Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

1995

2.77

Rating

17473

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Distribution

Rock Punk

Album Summary

Scream, Dracula, Scream! is an album by the San Diego, California rock band Rocket from the Crypt, released in 1995 by Interscope Records. It was the band's first major-label release. Music videos were filmed for the singles "On a Rope," "Born in '69" and "Young Livers," and the band embarked on extensive tours of the US, UK and Europe. They experienced a surge of popularity in the UK, where "On a Rope" entered the music charts at #12 and was a hit on MTV Europe, earning them rave reviews in New Musical Express and allowing them to play Top of the Pops. The album also made the band an alternative rock hit in the US, where their videos were featured on MTV and the album received many positive reviews in both mainstream and underground music presses. A large headlining tour in support of the album ensued in 1996, and there were supporting tours with Rancid and Soundgarden. During these tours the band gained a reputation for a series of interesting and, at times, seemingly ludicrous gimmicks and stage antics which included holding raffles during live performances, spinning a large game show wheel to determine set lists, onstage fire breathing, annual Halloween and New Year's shows, and the wearing of coordinated and progressively more ornate stage costumes. In Europe the band also hosted a German variety show, played children's shows and morning shows, and did interviews with fashion magazines. While unorthodox, these antics increased the band's reputation as an energetic live act and helped to increase album sales. Scream, Dracula, Scream! was the last of three releases by Rocket from the Crypt in 1995. The EP The State of Art is on Fire and LP Hot Charity had preceded the album that year, and singer/guitarist John Reis would later refer to these three records as a "trilogy". "Scream, Dracula, Scream!" also had different copies for Japan and Australia. Both of them had songs from the 'Hot Charity' recording. The Japan release just had the songs put on the CD, but the "Australian Bonus CD Tour Edition" had a bonus CD. The Australian copy had "Pushed", "My Arrow's Aim", "Lorna Doom", "Shucks", "Cloud Over Branson", and "Feathered Friends". The Japanese copy also had "Pushed", "My Arrow's Aim", and "Lorna Doom". But instead of "Shucks", "Cloud Over Branson", and "Feathered Friends", they had "Guilt Free", "Poison Eye", and "Pity Yr Paws". All together, the whole 'Hot Charity' recording was released on the two versions.

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Jan 29 2021 Author

Day 15 of Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Today I got another album from a band that I have never heard of. I’ve never heard a single song from the San Diego band, Rocket From The Crypt. The title of this album is Scream, Dracula Scream! Released in 1995, this was RFTC’s first major label recording. When I put on the first track, Middle, I was blown away with the energy and uptempo of the song. Surely, I thought, they can’t keep up with this throughout the record? Well, that’s exactly what they did. Scream, Dracula Scream! Keeps the pedal to the metal on all 14 songs. I can only imagine that being at one of their live shows would be a blast! The vocals of lead singer and guitarist Reis are aggressive, without screeching into my ears. The drummer, Sean Flynn, pounds away and gives the songs a serious back bone. Super talented drummer! Almost all of the band members lend backing vocals and the song Misbeaten shines because of it. (Maybe my favorite song by the way). Last but not least, they have horns beautifully blaring on all songs and I’m a sucker for that, really gives that 90’s Ska vibe. I really enjoyed all of the songs and had zero urges to skip any of them. Other songs that really need attention are Born In ’69, On a Rope, Come See Come Saw, and Fat Lip. Scream, Dracula Scream! Is filled to the brim with re-playability. If you want an album to pump you up, this will do the trick. It’s totally rad! One thing I like the most about this project, so far, is that some of the music is completely unknown to me, but becomes some of my favorites of the week. I must admit, I always get a little bummed and intimidated when I receive something totally unfamiliar, at first, but it can be so rewarding sometimes. Sure, I am excited to totally nerd out on albums that I know already like the back of my hand, and those albums will be fun to write about, but that’s not what this project is all about. It’s called Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, not re-listen to albums you’ve heard a gazillion times already and act like a Know It All… I’m having a blast! Please share your thoughts, opinions, and memories below. Even if that means shaming me for not knowing about this super dope band beforehand. Peace!

Apr 01 2022 Author

Thai album is so boring. The energy level is consistent and just palls. It is recorded and mixed in such a way that an individual track would pop when played on the radio as the best thing you heard that hour, but listening to the whole album is exhausting. I hate his whiny voice, which just seems like posturing. I hate the arrangements. there is no point. It generically 'rocks', but there is no real grit to it. I'm sure they put on a decent live show (and it seems like they do a lot of live gimmicks), but these songs bore and tire me. I give it a second star because it is energetic and decently recorded. Actually, I think Come See, Come Saw is just a a re-write of Know Your Product by the Saints. One star off for plagiarism of a far better song.

Mar 06 2022 Author

Sounds like the most generic 90’s punk rock ever, it’s very of it’s time. The singer has the typical snotty punk tone of a thousand punk rock singers before him. It’s basic and derivative and not special. I didn’t outright hate it, but I think a more impactful punk band should have their spot on the list.

May 30 2024 Author

i mean it’s fine but i don’t know why it’s on this list

Jun 05 2024 Author

I’m right on a 3. When this album hits, it hits pretty good – there are some genuinely energetic songs here that come together in complete harmony between the vocals, lyrics, and instrumentation, and I’d say that comprises about half the album. The other half tends to hit on just one or two of the three, but never quite hits that perfect balance on all 3; sometimes, it’ll reach it briefly during one of the other 7 songs, but it never sustains it for long enough to really click like the other 7 do. I’ll say this – it never falters on the instrumentation. I especially love the usage of the horns here, giving everything a sort of Ska vibe that I think is kinda underrated. The mixing is… a bit suspect at times, with the guitar especially overwhelming almost every other instrument here on most of the songs, but I never thought it was that big of a deal. I mean, ultimately, it’s a fine album, but it’s just kind of underwhelming for an album to really peak around Track 6 or 7 and then kinda just walk its way to the finish line, you know? I felt less engaged by the halfway mark, and it just sort of wore me down by the end. There’s solid stuff here, and I’d imagine someone will stay engaged the whole way through, but it just doesn’t feel like I needed to listen to this before I die. It’s a solid 3, and that’s really about it.

Jan 09 2022 Author

This wS a pretty underwhelming listen. Decent straight ahead rock and roll with a punk edge. Not sure why it should be on this list. I feel that the list should be reserved for albums that are either outstanding or influential and I don't think this either. 2.5 🌟

Mar 04 2022 Author

Why this atrocious mid-90s punk album could ever deserve a spot on this list is completely beyond me.

Oct 03 2021 Author

When this started, I thought, oh lord this is not what my frayed nerves need today. And I turned it off. Then I restarted and turned the volume down and it was much better. I completely missed this band at the time but I dig this punky, grungey (grungy?), alt-rock sound. (My spell check likes grungy but my eyes don't.) Reminds me of Faith No More, Soundgarden, Elvis Costello. Misbeaten sounds like The Beatles feat. Frankie Valli. I love On a Rope, Young Livers (yes!), Ball Lightning, Suit City, and Come See Come Saw. WOW! I love this!

Jan 25 2021 Author

I had heard of RFTC but never listened. I didn’t realize the same guy formed this band and Drive Like Jehu. This is obviously up my alley. It’s got some ska vibes on a some songs, which is usually about the amount of ska I can handle. I would probably give it a 4.5 realistically. It is a little too long. I wish it was 11-12 songs rather than 14. I don’t know which songs I’d cut, though. I tend to prefer front halves of albums to back halves anyway, not sure why.

Jan 25 2023 Author

one noted high school drop out punk rock band.

May 29 2021 Author

The expeditions into genre territory like ska and surf are the most fun and also the best parts of the record. However, I have no taste at all for the (grungy?) vocal style and that is constant over far too long a time. I'm intrigued by some of the music and my take sweetened after the first two tracks. Please, people, lose the butt rock "growl".

Apr 08 2025 Author

High energy punk rock. The horns really help make this album. Listened through twice and really enjoyed it.

Sep 27 2021 Author

A thrill ride, like a rickety wooden rollercoaster hurtling at speed; driving rhythm section, stabbing horns, charismatic frontman; slick back you hair, rev up your motorcycle, pull on your leathers. Rock music like it should be done - get in, get out fast, look good whilst you do it.

Feb 12 2021 Author

Well damn. This is a fine gem that I never knew about. It's like this album is perfectly situated at the crossroads of everything punk - what came before, and what came after. I was surprised to to get something that sounded so much like old school punk in the mid-90's (i.e. paralleling the development of pop-punk, without crossing over). And yet it also has those horns/sax to give it that ska feel without being a "college rock" album in the style of Reel Big Fish. And heck, there was even some noodling in there that spoke to the midwest emo/math rock sensiblities. Good listen.

Mar 21 2025 Author

I loved this when I was 15, now I’m sadly, significantly older than 15 I can see it’s a bit repetitive. On a rope is great everything else is ok

Nov 28 2022 Author

Just lacks character. I don’t like this era of rock at all. Sounds like a garage jam band that wants to be edgy. Tried to find a redeeming song but couldn’t.

May 04 2022 Author

So they pumped up their obnoxious sound with horn and string arrangements to make it even more obnoxious? Has no business on this list. I could think of several dozen albums from the era that could take its place. Would normally be 2 stars but I'm feeling crabby today and the shitty font choice and graphic design on the cover are pissing me off. At least Photoshop that grey speck out near the scorpion's right pincer.

Jun 29 2021 Author

I screamed.

Oct 24 2024 Author

This is a pretty good straightforward rocker. Sort of hard to date by listening - at times it sounds like 90s, sometimes like 70s, sometimes 80s. It's pretty standard as far as the music goes. I don't really dig the vocals so much but they aren't terrible. Tempo is pretty much the same all the way through which isn't really my favorite thing. Lyrics are pretty bad. Overall not a horrible album but probably a one and done for me. 2.5/5 rounding up because I actually do like some of the songs and it was well-played.

Apr 19 2023 Author

In the middle of punk/ melodic hardcore revival of the mid nineties, these beasts popped up and showed us what concepts like punk or attitude really meant. Honestly, I still preferred 'Dookie' or 'SMASH' -and still do, but this one was a great companion, a well received and deserved fist in the face

Oct 07 2021 Author

Hi-Octane rock and roll energy, hollering and whooping, cracking riffs and pounding drums, with the salsa piccante of a horn section. The sound of a rock and roll gang. They do rather run out of puff by Ball Lightning - the album is "front-loaded", with Born in 69 and On A Rope the best tracks by far, and there are several songs towards the end that are a bit lumpy - but it's still a refreshing blast!

May 22 2024 Author

No. 181/1001 Middle 2/5 Born in '69 3/5 On A Rope 2/5 Young Livers 3/5 Drop Out 2/5 Used 3/5 Ball Lightning 3/5 Fat Lip 2/5 Suit City 2/5 Heater Hands 3/5 Misbeaten 2/5 Come See, Come Saw 2/5 Salt Future 2/5 Burnt Alive 2/5 Average: 2,36 Not for me.

Jul 21 2022 Author

Competent snotty chanting and surprisingly early-00's for the release date. But it's basically obsolete by design.

Jun 25 2025 Author

I always resented and avoided these guys for their attempt to overwrite the memory of the legendary Rocket From The Tombs, a short-lived mid 70s band in whose wake was formed two of the best bands of the punk era, Pere Ubu and The Dead Boys. 'Tombs lasted maybe a year but originated many of the songs that Ubu and Dead Boys would later use to save the souls of countless punks, losers and creeps, like Sonic Reducer, Life Stinks, Final Solution, 30 Seconds Over Tokyo, and more. If you are going to steal the name of one of the all-time greats of the underground, you better be lights out. Like Omar says in The Wire: You come at the king, you best not miss. They missed. It's not terrible music. I even might have liked this album if they hadn't fucked themselves and me with their bullshit name. Overall, the sounds are tight and I like the way they use horns - much better than how most rock bands use horns. But the singing is uninteresting and the tunes tend to be derivative (e.g., Come See, Come Saw lifts its melody over the verses directly from Smokey Robinson's Get Ready) and ultimately I can't get over their dare to compare to some of the most musical misanthropes Cleveland ever produced. Fuck no. Fuck you for even putting it out there. And fuck whoever made this list for perpetuating this violence on the soul of rock n roll. Rock n Roll isn't Hall of Fame-able. Rock n Roll is a lifeline for the lonely from someone who's been there. This is a serious hassle because in order to cleanse my soul and make things right again, after I finish typing this up I have little choice but to crank my 'Tombs bootleg, sniff some glue, pointlessly vandalize something, get in a terrible fight - preferably with my significant other - and wake up in jail. I had other, more respectable plans for this lovely summer weeknight but it won't feel right until balance is restored in the universe. Fuck - what a pain in the ass!

Dec 14 2023 Author

I mean, it’s a serviceable post-punk, but so would be My Chemical Romance, or Ween, or hell….Devo. I am left severely-wanting in comparing this to what I’ve not seen on this list so far. Fair? Not really, but I have no direction that tells me I need to be fair.

Jun 22 2022 Author

completely forgettable american drivel.

Apr 08 2025 Author

Scream, Dracula, Scream is such an amazing album. I already really like punkish sounding albums but even this album goes beyond those lofty standards. The album is of course fast, fun and frenetic and the vocals really do fit these songs well. But the main two things that really steal the show are the guitars and the trumpets. Both elements heavily support the album in very different ways. The guitars are what really carry the album with them being pretty heavy but still keeping the songs really catchy. The trumpets also help differentiate this album from a lot of other punk album by giving this album a more extravagant feel. Not every decision made with this album is perfect but i still absolutely love it. Best Song: Come See, Come Saw Worst Song: Misbeaten

Apr 15 2021 Author

Damn, what a fun album! Just packed with jams, I bet they would be a blast to see live

Oct 02 2025 Author

it’s not bad, yet also not good. i truly enjoyed ‘used’ and ‘fat lip’, all the other stuff was just bearable

Sep 26 2025 Author

3.1 Nothing groundbreaking but it did seem pretty genuine. Tomb>Crypt

Sep 08 2025 Author

This guy sounds like the new singer for Smash Mouth. Alas, it is not

Jul 14 2025 Author

Started off quite strong. I remember On A Rope from back in the day. Still a bit of a banger. Guess I’m damning with faint praise. I do like the use of the horns but it all gets a bit samey and his voice starts to grate. Meh. 2.5

Jul 15 2024 Author

Solid 90’s alt-rock record. I’m not a huge fan of horns in rock music, but it mostly works here.

Oct 13 2025 Author

I’ve seen Reis play live with the Hot Snakes and attest the man can tear it up on stage, and there’s some of that here. Yet the songs themselves, apart from “On A Rope”, don’t hold enough for me - passable riffs, a lot of spirit, a limited palette - it’s post-grunge gruel, something to mosh to if that’s your jam. I know many who swear by this, will close their eyes and sing, they know the words, they sweat and make fists, and who am I to begrudge whatever consolations comes one’s way in the post-prime.

Oct 10 2025 Author

Found myself wanting this to be over halfway through, very average mid 90s ska punk

Oct 09 2025 Author

What if Elvis Costello did The Pogues but in an American accent? I realise that makes it sound good (maybe even great) but the songwriting is unfortunately not that strong. After four songs, I realised this album wasn't going anywhere. A shame.

Oct 02 2025 Author

I have not thought about this band since they has a few songs on the alternative rock station for a few weeks in 1995. Totally forgettable, mediocre, and needlessly loud.

Oct 01 2025 Author

Rocket from the shit

Jul 20 2025 Author

What a bizarre inclusion on this list. It's up there with Come Find Yourself by the Fun Lovin Criminals for making me think "What the fuck is this album doing here". I have fond memories of On A Rope, it's a fun, if not particularly sophisticated song, delivered with a lot of energy. The rest of this album however, is shit.

Feb 26 2025 Author

A mix of psychobilly, punk and ska, but a very watered down mix. Punk rock should never be boring.

Oct 24 2024 Author

This one didn’t click with me. The overuse of horns made most of the tracks way too busy. Nothing stood out riff/hook wise either.

Oct 13 2025 Author

[Death walking down the hallway meme, happily scything overhyped '90s bands]: Girls vs Boys, Afghan Whigs, now Rocket From The Crypt, the worst of the lot! Vexatious horns and sub-Cramps/JSBE vocal annoyances layered over Green Day/Blink-182 "punk". I couldn't wait for this to end. San Diego is one of the nicest cities in the US, yet doesn't boast a single great band to my knowledge. Coincidence?

Oct 01 2025 Author

Was aware of these guys but had never listened before. This band is a reformation of the influential proto-punk band Rocket From The Tombs who were around in the mid 70’s. Kudos to them for reforming in their 40’s and going for it but I don’t like it. Singers voice is really annoying. Can’t ever see myself putting this on.

Jul 03 2025 Author

This is a direct quote from Apple Music: Though it was a bigger hit in the U.K. than the United States, 1995’s Scream, Dracula, Scream! remains a pivotal work of '90s rock 'n' roll. With the exception of Nirvana’s In Utero, no other album succeeded more in translating the sounds of late-'80s American indie rock to a modern radio rock setting in the '90s. In “Born in ’69,” “Young Livers,” and “Burnt Alive,” RFTC kept the spirit of Squirrel Bait and Dag Nasty for a generation that missed those bands. And despite John Reis’ cheekiness, “Used” and “Come See, Come Saw” are as rousing and inclusive as any songs by Springsteen. Let me translate: this album which didn’t chart at all in the US is evidently as important as an album from perhaps the most important artist of the 90s, brought to you by a band that neither you or me have ever heard of, keeping alive the tradition of another couple of bands that neither of us have ever heard of, fronted by a guy creating songs that are supposedly as great as those created by arguably the most important US rock singer of the last 40 years. Got it. With that as backdrop, I think I can sum this up more quickly. It was neither great, nor influential. In fact, it was repetitive and not good. And I, or really anyone, didn’t need to hear it. What a waste of a slot on a greatest of list. There is nothing about this album which provides any inkling of a reason as to why we had to hear it.

Apr 11 2024 Author

I'm pretty sure I've listened to a song or two from them before and liked them and got upset because this is such a lame band name and album cover. I realize that is a massively dumb reason to not be into a band but here it is. Can an album be described as so bad it’s good. Because this album is HILARIOUS. Why’s the singer sound like that? It’s too bad to be considered good, but way too annoying to be considered interesting. The lyrics are just abysmal, when “you want some cheese with all that whine” is a hook treated with genuine sincerity you know you’re in for a trash fire. And then the instruments are so loud and dumb, and some of the riffs are so annoying. There are occasional glimpses of SOMETHING interesting, but god it’s so dumb. I love this album it’s so funny. 1/5

Jan 16 2023 Author

Oh god American Garage Punk. really tried to give this a shot but I was cringing the entire time and had to turn it off as I hated so much.

Oct 17 2025 Author

Where have these guys been all my life?!! So fun! I’m way too old to like this as much as I do. Fantastic energy start to finish.

Oct 12 2025 Author

Immediate 5 stars as soon as I realized it was a ska album.

Oct 12 2025 Author

Would I put this on a list? No. Am I upset it’s on here? No. Would I rather it have been RFTC instead of Scream, Dracula, Scream? Yes. Am I still going to give it five stars? Yeah. Does it deserve five stars? Probably not, but this list is barren of ska so I’ll boost what I can get. Plus I loved this album in like 11th grade.

Oct 06 2025 Author

I love this album, solid instrumentals & good voice. Very nostalgic feel.

Oct 03 2025 Author

Whooooaa! I love a good surprise like this. I've only ever heard the band name before, never listened to them until now. This album is an absolute BLAST. It mostly borrows sounds from punk and ska, but the songs are full of classic rock and roll splendor, big bombast and melodies, and tons of energy. Yeah it may be a few songs too long, but nothing seems like filler. Great album. Must-listen #224.

Sep 26 2025 Author

Absolute bangers all around

Sep 23 2025 Author

9.5/10

Sep 17 2025 Author

Puuuuuunk

Sep 12 2025 Author

I went from “oh wow, they put an arbitrary hardcore punk album in this list and it’s nothing special” to “this might be one of the most beautiful punk albums I’ve ever heard.” Orchestrations of horns and strings, musical genres woven in you wouldn’t expect, anthemic punk choruses. This was 5 years after social distortion’s breakout album and the same year of Rancid’s album. I’d put this up there with both.

Sep 11 2025 Author

YES

Aug 20 2025 Author

On A Rope реально впечатлила меня своим звучанием i can see where punk rock was taking inspiration as well

Aug 14 2025 Author

My favorite RFTC album. I think this record is amazing and I try to share this with friends whenever I get the chance. Sadly, most of my friends have a narrow taste in music. Not that it is a bad taste in music, but they don't get out much. The mixture of rock guitar and drums, brass, and a little punk makes this album, band a classic.

Aug 07 2025 Author

It rocks. Not exactly my style though

Aug 02 2025 Author

Super fun listen, really enjoyed. Not much else to say, perfect album for my tastes today

Jul 25 2025 Author

Can’t believe i’ve never even heard of this, this is definitely my kind of album.

Jul 23 2025 Author

I love this album. It rocks. It's fun.

Jun 27 2025 Author

I toured with RFTC great guys - this album was just out - memories of course

Jun 17 2025 Author

It's been a while since I last listened to this album and I read some other people's reviews first and saw a lot of negative ones. It made me question my memories of how good RFTC are, but no, this is still great from start to finish. I don't know what the people who didn't like this album were hearing but I feel sorry for their ears if this sounds bad to them.

Apr 28 2025 Author

A fun fast album. The drum and bass are really strong!

Apr 06 2025 Author

I really enjoyed this!

Mar 07 2025 Author

There is something to geek out about in every song. Great grooves and hooks. Really cool use of horns for adding texture to guitar riffs.

Mar 03 2025 Author

Loved it!

Jan 24 2025 Author

This is a really cool and energetic punk album. It's impressive how it manages to maintain a high level of energy for so long!

Jan 23 2025 Author

This is rock n roll and it’s meant to be played at extremely loud levels.

Jan 15 2025 Author

I lived in San Diego for a spell and loved the local music scene. Every bar had a poster for these guys. The love is well deserved.

Dec 19 2024 Author

Perfect album. Rock at full blast. Long live the Swami.

Dec 19 2024 Author

Hell yeah! The epitome of '90s post-punk rock 'n' roll! And I mean that as a compliment. Fell in LOVE with this band with the release of Circa Now, and this was such a great follow up. This band gives some of the best live performances I've ever witnessed and this album really captures the power and energy those live sets deliver.

Dec 07 2024 Author

Had a great time with this one. Maybe it's the heavy diet of Less Than Jake I grew up on but there isn't much music can't be made better with horns

Nov 18 2024 Author

Puur genieten

Oct 16 2024 Author

Straight out of 1995. Good jams.

Oct 06 2024 Author

This was such a delightful surprise. Really enjoyed this one. Going to check out more from them for sure.

Oct 03 2024 Author

Perfect! I like this 'noise'!

Sep 05 2024 Author

I e heard of this band, but this is the first time I’m listening to them. I think I was expecting more psychobilly, but this is 90s rock with some horns in there. I dig these guys. Great album. I want to check out more of their stuff now.

Aug 30 2024 Author

this was cool ... just like its name?

Aug 25 2024 Author

Chaotic punk glory

Aug 19 2024 Author

This is my second time with this album, and it really connected with me this time. Reminds me a lot of Less Than Jake, whom I will always love. Very fun album to come back to. Favorite track: On a Rope

Aug 01 2024 Author

I absolutely love this album and band and the main mind behind it, John Reis. The riffs are powerful but also "groove" in the way old rock and roll does. The lyrics and vocal style is fun and hooky. And this is one of the first bands to ever show me that you could have horns in a rock band without it sounding like "ska" (the latter being a genre I've always dislike). Overall, critically, I might give this 4 stars, but it is 5 stars for me all the way.

May 15 2024 Author

Solid Stuff

Apr 03 2024 Author

I love it! Super rocky, a bit like an angry Eve 6. Listened to non-stop for days.

Apr 03 2024 Author

Didn't know those guys, that shit is dope

Mar 28 2024 Author

Molt guapo 5/5

Mar 08 2024 Author

I get the criticism about it feeling slightly held back, but this is still a super album. I really enjoyed Drop Out, Ball Lightning, Heater Hands, and Misbeaten. One of those where you maybe have to be in the right mood to listen. Hovering between a 4 and 5, but I was in the right mood to listen. Punk music should sound "loud", and this does.

Jan 19 2024 Author

Dec 05 2023 Author

Lang geleden dat er nog een verrassing te boven kwam. Deed me ook wat denken dat The Hives hier wat mosterd haalden

Nov 03 2023 Author

Oooh cover me in spazjazz and tickle my arse. We have a winner. Can I be unmasked? Will we ever know?

Oct 29 2023 Author

Excellent.

Oct 18 2023 Author

A little one note tbh but between Born in 69 and On a Rope, they've made a classic

Aug 23 2023 Author

This album is fuckin’ FUN. Solid punk rock with some ska flavor sprinkled in to keep it interesting, I’d never heard of this band before and I’m glad I have now.

Aug 23 2023 Author

Fun, awesome punk rock. Really nice guitar riffs throughout and great instrumentals in general. I love the energy, it just goes and goes but without becoming same-y. I look forward to listening to more from this band soon.

Sep 16 2022 Author

This is NOT what I assumed from the name and album art! I love that so many different songs remind me of other bands I like, but never all at once? One song sounds like Morphine, one song sounds like Sponge, one song sounds like Arctic Monkeys, Rancid, etc. On a Rope is an all-time great.

Sep 11 2022 Author

Very uplifting and energetic but also artful if you stop to listen more carefully. The lyrics don't really matter. There is even a song involving lightning (can you guess which other song about lighting I am thinking of)?

Aug 08 2022 Author

Blast back from the 90’s forgot how much I loved these guys at the time. Ball lightening very foo fighters - on a rope -classic!

Jul 27 2022 Author

Summer of 69 and On a Rope don't get old. Love the horn section. It's a blast. Come see Come saw is basically Jumping Jack Flash, but hey the whole album is a gas gas gas.

Jun 06 2022 Author

Wow! I was not expecting a RFTC album to be on the list. I love the band as well as all things John "Speedo" Reis. I didn't know they got a lot of love outside of the punk scene. Anyway, this album is just rock n roll goodness. Very catchy, very fun. And those horns are just a cherry on top. You know when I was a young man I wondered if RFTC were a ska band. Ah, to be that naive again. This is probably a 4-4.5 max if I'm being honest but it gets a 5 for being so damn fun on this beautiful June day and for the overall career of the band.