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There isn’t much to say about the three short songs on this split.

It Burns! offer up two no frills, three-chord punk songs with shouted vocals. Both are short and simplistic, lacking in nearly every songwriting department except for the one labeled “fun.” I would have called their two offerings “lo-fi,” but then I heard what was on the flipside of the record.

The Phenoms belt out a quick and bouncy tune that sounds like New Bomb Turks if they recorded live through one mic that was hooked up to a crumbling four-track. Yeah, they’ve got some swagger, but the way the singer raises his tone to a higher pitch at the end of every line grows annoying.

Also, it comes on clear vinyl.






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    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 23, 2006 at 10:28 AM (EST)

    this cant be a serious review.

    Posted by rkl on 2006-01-21 23:06:41

    i think that honor probably goes to scuba stevens

    Posted by stevejonestherealbones on 2006-01-21 13:32:14

    these guys arent just pussies, they are the biggest pussies out of this group of reviews....

    - jones the bones

    - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 20, 2006 at 4:51 PM (EST)

    Oops, a band made the mistake of putting out something on vinyl. If it isn't an armor for sleep CD, the kids aint buying it.

    Posted by tylerdurden8136 on 2006-01-20 13:24:28

    because they're pussies?

    or i'm just totally off with that guess, i don't know.

    Posted by stevejonestherealbones on 2006-01-20 13:13:44

    by now, you should know why i dont listen to these bands

    - jones the bones

    - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

    Posted by TheOneTrueBill on 2006-01-20 02:15:19

    the Phenoms are one of my favorite local bands. I saw them open for the Methadones and the Soviettes last March and the blew me away. Unfortunatly they have a nasty habit of playing mostly 21 show so I haven't been able to see them again. I haven't been able to find this 7" yet but it's high on my list.

    Seriously, check out the Phenoms. They're riduculosuly good. http://www.myspace.com/thephenoms (i took two of the pictures they used on the songs) and http://www.thephenoms.com

    Posted by crazytoledo on 2006-01-20 00:44:01

    Geez. Talk about bare bones...

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