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South Florida's Last Laugh seems like almost like a relic these days; almost completely unaware of the last five years, the band seems firmly rooted in mid-`90s skatepunk in the South Californian tradition. That's not necessarily a bad thing, mind you, but listening to Your Regrets feels almost like unearthing a long lost demo from a band hoping to land a deal with Fat Wreck Chords, head into the studio with Ryan Greene and perform alongside Pennywise and No Use for a Name on the Warped Tour.

The problem isn't so much the time period that the find themselves locked into, but the fact that the band doesn't offer much more than what you've heard in the past; perhaps the first single from the album, a cover of the Rolling Stones' “Paint It Black” is kind of indicative of this problem.

In the end though, if you take it for what it is, a fun throwback to the age of Sega Genesis, Lollapalooza, Bill Clinton and skatepunk, you'll have a good time with the record. In short, a decent enough release, but one that doesn't offer much over what you've heard before.






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    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at 7:59 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    Great band w/ awesome original stuff. My favorite song is define destiny much better than paint it black

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 10, 2006 at 8:28 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    This is for the new Ignite album.

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 10, 2006 at 3:29 PM (EDT)

    sub noize rats

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 10, 2006 at 10:04 AM (EDT)

    Last Laugh rocks. Good music. Talented band.

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 10, 2006 at 8:02 AM (EDT)
    My Score:

    People who use this site suck. Last Laugh however does not! Keep it up boys

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 11:33 AM (EDT)
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    last laugh is as cool on stage as off.their music is sic and know they have a long future at sub noize.being compared to pennywise must make them stoked.

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 11:31 AM (EDT)
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    they are the best punk out .all the new shit is lame.

    Posted by jakemurr on 2006-04-09 11:29:47
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    the last laugh deserves 5 stars i made mistake.to many bong hits this morning

    Posted by jakemurr on 2006-04-09 11:27:42
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    last laugh rules.dont hate .listen again .the cover was just for fun and the other covers of that song really suck.album is rad.believe it

    Posted by rkl on 2006-04-08 12:42:53
    My Score:

    gob did a really good cover of paint it black.
    score is for them before they decided to change their style to suck

    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 8, 2006 at 10:53 AM (EDT)

    the RS cover does suck as much as the rest of the album

    Posted by givemeamuseumandillfillit on 2006-04-08 03:48:11
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    I remember listening to this band a few years ago and being pretty into it. I'm checking this out, and the kotton mouth kings relation just makes it even more ridiculous.

    Posted by drewcifer on 2006-04-07 14:41:50

    We just finished recording a NEW song called "Camp R.A.D.D." The song features the mighty Johny Richter from the Kotton Mouth Kings. The song is about Camp Radd (Richter and Dangerous's day care) Over the past few years while touring in southern california, Dangerous and Richter let us crash at there house for weeks at a time. So much fun! Anyways the song is about those good times. We recorded the song at Avalon studio here in florida, while Charley flew out to Cali to record the vocals with Richter. Big thanks goes to him and Murphy for setting everything up.

    hahahahahaha no.

    Posted by DarrenMcLeod on 2006-04-07 02:04:25
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    Wow, I'm surprised you gave them a 3/5. I agree with your description completely, but I really don't think these guys pull it off, and the whole album seems weak, especially when your lead single is a cover of a song that already has about 500 better covers of it available.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 7, 2006 at 1:26 AM (EDT)
    My Score:

    ...what? no.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 7, 2006 at 12:55 AM (EDT)

    Does this band do nothing but sing about smoking pot like the Kottonmouth Kings? If they do I don't even want to fucking bother.

    Score is for the Kottonmouth Kings.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 7, 2006 at 12:15 AM (EDT)
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    Good album. If you LOVE skate punk than get this. A very solid release for the subnoize camp.

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