Terminus City’s contribution to the “Stand As One” split with No Holds Barred is probably the weaker half of the album. Their sound isn’t as direct or powerful as No Holds Barred, but their brand of Street Punk is still very engaging and interesting. “Set Me Free” is without a doubt the strongest track on this work and combines the classic shouts of “Hey” that made every Punk band from The Ramones to Fear so accessible with a clarity made plain in their simple lyrics which are expressed through the utilisation of liberating melodies that elevate the song to lofty heights.
Sadly, it’s pretty much all downhill from there and we are instead offered up filler tracks such as “Kids In America” and “Too Stupid” which have neither the charm or delivery of “Set Me Free”. I’d recommend this album for the No Holds Barred half and Terminus City’s opening song, but sadly there isn’t much else from the latter to speak of. That is of course until we hear the last track contributed by Terminus City which saves the day with a tale of working class strife in “Glass Tower”. This last song is a touching account of the struggle of working men and their families juxtaposed with the millionaires they serve and the lyric “So you make yourself a million while I try to raise my children” is nothing short of anti- establishment genius. It isn’t often that we hear such a cogent and coherent statement from a Rock n’ Roll band and now that we have, it’s worth celebrating.
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