With most of the proceeds from the sale of this disc benefitting the Surfrider Foundation, this eco-friendly package is one of the best buys of the summer. Mixing outstanding originals from the likes of Porno For Pyros ("Bali Eyes"); Common Sense; Reverend Horton Heat; Pato Banton; Primus (a live version of "Mr. Know It All"); 7 Mary 3; Soundgarden ("My Wave"); Jewel; Everclear; and Sublime with fun covers of The Silly Surfers' "Gremmie Out Of Control" from Pearl Jam; The Beach Boys "Surfin' USA" all punked-up by Pennywise; Bill Doggett's "Honky Tonk" as done by The Brian Setzer Orchestra; Silverchair's spirited cover of "Surfin' Bird"; Helmet's heavy-as-hell remake of Bjork's "Army Of Me"; No Doubt's laughably-histrionic, completely off-the-mark interpretation of Bad Brains "Sailin' On"; a newly-recorded version of "California Sun" from The Ramones; and the Beastie Boys deconstruction of Eddie Holman's "Hey There Lonely Girl" makes for a vaguely thematic, always entertaining disc with a mere two songs (Beasties/No Doubt) that suck.
