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Edward 40 Oz. Hands
2005
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Review by: Brian
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Published on November 8th 2005

Lugosi offer up a very clean-sounding EP that you could either describe as three parts Green Day / one part Jawbreaker, or a more "alive," well-produced Horace Pinker or Screeching Weasel at their most accessible moments. It's very crystal clear, three-chord up-tempo pop-punk with just the right amout of distortion, quiet backup "ahhhs" and requisite clashing guitars throughout.

The Horace Pinker of the comparison is especially noticable in "Bottom of the Bay," but again, it's with better production than HP have ever been blessed with I'm sure. Its six songs don't offer much in the way of variety, but it's a fairly quality, immensely professional-sounding release that definitely carries potential to please deviant followers of the band's style (that being a mix of equal parts Ramones and, basically, the 15 billion Ramones followers that popped up in the late `80s / early `90s, with a fairly glossy sheen only Green Day would eventually receive).

Lugosi have a decent sound, and definitely sound like a band who already know what they're doing on what's only their debut. I can't see myself really spinning this too much more often, but for what it is, it's not bad, even if it's an awfully overdone style by this point.

MP3
Born to Booze

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Last Call
Bottom of the Bay

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Born to Booze

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at 10:04 PM (EST)
My Score:

The EP is great! Even if it is mainly bout drinking and more drinking!

Posted by rkl on 2005-11-09 22:57:14

we generally go with high life 32s. yeah, i guess its cheating, but its $1 for a glass bottle, and doesnt get hot so quick. i am a pussy :(

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 12:23 AM (EST)

I only drink THREATENER brand 40's

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-Ken

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 4:46 PM (EST)

"i usually get so drunk after afew games of this i just go in my pants and wait till it dries"

are we supposed to believe that you play a few games of this? that you drink 6 fortys, then after that, when you play with your 7th and 8th forty you start to go in your pants?

Posted by Scruffy on 2005-11-08 14:41:39

I have an inability to burp, too! It sucks so much. I tried to do a Power Hour the other night, and after twenty minutes I had to bow out because my gut hurt so much.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 12:07 PM (EST)

King Cobra

-sirens

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 11:44 AM (EST)

"P.S. Mickey's 40's are the way to go."

if you're not drinking steel reserve 211, i don't wanna hear from you.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 11:06 AM (EST)

I am the two time reigning champ. The key is to have an ability to drink fast, hold your bladder, and burp. I have a friend who is physically unable to burp. He sucks at Edward 40 hands because you get so much carbonation in you that you need to expel it or it is impossible.

P.S. Mickey's 40's are the way to go.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 10:35 AM (EST)

i usually get so drunk after afew games of this i just go in my pants and wait till it dries

Posted by allbutone on 2005-11-08 01:14:21

edward 40 hands is a drinking game where you tape 2 40's to your hands and you can't take them off until you drink them both. this makes it difficult to pee....

Posted by cdogg on 2005-11-08 00:46:18

Ha. "Edward 40 oz Hands." I get it. He has little hands - right?

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