On the Offensive

2004 EP by Poster Children

On the Offensive

EP by

Poster Children

Released| September 21, 2004
Genre| Alternative rock
Length| 20:00
Label| Hidden Agenda
Poster Children chronology
| No More Songs About Sleep and Fire
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On the Offensive is an EP released by Poster Children in 2004. It is composed of politically themed cover songs.

## Track listing[edit]

1. "Clampdown" – 3:17 (originally by the Clash)
2. "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" – 3:16 (originally by Heaven 17)
3. "The New World" – 3:33 (originally by X)
4. "Let's Have a War" – 2:06 (originally by Fear)
5. "Divide and Conquer" – 2:55 (originally by Hüsker Dü)
6. "Complicated Game" – 4:53 (originally by XTC)

## Reception[edit]

Pitchfork gave it 7.0.[1] Allmusic gave it 3.5 stars, with Tim Sendra describing it as "an impassioned antiwar, anti-Bush statement...a fun listen".[2] PopMatters gave it 6 stars, with Christine Klunk stating that it "shows The Poster Children at their sharpest and tightest".[3]

## Personnel[edit]

* Rick Valentin – Vocals, Guitar
* Rose Marshack – Bass, vocals
* Jim Valentin – Guitar
* Matt Friscia – Drums

## References[edit]

1. ^ Loftus, Johnny (2004) "Poster Children On the Offensive EP", Pitchfork, October 13, 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2017
2. ^ Sendra, Tim "On the Offensive Review", Allmusic. Retrieved October 25, 2017
3. ^ Klunk, Christine (2005) "The Poster Children On the Offensive", PopMatters, February 27, 2005. Retrieved October 25, 2017

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* MusicBrainz release group

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