2008 marks the 20th anniversary of the skatepunk institution known as Pennywise. Their last couple records seemed to indicate that they were no longer passionate about life and music and were turning into grumpy old men re-living the glory days. This was evident with the muted production, rehashed riffs and pseudo-political lyrics on those records. Reason to Believe revitalizes them for (the) my (space) generation, with guitar riffs reminiscent of Straight Ahead and passionate lyrics, Full Circle- style. [more]