Something to Write Home About
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Emocore, an especially melodic and angst-driven form of punk that emergedfrom Washington, D.C., in the mid to late '80s, is making a major comeback. So much so that it wouldn't be surprising to see the producers of Sesame Street release Emo with Elmo, featuring Grover, Kermit, and especially Oscar the Grouch covering songs by Embrace, Rites of Spring, and Soulside. Which brings us to the Get Up Kids, whose second album, Something to Write Home About, is nearly as engaging as one of those old Sesame sketches featuring sock-puppet Martians and a ringing telephone. Sonically the band combines ragged Superchunk-style vocals with buzzing, hook-filled guitars and chiming, new-wave keyboards. Lyrically, however, the Get Up Kids are pretty down, lamenting damaged relationships with lines like, "I'm seeing much clearer now / You're just a face that I've gotten over" ("Red Letter Day") and "It's like you're falling in love while I'm just falling apart" ("10 Minutes"). But however angry or dejected they might be, the Get Up Kids find something worth celebrating. Whether it's the energy of last night's heated argument or the bittersweet relief of severing ties, Something to Write Home About is all about getting up and moving on. --Jon Wiederhorn ... Read more

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oh yeah
This album is so bad it will give you something to write home about. Its like that really crappy summer camp you went to and the first chance you got you wrote your parents an angry letter for what they made you go through. Dear mom the food sucks , the camp councelors are a-holes and there's no hot water!! I hate you mom!! thats the same kinda feeling you will get after listneing to this whiny mess.

Great album.
This is another favorite of mine, along with "Diary" by Sunny Day Real Estate. If you're a fan of 'emo' style music with a bit of punk and creativity, pick up this album today.

Uhh....... I dunno...........
This is a good CD with melodic vocals and the instrumentals to back everything up. With no outstanding tracks but a dozen really good ones, that is why I give this CD five stars. Why are the tracks so damn good? Uh..........I dunno but listen to this nonetheless. ... Read more

Asin: B00001SVM3
Subjects:  1. Emo    2. Indie Rock    3. Pop    4. Rock   

Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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A Foundation Album
Well after reading the last review on here saying how So Long, Astoria was much better than this one and how anyone who disagreed doesn't know what good music is, I decided to add my two cents.This album was clearly The Ataris' stepping stone album.Anywhere But Here was great, but it blended in with many other bands at the time.Here, Kris Roe and the Ataris beautifully flex their story-telling, song writing muscle here.So Long, Astoria is their fourth full length, and most mature album to date.But without Blue Skies, it would be nothing.It is here where they adopted their style and built onto it with experience and the improving benefits of time.This is very heartfelt album with great stories to tell.Lyrically, Roe took from the usual "things were great, she broke my heart - life sucks" idea, incorporated it into his own experiences and wrote great relateable, not cliche, lyrics to it.Musically, the chord progressions and melodies are superb and un-matchable for the time, and even today.Just listen and read into songs like 1*15*96, the infamous San Dimas Highschool Football Rules, In Spite of the World and ESPECIALLY My Hotel Year, you'll get what I mean (and also read the book it was based on, Coupland's Life After God).

So for those who think this album sucks and So Long, Astoria is much better - you're entitled to your opinion.But respect the fact that this album was a foundation with which they would be nothing without.

Not impressed
Anyone who says bsbhn12e is better than so long astoria obviously has no idea what good, well-structured music is. On blue skies, I couldn't find anything memorable to like, the songs all sounded the same and ran way too short. If you like modern punk, this one isn't for you. I'd recommend So long astoria way over this one...

their best album
Well i have all the ataris albums and i've been listening to them for quite a while... and this is their best album .. its my personal favo. their songs are nice made and not as 'poppy' as 'so long astoria'. so i really like them ... kris Roe had a great voice en saw them live a couple of time .. i personally think they need some more practice into their live-concerts. but they do rock ... Read more

Asin: B00000IJ9B
Sales Rank: 28287
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Pop    3. Punk-Pop    4. Rock   

Cheshire Cat
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The best Blink-182 album ever!
The music in this cd is a lot different than say "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket" Instead of the pop lyrics with no punk beats, Cheshire Cat has pop lyrics with punk beats!

I still enjoy listening to this cd, and learned to play all the songs (I'm a bassist) In my opinion, this cd as well as the first three are the best. Five stars without a doubt.

UNDERRATED
This CD is pretty much a diamond in the rough. Because of the not-great recording, it is considered a not-great CD, which is just plain wrong. It has it's weak spots, but also impossibly catch tunes like wasting time, M+M's, and carousel. Actually, they are all pretty catchy. If youre a new Blink fan, into I miss you and that, you probably wont dig this album. But if youre an old-school Blink fan, this one's for you. Overall, its a way underrated, awesome C.D. I remember just how great it is every time I lister to it.

Not as good as dude ranch
I have liked blink-182 since I was 6, and this is probobly my third favorite. Dude rnach bein first, self-titled second.


Carousel 10/10: If you don't like this song, your not a true blink fan.

M and M's 9/10: Another awesome song, and shows off mark's singing talents.

Fentoozler 9/10: Another great one, though I am not positive of what it's about.

Touchdown boy 6/10: An okay song. Not on of my favorites.

Strings 8/10: Pretty good, the verses are great but the chorus is a little weak-type.

Peggy sue 10/10: An awesome song that I indentify with.

Sometimes 10/10: An awesome, fast-paced song.

Does my breath smell? 7.5/10: A funny Tom-type song. Not the best though.

Cacophony 10000/10: My favorite song on the album. Strong lyrics and kick ass vocals by Mark.

Tv 9.5/10: Another good song with a good message. "We're taught how to think on the evening news."

Toast and bannanas 8/10: A pretty rad song with just Tom singing. Good lyrics.

Wasting Time 9/10: Sorda like M and M's, a song about a girl with the same type of tune. The chorus rocks.

Romeo and Rebecca 10/10: My other favorite song on the album, probobly one of my favorite lyric's of all time.

Ben wah balls, Just about done, depends 8/10: All pretty funny, I especially recommend "Depends".
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Asin: B00000JKI6
Sales Rank: 15008
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Pop    3. Post-Grunge    4. Punk Revival    5. Punk-Pop    6. Rock   

Losing Streak
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Quality
I recently got this CD. When i first popped it in, i found it a little to un-pollished and raw. I didnt like at all. But i went back and made my self listen to it. Now i love this CD. The horn lines are infectouse and relevent, and nop superficial add-ons like LTJs more recent CDs. The songs that stick with me are Johny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts, Krazy Glue and automatic, one of my favourite songs now. I would urge everyone to get this disk

A very enjoyable title
I think that Less Than Jake exhibits phenomenal brass workk in this album. In fact, i think it's there best in that regard. However, I don't give it five stars because the vocals are lacking in some songs and, in all honesty, can get annoying. But the intramentals really make up for it. The bass and ska guitar riffs are all catchy. But, like I said before, where this album shines is in its horns, as they create a really temendous sound unique to LTJ's sound. If you don't like traditional Ska, with it's blazng horns and fast beat rythum guitar, then you'll have a heard time getting into this CD. This is truely a CD for the lover of Ska not just "rockers", becuase they ultimately won't get it. I personally recomend this album for a the avid ska listener, and anyone who takes an interest in ska or skacore.

Breakout album
This was Less than jake's breakout album in '97 when Ska took over the world for like 6 months. very cool if you like ska bands like reel big fish , buck-0-nine, aquabats, dance hall crashers. ... Read more

Asin: B000002U3V
Sales Rank: 12922
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Pop    3. Post-Grunge    4. Punk Revival    5. Punk-Pop    6. Rock    7. Ska    8. Ska-Punk    9. Third Wave Ska Revival   

...And Out Come The Wolves
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Just as Green Day aped the Ramones, their contemporaries in this Southern California punk quartet aspired to be the Clash. But also like Green Day, Rancid's fresh approach and excellent songs (including the ska-punk MTV hit "Time Bomb" and the anthemic "Roots Radicals") rose far above tribute-band level. And poet Jim Carroll (The Basketball Diaries) adds spoken-word stream-of-consciousness to the dour "Junkyman." While 19 songs makes this 1995 CD drag on a bit too long, Wolves is evidence of punk rock's relevance a full two decades after the Sex Pistols. --Steve Knopper ... Read more

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Rancids Breakthough album.
Not many bands can hold there own in a scene(Especially one as unforgiving as the punk scene) after 10 years worth of albums and MTV airplay.But thankfully rancid have,They have been accused of selling out,softening up,Being Pop punk and everything inbetween and through it all they still Hold their heads high and do what they always did,which happened to be making Good "modern"Punk rock.This album was rancids break though album.Its 19 tracks of OI,Ska and hardcore tinged Punk rock it also managed to have Major labels and MTV wiping drool from their mouths,especially after Time bomb and Ruby Soho hit the airwaves.As the title suggests rancid knew the major labels would come running and they did.Thankfully they refused to be bought out.Almost anyone of these 19 tracks could have been a single all as catchy as the next and touching on various subjectsEtc,Exessive Drug use,racism,Homelessness.The one thing ive always respected about this band is everything they do is done with heart and this album is no different.Many bands touch on similiar subjects but have no sincerity at all.Rancid on the other hand tell a story in every track and they all come from the heart.Its certainly not rancids best(not in my view anyway),but it is the most accesible and if your new to rancid this would be the way to go.

My 2nd favorite by Rancid
But although it's only 2nd I suggest getting this as your First Rancid album. It's their breakthrough album for a reason. However, although the overall sound is great and the musicianship is great, this album can be really repetitive. The second half of the album is very easy to get lost in and although some songs stick out (Daly City Train, Disorder and Dissarray) you'll find that most of it sounds very similar.
I still suggest getting this though, it's a masterpiece and be sure to pick up Rancid [2000] also (the one with the skull on it), I believe that is Rancid's best album to date.

...and out come the worst album by rancid
This album is a fan favorite for some. Some can't get enoguh of Ruby Soho. time bomb and Roots radicals were all some of the most popular rancid songs. But, not everyone will agree. I think this album wasn't as good. it's still good, just not like their other albums.

let's getto the duds. I hated the songs As Wicked, the way I fell about you, she's automatic, and the terrible Ruby Soho. There just lame, boring, and have bad choruses. The solos aren't very good. 4 duds is pretty bad. plus, the songs can be repetitive, and this is a CD that I sometimes skip through.

There are still some great songs. i love Time bomb, with it's killer3rd verse. Disorder and Dissaray has a chorus that uses two words:Crucify Me. olympia Way has a great chorus like start now(My favorite Rancid song).Junkie man is also great, with a poet reading something.

My favorite song on this CD isOld Friend. With it's solos, use of two gutairs, singing, and killer bass line. it stands out from the rest. plus it's not a song you can just skip.

Bottom line: Any ska fan should buy this. listen to samples first. before deciding.

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Asin: B000001IQH
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Alternative/Indie-Rock    3. Pop    4. Punk Revival    5. Punk-Pop    6. Rock    7. Ska-Punk    8. Third Wave Ska Revival   

Pennybridge Pioneers
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Ear candy music drug
Swedish skateboarders with rock guitars!
Pioneers in sweden!
The best band in the world skate scene!

There best album is (Same Old Tunes)

Best thing to come out of Sweden since IKEA
This is definitely one of the greatest CDs (tied in my book with Life on a Plate) by one of the coolest bands around.Anybody who knows anything about music should be locked up for not having it.

also, to the reviewer Ska-Fanboy, you really seem to like these guys so i hate to see you look like a jacka$$ by saying they're from Norway. oops

Millen-tastic
Most people say one thing about millencollin, "hey, didnt they have that one song on THPS2?" But they deserve so much more credit. This CD is one of my favourites of all times. The unique blend of skater punk and some deeper rock makes this disk a must have. Every song on here is amazing and shines for its own reason. The vocals have a unique sound (due mostly from their Norweigen beginings) that is unlike any other out there. Every song here is a hit, and its a wonder this CD did not break through to more success. i am pretty stingy when reviewing CDs, but this one is on my top 5 list. if you do one thing this year, get this disk ... Read more

Asin: B00004HYKT
Sales Rank: 33656
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Pop    3. Punk Revival    4. Rock   

Hang-Ups
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this is talent
This is my favoriot CD.This was before the band got caught up in bad lyrics and peta.

Good stuff

This CD gives me some serious nostalgia, because the first track, "Superman", was featured on the first Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for the N64 and PS1. It's a real throwback for me, and for the rest of you people who recognize it. As for the rest of the tracks, this album is quite listenable. I still don't get why the last track is 36 minutes long when only 8 minutes of it is really used for music. Stupid. But anyway, if you're just looking for some good punk, then get it.

Song Rating System
This album is probably my favorite from Goldfinger. Their first self-titled is a very close second. Dan's Coconut Ass is a good album, but not their best work. The same goes for Stomping Ground and Open Your Eyes. Stomping Ground has some very good songs on it, my favorite being "Forgiveness". Check it out if you haven't already. Open Your Eyes has about 6 good ones and the rest kind of suck. "It's Your Life" being my favorite on Open Your Eyes.

To the person who rated "Last Time" the worst song on the album, you need to get your hearing checked, because it hangs in with the rest. There is no bad song on this album.

Superman- 5/5 Excellent song
My Head- 5/5My second favorite song on the album
If Only- 5/5My favorite song on the album
Lonely Place- 5/5 Great Song
20 Cent Goodbye- 4/5 Good song
Question- 5/5 And all I gotta say is "F*ck you!"
Disorder- 5/5 My other second favorite song
Carlita- 4/5Another good one
Too Late- 5/5 Makes me want to beat up my dad
I Need to Know- 4/5 Very ska-ish
Authority- 5/5 You will respect its Authoritah
S.M.P.- 3/5 Not really a song
Last Time- 5/5 My other favorite song
Chris Cayton- 4/5 He looks like Satan
It Isn't Just Me- 4/5 Secret song worth waiting for
Chicken McNuggets- 5/5 Who doesn't like Chicken Nuggets
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Asin: B000005AZY
Sales Rank: 86801
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock    3. Ska   

The Fury Of The Aquabats
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TWO HEADS OF TERROR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i know after just looking at htis album you probably think its just made by a bunch of comic obsessed nerds, but you can't blame em (their favorite band as kids was the awesome devo).
This is by far hands down the greatest ska album of all time!!!!!! that the world has ever known! i believe its truelly the best bands (such as this and Squeeze) that never get the fame they DEFINITLY deserve! this album is more than an album to me it's a life saver!!!!! i might feel horribly sadand low one day and then pop in the CD and hear the awesome intro to Super Rad! and i feel like it's the best day of my life! this album will make you feel happy no matter what! it will change the way you look at life! SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? BUY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

Love These Guys
I met the Aquabats back in 1998 after a show and these guys (and gals) are class acts. They deserve far more than given but they're fine were they're at. Although ska died out pretty fast this album is beyond just ska. You have to understand their schtick to enjoy this album

Ska At It's Best
OK OK, so you probably take one look at the cd cover of one of the aquabats cds and go LAME!! But my friend you are mistaken. The aquabats are far from lame, but closer to one of the greatest ska bands i have ever heard. the aquabats have an uncanny way of making u want to keep listening even though they sing about lame stuff. the horns are amazingly good, and everything about them kicks major ass. if you like ska you will absolutely love this album, which in my opinion is their best tho i own return of the aquabats and myths,legends, and other amazing adventures volume 2. go pick this up right now if you are a skankin fool. this is ska at its best! ... Read more

Asin: B000005ENT
Sales Rank: 10013
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Hardcore Punk    3. Pop    4. Punk Revival    5. Punk-Pop    6. Rock    7. Ska-Punk    8. Third Wave Ska Revival   

Pinkerton
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A hit single can be a bit of a mixed blessing for new bands, especially if said song gets you firmly lumped into the "novelty band" category. Such was the case with Weezer, whose runaway hit "Buddy Holly" touched a global nerve upon its release, then got on everyone's nerves after months of radio saturation. However, it did ensure that they sold millions of copies of their self-titled debut. Which is why it's so strange that their second album, Pinkerton, was ignored. Perhaps the cold shoulder was due to the willfully noncommercial first single, "El Scorcho," which crashed and burned. Whatever the reason, Pinkerton soon disappeared, which is a shame because it's a great album. Whereas Weezer reveled in the band's geek-rock image, Pinkerton saw Rivers Cuomo maturing as a lyricist. From the opening, "Tired of Sex," which rants about the frustrating easiness of groupies, to the new wave pop of "Getchoo" to the epic genius of "The Good Life," there's much more diversity here than the Pixies-influenced bouncy grunge of their debut. With the closing solo, the acoustic lament "Butterfly," Cuomo demonstrates a pop mastery that promises great things from this reformed geek. --Robert Burrow ... Read more

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Amazed.
Weezer's best album? Maybe. This is a very very good album. If you are getting any album, GET THIS! 5 stars and it deserves every one.

Best CD ever
Weezer's "Pinkerton" album is probably one of their best. It's different from the first album because it is more realistic. You can tell Rivers(lead singer) really wrote his feelings into it. My personal favorite track is "El Scorcho." "Pink Triangle", "Why Bother?", "Falling for you", and "Butterfly" are also fantastic. The whole CD is good though. I totally and completely recommend that you go and buy it right now. Some people don't like it when they first listen to it, but give it time and it will soon become your favorite CD ever.

bUY
Great Album. Completely under rated. Butterfly is a masterpeice as is Falling for You as is The Good Life. Please buy. Music has rarely sounded so good or so melodic. ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock   

Nothing Gold Can Stay
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A New Found Glory
All right listen up people, this is the ONLY good album EVER released by New Found Glory, all the other ones blow and are catchy little fag albums directed to 12 year girls.And to you, Lewis from Albuquerque, New Mexico, screw you they ARE sell outs, and you don't know s*** about them, I live in Coral Springs, the city they actually came from, and I knew about them long before you even heard of them you s***faced pop-punk little fag and I can tell you that they are sellouts not only because they are on MTV(which any band on there sux too pretty much and has no respect for good music) but also because once they got big down here they ditched their friends and were all of a sudden too good for them.So next time you want to say something about a band try knowing a few things about them and where they come from before you shoot off your mouth.Now why don't you take a ride down to Roswell and look at some UFOs and whatever it is you fruit cakes do in New Mexico.:)

this cd is weak.. compared to others
this is by far the worst new found cd there is... catalyst is the best... and to all you people who think they are "sell outs" because they are on mtv and stuff you are a dumbass cause they are trying to make money... they could care less what you think... the music has gotten better and better from one album to the next.. if you are looking to buy new found cds dont buy this one get one of the next three they are way better all around.. new found is a really good band and i am a huge fan.. but this album is weak

Better than new albums
i must admit i started listening to new found glory when sticks and stones came out. after i became a bigger fan i bought this album and liked it better than any of thier newer releses. the songs are really catchy and fun.its a really good album if your an NFG fan and dont have it i recommend you buy it now! ... Read more

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Sales Rank: 15903
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Pop    3. Punk-Pop    4. Rock   

Pez-Core
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shibby
this is the best Less Than Jake Album. it doesnt sound as polished as Anthem, or Losing Streak, but i still think it's still their best. my favorites are 3 QUARTS DRUNK, LIQUOR STORE, JOHNNY QUEST THINKS WERE SELLOUTS, and THROW THE BRICK. buy it.

This CD is for REAL fans!
I'm really dissapointed by everybody who says that CD's such as "Borders and Boundries" and "Anthem" are better than classics like "Pez Core", because their full of it! Pez core is one of the best ska albums of all time. It's probably not for anyone who listens Anthem and calls themself a ska fanatic, because they would probably listen to "Pez Core" and call it rock a billy or something like that. This CD is for anybody looking for original ska. It has tremedous horns, which provide the backbone for the songs, and catchy guitar. This is all topped off by the presence of an impressive baseline. This CD is not for posers! It's for the few remaining die hard ska fans. Totally worht the money!

(p.s. If Anthem is your favorite ska album. . . you're a poser!)

Less than Jake RULES
Less than jake brings a hip new sound of ska to the table. The really rule! Johny Quest thinks were sell outs is one of my favorite songs ever. Even if you don't buy the CD you need to download the song it kicks like a monkey. ... Read more

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Sales Rank: 66162
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock    3. Ska   

Very Emergency
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The marriage of pop and punk is not new, but rarely is it executed with the charm and wit exhibited by the Promise Ring on Very Emergency. With sweet 'n' crunchy tunes chug-chug-chugging away, the Promise Ring write music that is instantly hummable and as easy to love as a tail-wagging dog. --S. Duda ... Read more

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The epitome of what pop should be!
The TPR's third album "Very Emergency" is just littered with catchy pop sounds, just like "Nothing Feels Good" but to a much higher degree!I have this on vinyl and all the songs on side one(first five tracks) are some of my favorite songs to sing along with ever.Yeah, you'll be singing these songs for a long time and be singing them constantly in your head or out loud in your car.This album reminds me of early Weezer.There is something about the guitars that sounds sweet also and the funny lyrics aren't absent that TPR used in their earlier releases.

Wow!TPR really deliver the full package on this album IMHO.Davey's voice sounds better, good catchy songs, same strange lyrics, and every thing we love TPR for is packed on this record. One more thing to say......Wisconsin ROCKS.WHEW!!

It was quite a different listen for me, but I loved it!
Before I start this review let me tell you how much I hate emo music. I loathe it. Yet I love The Promise Ring.
For a moment, while I review this album, let's pretend that I like emo music and I bought this album to add to my huge collection of albums featuring off-key singers whose voices crack with sickening predictability and whiney guitars. Imagine my surprise when I found this album to be refreshingly upbeat with enjoyably quirky lyrics.
Before I bought the album I had heard the first three tracks, "Happiness is all the Rage," "Emergency! Emergency!" and "The Deep South." I loved all of these songs to death, and decided to buy the album. It was also relatively cheap compared to other things I was looking for, and I'm on a tight budget right now.
It's a great album to listen to in the car because it's fun to sing along too. Even a tone-deaf person can sing along to (shh!) emo music, because the singers themselves are often tone deaf.
I read a review for this album on Amazon.com in which someone said, "But the fact...that you can sing the first song before it is even over is not a good sign." I completely disagree. Sure, every once and awhile we thirst for a song with deep meaning, but most of the time all we really want is too be able to bob our heads and sing along to catchy melodies and clever lyrics.
Let's look at a few lyrics, which I find them so clever and amusing: "And we could do more outdoor things/if we weren't so busy/getting busy," (Happiness is All the Rage) "I was born in 1968/Born to replace Bobby Kennedy" and "We're all arms and dangerous/We're all almost famous for it" from Arms and Dangerous.
And now, back to the place where we're all ourselves in our right mindset, the place where I really hate emo music. The place where I love The Promise Ring despite myself.

HOLY MOLY!IT'S AWSOME!!!
Okay, THE PROMISE RING has become one of my favorite band as of this writing (Sept.2002), largely due to their amazing poppy-rocky album, Very Emergency.I'm sure you have read how hooky and catchy the album is...well it's true.It's not only that but all so very much melodious!Hummable and rockable at the same time.I want to jump around bopping to the tunes.Very ear-friendly and touching, almost naive yet reassuring.It's been 3 years since the release, I still listen to it.I feel very happy when I listen to the album... ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Emo    2. Indie Rock    3. Pop    4. Punk-Pop    5. Rock   

So Long & Thanks for All the Shoes
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As long as there are bands like NoFX, punk rock needn't worry about requiring life support. Ten years into a remarkable run of smart, snotty, cynical, hopeful, and always in-your-face-albums, Fat Mike and his crew still maintain a winning percentage to rival the Harlem Globetrotters'. Snippets of ska and outright pop enter the mix here and there on this eighth full-length release, but whatever the sound, the mood is as thoroughly smart-ass as ever. More often than not, NoFX's barbs are directed inward--as you might expect from a band with a concert disc entitled I Heard They Suck Live. That giddily defeatist mood is captured perfectly on lunatic sneerfests like "It's My Job to Keep Punk Rock Elite" and "All Outta Angst." --David Sprague ... Read more

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Most Complete Album by NOFX
From beginning to end this album compares to Rancid's "...and out comes the wolves" and Lagwagon's "Double Pladdinum." Some moron wrote that you only need to listen to it once on his review and that is all you need because it is not an album of substance but an album to be passed over and taken for granted, for the main reason that so many albums are passed over because of faulty and erroneous accusations and subjective views of what punk rock should be.If and album can be played front to back and appreciated for musical complexity and stylistic qualities throughout, what is there to condemn.This is the ultimate punk rock album.Fat Mike might like to dismiss this album as an album full of errors, mainly because it contains ska.He believes that ska has gone mainstream, but so hasn't punk.It is fine if expression comes in brass form, reggae form or pure punk rock, which Mike calls "Pump up the Valuum" which is by far the worst album ever made by NOFX.So long and thanks for all the shoes is the most serious product put out by NOFX.Yes, we all like The Brews and the Moron Brothers, some other sorry NOFX fan may hit repeat on their CD player to Please Play this Song on the Radio.But, if So Long and Thanks for all the Shoes was taken more seriously, it could have went down on history as the best punk rock album ever.Tell me your favorite punk rock album, give me adequate reasoning and I'll honor your opinion. But, please do not rely on old faithfuls like the clash, ramones, or any other washed up band you have a prejudice for. And whatever you do, like some unreasonable inbred did, do not say that the album has fillers in it.This is an album of pure and lyrically significant punk rock for the ages.Key songs:" punk rock elite, and all his suits are torn (pinnacle song on the album), kill the rock stars and champs elysees.Some brain dead Ashlee Simpson lover actually stated that Eat the Meek was a filler song.It is a brilliant (a word describing something dumb) song and even better on the dub remix on 45 or 46 songs...

Wussy
For the as*clown at the bottom who wrote, ''thank you NOFX for the music you have put out'', get off their nut*s. Oh, the album is pretty good.

GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!
This was my first NOFX cd that I havn't just borrowed. It is So awesome!!!!!! as long as punk rock has bands like nofx, punk will never ever ever die! I like the hidden part at the end two.<br /> You will find yourself singin' the songs for the rest of your life. personally, my favorite songs on it are "It's my job to keep punk rock elite"because the title is telling the truth and also &amp;quot;Kids of the K-Hole&amp;quot; but all of the songs are incredible. NOFX is deffinately going to by a band untill the day they die ... Read more

Asin: B000001IU1
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Pop    3. Punk    4. Punk Revival    5. Punk-Pop    6. Rock    7. Skatepunk   

Nerf Herder
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Audio CD (03 December, 1996)
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Catchy Nerd Rock
I think that as far as nerf herder goes this is probably their best album i pop it in i am always surprised how good it is. Not really "punk" or even "pop-punk" more like new wave mixed with somecheesy 80's metal and some some old school 70's punk. Songs like Golfshirt, Nosering girl, Van Halen and Diana are gonna be favored by the dweebs and geeks for its self depricating and witty sense of humor.

Great.
I just wish they could have a sample of I Only Eat Candy. This album is just a good time, and some good music to go with it.

LMAO to this album.
This album is right up there with Weezer's blue album. Not so much pop punk as nerd rock (There is a difference, pop punk is just fake to get on the radio). Anyway, if you are into funny, upbeat rock and roll, this is worthy to be in your cd collection. ... Read more

Asin: B000002VSQ
Sales Rank: 54727
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock   

Anywhere But Here
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Audio CD (29 April, 1997)
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punk at its finest
this cd is amazing. you might think it sounds like greenday, but its better. yes, its better than greenday. ataris are an incredible band and their other cds are also great. this is just so punk and the lyrics and the music are just awesome. i listen to this over and over again. i own alot of punk, pop punk, emo, ska cds and this is in my top 5 ever. its just simply amazing. i bought this like a year ago also, and i still listen to it often. this is true punk.

really liked it
This is the best album they have made.It is so much punkier than the others.The only problem is that the tracks are to short.But the tracks flow into each other so it really doesn't matter.The other albums they made are to slow, but this one has a lot of fast songs.When I first heard it I thought they were blink 182, but after awhile they came to have their own sound.Very good lyrics and tunes.Go buy it and support The Ataris.

Green day over and over
When are bands going to stop trying to sound like greenday.Come on Ataris.Please stop sounding like greenday.

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Asin: B000005BO7
Sales Rank: 128153
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Pop    3. Punk Revival    4. Punk-Pop    5. Rock