This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
When it comes to sheer bang for your buck — both financially and sonically — you can’t beat Epitaph compilations.
This second instalment of Give ’Em The Boot, featuring bands on Tim (Rancid) Armstrong’s Hellcat imprint, offers up 22 tracks by nearly as many bands, for a low list price. Not surprisingly, Rancid are the main attraction here: along with two contributions of their own, the lads play house band, backing up Mad Lion, Buju Banton and Buccaneer on tracks. Between those, there’s plenty of noise — some old, some upcoming, some unreleased — from this ska-punk label’s first-class roster, which includes Gadjits, Hepcat, Pietasters, Joe Strummer, The Slackers and more. If only all comps could be this consistent — and this cheap.
