. "Complicated Game" – 4:53 (originally by XTC)

Reception edit

Pitchfork gave it 7.0.[1] Allmusic gave it 3.5 stars, with Tim Sendra describing it as "an impassioned antiwar, anti-Bush statement...a fun listen".[2] PopMatters gave it 6 stars, with Christine Klunk stating that it "shows The Poster Children at their sharpest and tightest".[3]

Personnel edit

  • Rick Valentin – Vocals, Guitar
  • Rose Marshack – Bass, vocals
  • Jim Valentin – Guitar
  • Matt Friscia – Drums

References edit

  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny (2004) "Poster Children On the Offensive EP", Pitchfork, October 13, 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2017
  2. ^ Sendra, Tim "On the Offensive Review", Allmusic. Retrieved October 25, 2017
  3. ^ Klunk, Christine (2005) "The Poster Children On the Offensive", PopMatters, February 27, 2005. Retrieved October 25, 2017