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- Release Date: February 06, 2007
- Type: Collection (various artists)
- Genre: Rock
Review
Another year, another Take Action! compilation. The fight against suicide will, unfortunately, never be over, so it's at least nice to see charitable people like those at Hopeless and Sub City consistently doing their part to raise awareness on the subject and provide resources for those in need. To do so, they've rounded up another diverse collection of songs spanning punk, emo and indie rock in the early 21st century, drawing listeners in with tracks from old favorites alongside the ripe opportunity to discover new loves. A PSA from the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus opens Vol. 6's first disc (Rise Against handles disc two's intro). The music then launches forth with My Chemical Romance's dramatic "This Is How I Disappear," followed with strong showings by Senses Fail ("Calling All Cars"), Paramore (the sweetly urgent "Emergency") and the sisterly, slightly haunting pop/rock of Meg & Dia's "Monster." Even All Time Low's quintessential pop-punk ("Coffee Shop Soundtrack") is a good time. The disc's early melody eventually drops into much heavier terrain, ending with cuts from metal and hardcore acts like Drop Dead, Gorgeous, In Flames, Into Eternity, and Misery Signals. The stronger of the two discs, the second offers up excellent tracks from relative punk veterans like Rise Against, the Casualties, and Anti-Flag, and it's actually kind of funny, the placement of No Trigger's "Bust Tropical" right before Strike Anywhere's heartfelt "Instinct," because for second, you'd swear they were the same band. The Falcon and Heavens carry the flag for well-done side projects (of the Lawrence Arms/Alkaline Trio and Alkaline Trio, respectively). Indie pop shines with songs by the Hush Sound ("Wine Red"), Lakes ("Indian Lover") and Copeland ("Control Freak"), while Damiera lends the vaguely Coheed-esque "Via Invested" and These Arms Are Snakes' snotty "Horse Girl" goes down with a nice chaotic punch. With partial proceeds going to charity, Take Action! compilations have always been great investments (and small ones at that with price tags under $10). And with this year's bonus DVD of practically 30 music videos to go along -- Emery, Hellogoodbye, Converge, Murder by Death and Set Your Goals among contributors -- there's really no easier way to help a great cause and sample some great new music at the same time. ~ Corey Apar, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| PSA | (0:22) | ||
| This Is How I Disappear (Lyrics) | My Chemical Romance | My Chemical Romance | (3:55) |
| The Ponytail Parades [Acoustic] | Emery | (4:16) | |
| Drowning (Lyrics) | Scary Kids Scaring Kids | (3:11) | |
| Calling All Cars (Lyrics) | Senses Fail | (3:25) | |
| Miami (Lyrics) | Taking Back Sunday | (3:42) | |
| There's a Class for This (Lyrics) | Cute Is What We Aim For | (3:33) | |
| Coffee Shop Soundtrack (Lyrics) | All Time Low | (3:00) | |
| Emergency (Lyrics) | Paramore | (3:56) | |
| Monster (Lyrics) | Meg & Dia | (2:40) | |
| Accidents | Drive By | (2:51) | |
| Not Good Enough for Truth in Cliché | Escape the Fate | (3:48) | |
| The Last American Cowboy | The Bled | (3:50) | |
| Hang 'Em High | A Static Lullaby | (3:54) | |
| Daniel, Where's the Boat? | Drop Dead, Gorgeous | (2:26) | |
| Mushroom River | He Is Legend | (3:55) | |
| Come Clarity | In Flames | (4:13) | |
| Reignite the Fires (Lyrics) | It Dies Today | (3:29) | |
| Timeless Winter | Into Eternity | (3:24) | |
| The Failsafe | Misery Signals | (5:24) | |
| Taking Cassandra to the End of the World Party | Fear Before the March of Flames | (5:24) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| PSA | Rise Against | (0:18) | |
| Amber Changing (Lyrics) | Rise Against | (2:52) | |
| This Is the End (Lyrics) | Anti-Flag | (3:09) | |
| VIP | The Casualties | (3:10) | |
| Bust Tropical | No Trigger | (2:30) | |
| Instinct | Strike Anywhere | (2:41) | |
| The La-Z-Boy 500 | (2:52) | ||
| Don't Care | The Briggs | (2:52) | |
| Horse Girl | These Arms Are Snakes | (3:06) | |
| Patent Pending | Heavens | (3:45) | |
| Break the Silence [#] | So They Say | (3:07) | |
| Life Camp [#] | Crash Romeo | (4:23) | |
| Ready and Willing [#] | Self Against City | (2:50) | |
| Wine Red | The Hush Sound | (2:32) | |
| Via Invested | Damiera | (3:10) | |
| Ultra High | Paulson | (3:14) | |
| The Dutch Courage | The Spill Canvas | (3:56) | |
| Campfire | Kaddisfly | (4:43) | |
| Control Freak | Copeland | (3:46) | |
| Untouched & Intact [#] | The Honorary Title | (3:02) | |
| Don't Call [#] | The Secret Handshake | (3:24) | |
| Indian Lover | Lakes | (3:57) |
CD 3
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| PSA [DVD] | The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | ||
| Face Down [DVD] | The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | ||
| Studying Politics [DVD] | Emery | ||
| My Darkest Hour [DVD] | Scary Kids Scaring Kids | ||
| Hang 'Em High [DVD] | A Static Lullaby | ||
| New Moon Over Swift Water [DVD] | Kaddisfly | ||
| Calling All Cars [DVD] | Senses Fail | ||
| Here in Your Arms [DVD] | Hellogoodbye | ||
| Papercut Skin [DVD] | The Matches | ||
| Hair [DVD] | The Early November | ||
| The Space Between [DVD] | Valencia | ||
| Monster [DVD] | Meg & Dia | ||
| Spectacle [DVD] | Tokyo Rose | ||
| Brother [DVD] | Murder by Death | ||
| Patent Pending [DVD] | Heavens | ||
| This Is the End [DVD] | Anti-Flag | ||
| Mutiny! [DVD] | Set Your Goals | ||
| Instinct [DVD] | Strike Anywhere | ||
| History [DVD] | Funeral for a Friend | ||
| The Last American Cowboy [DVD] | The Bled | ||
| The New Black [DVD] | Every Time I Die | ||
| In Regards to Myself [DVD] | Underoath | ||
| Severe Emotional Distress [DVD] | Into Eternity | ||
| Crossing the Rubicon [DVD] | The Human Abstract | ||
| A Trigger Full of Promise [DVD] | Walls of Jericho | ||
| Vegas Baby Vegas [DVD] | |||
| My Love, My Love [DVD] | Zao | ||
| Lost [DVD] | Terror | ||
| Eagles Become Vultures [DVD] | Converge |
