Scream, Dracula, Scream

generic 90s punk made for the radio which is fine but confusing why it gets a spot on this list!

Eh

Would have been fun in the nineties.

cool

Exactly how you would picture this San Diego band.

It was ok. Enjoyed some parts of it, but it was mostly pretty boring. Standout songs: Fat lip Salt future

Alles is op dezelfde manier zo uptempo en high energy dat alle nummers samensmelten en ik richting het einde wel echt zat te wachten tot het klaar was Ball Lightning was wel lit

Paar liedjes geluisterd maar heel erg meh. Ik hou niet van Amerikaanse punk oepsie

Yes queen give us nothing. The most boring tropes of '90s punk rock all blended up in a performatively edgy project.

ja. vijf nummers geluisterd maar ugh niet de vibe

This felt like Mrs. Baird's Bread. It's fine bread and serves the purpose of hosting delicious meats, condiments, and veggies, but you quickly forget about the bread.

Generic rock from the 90s. Each track is fine but doesn’t add up to anything special. Sounds a bit uninspired - I don’t really know if I am missing anything or I’m just a snob but doesn’t do it for me. 4/10

Pretty much “on a rope” plus 13 others.

Lots of energy here but all seems to directed in the wrong places and could have benefitted more from a bit of variety in strumming and drum patterns. ‘On a rope’ is a bit of a meme but is the strongest song here, and the rest of it seem to just be derivatives of the same song and got tiresome by the end.

Kinda hated this. Strong 2

Retro-sounding punk in the 90's. Wasn't horrible, but didn't do much for me.

I like punk but this ain't it, for me at least. On A Rope is decent.

Me suena la portada, pero creo que no lo he escuchado nunca. Empieza bien y me ha recordado a Black Keys y Rage against the machine lejanamente, pero no me ha enganchado. No sabría si ponerle 3 o 2...

meh

This album sounds like the type of music the cool older brother in an early 2000s movie would listen to, just to make sure the audience knows he's super duper cool. Why is this album on the list? I can think of a number of better inclusions. Unfortunately, this album was chosen, and I was subjected to forty-three minutes of listless, unimpressive, boring music. Something else to note are the lyrics, which are just straight nonsense to me. Two stars. (Favorite track: On a Rope.)

no reason for this album to be here. I did like it, but I have to rate it lower because there’s literally no justification for this mid punk cali band from the 90s to waste space on this list

I was really hoping for a good halloween song on this album :'(

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Energetic and fun, but generic and forgettable.

This is largely just loud and cluttered rock. Not much inviting a repeat listen. Lyrics are unintelligible, drums are little more than smash, smash, crash. Sometimes smash, crash, smash, crash. Guitar and drums aren’t terribly original or interesting either. It’s not so bad that it’s annoying and needs to be shut off, but if you’re looking for something to actually listen to and enjoy, this isn’t it. Best suited for people who listened to it as hormone addled teens with unregulated aggression and less discerning taste who now enjoy it out of nostalgia.

сначала эмоция ветефе потом оо драйвовенько остальное --наитипичнейший рок наитипичнейшего исполнения дядек рокеров скучно непритягательно

A boring general ‘punk’ vibe poorly done. I catch some echos of bands like the Smithereens, early Foo and Elvis Costello, but poorly done. This is not good and I certainly feel one day closer to death after listening to this poorly done album. Poorly done.

Nothing special. If there's one thing punk music is usually good at, it is being an exciting, highly energetic listening experience. This one didn't achieve that.

Don’t rlly know why this album is on here? It’s got a lot of energy, but is pretty boring.

I don't see what this represents being on the list. There are way more interesting punky albums from the mid-90s. Didn't totally hate it or anything. Fav track: On a Rope Least fav: Come See Come Saw (Is this meant to be a play on "Comme ci, comme ça"? It annoyed me either way.

No.

Gonna give this two stars because, while it's a fine album, we're grading this on a curve of essential listening for one's entire life. And while I did not hate any moment of this, very little of it left me with anything I'll remember.

Goodness this really wore thin for me by the end. There are a handful of moments where things quiet down for a little that I thought had some impact but so much of this otherwise stays in 1 mode to its detriment. Really lost patience with the vocals in particular

Song(s) added to my 1001 Bangers playlist: On a Rope

This was fine - nothing I was terribly into, but nothing I hated

The only thing I can say about this is that I wasn't disappointed. And that's because I looked at the name and knew in advance I would hate it.

Pretty forgettable rock, some of it was fine, some of it was nearly Nickelback :(

Didn't hate it but it just sounds like every other cheap Punkrock album of that time and there's way better ones that could have been mentioned here.

OK.

Whenever an artist I've never heard of before shows up from the generator I get pretty excited. I've been very pleasantly surprised on quite a few occasions when this has happened. So that is how I approached today's album, even when I saw the generally low ratings. Unfortunately today this was not a positive experience for me. The album was fine. There were no songs I hated, but even the ones I kinda liked weren't exactly "good." Used and Misbeaten were just different enough to make them a bit more interesting than the other ones. Mostly what I found was that this was generic punk/hard rock and I have no clue how it's on the list.

Headbanging Metal rock

This is standard-issue 90s-style punk (or “punk,” really). Not terrible. But nowhere near special. What is this doing here?

I thought I didn’t know this band when it appeared on the list but then On A Rope came on and I did know it. Unfortunately though I just didn’t enjoy the album. Found his voice a bit annoying and each track was quite similar.

Okay, but why is this on here.

Rocket from the Crypt’s Scream, Dracula, Scream lands like a beer-soaked stage dive—loud, messy, and weirdly infectious if you’re in the right mood. The band leans hard into their signature clatter: jagged guitars, blaring horns, and those atonal barked vocals that sound less sung than spat. It’s not exactly subtle, but there’s a scrappy groove powering the chaos, keeping things from fully derailing. “On a Rope” nails a shout-along chorus that almost passes for pop, while “Drop Out” channels Mudhoney’s grunge snarl with a surprisingly buoyant bounce. “Come See, Come Saw” stands out for its slinky bassline, briefly grounding the racket. You may not hum these songs later, but in the moment, the record’s sweaty energy does its job—blunt-force rock that trades finesse for fun.

I appreciated the horn section in this otherwise standard-ass rock band, but was kinda bored. 2.5

Hmmmmmmm the vibes are cooler on this one than the music really was, in my opinion, it was Fine but it was also not particularly outstanding or weird or overall "wow don't die without hearing THAT one" material. 2.5

Garbage

I just listened to this 12 hours ago and could not tell you one single thing about it.

Not as bad as the other reviews made me think it might be. Green day but with interfering riffs. Not for me though, singing style is too shouty.

I own this album, and love it but does it dress spot on this list… no

It's just rock. Maybe punk rock? But it's not doing anything interesting. At least the songs are short.

These guys are throwing a few too many indie rock ideas at the wall in a justified effort to find some radio airplay. It’s perfectly down the line, inoffensive music, but considering this is the same dude that founded post-hardcore paragons Drive Like Jehu, there’s not enough teeth to make this rock. It’s bland radio rock, well executed, but very few songs stand out, and that includes their big hit which is pretty meh. Could do without this one on the list.

Kinda appreciate more given that this was his last album when he was alive. Although he doesn’t have the greatest voice he sounds good to me

Very average-ish 90s rock

Meh

14x hetzelfde nummer

Soort van punk-parodie album, net geen piratenrock. Heel af een toe een leuk stukkie, maar meer niet helaas

Om de titel van deze band's laatste album te quoten "Vintage Piss"

not my thing ig

I just can’t connect to this

No thanks but appreciate this time capsule for what it is!

Metal screaming = no

Generic punk vibe

Don’t think I’ll listen to this again

Definitely not my thing at the start, which is unusual as I like pretty much every genre. I couldn't really get into it not matter how hard i tried. I did however really enjoy ‘Drop Out’ but that was let down again when i was reminded in ‘Used that the singer sounds like he needs to clear his throat and the chorus in ‘Ball Lightening”: ‘He can’t hold a dead pig It’s all fine while you’re cryin’ You want some cheese with your whine’ I like some differentiation in albums with this type of music and there isn't enough here for me. I doubt I will ever want to or will listen to this again. No thank you.

Started off bad, but didn't get worse.

OK I guess but not really a genre that does much for me. Doesn't feel like a 1001 album.

Wasn't in the mode for this I'm afraid

So I am not sure why this album is here. This is a group that is one step above garage band, local celebs but shouldn't really be on a list like this (think Local H for Chicago). They are fine, but nothing amazing. On a rope wasn't bad but it was similar to a lot of stuff out there. These guys likely hustled hard and just got in front of the right person on the right day.

Not much to say here. This album is really uninteresting. This style has been done a BILLION times. Absolutely wild that the Apple write up sort of compares it to In Utero by Nirvana and the musical spirit of Bruce Springsteen seeing as there are no similarities at all to either and there is nothing special about this album. Also, It’s almost as if this list is ultimately just some random persons personal faves and somehow their opinion has been blown up as being WAY more important than anyone else’s.

This wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever heard but I found it very uninteresting.

I'm not really a pink fan. I have it two cause at least it was short

In places this reminded me of the Rolling Stones from 30 years previous. In other places, maybe a touch of The Ramones, from 20 years previous. Unexciting rather than terrible

This was honestly pretty boring. It started out encouraging and I thought it would end up being some cool punk shit, but it actually got tamer and less interesting as it went.

When I saw "toured supported by Soundgarden" this all made sense to me. Not for me!!

4/10

Kinda got on my nerves a bit after a while, but nothing super offensive about it

Fattar ej

Begriper inte alls vad det här albumet gör här, och även om det var svårt att ta sig igenom så var det tyvärr inte så irriterande som jag trodde det skulle vara.

An incredible amount of screaming.

Solid bottom.

a lot of the stuff orbiting john reis and rftc is cool and i definitely respect him/them but that being said i do hate the vocal style here, and maybe it's just ex-ska kid PTSD but i truly hate this style of wind instrument playing: just kind of blaring and honking on that thing, very little artistry or variation in volume, tone etc. i love a band that can successfully incorporate any instruments besides guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, but i would not consider this a successful incorporation

We dig punk in this house. This was like... money punk? Slick punk? Maybe the production ruined it. It felt like people playing at punk.

Pretty mid album honestly, nothing of note jumped out to me while listening to this

Not for me.

Schräge Mischung aus Punk, Geschrei und Heavy Metal, bei der das Feuer leider nicht überspringt.

I didn't hate it but more often than not this wouldn't appear on my vibe spectrum.

Kinda interesting: sounds a little like a parody, a little like a tribute (Elvis Costello: Used, Springsteen: Young Livers). But most songs are punk!

Nothing to get excited about here, just another below average album. 2 stars or D+.

Highlight: Fat Lip The side project of John Reis (Drive Like Jehu). I didn't mind it. Adequate punk rock. Think Fugazi with the occasional horns appearance. We already have Yank Crimes so I'd rather swap this for a blink-182 album. Overall: 4/10

Pretty unremarkable. I guess they're the same age as my parents from "Born in '69". Sorry olds.

Meh... energetic and fun - would be good live, but nothing I'd need to listen to again.

Great rock’n’roll band. A friend tells me they’re exciting in concert, which I can understand. But, it doesn't’t do much for me.

songs got longer as it went on :/ did not hate, did not like highlights: misbeaten young livers on a rope

I was loving this for about 15 minutes. First wave punk energy, screaming sax and some good tracks. It tailed off and as I got used to it the initial thrill abated. Really enjoying the albums which I've never heard of and have no context for (like this one), even if I'll probably never listen again!

Its an ok album. Not great songs are all the punk formula with strong chrouses and one that sounds like elvis costello. That was like the 4-5 song giving a break from the chorus songs that was cool to change it up. This was commercial punk pop at its pinnacle

Not a fan

One of those albums you buy at the time (which I did) off the back of one single (On a rope), and immediately regret. My views haven’t changed in the passing years. It starts off like a train and is really good for 3-4 songs, but the more it goes on the more I want it to end. His voice is dreadful and brass/punk grates pretty quickly; basically, it runs out of ideas and staying power. A bit like Arsenal’s season every year post-Xmas.

I feel like these punk albums are really all kinda the same, where like if you’ve heard one you’ve heard them all. But this one makes the fatal mistake of overstaying its welcome like way too much. It’s less songs than your average punk album and it’s still longer, and it’s not very fun or interesting unless you like punk. Which, as has been established, I don’t. I really think this could’ve stood to be like 10 minutes shorter, and maybe I would’ve liked it more. Favorites: Young Livers, Suit City, Burnt Alive

This album pretends to be a high-octane energy album but falls short. 2/5

Quite cheesy pink album

Bordering on offensive, but when I wasn’t contemplating how I would bash this album I caught myself enjoying a few moments. The rock whore in me. For that it gets two stars. Still feels like something that didn’t need to be made and parody of rock.

Im here for the ska punk vibe of San Diego in the 90s, but im a little lost on what makes this album so significant. The first three or four tracks are fun enough to return to

Not really sure why this is here. Is this a canonical punk/ska/post-grunge album? Not my cup of tea, I'm afraid

on the nose 90's punk/alt rock. it's pretty boring for the most part and was so of the time

I don't see what this is even doing on the list

Eh. I like RFTC, but I don't think this is justified as an essential listen. It's rock n roll throwback with a 90s production. On A Rope is a great song, but otherwise it left me a bit empty. A fun listen, but disposable. A high 2

2 - not great

I feel for like this era of 90s punk I either love it--NoFX, Blink 182--or hate it--this.

This album is fine but nothing really stood out to me. Meh.

Meh, felt kinda generic to me.

Too american rocky

Bleh 2.5/5

They just be making up bands at this point, what the heck am I listening to?

Drive Like Jehu and Rocket From the Crypt in the same week. They sound really similar, which makes sense. Didn't really enjoy it.

Energy plus! Enthusiasm. Some more enjoyable than others. Young Livers e.g. ok. Followed by Drop Out. Nah

Not bad, I always thought these guys were death metal.. apparently not!

Meh. Kinda just annoying.

A couple good running songs, a bunch of crummy ones. I didn't hate this album.

Not for me

This doesn’t make me want to stick pins in my eyes or drill a step bit into my temple, but I couldn’t wait for it to be over so I could get on with the rest of my day.

Wasn’t for me

Niet mijn style, in de trein naar culemborg

Upbeat nice workout punk energy , on a rope and drop out stood oit

Noise rock? I found this one to be ok. Cool guitar sounds. Not much variation with the singing.

Generic 90s skate punk. Not bad but nothing to write home about. I feel like I've heard this sound multiple times before. No real edge but made me think of bands like "Good Charlotte" and "Millencollin", Sure these were a bit earlier but I feel there were other bands with this sound and catchier hits. Strong 2.

Not my scene

Apologies to rock fans but a lot of this just sounds the same to me.

Not really for me, as far as I could tell

It's fine, but including this album in the list over ...And Out Come The Wolves is criminal.

This album is not noteworthy to me. I listened to it but couldn't tell you anything about it, good or bad.

Punk/hardcore punk from the mid-1990s. I was expecting something a lot more faster, aggressive music but this was different and quite ok, even enjoyable at times. Still, it is not the kind of music I like to listen to. 2 stars, but it's close to 3.

a nice change of pace - i liked a handful of songs, but at times they just blurred into one another without much differentiation. run time was a little too long for my liking... got a little tiresome. but!! overall, these guys were fun. highlights - on a rope, used, misbeaten, come see, come saw

I'm sorry... but no... it's not my type of enjoyment, kudos to those who love it. I'm not one of you all. We can co-exist... I just want to be far from you.. that's all.

I think maybe Spiderbait or Frenzal Rhomb would have been a better choice.

Isch das wider en klare Fall vo "e chlini Band het bimne Gwünnspiel gunne, dass ihres Album bide 1001 Albe chunt"? Hauptsache de Skorpion uf em Cover isch unscharf. Tschüsstschau, 2 geschreie

Zerrrro bock uf das gha Direkt wieder use nach 3min. Sorry mitenand. Langed nöd zum bewerte, aber darum gds 2 und nöd 1

Meh. They don't seem to have had a huge influence. His voice wasn't great (Billie Joe's is better) and their lyrics were simplistic and repetitive. Overall, kinda sucky and, unlike most punk albums, overstayed its welcome. Disappointing

On A Rope is an absolute clsssic. One I havnt heard in years. The vocals mean that often the songs remain similar, and they arnt really my style, but they do what they do well and with infectious energy…

This wasn’t bad generic punk-adjacent 90’s alterna-rock (and the horns admittedly elevate it somewhat), but I’m not really in the market for generic punk-adjacent 90’s alterna-rock.

Now this one does exactly what it says on the can. Doesn't mean that it's any good, but you know what you're getting from the title and the band name. There were a few bright spots, but nothing exceptional. Still worth a 2

Much better than I thought it would be. Vocals sounded a bit Bob Mould in places. The album also features my third favourite song about rope.

je pensais que j’allais pas aimer, c’est pas mauvais mais c’est pas très intéressant non plus en vrai, j’irai sûrement jamais écouter ça à nouveau. 2,5

Not very good but I listened to the whole thing

I cannot fathom how this record stands out amongst a sea of derivative alternative groups in the 90s. I suppose what sets it apart is the atrocious mixing between the vocals and guitar. One of the most unoriginal and uninspired records I've heard in my lifetime

This might be more compelling if I hadn’t already listened to lots of music throughout the seventies and eighties by the time this came out. Derivative, though competent.

There were some fun songs on there but didn’t feel like anything different to a ton of other different punk bands Rating: 2.5

Some of these would hit in a 90's coming of age movie

Going into this, I had never heard of Rocket From The Crypt. On first listen, it quickly became clear that their brand of 90s American punk rock isn’t typically my style. Still, I gave Scream, Dracula, Scream! a fair shot. The album is sonically consistent, with high energy, aggressive guitar work, and a noisy, chaotic vibe throughout. While that might appeal to fans of the genre, I found the lyrics underwhelming and felt the album lacked standout moments or memorable hooks. Overall, it struck me as a very average effort. Favourite tracks: Come See, Come Saw, Born in 69 and Bali Lightning stood out slightly—they had some energy and groove that worked. Least favourite: As the album progressed, the songs began to blur together, becoming repetitive and hard to distinguish. Album artwork: Creepy, fitting the chaotic vibe of the music.

Good drumming. Never need to listen again

Probably never listen again.

Rock or something I don't know

First track was awful, I almost turned it off. It did get better, it was mostly listenable. It was also quite jarring in places, which I'm confident is intentional. I did make it all the way through, but without any real highlights and no desire to hear it again it's only 2 stars from me.

I don't know why but this just didn't resonate with me much. Something about the vocals, generic punk rock guitar and song structure, and ska brass all together didn't quite work. Fat Lip might have been the most interesting song to me. It was the only song that had me stop working and look over and see what song it was that was playing.

I really truly hated this record. It felt like a bad version of Less Than Jake. I wanted to like it more because of the horns and better than average guitar work, but by the end of bike ride I just wanted this shit off. It was really cheesy and I have no clue why its on this list.

A punk rock album with a 90's alt-rock edge. Or is it a 90's alt-rock album with a punk edge? Either way, it's just ok. High energy, but sounds very of its time. Not bad but not something I would pick this up casually. Key tracks: On a Rope Ball Lightning

Ummm… ok! Not my cup of tea.

pretty shite

I enjoyed Young Livers the most of these songs. Mostly a miss from me; the way the album was recorded makes it sound too distant, and I found myself thinking about how much I like the Ramones and Jay Reatard while listening.

This is nowhere near as good as it should be. The vocals are poor, and why did you mix this to hide the horn section?

so repetitive

Really not very memorable to me. Felt really generic. It was a fine listen but nothing that really captivated me.

Started out ok but I think I just got a little tired of it

pretty good. not a mood i would ever really go for

as a punk, we do not claim them

I think this project has just pointed out that I don’t really enjoy punk music. The first two tracks had me scared this was going to be miserable, but as the melodies came in I was having more fun. Once I got the vibe the 43 minutes flew by. They seem like fun young fellas, not something I’ll probably spin again.

If Jimmy Buffet made an ill-advised punk album, I think it would sound something like this.

Perus huutoalbumia...

Funket sikkert på vorspiel i '95, men veldig slitsomt i lengden.

Not really my thing.

Solid, listenable record. Sounds like it has more in common with garage rock tradition than other mid-90s indie bands.

I kept waiting for some of the songs to sound different from the other ones. It happened at the very end.

"high energy" "punk" "rock". just because you put the words together doesn’t mean it is. puts on the costume and thrashes around, tries to convince you. gnashes its teeth. is fast. has horns. says little. i found myself doing strange things while this was playing. put a monster energy sticker on my truck. stashed my sunglasses on the back of my head. grew a soul patch. sounds like san diego. like french fries in your perfectly good burrito. empty calories. there are impulses here that i appreciate more than on the albums i’ve rated as 1, but not by much. this is empty sound and impotent fury. if this is your thing, i’m sure these guys are coming to a desert or riverboat casino near you soon. keep stingin' em fellas.

Elvis Costello on steroids, here comes RFTC! Definitely respect this band, they always kept it high energy and blurred the punk/rock genre lines. But listening to this album just makes me want to listen to the cramps and Operation Ivy and social distortion and blue meanies and nirvana and even though they sound nothing like it NOFX. I’m not sure why it just doesn’t do it for me. Most of the elements are there octane, fun guitar parts, drummer salad, freakin’ horn section but something about the dude‘s vocals and just kind of how everything comes together this little lackluster for me not a terrible album just not for me. Song/band that song reminds me of Middle/ Op Ivy Born in 69/

meh

If I listen to this again in the right contacts, I might be able to find a song that I think is pretty okay, but overall I just was not feeling it

Not my thing

An album that benefits from not taking itself too seriously. Also the band has great chemistry, but this lost it's luster as it went on.

The producer: gee this is a really tight awesome band but the singer can't really sing. No worries, we'll stick the vocals low in the mix, compress the sound and no-one will know any different. Weirdly energetic and boringly unengaging at the same time.

Bit boring

Like a lite version of what it wanted to be. Despite the noise this somehow still managed to sound flat and lacking in any passion. Tough gig mind, coming the day after Never Mind The Bollocks.

What’s new? What’s different? Not that much to be honest. Feels a bit samey and not that exciting. Could/should be a 2.5.

I found it kind of boring. The singer doesn't really bring much to the proceedings. Not sure why it's on the list.

Not for me.

Mediocre, overproduced faux punk with unnecessary horns intruding on all of this. Didn't move the needle at all.

Weer een plaat die veel korter duurde dan ik ervaarde. Wat is dit lang hetzelfde geluid. Tegelijk zijn de nummers die wel iets anders klinken eigenlijk zo uit de toon, dat dat ook weer irritant is. Een band/zanger die de wereld wil laten weten dat ze een attitude hebben. Late punk wellicht, wel vaak catchy. Het is ook gewoon mijn smaak niet...

well, that was boring

Fine but not particularly crazy about horns with punk rock

really not my thing. that post punk era was a weird time, for sure

Ugh.

Nah. This genre is overrepresented. All tense energy and I didn't pick up on much musicality.

The songs were a bit repetitive...didn't really enjoy it.

Not for me. Some friends in high school liked this band and would play it around me now and again, but it never connected with me. I don’t know what it is. A significant chunk of the music I like is dudes with guitars, and this album is dudes with guitars, but I’m not buying what these dudes with these guitars are selling.

If this is on here then surely NOFX and Rancid will be, right? Right??

Nothing special - just loud noise

++: Ball Lightning, Fat Lip, Misbeaten +: Born in '69, Young Livers, Suit City +-: Middle, On a Rope, Drop Out, Heater Hands, Come See, Come Saw, Burnt Alive -: Used, Salt Future 5,0/10

Some highs and lows. Wouldn't call this a hardcore punk record though

Eh if I want this sound I'll listen to rancid

I don't hate it, but I'm really not feeling ANY of this album. Honestly, to me, it sounds a lot like bands in teen movies from the early 2000's that were supposed to be kinda bad. As in, good enough to not annoy the audience, but bad enough for everyone to understand that the lead singer thinking he's going to become the next rock god is clearly a joke. But I guess that had to come from somewhere.

Some other review had it right - it's weird how every song sounds like something that would stand out as kicking ass if it was played on the radio, but as a whole album, this just sounds very same-y. Very reminiscent of Monster Magnet. With slightly less testosterone and a bit more polish.

it was mid. some all right parts but not for me

Me parece bastante raro que en el libro se califique al típico punk-pop de los 90 (véase Offspring, Green Day) como un estilo lleno de "nostalgia setentera", cuando precisamente se trata de la versión más destilada y comercial del punk que uno se pueda imaginar. Y que inmediatamente después lo traten de "poco respetable" es de lo más contradictorio. Pero, siendo honestos, este álbum tampoco difiere mucho de aquel estilo noventero manido. Puede que sea un poco más interesante musicalmente, con composiciones más complejas (aunque tampoco es que el listón estuviera muy alto) y la inclusión de vientos que a veces le dan un toque ska. De hecho, me ha recordado a Tiger Army, un grupo al que le tengo bastante cariño. Pero no deja de ser un producto de su época, además de formar parte de un estilo que nunca me ha atraído mucho y de ser demasiado largo. No es mal álbum, y me alegro de haberlo escuchado (no conocía a Rocket From The Crypt), pero no me parece que merezca un puesto en esta lista.

..

Yep, that's pretty much a hardcore record.

The name turned me off but they were not nearly as hard as this would suggest. More Smash Mouthy and Ska

Hyvä levyn nimi, ja erittäin vuosituhannenvaihteelle tyypillisen näköinen kansi! Levy oli itseasiassa paljon tylsempi kun ajattelin. 2/5

Never heard of this group or album. There are songs on here that I could listen to again if I was in the right mood. Elements in some of these songs are interesting. The horns popping up in some of these songs are a nice and unexpected touch. I can kind of understand the appeal and why this would make the list. I don’t see myself putting this whole album on again though. 2/5

I wouldn't say that this is a bad album, but I don't think that it makes the list on its own merits. It seems more like a showcase of some punk-adjacent genres in which the list is otherwise light. It's got a bit of edge to it, and the album works when that edge cuts, but it isn't consistent. Which is a lot of words to say: it's fine, I guess.

didn’t catch me as a studio album, but i’d imagine it’s quite an experience to see live.

I did not use a private spotify session for this one. Straight forward rock, had issues with the singer's voice and nothing else really stood out to me.

It had potential, but it’s weak

Anemic punk flavored rock with touch of ska to sound "edgy". John Reis should have stuck with Drive Like Jehu.

Nothing special!

Weird stuff but has it’s moments, ok for a 2

Very little of this desperately-trying-to-get-commercial-attention "punk" rock did anything for me. I guess it was a breath of fresh air amid all the grunge an alternative rock in the mid 90s.

I dug the songs with horns. The rest was pretty forgettable

Fanns väl någon låt eller två som var okej men det var enbart för att de påminde om andra, bra låtar.

How did this get on the list

You don't hear much brass in punk music. Tracks like Young Livers and Drop Out incorporate it fairly well, though at the cost of the music sounding a bit staged. Non-spontaneous. Which sort of goes against the "point" of the genre. That being said, I actually enjoy it more than most punk on this list – at least on the scale of individual tracks. After 40 minutes of this nonsense, the high energy becomes pretty tiring to sit through, and you can find yourself counting the remaining minutes. In other words, the "album flow" isn't very good. I could see myself listening to individual tracks here as part of a mix, but not the album in its entirety, in the future. There's a lot of "drunken chorus" singing, which is pretty enjoyable if only to serve as a contrast with the bad lead vocalist. The guy sounds like an unreasonably low-effort Axl Rose. The lyrics of Ball Lightning are stupid. Normally I ignore the lyrics, but not when they're this egregious. Around this point in the album, I started paying more attention, allowing me to notice gems like these: "Well, come see, come saw, come cruelty / When it's hungry it's gonna fight, gonna fight, or gonna bite / And it chalks up one so hasty" "Want some cheese with your whine?" "I can't believe it's not butter, but it's sour / Learn blow by blow / What does fat lip know?" Yeah. Not exactly poets, these guys. 2/5 Key tracks: On A Rope, Young Livers, Misbeaten

I can't remember a single thing about this album, and I listened to it twice! I'd normally say that I'm grateful for the experience of listening to new music, but it's hard to when I never even had an experience to begin with.

J - 2 S - 2

Better than expected but much more boring than I thought. Punk after punk, that's just nothing. There may be a few good punk epigones, but the "Rockets" aren't one of them.

mid

Not bad, not great, but not bad.

2.5

Pretty generic punk from my untrained ear. 2.5/5

Another band I had heard of but never heard- I always assumed they were a late 90s alternative/industrial band that would have fit in on The Crow soundtrack. I didn’t dig this.

Not uninspired, vivid, to male.

…why is this generic pop-punk here

It was ok

Boring

Pretty basic sound didn't really do much for me.

Ik vond het nogal roep muziek

With a few more listens I could probably get into to this a little more, but I’m not sure why I’d bother. There are much better bands doing similar (better!) music from a similar location and time. I don’t see how this album adds anything to this list. Albums from 95 I’d rather have on the list, just for the example; No Doubt -Tragic Kingdom or Silverchair - Frogstomp

Not a single song got my attention.

Given how much I enjoyed Drive Like Jehu, I'm excited to see where this goes. Common guitarist between the two bands -- and this is where he ultimately decided to focus attention. Out of the gate this feels a bit more formulaic and "clean" than DLJ. Still punky, but a bit with a significantly more alternative lean. Vocals and horn presence skew almost ska, which I'm not loving. On a Rope is the first song that commands any real attention. More due to the tightness of the marching riff than anything else. This was without a doubt the single most disappointing listen on this list so far. I loved the project from DLJ and figured that whatever Reis decided to abandon it for had to be equally if not better in quality. Perhaps to some this is; however, for me this was textbook mediocrity. Sure it is polished up and assembled into a form that probably had broader appeal at the time, but for me this rendition abandons almost every part that I loved for DLJ. Where the last album was raw and visceral, this was polished and neat. I understand different outlets bread different music, but this was wholly unsatisfying. 2 / 5.

Some songs were alright with the horns but this just feels like boring and flat punk mostly with a terrible voice.

I liked the energy but it’s pretty much only that.

Some standard alternative 90s rock. Doesn't sound terrible, but nothing that really draws me in. Kind of reminds me of Smash Mouth. No need to revisit this one.

Horns are bad. Loudness wars are bad. Staccato playing gets old fast.

Meh

I honestly did not like this album. It doesn't deserve to be on this list at all. It sounds like if Elvis Costello tried to make a heavier punk album. I hate the vocal style, and all of the sounds sound the exact same with annoying tropes.

Bitta fun with punk with some trumpets. Not really my thing. High twos.

Maybe it's the overexposure to Elvis Costello but this sounds like him, if he was a bit more punk. Some catchy songs but would rather cut a few tracks and keep it down to around 30 minutes.

This might be the epitome of underwhelming 2.2 stars

It sounds like a 90’s ska album, but they forgot to mix the horns in. Otherwise kind of forgettable 90s rock. I doubt I’ll go back for another listen of this one.

Starts strong, then retreats into a sameness that I did not enjoy. Didn't care much for the pervasive violence. Some think punk is defined by violence, but some are entirely mistaken. The tunes don't benefit from the big-money production (also this is an anti-punk sell out) with horns and strings, especially if the orchestra is playing the same riff that the guitar/bass/drums/singer are playing. Kind of dull overall, not really hardcore because it relies almost entirely on violence and victimhood tropes. I don't know why but I thought it was somewhat incomprehensible.

I remember this band back in the 90s but never really thought of them as a big deal they weren't big in the UK, were they a big deal in America. This album was ok nothing special, nothing terrible enjoyable but wouldn't hurry to listen again. On A Rope is catchy but everything else is ok.

Elvis Costello's ska-punk side project? Cool. I will say, it's not easy to put so much hardcore energy into an album and still have it come out dry as toast, so congrats there.

I feel like I'm stuck in a shitty sports bar; all the kegs are kicked, they just ran out of mozzarella sticks, and the dude who drank all the beer and ate all the mozzarella sticks keeps loading up the TouchTunes with songs from this album.

Too much of a racket for me

not sure why this album is on here. Very average.

Not for me.

Had it's moments but felt like it went on way longer than it actually did. Also has the voice of a prick.

There are only a handful of Punk bands that I can stand. Alas, this is not one of them. When every song sounds the same, what's the point? 2/5

Not bad, just not my thing. I can see it being the background soundtrack for a movie about teenage boys in the punk scene (in the 90's)

#307. This one is some generic middle of the road formulaic punk music. Like dictionary definition type stuff. Not really interesting to listen to though. 2/5: high school talent show type shit

On A Rope aside (which was huge at the time), it's pretty a pretty underwhelming album overall.

Standouts: Born in 69, Lyrics/Vocals: 2/5- Very 90s, but a lot of Elvis Costello influence Instrumental: 3/5- Nothing outrageous, but I love the sax Vibes: 2/5- Vocals and boring instrumental really make this a meh listen Overall: 2/5

This album washed over me. Generic sounding rock music. I can't think of anything else to say about it.

19/07 Niks speciaals. Klinkt als een goedkope versie van Sum41. Geen idee waarom dit in deze lijst staat. Als je een alt-rock band uit de 90's-00's in deze lijst moest zetten, was Weezer toch wel 20x beter geweest 2.1*

So I’m not a huge punk fan – but did appreciate at least getting a rock album for a change, as it seems like it’s been all rap and electronica lately… Was a little worried at first, but the album really grew on me the longer it went on… Is this some of the greatest music I’ve ever listened to – hell no, but it was fairly well-done for what it was… While I didn’t really hate any of the tracks, there wasn’t a ton of really interesting ones that grabbed me either… The 2 best tracks IMO were – “On A Rope” – which I think got some airplay back in the day… “Salt Future” – which I don’t think did – but I thought it was pretty interesting, and actually a better track than “On A Rope”… That said, just not enough there to get it to a 3 – so a solid 2 it is…

2/14, 14%

Nice to have something new and up tempo today. Many fast paced, short songs. Hard to understand what they are saying most of the time though as the music drowns the vocals out. Most of it is quite generic, without any distinctive instrumentals or lyrics. Not likely to listen again, but its ok. Highlights: On a Rope

not bad musicianship, but as a fan of many similar singers, i didn't like the lead singer's vocal choices. instead of creating pretty discordance, it just sounded incongruous

Meh. Hardcore all sounds the same to me. It played in the background of making coffee, washing the dishes, and reading the paper and 10 minutes later I dont remember a single song, lyric, or hook.

Unremarkable, but I'm surprised to find that I know "On a Rope". 2 stars.

90s punk rock which becomes repetitive, it’s not really my kind of music now although I might have liked it when I was younger

This is the 'On a Rope' band - I hadn't heard of them before now but I did know that song. A big, energetic sound but otherwise cookie cutter rock that just washes over you. You can imagine the songs being played by those pretend bands that come up when Guitar Hero is loading.

Truth in advertising, I suppose. There *is* a lot of screaming.

Pretty watered down.

How can such a thrash be so boring?

At times like this I really wish it were possible to bring Roger Ebert back from the dead and have him review music because he would just hate half of these albums. It would truly be hilarious to read his reviews on this stuff.

Music for skankin' and chooglin'

Jos Johnny Thunders olisi käynyt 15 vuotta salilla, ja iso levy-yhtiö olisi säveltänyt hänelle levyn. Paras taitaa olla intro - sitä voi kutsua energiseksi. Ja jos levy pitäisi kolmen/neljän ensimmäisen biisin tason, se voisi olla kolmosen arvoinen. 2,5

One of albums on this list that will make you say “Really? One of the best albums of all time?!”

This sounded like one long song. I probably would have been a fan in middle school, but this just doesn't do it for me anymore. It wasn't bad, but just some basic 90's punk rock. Nothing really stood out on it.

2.5 really. Just ok.

Just very bland 90s pop punk. Can’t say I enjoyed any song on the album.

Þetta er ekki ferlegt, On a rope er skemmtilegt og brassið bjargar miklu, en ég ætla að segja nei takk, svona heilt yfir. Ekki nógu áhugavert til að eiga heima á þessum lista.

Vet inte asså, låter som nått nirvana skulle gjort om inte Kurt dött på typ 2000-talet för att vara lite experimentella fast mycket värre. Blev lite förvånad av blåsinstrumenten och de funkade faktiskt ibland. Trummisen är bra men inte gitarristen. Skulle nog inte lyssnat igen.

Few catchy snippets but just bleh overall

Not really my style, it was not an enjoyable experience and it feels like no track was really a standout. The 2 stars are here for the work and the effort.

generic punk

A few good songs but a lot of bad

This may be the most 90s album on this list for all things that were bad about the 90s. A silly album name that is supposed to be funny I guess. Then you have the songs that vary between pop rock and alt rock while having some form of doowop in there it seemed. And then when I look up the band they’re a bunch of guys in bowling shirts like extras in night at the Roxbury. What a mess. Yet still manageable to be heard and for this list 2 stars. 4.8/10

It's all a bit noisy and not particularly engaging. I wouldn't necessarily turn off any particular song if it came on the radio, but I also wouldn't be going out of my way to intentionally listen to any of them either.

I was expecting something much more ghoulish, with a feeling like it came from some twisted punk or metal version of Dracula’s crypt. Instead Rocket From The Crypt delivered no rockets or crypts or vampires, just fairly safe if mildly horny ska-adjacent punk songs. Reduce your expectations for something more interesting and “Scream Dracula Scream” is a decent album. “On A Rope” was vaguely familiar, and the only really notable misstep was the cringy repetition of “Do you want some cheese with your whine” on “Ball Lightning.” But it wasn’t until near the end that “Salt Future” caught my attention as the first track I would bother repeating. The lead of RFTC is the guitarist from Drive Like Jehu, which is ultimately a much more dynamic and intriguing band. This came out the same year as one of the most egregious omissions from the 1001 - No Doubt’s “Tragic Kingdom,” a much more deserving ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ album. This is probably a three-star album, but I’m docking it a star for taking No Doubt’s spot.

Rock alternativo en el que destaca la incorporación a la banda de una sección de vientos que dota a las canciones de un ruidoso aire festivo. Destacan los temas "Born In '69" y sobre todo "On a Rope". Siendo alternativo, no encuentro en el disco nada sorprendente o especialmente emocionante, quizás el último tema, "Burnt Alive", y no porque se acabe la escucha. Otro disco más de rock & roll hecho en los 90.

Yes, the album is very punk. But that's the best thing about it. I liked 'On a Rope' alone, but not so much that I have to listen to it again. 2/5

At first I liked it but then it all started sounding the same. Very one note and therefor a boring album

boring

No está mal.

One paced American rock/post punk that doesn’t intend to go anywhere and succeeds.

Didn't really care for it. Dumb band name, too.

For a 43 minute album, it seems to go on forever. Songs sort of blend into each other and just sound similar.

Annoying, especially the singing.

Not for me

Maybe I just wasn’t in the mood