Pennywise: Jim Lindberg, Fletcher Dragge, Randy Bradbury, Byron McMackin.

Recorded live at The Key Club, Hollywood, California.

Like many punk revivalists of the late '90s, Pennywise garnered a sizeable cult following, and with Live at Key Club, they made a record for the cultists and the cultists alone. Non-devotees will no doubt pick up on a certain unwavering energy inherent in Pennywise's brand of punk-rawk! but it's doubtful whether anyone but the hardcore fans could decipher the rapid-fire, shoutalong lyrics, or tell one of these lightning-speed barn burners from another. ~ Christian Hoard

With a live album, you'd like to expect that the band do their best to capture the magic impromptu, of-the-moment performance. Devoid of fancy Pro Tools editing and track-to-track mixing, Pennywise have done just that with LIVE AT THE KEY CLUB. Born in the spirit of punk legends such as Black Flag and Descendents, Pennywise have become known for notorious concert goings-on and their brand of So Cal hardcore sounds super-charged here, especially on "Homesick" and "No Reason Why," the latter penned by founding bassist, the late Jason Thirsk, who's name is frequently and fondly mentioned during stage banter by vocalist Jim Lindberg.