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 Review by: Jesse See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on February 6th 2004
There's no way to be witty about this. What we have here is a country band who sings about doing drugs. There's no apparent talent that shines through, no interesting moments, nothing that jumps out to grab you. I'm sure this CD would get great rotation on your local country station. I'm sorry, this CD is just not good. Every song sounds the same. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
"This CD just enforces why you shouldn't listen to country music. " I just discovered this band and think this record and their next record "Leaving the Nightlife" are really really really good. I agree with the people below who critique this shallow review, though I don't wish the AIDS truck on Jesse. (AIDS truck? Wow!) What a fucking absurd review. Man, just in case no one else picked up on this...the kid who reviewed this album tries to vindicate himself of his ignorance of "alt-country" by citing the Weakerthans and Hank III, a couple of the triendiest bands of all time, neither of which are "alt-country." If jesse listened to Hank Williams the first I might see him as something other than a 16-year-old douchebag spouting nothingness on an anonymous board. Sort of like this here 21-year-old doing the same. But at least I listen to the REAL Hank. And Rumbleseat. Fuck you jesse for not knowing your roots. And fuck the 99% of underground bands that are bandwagon-jumping capitalists...unlike Rumbleseat. Buy this album. Sincerely, unregistered anonymous. horrible horrible horrible horrible review guess i'm not 13 anymore. did anybody notice that the first song, high life, has the same words as start today by gorilla biscuits this was one of my favorite records from last year. Bad review, and you would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for that pesky last line... checked out the mp3....that's not nearly as bad as was described. sure it's country but it's not horrible like was described. fuck all that noise. This band is amazing. Eh, I like my fair share of country music, but when they opened for Against Me! they were just bad live. Might have been an off night, who knows. bad review. "while drugs are merely the impetus for or attempted escape from that alienation." Maybe they feel alienated because they're fucking drug addicts. Being a drug addict is fine, as long as you don't write every song about it. I'm going to stick with my score, thank you. I'd like to point out that this was one of my favorite records of last year. I think they do country music pretty damn well, their songs are catchy and the gal's voice is extremely pretty. Difference in opinion, I guess. I'm also not a big druggie but holy crap is it annoying that you spent 1/4 of your review discussing that lyrical aspect. The songs are actually about alienation while drugs are merely the impetus ("High Life," "Pills (Crushed Up)") or attempted escape ("High Tonight," "Barroom Women") from that alienation. Too bad you missed that when you were crying about drugs because it means you missed an incredible record. Yeah, this band is boring live, they opened for Against Me! and sucked it up for far too long. They don't change up tempos or song structures at all, and the singer just sings about doing drugs like she invented the concept. I have no intention of buying this. I saw them open for Hot Water Music a while back. They were awful. No crowd interaction whatsoever. The singer stood in one spot and song, the band didn't move in the slightest. In short, they completely failed their job as an opening band. They failed in general as a band when I saw them. They were absolutely boring, and the best part about seeing them were the chances to make fun of them. score is for the dude that scored five stars for cocaine. and for binge drinking. i dont' have this record... but i'm getting it. the coupel songs i've heard are awesome. Interesting, I suppose I have no concept of quality music. You see, I actually enjoy this band. friend of mine owns the album....terrible, just terrible neith the weakerthans or hank III are alt.country. "Punk is a joke of a music genre" "This CD just enforces why you shouldn't listen to country music." saw this band open for against me! and i could hardly agree more with the review...they simultaneously bored me to tears and depressed me to frequent watch-glancing And another thing. I just wanted to praise your use of AIDS as an insult. Being that this is Punknews, I expected to be called a homo or a faggot, or maybe just simply gay. Kudos to exploring new vocabulary my friend. My hat is off to you. Before you call me a dumb "punk" kid who has no interest in "alt-country," please educate yourself on the reviewer. If I didn't like "alt-country," then how would you explain the fact that my favorite band is The Weakerthans? Not proof yet? How about the fact that I listen to Hank Williams the III on a general basis? I don't judge music based on it's genre. I judge it based on whether or not it sucks. This CD sucks. This band displays no talent in songwriting, lyrics writing, performance, or singing. Please don't let angry idiots with bad taste in music sway your opinion. And please refrain from calling me a "punk kid." I hate that word, just like I hate the term "emo." Punk is a joke of a music genre. Please, go buy some good music. This score is for me having a better taste in music than you. hey look, a dumb punk kid who obviously has no interest in alt-country trashes a record because it falls outside of his listening boundries. Get hit by the AIDS truck. This record smokes. Very laid back and breezy, awesome "front porch music". It reminds me alot of Drag the River's "Hobo Demos", but with vocals that are very Emylou Harris. Fantastic record. Every song sounds the same. |
