Hellcat's Give 'Em the Boot series returns in 2004 with its fourth volume, budget-priced and populated with representatives from the punk, ska, and psychobilly underground. Kicking off with a raucous, previously unreleased track from Tim Armstrong's own Rancid entitled "Killing Zone," the set moves into the Aggrolites' appropriately titled "Dirty Reggae," and "Atomic" from Tiger Army's strong Ghost Tigers Rise LP. At 26 tracks (over half of them unreleased), Give 'Em the Boot is an absolutely ridiculous value for any curious listener. But rookies and scene veterans both will love the set's sheer breadth of the material. There's roots-style reggae from Slackers, Chris Murray, and Westbound Train; the vicious psychobilly shake of Rezurex and Nekromantix; an incredible live version of "Junco Partner" from Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros; punk from the streets of Boston in Ducky Boys and Dropkick Murphys; and modern-day, gloriously crap-recorded Oi! from the young and hungry South Central Riot Squad. Best might be "That's What I Know," an unreleased track from Brain Failure, heroes of the burgeoning Beijing punk scene. Their rousing Clash tribute is more powerful than any you'll hear all year. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
Kemal (Vocals), Mark Lind (Vocals), Shi Xudong (Bass), Victor Ruggiero (Vocals), Johnny Kray (Drums), Craig Fairbaugh (Guitar), Kim Nekroman (Bass), Ken Casey (Choir, Chorus), Chris Murray (Organ), Jeff King (Mastering), Nate Handcock (Bass (Upright)), Mad DogChad (Vocals (Background)), Craig Leg (Vocals), Kim Nekroman (Guitar), Kirsten DeBoer (Piano), Jen Johnson (Bass), James Meza (Drums), Tom D. Kline (Layout Design), Jakob Insane (Guitar), Craig Fairbaugh (Vocals), Peter Sandorff (Guitar), Brian Dixon (Organ), Craig Leg (Guitar (Rhythm)), Dan Boer (Organ), Jakob Insane (Vocals), The Mike Hennessey Chastet (Vocals), Brett Reed (Drums), Kemal (Guitar), Josiah Steinbrick (Guitar), Geoff Kresge (Bass (Upright)), Martin Slattery (Guitar), Karsten (Vocals), Patricia Day (Bass (Upright)), Xiao Rong (Vocals), Tim Armstrong (Synthesizer), Kamilia (?), Tim Armstrong (Guitar), Tim Armstrong (Vocals), Lars Frederiksen (Vocals), Martin Slattery (Vocals), Xiao Rong (Guitar), Martin Slattery (Keyboards), Gordy "The Known Bastard" (Vocals), Gideon Blumenthal (Keyboards), Jesse Wagner (Vocals), Xu Lin (Drums), Adam Zuckert (Vox Continental), Mark Lind (Guitar), Thomas John Scanlon (Guitar), Cory Williams (Vocals (Background)), Johnny Rioux (Vocals), Jeff Roffredo (Bass (Upright)), Brad Logan (Guitar), Lars Frederiksen (Guitar), Roger Miret (Vocals), David Hillyard (Saxophone), Eric Ozenne (Vocals), Corey Parks (Vox Continental), Rich Graiko (Trumpet), Karsten (Guitar), Dave Holden (Sax (Tenor)), Lenny Munoz (Trombone), Daniel Diaz DeLeon (Vocals), Roger Miret (Guitar), Corey Parks (Bass), Mike-E (Vocals), Matt Freeman (Vocals), Jeff Hayes (Drums), Erica Daking (Guitar), Chris Murray (Drums), Gideon Blumenthal (Vox Continental), Skatty Punk Rock (Drums), Victor Ruggiero (Piano), Korey Horn (Drums), Patricia Day (Vocals), Chris Murray (Vocals), Mark Unseen (Choir, Chorus), Tripp Underwood (Bass), Daniel Diaz DeLeon (Guitar), Luke Bullen (Drums), Joel Ronamoe (Drums), Jason Messina (Drums), Geoff Kresge (Vocals), Thaddeus Merritt (Bass), Joe Dexter Denman (Bass), Dave Carlock (Bass), Joe Dexter Denman (Vocals), Douglas Sullivan (Guitar), Rob Milucky (Vox Continental), Troy Ruessel (Guitar), Scott Shields (Guitar), Glen Pine (Trombone), Matt Freeman (Bass), Kristian Sandorff (Drums), Glen Pine (Vocals (Background)), Sam Soto (Vocals (Background)), Simon Stafford (Bass), Joe Strummer (Vocals), Joe Strummer (Guitar), Roger Rivas (Piano), Obi Fernandez (Vocals), Jason Messina (Vocals), Marq Lyn (Vocals), Douglas Sullivan (Vocals), Nick 13 (Vocals), Steve Young (Bass), Wang Jian-Min (Guitar), Dave Carlock (Synthesizer), Jack "The Ripper" Berglund (Guitar), Nick 13 (Guitar), Big Jay Bastard (Vocals), Tim Armstrong (Artwork), Mike Fasano (Drums), Travis Barker (Drums), Branden Steineckert (Drums), Matt Skiba (Vocals (Background)), Erica Daking (Vox Continental), Wang Jian-Min (?), Tim Armstrong (Photography), Tymon Dogg (Guitar), Duane Peters (Vox Continental), Rhys Kill (Guitar), Marq Lyn (Vocals (Background)), Brian Dixon (Guitar), Obi Fernandez (Trombone), Sam Soto (Guitar), Gabe VanDike (Drums), Tim Armstrong (Loops), Brian Dixon (Bass), Tad Peyton (Bass), Nate Handcock (Vocals), Marcus Geard (Stick Bass), Cory Williams (Guitar), Rob Milucky (Guitar), Big Jay Bastard (Bass), Marcus Geard (Bass), Zac Fishnets (Vocals), Kim Nekroman (Vocals), Zak Glosserman (Drums), Johnny Rioux (Bass), Adam Zuckert (Drums), Jeff Roffredo (Vocals), Rob "SR" Aston (Vocals), Tymon Dogg (Fiddle), Mad DogChad (Drums), Mike Valentine (Guitar), Steve Young (Vocals), Shi Xudong (?)
