Reviews (page 5 of 8)
This would’ve been right up my street back in the day! Kinda remind me of a less serious, tongue-in-cheek version of Rocket From the Crypt or Hot Snakes. Thats in a good way too, they arent novelty despite their song names and lyrics. Aye theyre pretty daft, but music wise it all works. Hard/heavy pop punk. Canny. Cant see me being back often but a strong 3.5
It’s a little obnoxious sometimes. Kinda cool sometimes. I dunno not really doing it for me.
Shouty grungey stuff. Thought 1 or 2 sounded familiar and then read that a couple of songs were featured in Jackass
Music great. Lyrics whack. I would have loved this as a kid though.
Some good songs on here, but overall kind of a generic pop punk sound
These guys sound like A, but with more swearing. They're not terrible.
I tried really hard to not like this album but failed miserably. Not my style and not terribly original but very well done and fun.
As far as I know I've never heard of Turbonegro, nor heard anything from this album, a nice exposure to a late 90s album. They've definitely got a serious retro rock vibe going (maybe a bit metal? apparently punk roots too), which is kind of fun, and they're a pretty tight band. I'm not sure there are any really notable songs in the album (even their bonus track "Suffragette city" cover is kind of nondescript), but it's kind of a fun throwback listen, especially if you're out on the open road (which I wasn't). And based on other albums like this in the 1001 albums, I rightly guessed that they aren't American (Norwegian, it turns out), but clearly want to revive that later 80s very American rockin' sound. And they do it pretty well, I'd say. I'm not sure it necessarily deserves inclusion in the 1001-albums collection, but then again that's probably true of a lot of the albums.
Grinding guitars on the earlier tracks reminded me of Jay Reatard--this album seems to be a mostly successful punk | rock | glam hybrid with a bit of a downgrade for some truly juvenile lyrics.
It’s like Rancid almost? Nothing special about it that pulled me in though
Not on Spotify
I don’t know if my rating is an actual rating of this album or just the fact that I’m rocked out. Over 200 albums and it’s been 90% rock lol at some point it all starts sounding the same. This album is cool but it sounds like the last several albums I’ve listened to in the past week.
So I know Turbonegro a bit from some of their better-known songs in the few years after this, and I know what I'm getting into before listening to Apocalypse Dudes, and it doesn't disappoint. They are...not good lyrically, which is being polite, but I also don't care? :D The guitars go fucking HARD and it's a proper fun, energetic listen that I can get hyped to in the right moment, a nice mix of glam and metal and driving hard rock, can't go wrong with that. It's a high 3 for sure, maybe a low 4 because it's a riot of a listen right up my street, scoring highly for guitarmanship and low for immaturity. Probably not a 4 really.
A strange combination of absolutely dreadful lyrics and quite fun punk driving rhythms (actually, it's not that unusual, is it?). It's good if you don't really listen to it, but it's basically what a 12 year old me would've thought was edgy and cool. 'Anus'! 3/5.
This album's not bad but nothing really stands out enough for it to ever be memorable to me. I mean, the last track is called Good Head, and I can get that pretty much anywhere...
Kept 3 tunes
I’ve heard a couple of their songs (not on this album) and I like the music but not the singer/lyrics as much.
Was not sure what to expect but ended up enjoying it. Might add to workout playlist
Better than expected and I kind of dug them. Where they anything revolutionary, not in today's world but I would listen again. One criticism is i didn't feel like they always had a lot of emotion and feeling behind their lyrics. Not bad, just not passion.
Solid rawk'n. Except why are we rocking against ass? I like asses. It would be hard to sit without them. I liked Prince of the Rodeo, and Back to Dungaree High. Good Head was fun while it lasted but sorta petered out. My criticism of this album is that it's not that creative. Kind of repetitive but kudos for keeping up the energy. Yes, they rawk. Yes, they have fun energy but this album is kinda like a one night stand for me. Fun while it lasted but probably not anything I would come back to once I've heard it.
Kind of dumb but not the worst thing to listen to when I was at the gym and doing work in the office. Also I was the number one listener of Turbonegro on Airbuds at some point so that counts for something.
Not usually into this sort of stuff but this really wasn't that bad
gonna make some motherfucking pizza tonight
Ret underholdende men også ret forgettable for mig
Ustandselig energi! Det er pænt dumt, men fede riffs og fede soloer.
Imagine this is your favourite album and when people ask what your favourite album is you have to say it's by "Turbonegro" and features songs like "Rendezvous with Anus" and "Rock Against Ass"... couldn't be me
fun metal album
A high octane album from Turbonegro for their fourth outing. Moving away from their hardcore punk sound into a slightly more produced hard rock/electronica sound that still wouldn't sound out of place on any Tony Hawk video game. Best: Age of Pamparius Worst: Humiliation Street
I mean, it’s no one’s favorite album, but it’s fun.
Enjoyable enough
Fun and great energy
Started well enough, but played themselves down.
It was kinda fun.
I quite enjoyed this. Good in short bursts, probably best for as long as it takes to skateboard down a 32bit airport. I like the European take on things sometimes, they seem to come at things from a different angle and don’t play by the normal UK/US rules. But not what I’d listen to by choice and I don’t think I’ll ever listen to these guys again.
Do you like *dumb* rock? Do I have an album for you!
Rock efficace au début, mais un peu redondant et qui trahit son âge à la longue. Plus le nom et la posture des musiciens me met mal à l'aise...
Very mediocre. Can't see what's special about this at all.
6.5/10
high energy hard rock/punk with some guitar solos and dark lyrical subject matter. Topically understand the inclusion, but that offsets my score.
The band itself can play, but you listen to the lyrics, and you just can't tell how sarcastic these guys are trying to be. Wikipedia has a description of them as: "Radio Birdman meets Venom in an institution for sexually abused r****ds." And I mean... I guess that's a good description. Punk isn't always super-serious, there's a lot of tongue-in-cheek. But when you got a song called "Rock Against Ass," you're obviously going for the 12-year olds (fortunately I've been called that by my wife on a perpetual basis. But I digress...). Still, they do a damn good cover of "Suffragette City." And I am pretty sure they're in on the joke of it all. Top tracks: "Monkey On Your Back," "The Age Of Pomparius," "Prince Of The Rodeo"
Constant energy, which I appreciate. Started to feel a bit monotonous though.
The last song that was a cover was the best song. Was fun at first but got old quick
I mean this was kind of fun. I didn't dislike it but it was kind of bland and samey.
3.9. liked it
fast paced and high energy power rock. it has a very pop-esque sound, but with vulgar lyrics like these i'm not too sure i would call THOSE pop. i feel like this is the hard kind of rock that your older brother would listen to growing up, if you had an older brother. they don't fucking give a fuck motherfucker!! shit!! the energy and the instrumentals i like, but most of the lyrical content is... yeah it's not my forte. it's like middle schoolers wrote the lyrics. one song they literally go "anus! anus!!"
Seriously fun hard rock. 3.5/5
A blast of Scandianavian rock. This band were signalling the soon to be explosion of garage rock that was about to happen with the arrival of The Strokes and The White Stripes. They're not doing anything special (though the song titles are great), but you can't knock the fun factor. Grab a pint of snakebite and get moshing. Best Tracks: The Age of Pamparius; Get It On; Prince of the Rodeo
In a word of Steel Panther, they are meh
Felt like I opened up a Tony Hawk game. It was ok, kinda repetitive. There was one part where it was like a school bell, i thought that was hard
Energetic punk rock from the late 1990s by the Norwegian band Turbonegro, I liked the rawness of this album, musically, but the silly lyrics was really too much. As if it was written by 12-year old teenagers who want to provoke their parents with those swear words. Should be a 2 but I round it up to 3 because some of the songs were really catchy and fun.
Not really my thing.
I was expecting some real dark Scando Metal but got this odd hardened mix of Oasis, Offspring and old-school punk. A bit puerile but not a bad listen.
3.5. Definitely an enjoyable album. Fast and high energy. Some ripping guitar. Nothing super profound.
This might have been put on here as a joke but I kind of enjoyed it. The main drawbacks were the repetitive instrumentals and childish sense of humor.
Not bad.
Nothing special.
Zabavno ali jednolično
This was a unique album especially given the Norwegian roots. Feels different from other rock albums but still retains that rocker essence.
Some decent rock from this group, fairly heavy stuff but good catchy riffs, pretty accessible. "Good Head" was really funny. I'm a little concerned at the name of this band, considering it's a group of white dudes from Norway. They've stated it's an anti-racist message, and that they're combining terms for "fast" and "black" as a descriptor of their music, but it's odd. Their other idea for band name was Nazipenis - real Sophie's choice between those two, huh? Anyway, the album's alright. Favorite tracks: The Age of Pamparius, Zillion Dollar Sadist, Good Head. Album art: A cool stencil-type drawing of a six-headed cobra. Gives it this old, homegrown sort of feeling, like it's a drawing you'd find in an ancient text or almanac. It's cool, and fairly memorable too, so I'd say it gets the job done. 3/5
Epic songs about pizza! Constant guitar solos! Classic glam/punk rock n roll feel! Hell yeah! This is AWESOME!!!!! For about 15 minutes. Then it gets old really fast. Turbonegro really just put the best songs first
I actually saw Turbonegro live in 2005, supporting Marilyn Manson and Iron Maiden. I don't remember much of it now, but the album is fine. I didn't listen much to the lyrics which seems to be everybody's gripe.
Eens met de reviews, lastig om door de zang heen te komen
At first I was expecting metal, and for the opening minute I thought I was listening to some Oasis-esque Britpop band, but no; this is catchy, hard-rockin’ punk from the US of Norway. It’s not groundbreaking but it is good fun, and there’s a run of tunes in the first half of the album that had my rating finger hovering over the four-star button. It does start to sound samey though and my enthusiasm had dipped a bit by the end.
Fun but forgettable
Based on the name of the band and album I had very low expectations. They surpassed them by far. Good 90s punk and a hint of 80s cock rock. The production is great. The album has a big sound. The opening 3 songs are great. The Age of Pamparius and Prince of the Rodeo are highlights. Lyrically they aren’t exactly Bob Dylan. 7.8/10
Interesting
Album 398 of 1001 Turbonegro - Apocalypse Dudes Rating : 2.5 / 5 Who doesn't need a little Norwegian punk to start their day? Not a masterpiece but I didn't not enjoy it. The music is better than the lyrics, which one could assume they wrote while in middle school.
Stick with me here. This isn’t a negative review. I seemingly outgrew hard rock and hair bands in 4th grade or so. As a child of the 80s, I found these bands to be a joke. And it never seemed like the members of these bands realized how ridiculous they were being. The look. The shallowness of their lyrics, and weak songwriting in general. On the other hand when you take a band like Turbonegro, who is 100% in on the joke of all-out worship of all things rock, and the over-the-top excess of it. Well, in this context, I actually really enjoy it. A lot of these tracks remind of other bands I’m a fan of: King Gizzard, and Ween when in their hard rock/punk persona. I enjoyed a lot of this ridiculous album. That said, I’m pretty sure it shouldn’t be on a list like this.
It was fine.
Really fun and tight album. Jello Biafra approved, so that checks out. Rating 3, but it's more a 3.5 and maybe over time could move to 4.
The best thing about this album was the title of "Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker". It would've fit right in with Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson! Most of the rest wasn't that great for me.
I enjoyed. Won't go back.
Lyrically meh, musically it slaps.
Okay, this was a surprise. I was expecting something way more abrasive based on the track list and album artwork, but what I got was a genuinely fun album somewhere between punk and hard rock. A work of lyrical genius it is not, but I don’t get the impression that’s what they were aiming for.
This is so fuckin punk rock düd. HATE the fuckin name though. Can’t believe it was between that and “Nazipenis”. Now, the album has 13 songs, which isn’t necessarily too many, yet the album still ends up becoming repetitive. The vocals are completely lackluster and void of emotion. Instrumentally, it’s gee golly just good. The best thing they have going for them is the shock value of their titles and appearance, but if you strip all that away, you just get a glorified garage rock band. Bad? to some, average for me. 3/5
pretty fun and I'm not always the biggest fan of fun albums
Pretty good speedy punkish rock. Interesting stuff I might have liked if I heard it in the late 90's.
just on the line of a little bit too heavy metal for me but a generally good listen
Generally a very good listening experience. Good energy, a heavy sound that isn't too intense as to be off-putting. Bonus points for the David Bowie cover.
Never been the biggest fan of punk, but this isn't bad.
favourite: prince of the rodeo, zillion dollar sadist least favourite: monkey on your back, humiliation street it's fine mayb 6/10
While this is a pretty fun glam rock record mixed with some punk elements, I did find it a bit repetitive towards the back-half of the tracklist where the songs start to sound a bit samey and also lyrically is pretty weak, especially when you mostly have tracks talking about doing procreation.
I just don't like this kind of music
I liked it! Nothing remarkable just a solid rock/glam/punk album. Never heard of these guys before.
This definitely was rock and I enjoyed it. Good length, nice rocking out, very hard to take seriously. I would definitely listen again, I don’t think it necessarily set itself apart from any specific rock I’ve heard other than it’s very strange song titles but overall it was good.
The first song "The Age of Pamparius" is unquestionably the best and most ass-kicking song about pizza that I've ever heard. This is hilarious - like a punk version of The Darkness with great production and 80s level hard rock guitar sounds. It's not deep or maybe even not that good in the long run but who gives a shit when you're rocking against ass (????). It's fun tongue-in-cheek (OR IS IT) guitar rock to appeal to 70s punk, 80s hair metal, and 90s alt-rock all at once. 7/10 3 stars
It's got a nice sound, combining punk and metal, although sometimes not blending together well. Some of the lyrics could easily fit into unfunny comedy rock. I thought this would be a more serious record. It's not bad but could do better. Apocalypse Dudes gets 3 stars.
The music is fun, the lyrics are childish. It's a good time overall, though, as long as you don't take it too seriously. Shame I didn't discover them when I was 12 years old because I'd have been all about it.
- Ich bin mit 0 Erwartungen in das Album gegangen, nach dem ich den recht polarisierenden Wikipediaeintrag gelesen hatte waren Meine Erwartungen eher negativ - Ertaunlicher Weise hat es mir dann doch richtig gut gefallen - Die Mischung aus Hard-Rock und Punk fand ich echt cool! - Hat mich zeitweise ein bisschen an eine moderne Version von Motörhead erinnert - Gute Energie, coole Riffs und Licks - Das Album fängt super an, nimmt aber hintenraus definitv auch ab - Die Band ist mir jetzt nicht sonderlich sympathisch (wobei die durchaus Elemente haben, die ich irgendwie lustig finde), rein musikalisch gefällt mir das aber insgesamt ganz gut! Rating: 3,5/5
- Namen schon sehr häufig gehört. Mucke von denen aber noch gar nicht. - Solides Punk-Album, kann mir gut vorstellen, dass diese Band seine Einflüsse auf Bands wie Turnstile, Squid oder Hot Mulligan hatte - leider ist nicht wirklich viel hängen geblieben, obwohl ich ganze Zeit ziemlich gut unterhalten war. 3/5
- Puuuunk - Get It On finde ich zb sehr gut und ist mal ein Song, der im Kopf geblieben ist - generell ein cooles Album
It was fun until it was too much
Starts off strong and keeps a consistent vibe but I like the voices of other rock bands like this better and the songs don't stand out a lot.
Quick analysis is that it's good. But given more thought, I think I love the lead guitar player and drummer, while I'm not keen on the rest. The open and close of the album sounds so much like Spinal Tap that it can't be a coincidence. It's a rocker for sure. Kinda cool that they're Norwegian. 3.6
Solid enjoyable punk rock album. In classic punk fashion they sing about everything and nothing throughout the album. Gave me Beastie Boys vibes at times which lines up with when the album came out. Probably wouldn't be at the top of my list to come back to but not something I wouldn't listen to again.
I really would've liked these guys when I was in middle school. Too bad you grow out of this stuff, unless you're the guys from Jackass. 3/5
Pretty fun album. It was exactly what I thought it'd be based on the description, so - in that regard - it didn't disappoint.
Very interesting mix of guitar-driven glam rock and punk, both genres that I love - but unfortunately, kind of falls in the weird area between genres. It’s generally enjoyable, and doesn’t take itself too seriously. A little juvenile in general with the lyrics, but music like this isn’t exactly intended to be highbrow to begin with. Will definitely be coming back to some of the songs, because it’s a fun listen. But as a full album, it’s not overly compelling.
The last band I expected to see on this list. Are you ready for the darkness. I am ready and give 3 stars.
Kinda great actually, didnt expect to like it as much as i did! One of the worst band names though.
Enjoyable for punk music. I may come back to this in the future.
Was alright
There are bands that just, well are - Kraftwerk, Roxy Music, peak Stones - and then there are the 'What if..' bands. Here the proposal is 'Imagine if Tom of Finland dressed a band blending Ramones/Dictators with rock guitar solos.' Well the results are a bit derivative, and it's hard to know how to take their 'Ass Cobra''Scandinavian Leather' gay/trans stylings. Some kick ass tunes, but really nothing distinctive on record. Can agree they are probably awesome live.
Belle découverte d'un groupe norvégien. De bons sons de guitare ça brasse bien. Les paroles sont moyennes.
Surprise c'est pas mal
Better than I expected. Pretty straight forward rock and roll record. Much different than anything else coming out in 98. I enjoyed it. Got a Hanoi Rocks vibe to it, especially on Humiliation Street. I am giving it a four because it was strong throughout. Not really a dud on the album.
Satunnaisia kappaleita kuullut aikaisemmin, mutta en koskaan levyllistä kerralla. Tykkäsin menosta ja herätti poltteen kuunnella enemmän.
Hauska, suoran toiminnan levy
Good, straightforward punk rock with a bit of 90s indie/alt feel to it Fun energy, but I don’t feel the need to ever return to this one
A couple standouts, but lots of kind of standard punk stuff that isn’t really memorable.
It’s alright. some head rocking required
Typical punk rock
Never heard this band before... can't yet make my mind up if I like it or not. Might need to listen again and possibly track down some of their other albums. All in all, glad it was on the list to add something "new" to try.
I enjoyed the sound, but it was very samesy to me. All the tracks kind of blended into each other.
This was a bit annoying at times, but there were parts I enjoyed and I’m not a big fan of this style of rock, so I’ll give it a 3.
A clean-sounding typical 90s punk band with a speedy heavy 70s rock sound and catchy hooks. I don't personally care for it much, but if you're a fan of Motorhead or Bad Company or other hard rock from the 70s, or maybe even skate punk fans who want someone catchier, then this has plenty to offer. It can be a bit samey with a few having nothing new to offer besides a slightly different riff or weird lyric, and it also goes too long with its track length. But it's pretty high-quality among its peers. Unfortunately, I couldn't pick out any songs as excellent. Even my favorites are just "pretty good". The 3rd star is given for consistency, production, accessibility, appropriate opening and closer, and simple true-to-form style without relying on cliche gimmicks or garbage ideas. I can see the thought that went into even my least favorites tracks. Favorites: Get It On, Prince of the Rodeo, Are You Ready For Some Darkness Least Favorites: Rock Against Ass, Rendezvous with Anus, Back to Dungaree High, Monkey On Your Back
Simply put: a fast paced rock album by a bunch of Norwegian dudes. Sounds a little reminiscent of 80s rock. Funny lyrics and titles like "Good Head" and "Rendezvous with Anus"
Seemed like some good straightforward punk rock. I would probably like this more some other day. Yesterday was not a punk rock mood.
What silly collection of songs. It kind of reminds me of Infectious Grooves if they played less funk-metal and more punk and rock. It was a bit exhausting to listen to an entire album of what is essentially party rock (more Andrew WK, less LMFAO).
Meh.
Solid 3. Some great riffs, but can’t get behind the vocals.
One song familiar, not terrible.
Average
I enjoyed what I heard during my first listen, but, honestly, I don't really see myself coming back to this beyond one or two tracks. Still, though: motherfucking pizza.
This album is a solid 4 musically. Great rock n roll album with solid guitar work. The lyrics are flat out dumb. Theres a way to do sexual/humor/party lyrics in a clever way and then there is this.
Good
Much better than I was led to believe by the reviews. Enjoyed the sound and the vibe.
Kind of cool music with somewhat basic lyrics that show very well that they are not native English speakers. I expected a bit different sound but the first song of the album struck me and pleasantly surprised. After that it just sort of stayed solid but nothing else really stood up.
никогда не был фанатом хэви-метала или такого панк рока, но время от времени слушаю такие альбомы, пытаясь полностью понять этот жанр. обычно мне выборочно заходят лишь некоторые треки, такие как Get it on на этом альбоме, это прям пушечка. в остальном это просто качёвый или не очень рок, который очень сильно отдаёт духом старого времени, что одновременно здорово и не очень. с этим альбомом всё примерно также. Но что мне понравилось у Турбонегро, это то что у каждой песни есть конкретная идея с соответствующим настроением. и пусть палитра этих эмоций не слишком разнообразна, всё таки интересно наблюдать за новыми идеями и образами панков 90х. короче чётко
Har väl aldrig lyssnat på TN egentligen. Så bra riff, produktion och röj. Tror att det fastnar på leadsången, och kanske melodierna. Som om det hade varit till Nicke Andersson eller Pelle Larsson på sång så hade det varit en femma.
Fun enough but pretty same-y throughout.
Perfectly listenable punk
Good hard rock music (not thrash or noise metal) with proper guitar solos and also some punk rock which sounds like The Stooges. Well produced. Some vocals are fine, but others are a bit punk and gruff. Content is generally puerile, obsessed with sex and swearing. However, I enjoyed the Guns 'n' Roses-esque rock 'n' roll.
fine. catchy and upbeat, but not personally meaningful to me. 3?
It was pretty good, happy to listen to it, but I don't think it added much to what Stooges, Bowie etc had already done
I liked this way more than I thought I would. I would probably give it a 2.5 if that was a thing but I’m feeling generous. Lol
more fun than i expected could i write poetry to it: no
Solid dumb Rock fun
Loved the glam rock much more than the punk.
Hard hitting! Some nice solos and guitarwork
Hressilegt og hálf tímalaust.
3.75
Skateboard music to thrash to. I’m pretty sure this entire album is in Tony Hawk Pro Skater. With a band name like Turbonegro and an album name with the word apocalypse in it, I thought this would have been darker and heavier. Combining synchronized vocals and standard heavy rock sounds this album doesn’t do much to blow you away but is still enjoyable enough. It’s not the worst I have heard in this genre and not the best. You could have replayed the same song over and over and told me they were different songs and it would have been no different from listening to this album normally. The whole time I felt like I had heard them before then realized they sound just like The Hives but heavier. 5/10
Really good songs, really subpar lyrics
This was interesting. There's something here. I know not what.
My first observation upon hearing the first song on this album is halfway through "The Age of Pamparius" the riff of "Clock Strikes Ten" by Cheap Trick is "borrowed." My second thought is the music isn't bad and this album probably deserves to be on the list. The lyrics and the song titles are that which would make Blink-182 request the band act a little bit more mature, but otherwise the music is pretty good. Would I ever re-visit this album? I may want to, but "Rendezvous with Anus" is a song title and I am a respectable adult.
Humiliation Street // 2.5/5
Great guitar & drums. Meh lyrics & singer.
I was having fun even though the lyrics are more dumb than juvenile, but then I was like this is been going on for I while and I was only at the 9th track. 1 additional star for the Wild Boyz theme track… good times!
It like the Hives…but less fun
Jack Black would love this I can guarantee it. Don’t say motherfucker, motherfucker! Hard rocking, tongue in cheek, balls out!
It’s punk music 3/5
Some pretty good tracks but a lot of filler too. Good guitar. I liked the parts where the Norwegian accents were really apparent. Overall fine.
A mix between scorpions and Sex Pistols. Some of the shredding was out of this world but otherwise my great music.
Good but could've been more aggressive.
Not to be contrarian here but… I think this album is misunderstood! It’s giving diarrhea planet, it’s giving liquor store. Some songs sound so much like Jeff the Brotherhood it’s kinda crazy. Nothing groundbreaking, but it’s a party rock album that’s weirdly timeless; it could easily get released tomorrow. It’s catchy and fun! 3.5/5 tbh, would go see Fidlar open for them
So, not really my thing, but.. quite enjoyable. I can't say I'll revisit the album ever again, but I enjoyed it. I'll go with a very low 3/5
A fun hard rock album. I like that they don't take themselves too seriously. Tracks I like: The Age of Pamparius Selfdestructo Blast Rock Against Ass Prince of the Rodeo Monkey On Your Back
All blends together
Reminded me a little of the Ramones. Not bad.
If The Ramones were an English as a second language band that played hair metal, you’d get this album.
a generic rock n roll record. like there is really nothing special about this but it’s not terrible either. the road was paved long ago and these guys are simply driving down it at them exact speed limit. very forgettable. too long for how mid this is.
punk but with melodic guitar, not bad, a surprise
Pretty good punk-glam hybrid with not so good lyrics. Not sure if I'd put it on by choice again, but wouldn't mind it if it was already on. 3.5/5
I dont hate it. 3/5
I wish I could say this album was turbo-tastic, but I sadly don't think it earned that title. The beginning had me interested, but then it just became punk rock, and I kinda lost interest. I don't know, I like the aesthetic of punk, but I just don't really care. I liked this one a little bit more because it had more rock, but it's barely a 3. My favourite song The Age of Pamparius.
Big dumb fun. Good stock standard punky tunes with a bit of Glam metal thrown in. Mix up Ramones, Kiss and the Misfits together and you are pretty close to the sound on display here. I really enjoyed this album but it is isn't world changing to my ears. Best to ask a Turbojugend as maybe they can tell you. Don't ask me to ask a Turbojugend as few things weird me out but those beautifully obsessive fans are an exception
A bit fun and strange approach to pop-punk-rock. The titles/lyrics are certainly more of the tongue-in-cheek/Spinal Tap vein. The songs are pretty straightforward, but don't particularly stand out. Get It On and Prince of the Rodeo were probably my favorites. A fine listen.
That one reply about Disney Channel was right, but some of this was still fun. European stuff is always ... interesting BT - Rock Against Ass - Zillion Dollar Sadist - Prince of The Rodeo - Are You Ready For The Darkness
This album is fun enough, but I don't really get why it's significant. It's one of those weird bands where I'm 100% sure that I would have fun at their live shows, but I'm not really sure why I would want to critically listen to one of their albums. 3/5 It's done well, it's just all been done before. Also, where are all the goddamned Butthole Surfers albums? If I can listen to Rendezvous with Anus, you all should have to listen to Dog Inside Your Body
Glam metal with a sense of humour, from the late 90s. No complaints listening through it but I won't be playing any of these songs again.
Turbonegro, or Turboneger as they are somehow called in Norway while winning prizes, are just immense fun. They roll up their sleeves and just starts pounding while Hank von Helvete, may he rest in peace, just serves one ridiculous line after another. It’s stupid. It’s rather iconic. It’s not really that groundbreaking or fantastic. It’s just a whole lotta fun.
Hard punk... Kind of fun kickoff to the summer weekend. Likely won't listen to again
Outstanding riffs and overall sound. Lyrics of felt like someone was forcing nuggets of shit into my ears. 3.
Cool quirky rock from talented musicians. Brilliant song titles too.
Enjoyed the listen, would listen again.
This was a cool album in some ways. The tunes are catchy and there are plenty of good riffs to be found. Much of the lyrical content is pretty sophomoric and the band name makes me uncomfortable in it's implications.
Energetic with a cool feel, hard to understand the lyrics but thats punk for you. Saved a few to playlist.
Fun punk rock album with heavy metal overtones on some songs.
Fast, tight punk but the music gets pretty heavy too. These guys must have had a great live show. The songs have a lot of forward energy and big, full rock sound, including piano on a few tracks and some soaring guitar solos. The album is much more musically accomplished than you might expect from a band singing about pizza, blowjobs and having a pocket full of mice in your pants.
This is probably one of the more shocking inclusions I've seen on the list. I heard about this band a while back as I think the Jackass / CKY / Bam Margera guys were fans of them and they would have them in their skate videos (or TV shows? I don't recall exactly). I always thought they weren't that good but I don't hate what I'm hearing so far on the album. I have a soft place in my heart for super modern punk, with plucky basses, distorted guitars, compressed drums, and gang vocals, and this album does a good job of capturing that sound. Surprising to me that this was 1998 though as the production is actually pretty tight for an act that I didn't think was popular enough to be able to afford the good stuff. I really genuinely thought that no one knew about this band. Alright here's a weird production thing. Listen to the end of track 3, "Get it On" and then listen to the start of track 4, "Rock Against Ass". It sounds like two really different levels of fidelity right? Like track 3 ends with such a wide and full sound and then immediately track 4 sounds so weak. Plus the singer sounds different (maybe it's a different person?)... just a weird switch here. One of the worst band names ever. I don't know if they were trying to be edgy but the thing is that their sound isn't really that edgy "fuck everyone and fuck you" sort of punk sound ya know? If you are going to go out of your way to have a band name like this then you really have to play up your edge I think. Their lyrics seemed to have more humor in them.
Too metal for my tastes
Not bad, as thrash metal goes. Hard to connect it with any Norwegians I know.
Fair to middlin' punk rock.
It’s nice, really cool but also really forgettable. Idk 3/5
Starts off promising, but by the end I was a bit fatigued due to the sameness of a lot of the tracks. I liked the sound overall, just got a little tired/bored by the end.
Not sure how I feel about this one. It's sort of punk, reminds me a bit of the Ramones, which I like. But on the other hand it's a bit much. I prefer my punk a bit more stripped down I guess. But it goes hard and definitely has some good energy. 3 stars.
From the tongue in cheek opening, felt like Spinal Tap-esque homage to The Beatles and Britpop, I was ready for some non-serious euro-punk-rock fun... and it sure did deliver! 3.5
It was just pretty damn average
These guys clearly haven’t seen tropic thunder because they just went full retard. They took some pretty ordinary (but often catchy) instrumentals, threw the most heinously idiotic lyrics over top and call it a day. I’m willing to admit the 55 miles in the last 10 days may have made me delirious enough to like this, but nonetheless, I did. So bad it’s good type of thing. This shit is hilarious and nobody can tell me differently. Something about this album, on this day, gave me a real sense of enjoyment. I was thinking of giving it a 4 just because of how much fun I had listening to it. But I know in my heart it doesn’t deserve that and if I got this another day I might hate it. At the end of the day it’s a novelty listen at best, but it’s what that I find generally entertaining. Best - Prince of the rodeo, good head, humiliation street MMM: GOOD HEAD‼️ O-WOAH-O-WOAH OHHHHHHHH 👌🏼GOOD HEAD😩 O WOAH O WOAH OHHHHHH💯
Ramones inspired riffs (some are straight up lifted), but fun songs, nonetheless.
kinda good. 3 stars
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Listened Before? N Wow, this album surprised me. I've only vaguely heard of these guys, but I've never listened. This is awesome! Good punk vibes mixed with some glam and an immature attitude. Great "garbage" listen. I'll listen to this one a lot. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Are You Ready (For Some Darkness)
Highlight: Humiliation Street 3,5/5
Turbomurzyn taki punk, "Selfdestructo Bust". Troche za slabe na 4, takie 3.5
Norgee ??
Pretty rocking punk and pretty funny. Hells yeahs dudes
Jag fick int så mycke av de men de va helt nice!
6/10. One of those where the music was pretty good, but the vocals brought it down. Didn't totally ruin it, but I don't think I'd want to listen to more of this
The energy and the fun are there, even quite decent guitar riffs... it's too bad that it all gets lost in the terrible bad lyrics and mediocre vocals.
Genres: Glam punk, hard rock, punk rock Formed: Oslo 1988 Run time: 15 songs, 54 min 5 sec Although I enjoyed the album, none of it really made me think wow. It’s got plenty of energy and the musicianship is good. I probably won’t listen again, but I may give some of their other albums a try. I did like the nod to Alice Cooper’s “Billion Dollar Baby”, with their song "Zillion Dollar Sadist". On Spotify, seven songs have less than 1M plays, six 1-2M and two over 6.5M. They have a good following but its not massive, as you’d expected for a group that was considered underground. My Rating: ***
first listen a grindy 90s vibe
I think in this genre there are some better albums. Still enjoyed this one. The only thing missing in the band is some great vocals. The riffs and sound they have is amazing, just not a bit fan of the vocals.
I liked this enough, the wailing guitars were fun. I’m into the sleazy punk rock genre, I just think if you’re gonna do it you need to be a bit more clever with the delivery or have something different going on (See Black Lips, Jay Reatard, The Viagara Boys) Turbonegro did enough to hold my interest I just found the delivery a little lazy but again the musical deliver was fast and furious and I’m always down for that so the I’m still gonna score this a 3 even though I was left a little dissatisfied
3.5 stars if I could.It was ok.The sound got grating after a while.Still pretty fun though.
Easily digestible 3 Ramones if their music was actually exciting also the opposite of dark But some of this really slaps, even though it's so cute. godammit why do i like this
Dig the funny rock
Not bad, not great. 3/5
3.5/5. Hank von Helvete is a cool name but the band name is awful, why did they decide on that? There’s a huge difference between being provocative and racist.
Quite good
Some reasonable but forgettable rock
Feel like this sits in a nice little niche before pop punk made this sound very cynical, but it didn't need to be an hour long.
A decent punk rock album but nothing too special. 3/5. Favorite Track: Zillion Dollar Sadist
Fun but too long. Wonder if they paid Alice Cooper some royalties for that first song.
This was not what I was expecting and maybe because of that I was more receptive to it than I would have been. 3*
Fairly meh.
Abit heavy for me, but still a good album.
spoko
Enjoyed this more than I should have, silly childish glam rock
Ca demenage et c'edt rock a fons. J aime bcp 3.95
I've said many times that by the 80s / 90s I had grown weary of heavy guitar dominated rock but something about this 1998 Euro version of guitar heavy glam works for me. How can you not like the song "Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker". I don't care what it sounds like, I'm liking that song. On "Get it On", it sure sounds like they pinched the "like it, love it . . ." from Alice Cooper's "I'm Eighteen". It did get a little tiring though and I admit I had to pass on 5 of the last songs to jump to Suff City.
Eine Platte, die gar nicht so klingt wie aus den Neunzigern. Wenn man‘s weiß, hört man es der Produktion an, ansonsten verweigern sie sich dem Zeitgeist. Angenehm. Hatte ich nicht erwartet. Gerade so drei.
Goed om wakker te blijven in de ochtend. Goede melodie. Iets te meeslepend voor tijdens het werk -Christophe
Fun dumb rock. Not really worth being a \"must hear\" album to me but it's enjoyable. Kinda cringey sometimes though.
perfectly alright mid 90s punk. Short angry songs that are listenable and then immediately forgettable. 3/5
Some of this sounded a little too formulaic for me, but a few tunes were more interesting. I kept comparing it to The Hives throughout, whom I prefer, but I'm guessing this album would grow on me over another listen or two.
Did not break any ground. Was also ok
mikäs tässä kun kaahataan eteenpäin. onnistuneita hittejä väleissä, hyviä sanoituskoukkuja. ei vakavaa
Fun, adrenaline-driven rock. Good music to drink to.
Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes? But '70's vibes always work for me.
Its a send up of a lot of classic rock sounds from the late 70s and early 80s. The hard rock sounds are somehow nostalgic and new. While i think it goes hard, I havent found something to really latch onto. I am also not a huge fan of the singers voice with this sound.
Good album I’d probably have to listen to a lil more carefully to have more to say about.
Without much context, and a quick perusal of the song list, the band has a thing for... things. Musically, they are a bit of a combination of rock and punk with solid melodies accompanying punk-style vocal delivery. Honestly it is a bit of a surprise how objectively enjoyable the first listen is. Norway is known for a lot of things, but a band like Turbonegro was not the first thing on that list. "Prince of the Rodeo" is high energy, pure fun, with great resolve as any good rock song should have. Their sound is such that they are musically forward, with lyrics and vocals seeming to run a tad out of focus. Where the punk element really is on display, is where the songs seem to break in between melodies with an aggressive chorus that compels a listener to take up a stance of some kind, it does not matter what it is. "Humiliation Street" might be an under-estimated song on this album. This is a rock song very much in the vein of the late 90s, reminiscent of Alice in Chains. However, what makes the song particularly noticeable is that it is a slowed down offering for an album that until then had been very much including punk energy. This song however, is completely rock and while a bit lengthy, a great listen, showcasing Turbonegro's strong instrumental skills.
Norwegian Death Punk.....what a unexpected genre to see come up. It was actually a pretty good album and I was pleasantly surprised.
Listened to on 8/1/22 2.5/5 Favorite song: The Age of Pamparius When I first saw this album I thought I was going to hate it but it was actually not that bad!The songs were chaotic but surprisingly good especially for something titled Rock Against Ass and Rendezvous with Anus
Like a more aggressive Offspring. It was alright but I wouldn’t go out of my to listen to it.
Great
Kinda weird “death punk” - touches of metal, punk, and rock.
Pretty decent punk. Not enough here to make me want to come back to it but I'm not sad I heard the album
This definitely rocked, but not in any especially inventive or creative way. Fun but not earth shattering.
I dig it
Meat and spuds music this. It had its place in the pantheons of music, but just doesn’t ring my particular bells. A review with innuendo for an album with plenty of innuendo!
OK, if you were fighting with your sister, this would be the perfect gift to buy for your nephew’s 13th birthday, because he’d love all the cussing and teenage sarcasm and sexual innuendo, you’d be the cool uncle, and it would piss your sister off every time she heard him play it. Don’t expect much singing here, but do prepare yourself for plenty of good ol’ punk yelping. And, after a while, Hank von Helvete’s vocals will begin to become a little infectious, not unlike a mosquito bite. The rhythm section’s competent, and playing loose. Sloppy good, I would call it, like a chili dog. When they were at their best, on ‘Prince of the Rodeo,’ or ‘Humiliation Street,’ they were an intriguing little rock ‘n roll band. Lead guitarist, Euroboy, in particular, is the one leading this charge, all Joe Perry DNA and arena rock circa 1970s chops. The band establishes a nice percussion groove and good guitar hook in the middle of ‘Prince of the Rodeo.’ Euroboy also did some nasty ending guitar work on ‘Humiliation Street.’ Unfortunately, most of the album was pretty monotonous. Little in the way of arrangements or dynamics or tempo changes. Just aim that steering wheel straight ahead and step on the gas. Similar with the lyrics. Stuff you would expect from a young punk/glam band, inside jokes and coded lingo, double entendre galore: ‘Jerk that calf, half n’ half, I’m back in the saddle, the world’s most progressive cowboy.’ – ‘Prince of the Rodeo. You can imagine the rest, just from a random mention of their titles: ‘Rock Against Ass,’ ‘Rendevous with Anus,’ ‘Good Head,’ which features a minute and a half clichéd extended ending (I think on purpose for sarcasm’s sake) that closed every stadium rock concert you ever attended back in the day. Finally, and I’ve not yet puzzled this one out, there are an awful lot of references to ‘denim.’ These fellas are from Norway, by the way. Denim, huh? Turbonegro's 'Apocalypse Dudes' wasn’t the best nor the worst I’ve heard in a while. They did manage to get their own unique thing going on. I’m just not sure where it was bound, if anywhere. Maybe the nearest Levi’s outlet?
Pretty good for about 10 minutes but then it gets just very samey. I lost interest. The band name is also super cringe.
While it had some fun moments, I wasn't really impressed. It's poppy, but not in a good way. I like pop punk, but this just felt safe and middle of the road and like they didn't really fully want to commit to anything. I didn't mind listening to it, but it's just boring and didn't hold my attention much.
Esto fue como escuchar a fans de Duff McKagan y del disco Spaghetti Incident. Estuvo bien.
Vond dit best wel lekker energiek.
Goede strakke punk
Ihan hyvää energiaa riffeissä, mutta en kyllä millään pääse yli lyriikoista ja punk-huudoista.
Alkoi kivasti ja lopussa kans iskevää menoa. Mut ehkä jotain potkua ja variaatiota jäi välillä kaipaamaan. Sinänsä kyl taas toimivaa ysärirockia, sitä tuntuu riittävän.
This started really well! Dramatically tails off though as it’s all a little bit too samey! By the end you’re glad it’s done, despite a fun enough cover of Bowie’s Suffragette City. Glad to finish it and wouldn’t rush back.
3.5, interesting but did not strike me like other punk can do
Ramones meets AC/DC but with some silly lyrics. Good rockin fun thought with some good riffs.
Contrary to what the WIKI article suggests, I wouldn't say Turbonegro shed their punk sensibilities, for an all-out glam rock style. The opening track "The Age of Pamparius" defintely gives you the impression you're in for a glam-rock adventure, flying on the back of a flaming guitar, but that gives way to well worn punk standards, just a song later. Moreover, track titles like "Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker", "Redezvous With Anus" and "Good Head" make it pretty clean the group isn't taking themselves too seriously. In general, the album is fairly middle of the road punk, but with a longer format (more songs are longer than 3m, than aren't). I think they would've been better served by keeping each song tight and fast (giggity). I enjoyed the straight forward energy of the album, but the sophmoric lyrical subject matter was a detractor for me. I can get behind an appropriately depraved song (I'm thinking GWAR of Tenacious D), but this just felt pointless/aimless. I am still intrigued to hear more from the band. A quick glance at their top tracks on Spotify gives me the impression they've remained pretty superficial. We'll see if they grow on me over time.
Pretty good, pretty hard. Good mix of the punk sound and the hard rock sond.
6/10
This is weird. It's much more punk than I like, but something about it still makes me want to keep listening.
Had some good stand out tracks that reminded me of early 2000s kerrange. Most was just forgettable though
Irgendwas zwischen 1 und 4. gar nicht durchgängig nervig
A little better than expected
// Favs: The Age of Pamparius Score: Decent 3
Bracing!
a snapshot of youthful energy and humour
Seemed like pretty standard rock-oriented punk, reminiscent of Bad Religion to me, differentiated mainly by the pretty adolescent dedication to profanity. I didn't dislike it.
This is fun and high energy. High school wannabe punk me would have LOVED this. 3.5, will maybe revisit.
Not as bad as first anticipated - in fact - a lot of it is really quite good. Enjoyed reading up on the band, enjoyed the album - the epitome of "not my cup of tea" so a welcome diversion from my normal tunes.
It started off strong and after the fourth song got very repetitive.
3.5
Melodic, driving punk with sick guitar riffs and goofy-ass lyrics. My only prior exposure to this band was Queens Of The Stone Age’s cover of “Back To Dungaree High,” and I’m really not surprised Josh is a fan.
Fun record with punk lyrics and heavy metal drive. There’s something to be said about these tasty licks, fun on a first listen but wouldn’t warrant me back for multiple listens. Feels like a great skateboarding weekend adventure music and I could see album being a staple in a lot of peoples collections. Overall: Fun, goofy, punk. 3 stars.
These guys desperately want to be more hard core than they are. They end up sounding a little juvenile ("Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker" and "Good Head") but ultimately this is a fun little album if you just roll your eyes at how seriously they want to take themselves.
It's good, but not really my thing. It also sounds a lot like other hard rock albums that came before it. I can appreciate it though.
Surprisingly good. Some CIV and Pennywise vibes, very heavy on lead guitar/solos. Guitars were kinda 80s metal sounding at times, and 2000s garage at other times. Excellent Bowie cover to end the album. Very close to a 4 star.
Decent album. Recognized the first track. Was on Wild Boyz
I liked this. I'd give it 3.5.
good rock, probably fun to dance to
90s punk, quite catchy at first but gets very samey after a few songs
3.5/5 decent album. Really liked. Just probably never going to listen again
Great rock album.
Some good tracks on this one. Very tight playing -- impressive! More harsh on my ears than music I typically enjoy, but still good work.
Crass lyrics overall. I liked the rock n' roll sound.
Punk rock nórdico. Not my style pero no suenan nada mal, rollito greenday en algunos temas.
Finally some good fucking music Little evil, racist Scandinavians Just no bollocks hard rock
Fast paced punk rock that would find its home on any skateboarding video.
Quite rocky. Like a lot.
Great guitar music - lots of fun
Really enjoyed this! Very jammy.
This was pretty good punk rock (not sure how it can be called “death metal”). I’m not quite to wanting to recommend it to anyone though.
Is the first song about a pizza restaurant?
"You got nothing to lose at Pamparius Gonna bake a motherfucking pizza tonight" (The age of Pamparius) El mejor complemento para el día que tus vecinos están tirando todas las paredes de su piso.
I'd only heard 'Ass Cobra' before. I prefer this. It's a bit less comedic, shouty and screamy and a bit more tunefull. First half is fun rock and more melodic than the punkier second half. Opener, 'the Age of Pamparious' even has an acoustic guitar and is my fave on here. Pretty good, but not worthy of an erection. 3/5
Orginalna nazwa bandy jak przystalo na bande punkowa z norewgii, turbo czarnuchy i ich ziomale apokalipsy, cale szczescie wycie zostalo nagrane po angielsku, a wykonawca wokali jest ich frontmen znany takze jako euroboy, album brzmi jak prawdziwy punkowy underground, wiec motywy przewodnie musza byc punkowe, juz same nazwy swietnie oddaja o czym beda kawalki, rock against ass, zillion dolar sadist, randezvous with anus, dont say motherfucker, motherfucker, ale material to nie sama przemoc i sex, znalazlo sie takze miejsce na barwne wulgaryzmy przy jamowanych riffach gitarkowych, caly albumik to jeden wielki jamik, dwa ostatnie tracki to bonusy z live wystepu w tym jeden jest coverem suffragette city Bowiego, majac porownanie live z studyjnym materialem widac dobrom robote w przeniesieniu tej energii i klimatu na krazek, a to nie zawsze sie udaje w punkowym graniu, na plejke wrzucilem chyba najbardziej wyszukana kompozycje albumiku, trak otwierajacy the age of pamparius, ktory robi za dobre intro dla zespolu, oraz monkey on your back
I don't mind this type of music but all these sounded the same
Definitely grew on me the more I listened. I enjoyed this quite a bit and ended up checking out some of their other big hits. Some really good solid rocking, and quite frankly who doesnt enjoy good head
Can’t tell if this band is a boner tug or what? Pretty good music most the time, but not anything I’d listen to often
One of those albums where if you’ve heard one song you’ve pretty much heard them all. Not too bad, just kinda bland. Favorite track: “The Age of Pamparius”
It’s fine
Well that was an uncomfortable band name.
Esta muy comercial, como caricaturizado.