Pale Moon Gang

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PALE MOON GANG - Pale Moon Gang Review
Posted by Mitch Michaels 10 / 23/ 2007

Pale Moon Gang is your typical indie punk act on the surface, a trio of high energy musicians who are into loud riffs and smacking drums. Fortunately, the band also has some nice features going for them. First is vocalist Greene, who brings an aspect of maturity and reality to the band. The man’s been around and he’s seen the original New York punk scene, and it’s reflected in his granular, gutter - dwelling singing and lyrics. On solos for “Talkin’ To Myself”, you hear a rock edge that is forgotten in polished pop/punk and neglected by the band’s indie counterparts. This is punk and it rocks hard, jagged edges and all.
Miller and Wolfe prove to be a great rhythm section. First off is their backing vocals, though, which add an aspect of energy to the songs that would be missing if Greene were singing alone. Then you have that stripped down rumble, most apparent on “Dead Seventeen”, a song so tough that you’d better have your aspirin handy.
While PALE MOON GANG is far from commercially friendly, you get the feeling that the band has done exactly what it’s set out to do: recapture the spirit of indie punk in the late 70’s and early 80’s, when being dangerous and playing loud was more important than chart rankings and album sales. All PALE MOON GANG sets out to do is get you dancing, and they succeed in that.
PALE MOON GANG is a tight half hour of punk rock. It kicks off with “New Train Runnin””, a catchy proto - punk tune that starts out with “I’ve got my will ... I’m not for sale”. Not exactly thought provoking, but its delivered by a man that absolutely believes it, and that shines through. “Yeah X 3”, a song that lampoons teenage skirt chasing (and perhaps masterbation), is even tougher, but no less catchy.
If you didn’t know what they’re in this for, the band lays it out with their cover of Iggy Pop’s “New Values”. Their version glorifies the lo - fi, seedy fun of punk rock in the late 70’s and comes across as a pure tribute rather than a cheap imitation. They rock out their own approximations of punk classics with “Talkin’ To Myself To Get By” and “Dead Seventeen”.
PALE MOON GANG is a great debut. It showcases both youthfull energy and a mature understanding of the punk rock scene, something that no other indie bands seem to be doing today. The album isn’t exactly commercial - friendly, but people who dig punk rock (or who dug it back in the day) will find the songs fun, appealing and dead-on in their NYC punk scene vibe. Pure raw power. - 411mania.com

PALE MOON GANG
“PALE MOON GANG” (Fast Loose Records)

by Paul Autry

There have been a few reviews that I’ve written where I’ve said something about how they don’t make ‘em like that anymore. I’m usually talkin’ about an older release and my comment comes from the fact that, back in the day, music actually meant something. It wasn’t the business that it is today. It was more of a feeling ... a feeling which PALE MOON GANG seems more than happy to tap into. This is rock’n’roll slash punk that reminds me of Johnny Thunders, early Rolling Stones, Iggy Pop, The Clash and anyone else who seemed to create music from the gut, in order to throw it into the faces of an audience that was more than willing to stand there, fist in the air, screamin’ for this style of music. It may be a new musical world, but this is old school, man. This is what I’m talkin’ about. Not a lot of people will make ‘em like this anymore. Luckily, for the people who happen to like a good musical kick in the face, PALE MOON GANG is willing to deliver. For those of you who refuse to grow up and accept all the crap that’s floating around out there today ... crap that they call music ... this release is for you. This is the real deal. This album’s still fresh in my CD player and I’m already lookin’ forward to their next release. - BallBusterHardMusic.com

PALE MOON GANG
“PALE MOON GANG” (Fast Loose Records)

"PALE MOON GANG ... ah ... this is great. The first thought that came to my mind was a classic Rolling Stones sound brought into the modern world ... with a bit of punk ... when I hear the kind of music that people seem to be into these days and I hear a band like PALE MOON GANG ... well ... my faith in rock’n’roll is kicked in the ass and brought back to life again." - HardMusic.com

"Hell Yeah - Pale Moon Gang's pop punk never lets up, a full on sound that will have ya throwin' down. Richard, Luke and Brian have got it goin' on."
Starr Tucker - NY WASTE, CD review, Feb 2007 - NY WASTE

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"With so much of the Big Apple (especially Manhattan) seemingly losing its soul of late, it's good that there are local bands like this tro to bring back some of the grit and spirit of old New York. Richard Dev Greene's meaty, overdriven guitar riffs combine with the pounding rhythms of bassist Luke Miller and drummer Brian Wolfe to form an explosive, tight 'n' crunchy attack that brings to mind recent incarnations of The New York Dolls and Stooges. In fact, the band even do a cover of their hero Iggy Pop's 1979 LP title track 'New Values', and kick up a good head of steam doing it. And with potent, melodic originals like 'Yeah X 3' and 'Talkin' To Myself (To Get By)', this debut is a complete knockout." - The Big Takeover CD Review, #60 summer 2007

- THE BIGTAKEOVER #60 Summer 2007