Reviews (page 4 of 8)
begon zeer goed... op het einde sleepte het zich een beetje voort... maar al bij al best te pruimen
I loved the music, enjoyed it overall, but I'm not gonna put this into the rotation or anything. 3.5/5
A throwback to a sound that this list is making dislike immensely. At least it is a Norwegian band! And it's very listenable. The dumb lyrics are kind of endearing. 3 Heard before? A couple Owned: No: 32/127 (25%) Will I get? No
Some of it was definitely catchy and fun, but throughout the whole album the only vibe I could get through the whole thing was "This is what a group of writers for a Disney Channel sitcom would create as punk music" lol. Gets 3 stars, but only just barely. 3⭐️
Wish I had the earlier review I did. I said it’s a great fucking record from the period. I like Ass Cobra better than Apocalypse Dudes but they both cover the perfect mix of punk rock ala Danko Jones and Teenage Bottlerocket. No need to guess at the influences as they are easy to pick out with stooges and Dictators with some glam T.Rex moments. You’d be hard pressed to find a better record from Norway playing a record full of juvenile, obscene, potty humor with all of the seriousness of absolutely no one. Great fucking record. Great guitar tones and still sounds fresh today. Not perfect but still damn fucking good.
you can't really argue with the riffs and grooves here, especially for the time period (this is why i like non-American and British bands, they don't feel as beholden to the trends etc of the anglo world) but the juvenile lyrics definitely hold it back for me. and while i think the music is well executed, it's not exactly to my taste in the first place. glad i heard it though!
Absolute waste of time
fan ändå gött!
Formativt album för unge herr Glimskogs gitarr och musikresa.
I'd like this a lot better if I were a teenage boy. The combination of glam and lyrics that were made using a random swear word generator gets old real fast.
This was better than I expected, given the band’s name, history, track titles, and the fact that it came out in 1998. Definitely pretty one-note, though. After a pretty exciting opening, the majority of the songs settle into the same kind of tempo, tone, sound. Odd lyrics, but I can forgive that since they’re Norse and seem to be just taking the piss. It’s all some ripping, loud, heavy punk. They’re good players but in service to somewhat lame songs. I wouldn’t call this a must-listen, but it’s not bad.
Sometimes you need to listen to some fairly unintellectual tunes but even so this is a bit much..
I dug it. Sort of a punk/hard rock/metal-ish album. 4.5⭐️
It's decent. Reading on Wikipedia that the genre was "glam punk" got my hopes up, so I was a little disappointed. Still might spin this again or check out more of these dudes' stuff.
Ramones and Black Flag influences
While it features strangely juvenile and homoerotic lyrics, this album clearly rocks. After the opening track it was a bit hit or miss with me, but the last two on the original release, "Humiliation Street," and "Good Head" righted the ship at the end and are definitely worth the price of admission. Solid 3.5 record here.
This was an ok rock album.
Not a fan
Sounds good and aggressive. Good for gym and running. It looks like lyrics are shit, but I don’t care. Nothing extraordinary to attract my attention, so 3 out of 5.
Guitar was great, riff-wise and solo-wise especially on humiliation street for the latter, it honestly would have been so much better if the whole album was more of this. It’s a high energy album which again is mostly created by the great guitar and I guess the drums, although the mix doesn’t sound like it’s from the late 90’s more like the 80’s or something. The vocals were decent but the lyrics were pretty awful, it’s way better to just ignore them as they’re so bad, very immature and not in a good way at all. Although they’re a Norwegian band so maybe some slack is fair. When there’s no lyrics and just guitar though it’s pretty awesome. Favourites: Selfdestructo Bust and humiliation street. Overall, 6/10 (maybe a bit generous).
Was very surprised to find out there are no black people in a band called “Turbonegro”… I know they’re Norwegian, so I’m sure that term has a different historical context in Norway, but it still doesn’t sit right with me! Also the music sucked!
The have a similar sound of bands from the late 90’s…I have never heard of them before 2.5 stars
Rockig laut 3/5
Pretty dope and fun
Like a poor 6th form band. No idea why this is on the list
i do NOT know these folk. should be fun. edit: lol jk. from the first song, i was like "these guys sound EXACTLY like a group that'd be in the Skate games' soundtrack." lo and behold that come that last song, 'Suffragette City' comes on and i'm like "uhp".
Ain't nobody got time for this
Punk rock! Transgressive!
Apocalypse Dudes got nothing to lose Gonna bake some motherfucking magic tonight
great fun
Het was al een tijd geleden dat we een snoeihard rock album hadden gehad dus de band met de interessante naam 'Tubronegro' kwam dat gat weer even vullen. De teksten zijn... dramatisch, ik begrijp het iets meer als ik er achter kom dat dit een Noorse band is, want het album voelt ook echt een beetje alsof iemand zn eerste scheldwoorden zoveel mogelijk in een album probeert te proppen. Nu is rock/metal/punk nooit echt iets waar lyrics voor mij althans op nummer 1 staan, maar zelfs dan valt hier bij op dat de kwaliteit echt drama is. De muziek zelf? ik heb eigenlijk het hele album zitten mee tikken en best een goede tijd gehad. Ja het is hard, Ja het is snel, maar uiteindelijk vibet en rockt het ook gewoon best wel lekker. Ik heb hier eigenlijk niet echt problemen mee. Dit is prima tienerpunk, niet verschrikkelijk, maar ik verwacht niet dat ik ooit nog meer muziek van Turbonegro op ga zetten. Althans niet vrijwillig. FAVO: Dont say motherfucker motherfucker, Good Head
Decent rock but not too memorable
It was fine, music makes up for the lyrics. 3/5.
Enjoyed much more than I expected - decent
It's fine. Sounds like the soundtrack to some skateboarding video game you don't want to play but you're at your friend's house and he thinks it's the greatest. It goes on entirely too long, and the not-at-all subtle dick sucking lyrics are a bit much. 6th grade Corey Mayne would have loved it, and he was a scumbag. I bet he's in jail by now.
Not really my cup of tea
Surprisingly good, I'd give it a half star even more if I could. Could have used a bit more variety by the end, but still pretty awesome.
I liked the instrumentation more than I thought I would, it was kinda fun. Couldn't get over how much I hated the vocals, every time they came back around I started gritting my teeth and sighing.
First time listening. Instantly loved this album. Will probably be the easiest 5 stars I give on an album I'm listening to for the first time. It's a mix of The Stooges and The Ramones. Every song is catchy as hell. Great guitar solos. Goofy lyrics. Just an awesome album. I can't believe I missed out on this one for so long. Best songs: The Age of Pamparius, Selfdestructo Bust, Monkey on Your Back, Humiliation Street, Good Head
This was loud and dumb. I can get on board for that at certain times, but this really didn't catch me. The guitars are very proficient, but its all so bright and whiny even in its distortion. Seems like the most experimental thing of the band is their need to be provocateurs, but it reads more crass than challenging.
It’s ok but I don’t see how this is influential to its genre
Couldn’t stand it.
Struggling to review this one. Sonically, this banged but lyrically it teetered between sophomoric and fun. I could see myself enjoying it in the right mood maybe but today it had be rolling my eyes. If these guys stopped acting like they were 12 then I think they really had something here. 5/10
No, not my cup of tea. 1/5
Nope
Didn't hate it - a couple good tracks but kinda samey throughout and not all songs hit.
Not as heavy as I would have liked but enjoyable…
Перкусионка на отдельных треках заставляла меня джемить сильнее трэшевых гитар, которым тут тоже место нашлось с лихвой. Жаль, что она не на всём альбоме, тогда б спот в моём плейлисте был бы занят смело.
Probably fun live if you're in the right mood but utterly redundant to me as an album experience. I kept wishing I was listening to the Ramones or Motorhead or one of their more innovative late 90s post-hardcore contemporaries.
Could be a classic if it the CD had gotten stuck in a friend’s car in High School. Alas, that did not happen and I list interest pretty fast. Still neat to see this on the list.
Rendezvous with Anus. What else is there to say? Music 5/5 Lyrics- make Placebo lyrics sound intellectual. 1/5
OK.
Don't say Motherfucker when you rendezvous with anus, motherfucking ass
Bad band name but solid-genre music
This was odd. Felt like it was somewhere between Ween and the Vandals, but glam rocky? Mostly just okay for me but did enjoy "The Age of Pamparius" and "Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker"
Je commenterai pas sur le nom, par contre, le turbo est approprié, ils rockent en turbo
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I'm going out on a limb and guess that this album and band were probably hailed as some sort of Rock Music Saviors back in '98. Critics really liked to say that kind of thing at the time. Here, we peer into a bleak alternate reality where this is the type of Rock revivalism that would dominate the decade. Thankfully, the actual big Rock movement that followed, the Indie Rock boom of the 2000's, resulted in much more interesting and long-lasting music than this. Rightfully, no one ever speaks of this nowadays.
Sick! Love get down
Hella rad. Loved Wildboyz.
There is little I know more in this world than that this album fucking rocks. Don't let the haters get you down Turbonegro is great. This is the kind of punk rock we need right now. I know that some people will get sideways with the name and the imagery that they present but come on do you think that Epitaph Records would put out their records if they were racists or worse? You just need to really get into the love of Turbonegro and maybe study up a bit of Latin.
Like rock for basic bitches
Too predictable. Only one gear, which is not necessarily a problem but is here. Yes, it's rocking, but it doesn't do anything else. Some of the vocals are weak and I don't think they're a brilliant band in terms of ability.
Tiptop
Not a fan
Would be 50% with no lyrics. 2.5/5
Entire album has catchy, loud, hardcore guitar riffs that can be enjoyable and get you hyped and in the zone. The lyrics and singing bring this down a bit for me, which is unfortunate because the music can be hypnotic and is very polished in general.
Really unexpected and pretty good album.
This album is dumb and generic, but also fun as shit. Why would Green Day and Blink-182 get a pass when these guys get hated on for the same thing? (Speaking of which, where the hell is Blink on this list?!)
On of the band names of all time
ick
4.0 - Enjoyed this, not much depth but fun
Loud and relatively obnoxious. 2.8/5
Norwegian glam-rock. 1/5
Not unlistenable, but damn close. The instrumentals are fine, but the superficial angst sure does take the listener out of it. If I was thirteen years old I’m sure I’d be moved.
Norwegian Rock Band - hard rock with some punk influence. I like the sound but the Norwegians have included enough phallic references I wonder if a middle schooler assisted with the lyrics. Overall, I enjoy the listen/tone.
Hello, I’d like ‘a band’ please. Certainly, here’s ’a band’. Yes. They are ‘a band’.
rock against ass
Fun album that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Neither Turbo nor Negroes. Stopped listening when "Rendezvous with Anus" came on
It's DENIM ROCK!
Everything about this band looks and sounds like an edgy twelve-year-old boy's imagination of what a punk band is. This is kind of impressive and interesting, but most of all very amusing. The lyrics are even more hilarious to me when I pretend that some magically aged up pre-teens are singing them. 2/5 music, 4/5 entertainment
Not my cup of tea
Seriously rocking but I'm sorry, I have no time for such adolescent songwriting.
Okay man
The album is nice. I really liked the music, not so much the voice. Too punk for me.
Pretty good album, good sound and catchy tunes. But a lot of cursing? That's punk rock though I guess
Day 66 I didn’t hate this as big dumb rock music but nothing massively stood out and I doubt it’s one I’d come back to at all 6/10 Highlights The Age Of Pamparius Get it on
Short, fast, loud candidates. Not bad.
3.15
2010s videogame rock music
Well this list is full of unknown bands, which is good in a way. Well I like the production and the energy of the album but the highlight is obviously the hilarious lyrics. It's a good album, but why is it on the list? How influential is it? 3/5
Pretty good standard rock tunes. Never heard of these guys but it was a decent discovery.
Pretty fun, I like the groups guitar forward sound.
Some really excellent rock here, with some spots where I couldn’t handle a drone/repetitive guitar riff and clicked next. Overall pretty listenable.
It was promising. And then I was really happy to move on to Led Zeppelin.
Du bon rock sympa avec des instrus cool et variées même si les sons se ressemblent quand même pas mal dans l'ensemble. Une bonne écoute mais pas sûre que j'y reviendrai.
C’est sympa mais je risque d’oublier..
Je m'attendais pas à apprécier mais il y a eu des pistes vraiment sympa! 4/5
Punk n Roll, 1998 -> 2
2 out of 5 That was different! Cannot believe this is the first time I have heard of these guys from Norway. Not the kind of metal I listen to but it was ok.
Was a punish, not overly interesting or fresh for me
Pretty enjoyable this one. Just a few dudes making loud blaring Punk Rock. This is a bit more accessible than most other Punk albums, but it doesn't really lose any appeal because of it. Prince of the Rodeo is a great song I've had saved for a while now, enjoyable listen overall.
This has its moments, but mostly it's just pretty standard 90s punk, puerile shock-baiting and all.
What if The Hives, but sweary? Seem to be getting a lot of punk-adjacent albums recently, which is not a bad thing.
90s-influenced punk sound 🔥🔥🔥 Extremely childish lyrics that sound like they're from 25 years before the album was released 👎👎👎
Norwegian hair metal/glam rock. Surprisingly good!
The album appears to be flat out vulgar and foolishly immature. I'm skipping this album.
I'm really torn on this. On one hand, it's a style of music I really like, sort of a punk hair metal band, but on the other hand, a lot of the lyrics are stupid and juvenile. But Prince of the Rodeo kicks ass, so I'll bump it up to a very low 4.
Unapologetically a 5. This is brown. Humiliation Street absolutely rips.
Pretty awful. At first I thought it was generic rock of the sort you might expect from a teenage band, ie nothing to write home about but ultimately inoffensive. But every time I tuned into the lyrics they were inane edgy nonsense, and all the songs sounded identical, and the vocals are horrible, and it goes on for ages... Definitely gets worse the more you hear
As awful as the name would suggest.
non riesco a valutare perché alcune tracce mi sono piaciute molto e altre invece non riuscivo proprio a sentirle, metto un 3 ma dovrei rivalutarlo con più calma
Dalla copertina credevo fosse un album di musica house, invece questo mix di punk hardcore, alt rock mi ha sorpreso e mi è piaciuto molto
Vraiment pas si bon, meme si on ignore les paroles. La guitare lead est insupportable.
Sûrement généreux comme note, mais la première écoute a coulé comme l'eau entre mes fesses dans la douche.
Merci pour le mal de tête. A la même valeur historique que l'invention du coupe-bagel.
I usually don’t like to google the band/album before writing the review but I had to find out why the band was named “turbonegro”. Turns out it was between “Nazipenis” and “turbonegro” and they decided turbonegro was more commercially viable. To quote Jonah Hill in SuperBad - “why the fuck was it between Nazipenis and Turbonegro?” Anyway pretty fun album, kind of hair metal- Norwegian punk I guess? Would listen agan
3.6 Fun little listen, well produced, some good riffs and really dumb lyrics. Mix between ramones and the hives. For some reason, I likened this to the Dudesons (the Finnish stunt guy knockoff of Jackass stunt guys). Yeah, it's nothing terribly original but still manages to put a smile on my face. Maybe got a bit of a boost in the ratings as I have never heard it before and I was pleasantly surprised
The sort of lyrical content I would have dreamed up as a pubescent boy. Enjoyed the guitar. Should have been an instrumental album. Did the band know what the singer was laying over the top of their creations??!
i am not a hater of fun music in fact i think i am more pro-fun than your average bear but this is "fun" by way of being loud and saying sex words, cant help but think the entire time that i wish i was listening to The Darkness Fav song: Prince of the Rodeo if we count bonus tracks, Humiliation Street if not
A funny and overall enjoyable listen.
Never heard of these before, generic rock music. Not too sure why it's on the list
Cancelled. You heard it here first, folks. The band mentioned above is cancelled and instead, we will be listening to harmless death metal whe… what’s that? He said WHAT? Ugh. Well, that’s alright, today we will be listening to some benign classical music from the golden a… She was how old??? Surely jazz? Man that’s a lot of heroin. Oh my god uhhh nature sounds? Holy shit how many rabbits did that cougar kill? You know what. Let’s listen to Turbonegro. They can’t be any worse than that cougar. The Age of Pamparius - Oh no. The whoa whoa whoas have started earlier than I expected. Hey uhh guys? This sucks. Bad Scandinavian humour set to rock that is destined to be one of the less memorable tracks on a low budget skateboard video game. One of the games where the singer of this band is a playable character. The game comes with copies of the CD. Selfdestructo Bust - I like the guitar tone. Pretty heavy. I mean this is still 90’s skate rock a few years ahead of schedule but I actually like this one. Less dumb humour. Get it On - We’re staying with the good aspects for now. The upcoming song titles tell me we’re vacating the taste section very soon. Rock Against Ass - Funny if you find YouTuber rap battles funny. Don’t say Motherfucker, Motherfucker - Read above review. Rendezvous With Anus - The trifecta Zillion Dollar Sadist - This is a fine song. I guess? More dumb jokes with ok music. Woohoo. Prince of the Rodeo - More pseudo-punk. It’s so meh to me. A little cringeworthy as well. Back to Dungaree High - Are you Ready (For Some Darkness) - Gross. First riff is good, everything else sucks. Especially that honky tonk chorus. Monkey on Your Back - Repetitive, but some more energy in the right direction. Humiliation Street - The long and lonely road that I traverse every day that I open this webpage and begin my lazy, boneheaded musings. Hey, at least I didn’t write and record “Rendezvous with Anus.” Good Head - My eyes are rolling. Not in like a weird orgasmic way either. Fuck these lyrics. They’re so lame. Apparently it’s a cover, but it shows their taste level. With a language barrier, I’ve found that the last thing to translate is humour. Especially since so much of it is language focused. The jokes on this album are not for me. I found it to be immature without any semblance of tongue in cheek. The music was just ok. Decent punk rock in places, but mostly boring tripe. Now, considering the age of this record, they deserve some trailblazer status, but when that trail leads to Dropkick Murphys or Rise Against, maybe we should left that trail a secret. A boring review for a boring album. Thrilled to be able to have matched wits with the rodeo clown record. 2-2.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Selfdestructo Bust
Kolejne miałkie punkowe popłuczyny. To nawet energii zbyt wiele w sobie nie miało. Nie zapamiętam pól utworu z tej płyty i nawet niezbyt wiem, co o niej powiedzieć. 4/10
Not bad! 3.5/5
As much as I wanted to like Rock Against Ass and its companion piece Rendezvous with Anus, I couldn’t get into… checks band’s name…. Turbonegro. Maybe not a great name for a band from Norway.
5 or 6 road trip worthy tunes - when the coffee well has run dry. The Hives energy meets Kiss glam guitar as advertised.
Overall, I didn't like this album but I had a few moments where I thought "this isn't too bad'.
Don't like it. Didn't hate it. Maybe I need bam margera level drugs. Did get my kitchen cleans and dinner prepped though.
Not nearly as bad as I was expecting. Some really catchy riffs. But I really don’t enjoy the production. This era of rock guitar production always sounds so bad to me. Really clean and shimmery. But it was kind of a fun listen. Lyrics are funny at points. Not my shit but not terrible to me.
I tried to listen with an ear for the humour, which I think is the point. I was mildly amused a couple times. I dunno, would love a great album today.
6/10
Did they pay their kid brother to write the lyrics?
Rating: 4/10 Nah.
The first track sounded kinda like The Who meets Jane's Addiction meets Faith No More. Pretty fun goofy stuff, though. I kinda liked it.
The opening 30 seconds of track 1 had me excited, it was as good an opening as I'd heard. And then, it just flopped. It was still a nice album, some pretty good tracks, but also plenty of filler.
I liked a lot of what I heard, but I'm not really into taking a deep dive here with my current mood. Note to self: revisit.
I have never heard of Turbonegro, and when it started I thought it must be a spinal tap style comedy record, but weird to be on here. Then it became more like if Wyld Stallyns were real. Or more generously, if Generation Terrorists era Manics were really stupid. I guess it's glam punk metal. It's an album that makes me wonder whether to continue with this list at all. Charitably, maybe if you were a 15 year old boy when this came out and it was your first exposure to rock music, you'd have some affection for the way it made you feel.
Sometimes catchy, but mostly cheesy.
REALLY wasn't expecting this, but not upset!
Did not get the hype with this band when they were active, but I do now. This is just fun. Punk riffs, glam sensibilities, ridiculous lyrics, and, holy shit, just an irresponsible amount of pop hooks at every turn.
My Grampa always says: there is not enough anus in todays music. Now I know what he means. Fav: Get it on
I didn't expect much regarding lyricism; therefore, I was not disappointed. As a fan of the Hives, Turbonegro crawled so The Hives could run
Full throated, straight-up hard rock. Fun for a bit but rather lacking in nuance or variety - pretty "one note."
New to me, pu k vibes with heavy metal inspiration as well as cribbed classical themes sprinkled in sometimes.
Their fourth album. Punk / Hard Rock. I actually found the music quite catchy and fun. Love the energy. Lyrically though, I've absolutely no fucking idea what they're on about ! Ha Ha ! Something about ass, mother fuckers and blowjobs.
Pretty Cool
Not terrible. Mostly direction-less. Random thoughts and loud music.
Weird Al does Metallica
Norwegian punk, ramones The age of pamparius Get it on Don't say mf-mfer
Not my thing but ok.
Pretty good
I liked this alot
++: The Age of Pamparius, Get It On, Zillion Dollar Sadist, Prince of the Rodeo, Humiliation Street, Good Head +: Selfdestructo Bust, Rock Against Ass, Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker, Monkey on Your Back +-: Rendezvous with Anus, Back to Dungaree High, Are You Ready (for Some Darkness) 7,0/10
Cracked
It was okay/tolerable for a while, but I couldn't make it all the way through.
dog this band is WHITE
Pretty fun and energetic album — this stuff probably shines live.
I liked this. Didn't wanna listen too closely to the lyrics, but I enjoyed the energy. It had a 'Spinal Tap meet the Ramones' kinda vibe, I thought. I'll give it a 4, but really I felt it was a 3.75.
Probably the best two star review I'll ever give. This album was really fun, clearly of some quality and I'm really glad to have heard it. But I will never listen again. Glam pop-punk? Not for me thanks.
low 3 nothing wrong with this at all. i never know if im going to be into this kind of thing. why do i love the black parade but not this? i dont know. maybe its because ive been listening to leonard cohen exclusively for the last few days
This one rocks \m/
Only heard one song before and went in thinking this would be hardcore punk. But growing up in Sweden listening to late 90s early 00s Scandinavian Rock like Hives, Hellacopter, etc; this would have been up my alley. It really has that specific vibe from just that short period. Is it a must hear, not really but it really is something i wished i'd listen to when i was young because it is really catchy Scandinavian hard rock(Even though its technically punk but i didn't really label it like that. more like garage rock) and i think i would have loved it. Being older it kinda just pass me by and i don't appreciate it as much as i would
punky, will listen again
the most Reddit album of all time
If I don't listen too carefully this album rocks.
Cool listen! I never heard of this band before. Definitely fun. Very punky. Lyrics were not impressive, but the music was great.
Wenn man mal laute E-Gitarren braucht, gut zum abreagieren.
Starts with a mad buildup and a hot riff, and sounds great, like a great 80s hair band, and then the singer.... uhhhh.... sings? and it all comes crashing down.
Does exactly what it says on the tin, fizzy, stupid glam punk, which is fun while it's on but I highly doubt it will leave any lasting impression
Not Bad, Not at all... Actually quite a lot of fun listening to it, lots of energy... Easily 4 stars, more like 4.5
Turbonegro, _Apocalypse Dudes_ ⭐️⭐️ Yeah, I donno. Rough time, the 90s, when you had to be really edgy to stand out from the deluge of alt rock. These guys are OK. Contemporaries at the time would be like Kyuss, who were far better. Descendants might be Viagra Boys. Again, far better. There's a disconnect sometimes when bands form and sing in English. Sometimes they might not understand humor or what crosses lines. I think these guys meant to counter that with "we are wacky Norwegians who want to party equally with everyone" but instead come off as slightly racist tryhards. I will not be surprised when they surface as Red Hot Chili Peppers-type sex pests. It wasn't breakthrough, even for ironic hair metal. But it's not any of Scandinavia's problematic metal. So I'll give it an extra star. Not recommended.
A bit like if Hanoi Rocks were a punk band. Cheesy. Dumb. Juvenile. Awesome.
Iedere dag maak ik hier m'n huiswerk, behalve in de vakanties. Dan heb je na de vakantie een klein achterstandje om weg te werken en dan kan het allemaal wat veel lijken. Zeker als je ziet dat je weer eens een Elvis Costello album moet gaan doorstaan. En dan wil het nog wel eens als werk gaan voelen, zo'n lijst. Ik ken deze band qua naam (van Viva La Bam of Jackass ofzo), maar ik had geen idee hoe ze precies zouden klinken. Dit is helemaal niet bijzonder goed of tekstueel scherp ("it's rock against ass so you better think fast", man man man), maar dit soort muziek vind ik zo leuk om aan te hebben staan dat ik eigenlijk al vrij snel door heb dat ik 5 sterren ga uitdelen. Punk, pop, een beetje (glam)metal, plezier, een niet-irritante zanger, lekkere gitaren, niet te kitscherig. Dit vind ik heerlijk. 5 sterren en ik ga vol goede moed naar Elvis Costello toewerken.
The music is actually not bad but the lyrics are aweful. How old where these dudes when they recorded this? 14?
I didn't expect I'd like this going in and reading the description on Wikipedia. But... I was mildy entertained and thought it was a good listen. 3/5
This was made for middle school boys. 1.5/5
Fuck, I’m glad that’s over. Unclear why this is on the list. Because it’s a Norwegian band? Is this the start of Scandinavian black metal or something? This one gives a lot of aggressive young male energy. Fast tempo, screaming guitars, swings between heavy metal and 90s post-punk. The leads mostly shout, not sing. Overall, not necessarily terrible, just not my vibe these days.
The music isn't horrible, but half the riffs sound plagiarized and the lyrics are nonsensical. What kind of song is "Rock Against Ass"?
This is pretty good. Don't feel like I wasted my time listening to it twice. It's straight ahead rock stuff by some Baltic folk that listened to a lot of Ramones and probably a bunch of 80's metal. All around the music is good, driving Rock n Roll. The singing isn't bad. No awards for it, but nothing annoying and it fits what they're doing. I don't imagine I'll listen to this more than... one more time in my life when something reminds me of it. But it's fun. 3.5 stars really, but gotta give whole stars here and it's really not ever going to be a 4-star, let's listen to this again and again album.
Never heard them before. Enjoyable! ★★★★
I was skeptical in the beginning, but as the album marched on I found that some of it ripped. Pretty good late 90s punk/pop punk.
i'm sick of acting like music can't just be a silly goofy time.
Silly music. Imagine if AC/DC had a musical love child with Bowling For Soup and the Rugrats. Throw in some early Blink 182 immaturity and about sex and naughty words and you get this. The joke wears thin very quickly.
Very fun album – in your face, punky glam (glammy punk?). But if we’re going to have Norwegian bands wearing corpse paint on this list, why not have formative second wave black metal albums like Darkthrone’s “Transilvanian Hunger”, or Mayhem’s “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” (which should be on the list solely based on the bizarre story behind its creation). 3.5/5.0: Very Good
is this album great? no, not really. but it sure is a fun listen.
How had i never heard of this band before?
Good punk album debut, not their best
Good music and infectious riffs. This was fun.
Pretty good hardcore album
Never heard them before… Not too shabby
It was aight
“Time to pay the piper, time to put on your diaper…” High quality lyrical prowess…
Fun, fast music.
Kind of drifted by… Good musicianship but lacked either riffs or melodies strong enough to make it stand out.
Struggle a bit with this genre of music as it doesn’t half sound samey to me after a while. A bit of light and shade would go amiss but appreciate that it’s not really something that fits.
Awful generic rock slop. Please stop shouting.
Dumber and Dumber. Bloody awful.
Not for me.
Didn’t know this group. And didn’t need to. WTF is this doing on this list? Trying to bring the curve down? Just absolute trash, especially lyrics. Maybe worst record I’ve heard on this list so far.
Tää on just sitä Jackass/Tony Hawk -ränttätänttää mitä parikyt vuotta sitten porukalla kuunneltiin. Pitsabiisi oli ihan jees.
Probably the best punk album I've ever heard.
This album is so enjoyable and intentionally stupid that makes it a funny and pleasant listening. The instrumentations are great. A really nice one, not perfect, but it doesn't have to be perfect or excellent to make you enjoy it a lot.
I typically never enjoy punk, nor post-punk albums - but this was on another level. Amazing production, great instrumentals, and an interesting band dynamic. As a person of color the band name was initially a turn off until I looked into the group. 4/5
Fav: The Age Of Pamparius Least Fav: Good Head Expected some sort of Norwegian death metal ala Napalm Death, got something that was so much better. More of this please
I got very bored
Love the energy but this doesn't do it for me
Never listened to Turbonegro before, only saw them on other people's shirts. Must say it was a lot better than I thought. Punky, rocky, energetic and fun.
Sick nonstop punkrock fun and games. Sick guitars
I liked it. Nice 80/90s style punk.
almost didn't make it all the way through this boring, un-original, slop-filled work. felt more like a collection of loud, annoying songs than an actual album. 1.5/10
I was really surprised with how much I enjoyed this - I didn’t have the highest expectations going in as I haven’t liked the last few metal albums that have come my way but this was super fun and enjoyable. Really enjoyable rock music, a little tongue in cheek at times and very listenable.
For ensformig i længden
Pretty fun, raunchy punk rock n’ roll. Look up Queens of The Stone Age’s cover of “Back to Dungaree High” with Nick Oliveri on vocals.
Never heard of this band so well done the 1001 Gods for introducing them to me. It was a bit of a revelation and could hear that they were attempting to produce something different. Not to my own personal taste and not something I would buy but happy to have been enlightened. 3/5 9/8/25
They made a record and I never have. But I can play at least this well. Nothing bad about it. It is maybe a weekend warrior bar band level sound but it lacked energy.
A slab of glam-infused, punk fueled, rock 'n' roll from some Norwegian guys whose tongue is firmly planted in cheek. The album mostly maintains its momentum because no song overstays its welcome. They have a knack for understanding that a joke, a wink, or lyrical conceit should only last so long. Turbonegro seems to be doing The Darkness and The Donnas before either were out of diapers.
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Not gonna lie, I did not expect a Turbonegro album to end up on a list of the top 1,001 albums to hear before you die, but I’m here for it. This took me straight back to high school, just jamming out with no shame. I haven’t even bothered to check what the critics think. I can already tell this one probably gets some hate, but honestly, I loved it. “The Age of Pamparius” slapped, and “Don’t Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker” plus “Monkey On Your Back” are just solid, rowdy tracks all the way through. And let’s be real, who can hate on a song called “Good Head”? Isn’t that what everyone wants? Special shoutout to Pal Pot Pamparius and that tambourine, which was on point throughout the whole album. That’s an extremely underutilized instrument these days
Metal - Nix für mich
I liked this for a good while, but it gets really “samey” after a while, eventually ending up annoying me.
Holy crap; I actually discovered something that I like that I would never have heard before. It's the garage punkiness of The White Stripes or The Strokes, but fun like The Darkness.
I listened to it and am now moving on.
This album is such a tease. It starts off in this really cool way and feels epic with the guitar riffs, but then the vocals and lyrics make it pretty mediocre. And the music is just various of the same sounding stuff over the course of a 50-minute album, which makes it get stale. I'll probably just go with a mid-3 here. Not one I'm looking to listen to again in the near future.
TBH this really didn't excite anything inside of me. Just felt like some generically angsty punk. Like it wasn't bad or anything, but I have no desire to go back through for a second tour. So I think this is falling in the high 2 bucket.
As much as I harp on punk, it goes really well with playing a video game about driving a train full of demons back to hell while fighting against heavenly creatures. Not sure how good this album would have been any other time, but it certainly hit me at the right moment.
Started off with some really exaggerated arena rock type music which I really liked and though t I was in for quite a wild start to a Monday morning. As the album dragged on it was still some heavy metalish punk which I liked more than normal. Some of the songs kind of started sounding the same. Went from a high 4 to still a lower 4
This whole album sounds like it should be on a Tony Hawk soundtrack.
Much better than I expected at first glance but I expected very little.
This sounds like a garage band in an early 2000s coming of age film.
Fun really, isn’t it?
Favorite Track: The Age Of Pamparius
there is a reason why i have never heard of them
Hmmmm this looks interesting.... A 6 headed cobra!? Damn! Was not expecting this. This shit rocks! 🤘🏽 I'll finish listening at the the gym. Finishing this up this morning and yeah man, this is a solid album!
Awful album.
Not awful
Finally a band that gets what punk is all about. An album that shows joy while embracing their inner trickster punks, and releasing their Id. No self pretension of self important political BS to ruin this album. Just a fast, dark, and grooving six headed hydra. The album is consistent and competent rock. Personally I enjoyed this more than the New York Dolls, The Stooges, and enjoyed on par with The Ramones. It also had some of the fun of Stormtroopers of Death without the political overtones. Favorites were "The Age of Pamparius", "Get It On", "Zillion Dollar Sadist", "Prince Of The Rodeo", "Are You Ready (For Some Darkness)". "Good Head" is hilarious. I was happy to learn, that while they broke up after this album for a variety of reasons, they have occasionally reunited. I am looking forward to checking out of some of their other discography. Now having said that, the album does rip, but it is not forward thinking and fairly derivative of the 70s glam and punk scene. I personally think if you are going to pick a rock band's album from 1998 that must be heard before you die I really think you have to go instead with a more forward looking album like VAST's VISUAL AUDIO SENSORY THEATER.
One long musical and lyrical cliche.
The Norwegian Ramones (albeit with a 13 year-old's vocabulary), who knew?! 😅
I enjoy the genre, but this felt surprisingly low-energy, and too similar throughout.
OK road trip music but couldn't distinguish a single song. Formulaic and forgettable
mid in every aspect
I begrudgingly like this. Every track I was ready to write off, another band trying to sound like their favorite rockers. I can't place what made this much more endearing. Recommended for early 90s hair metal fans.
Decent, but nothing special.
Some of the most fun punkrock I've ever heard.
Standouts The Age of Pamparius
3/5 decent punk ish metal
Good fun if a little hollow
As such, the idea of denim-clad Scandinavians playing very much into a "we're gay hard rockers" image, stereotype, and story seems a bit dated now. But. Back in the mid 90s, when this band gained traction, it was... Maybe not liberating, but a sort of bold statement in the rock world, which was still fairly homophobic at the time (this was before eg Rob Halford came out). As such, though, the novelty factor of back then has become a kind of "you had to be there to get it" situation. Like... The singer used to launch fireworks from his ass during gigs. Still... I hadn't listened to any Turbonegro in over 11 years before this (thanks, last.fm) and I would have expected it to have aged way worse than it has. It's still good fun, partly because it's just so on the nose all the way through.
Reading the names of the track list, I figured this was going to be hard to get through. I’ve listened to worse (ie MSI). Some of the songs were a slog like Good Head but there were some things I liked, especially if you were not paying attention to the lack of lyrical prowess.
Listened in the truck via YouTube music. Finding out the first track was the Wild Boyz theme song was a lot of fun. This is fun punk with a lot of lead guitar adding a very rock and roll flavor to it. Fun but not sure about needing to listen to it before I die.
Got 1 because 0 still isn’t a choice, this was so bad.
Lyrics were terrible but some catchy AF riffs and great guitar.
Pretty solid album I’m digging it hard
Turbonegro on nimenä bändi jonka oon tiennyt jo pitkään, mutta varmaan yhtään kappaletta en ollut koskaan kuullut. Ja mitä helvettiä, tää ei ollu todellakaan sitä mitä odotin ;D En tiedä mistä se mielikuva oli tullut, mutta olin aina kuvitellut sitä härömmäksi (eri tavalla) punkiksi, mutta tää oli suoraviivaisempaa ja melodisempaa rokkia mitä odotin. Tosi menevää kampetta ja kunnon tiluttelua :D Tästä tuli kanssa vaikka kuinka monen eri bändi soundi mieleen eli aika monipuolista kamaa myös. Parhaat: The Age Of Pamparius, Selfdestructo Bust, Get It On, Prince Of The Rodeo, Humiliation Street
Unfortunately, I don’t have that much to say about this one, other than that it isn’t really my thing. Kind of just went in one ear and out the other. I suppose this sort of music could be kind of fun if you’re in the mood for it, but I found it kind of meatheaded and uninteresting despite clearly having so much energy behind it.
cartoonish in every possible way (derogatory)
I quite enjoyed this bit of punk but ai listened to some of their other albums and they all sound the same.
Totally forgot about this band! Had a lot of fun revisiting!!
Decent album, funny song titles, just nothing really special about it.
Before: interesting. No preconceptions. After: that's really cool. Straight up fun rock record. Can imagine returning to it like the datsuns, thin lizzy, the darkness as just a fun highly listenable rock out record Dated ofc. Interested to know what the band name is about. Then songs like good head feel a bit off. Prince of the rodeo and don't say motherfucker, motherfucker are both particularly brilliant
Daora demais esse aí
Musically not too bad, but the lyrics are pretty dumb and juvenile. Would be pretty good if it wasn't so stupid
Pretty good
Glam rock and punk is such a great combination, and these guys pull it off perfectly. The album has big, anthemic choruses and a rock ‘n’ roll attitude, but with the rebellious energy of punk. There’s also a tongue-in-cheek element, which just adds to the fun.
Solid punk
An interesting blend of glam rock and punk. The music was pretty good but the vocals and lyrics were too goofy and sophomoric for me (and I am goofy and sophomoric almost always). I give them some credit for doing this in their non-native language, and I assume they belive they are being edgy, but it gives the vibes of a rebellious 11 year old who learned all the bad language he could absorb at a sleep over at a friend who has a college aged brother. These guys clearly loved Kiss and The Ramones and they blended those styles and genres pretty well. I probably would have like this album a bit more if they sung in Norwegian and I didn't know what they were saying. 5.8/10 94/1001
Soso punkish stuff.
No. Adolescent but not fun youth stuff.
Well. This album sucks. Not really much else to say. An easy 1 star.
This one surprised me a bit. It's got some elements of punk, some 90s alternative rock, and some experimental sounds. The vocals can be a bit uncomfortable at times, but the energy is always on. Reminds me of some punk records I enjoy, such as the Misfits. I'd say I like this one a good bit.
The music was okay but, the vocals sucked and the lyrics were dumb. I love it when people from other countries try to swear in English.
Same/identical beat in nearly every song. Pretty mundane and repetitive. Uninteresting.
Fun, kind of brainless (by design) rock 'n' roll.
>>>>> the Beatles Such a shame this is getting rated so low. It's so much better than half this damn list. Sorry the lyrics aren't as brilliant as "We all live in a yellow submarine A yellow submarine A yellow submarine"
One of the most surprising albums I've heard on this list, as this Norwegian hard rock band blew me away. One of the best hard rock albums I might've ever heard, and to top it off, they have a David Bowie cover in there as well.
2.5
Not sure if it's brilliantly stupid, or just stupid, so splitting the difference.
Interesting to get this album soon after getting the Dandy Warhols. Both are late 90's albums that playfully mingle very established rock styles. But this one seems too formulaic and too reliant on just being "loud" or whatever.
noticeable lack of negroes in this band but i digress. just by looking at the song titles i already like this. here's quote that i found on their bands wikipedia that i really like: "Initially, the band had two running ideas for band names: Nazipenis and Turbonegro. They were advised that a band named Nazipenis would never sell records, so they chose Turbonegro as a more consumer-friendly choice." unfortunately underwhelming </3
Not the craziest project existiung, lyrics were mid. Guitar riffs cool
When I am listening to an album here that I have never heard before I tend to think about what I want to say in my review as it plays, like pre-writing it in my head. While listening to Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro this morning I couldn't help but notice during the first few songs that they swear a whole lot, and they seem particularly fond of the word Motherfucker. I don't mind swearing, it doesn't offend me, I just noticed it and I thought I would mention it in my review. I kept listening some more and I hear them sing it again and I thought, I'll share this song on my blog as an example of them singing the word Motherfucker, which they do a lot. So I go to my YouTube Music to get the link and see the name of the song and it turns out it's called "Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker" which is really spot on. I didn't really care for the album too much but I don't think I hated it. I probably won't listen ever again though.
Beware the six headed snake. It will bite you six times and leave you to your own Apocalypse. Another load of old shite.
Songs sound cheezy to me. The guitar is about the only think that kept me listening.
3.5
Why haven't I heard of these guys before! It's punk, and I like it!
These guys get all kinds of accolades, and I just don't get it. This is some middling stuff. This space should be occupied by Danzig perhaps.
Que Álbum! Não conhecia e adorei. Muita energia e divertimento. CVJ Vivian.
"Apocalypse Dudes", sorti en 1998 est considéré comme la pierre angulaire du "deathpunk" et l'œuvre maîtresse de Turbonegro. On peut donc s'attendre à une révélation, à une décharge d'adrénaline pure, à la quintessence d'un son unique. Pourtant, à la première écoute, lorsque l'on n'est pas déjà un converti, le sentiment qui prédomine n'est pas l'extase, mais une forme de confusion, voire de frustration. Car "Apocalypse Dudes", malgré son énergie indéniable, ne sait jamais vraiment sur quel pied danser, tiraillé sans cesse entre ses deux parents terribles : le punk et le metal. Dès les premières notes de "The Age of Pamparius", le ton est donné. L'introduction grandiloquente, presque cinématographique, promet une épopée rock'n'roll. Puis le riff déboule, rapide, sale, incontestablement punk dans son urgence. On se dit que ça y est, la machine est lancée. Mais voilà que, quelques mesures plus tard, une guitare lead s'envole dans un solo mélodique, presque classic rock, qui semble tout droit sorti d'un album de KISS ou d'Alice Cooper. Le premier choc est là. Cette dualité, qui sera le fil rouge (ou plutôt la cicatrice) de tout l'album, s'installe d'emblée. L'énergie brute du punk est systématiquement sapée, ou du moins tempérée, par une grandiloquence metal qui lui est presque antinomique. Ce conflit interne ronge l'album de l'intérieur. Prenez un titre comme "Selfdestructo Bust". Le tempo est frénétique, la voix de Hank von Helvete est à la limite de la rupture, la section rythmique martèle sans pitié. On est en plein territoire punk hardcore. C'est viscéral, direct. Mais l'embellie est de courte durée et la structure se complexifie, les riffs s'alourdissent, flirtant avec le hard rock des années 70, et les solos prolixtes et techniques viennent briser cette belle unité. On a l'impression d'écouter deux groupes différents qui se disputeraient la même bande magnétique. L'un veut tout détruire dans un élan de fureur nihiliste, l'autre veut construire des hymnes de stade avec des chœurs et des ponts harmoniques. Cette schizophrénie musicale est le péché originel de l'œuvre. Quand l'album se veut punk, il sonne parfois comme une caricature, une version édulcorée et trop produite de ce que des groupes comme les Dead Kennedys ou Black Flag faisaient avec une authenticité plus crasseuse des années plus tôt. L'urgence est là, mais elle semble calculée, mise en scène. Et lorsque l'album bascule dans le metal, il tombe dans les clichés "guitar hero" qui peuvent paraître datés, voire ridicules. Des morceaux comme "Rock Against Ass" ou "Prince of the Rodeo" illustrent parfaitement ce propos. Ils possèdent des riffs accrocheurs et une énergie communicative, c'est indéniable. Mais ils sont constamment entrecoupés de breaks, de changements de rythme et de solo qui cassent la dynamique. On sent l'ambition de créer quelque chose de plus grand, de plus théâtral que le punk traditionnel. On perçoit l'influence du glam rock, du rock de stade, dans cette volonté de spectacle. Mais cette ambition se fait au détriment de l'efficacité. Le punk tire sa force de sa simplicité et de sa radicalité. En voulant lui greffer la complexité et la suffisance du hard rock, Turbonegro crée un hybride instable qui perd sur les deux tableaux. Il n'a ni la pureté sauvage du premier, ni la maîtrise épique du second. Certes, il serait malhonnête de ne pas reconnaître les qualités de l'album. La production est puissante, chaque instrument est à sa place, et Hank von Helvete est un frontman charismatique à la voix unique, capable de passer du cri écorché au chant théâtral. L'énergie qui se dégage de l'ensemble est réelle, et on imagine sans peine l'impact que ces titres peuvent avoir en concert. Il y a une volonté de ne pas se laisser enfermer dans une case, un désir de dynamiter les codes qui est, en soi, une démarche punk. Mais l'intention ne fait pas tout. Pour un auditeur qui découvre Turbonegro avec ce disque, l'expérience est déroutante. On nous promet l'apocalypse, on obtient une querelle de famille. On nous vend le "deathpunk", on entend un groupe qui hésite. Loin d'être la révélation annoncée, "Apocalypse Dudes" apparaît comme un album de transition, l'œuvre d'un groupe qui a trouvé son image (le denim, le maquillage, la mythologie) avant d'avoir totalement solidifié son son. Pour ses fans, il est sans doute le son de la perfection. Pour un regard neuf, il est le son d'un compromis permanent, un album profondément bancal, qui, en voulant être tout à la fois, ne réussit pleinement à n'être ni complètement punk, ni complètement metal. Il est simplement, et c'est peut-être là sa seule véritable identité, complètement Turbonegro. Une proposition qui, manifestement, ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde. Une note de 1 sur 5
Really dumb but kinda loved it. Cant really place it but the vocals remind me of very contemporary music. I think Kurt Vile? Somewhere between a 3 and 4. Going to be conservative but I think these guys may grow on me.
Dumb but fun. Nothing wrong w that. Rock against ass!
When I saw the name and cover art, I was preparing for a Korn like experience. Much better listen than that The album kicking off with The Age Of Pamparius got me going and I stayed high for about 30 mins. Good Head was a fantastic finish 😆
Lots to like here: album title, juvenile song titles and lyrics, a mononym guitarist (Euroboy? it's not Slash or Buckethead, but it'll work), and the songs kind of rock, for a bit. But in the end, and hour of this stuff is way too much, and nothing really stands out as something I need to come back to. I'm gonna go GNR, ACDC, or Japandroids if I need this anthemic rock. But whenever I need to Rock Against Ass, I know where to go.
I was really hoping for the album with "All My Friends are Dead" on it, but this will do I guess. Hovers between a 3 and a 4, but I'll round up as it's fun in places.
Never heard of these guys, and after hearing how hilariously bad this album was, I thought maybe they were Norway's version of Spinal Tap. Apparently they're sincere, which makes it even funnier.
Great intro to the first track. Nothing that's a masterpiece or even overly well done here, and the further the album went on the worse it got. Cool album cover. I wouldn't be surprised if this fell off the list; this is very juvenile. Man this is too long. I had to relisten to the intro of the first song to avoid a 1. I'm glad this one is over. This feels like it would've been on the American Pie soundtrack.
Cool album cover. Some pretty good compositions and guitar riffs, but they are hidden behind some repelling vocals. I'm one that says lyrical content is low on the scale of what makes a good song. Musicality is what matters most. That being said these vocals are disrupting the songs. I just could not get past the vocals, they were making me nauseous.
It wasn’t awful but not really deserving of a place on a list of albums you must listen to.
Forgettable but okay rock music.