AB: More goodness from prairie punk historian, Aaron. So stoked that he keeps sharing pieces of his huge collection. Also, I stole the above photo from this flickr. Hope that person doesn't mind! Cover Art was too small, but you can snag it here.This is truly a punk rock record. You don’t understand the spirit of punk until you’ve heard this. It captures the very heart and soul of the genre in every off-time strum and every out-of-tune note. Very few albums like this exist in the history of music. Any time I throw it on, it always sounds to me like John Mellancamp fronting the best Replacements-inspired band in the world. If that’s not accurate enough, think of the bands that Salinas Records signs. That’s pretty close. Except Bent Outta Shape are better than all those bands.
If you enjoy songs about loving your friends, riding the bus, and thinking society is strange, this is for you. Singer/guitarist Jamie Ewing died two years ago at the age of 25 in his apartment in Brooklyn. The dude was a brilliant songwriter and I miss his presence in the music world.
~AS
This is one of my favourite albums of all time. If I'm trying to describe it to people the reference point I usually use is the attitude of the first Clash album filtered through the feel and rhythm of Husker Du's Reoccurring Dreams.
ReplyDeleteAside from every Replacements record and every Ramones record this is the best record of all time without a doubt
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