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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.
Guitar-based heavy rock. Never heard of them before, probably would have loved it back in the nineties, bit much for me now (I guess Im getting old)
Mix of glam metal and hair metal. Pretty fun. Some catchy songs. 6/10
nice sections, but a bit redundant
Es bueno.
some good
Ofta jag dissade Turbonegro som tonåring? Prolly bara för att alla andra älskade dom, hispter4life 😅 Men jaa det e najs faktiskt!
Un disco divertido, con buena música, letras entretenidas y con una acidez contra todo lo bien portado y correcto que hoy de hecho hace falta. No le pongo más porque, aunque me gustaron, tampoco creo que lleguen a un nivel artístico impresionante y creo que su razón para estar en la lista es únicamente por el lado de lo políticamente incorrecto que lograron hacer.
meh
Enjoyed!
Sus band name but solid tunes
BACK TO DUNGAREE HIIIIGH
Hard rock infused punk rock. Musically it hits the spot but those lyrics are juvenile and idiotic.
I assumed this would be closer to Krautrock but it is actually just standard Brit rock?
1. 4.5 2. 5 3. 3.5 4. 3 5. 3.5 6. 3 7. 4 8. 4.5 9. 4 10. 3 11. 3 12. 2.5 13. 3
nothing special
Interesting. A bit back to basics rock. There feels like a bit of naivety in the lyrics, but that could just be the language issue. The instruments themselves are well played, but fairly derivitive. I sense this is the beginning of something rather than the peak. On that basis 2/5
The lyrics are very sexual, but the rock is nice.
I think we've got what we need. I'll give you the time back
Not great punk.
Lyrically stuck in middle school. Musically fine but uninteresting.
Overuse of profanity is a tricky thing. In the hands of the Coen Brothers with The Big Lebowski it works. However, when incorporated by adolescent minded musicians that just think it is cool to throw around gratuitous F Bombs in aimless rage, it doesn’t.
Thoughts before listening: As someone into punk rock in the late 90s/early 00s, these guys crossed my radar as some sort of Swedish (I think) garage punk band. I may have even liked some of their songs and downloaded them via Napster or something. That being said, I wouldn't think they would make a list like this. Maybe I should choose Pennywise or NOFX as my album once I finish this thing if Turbonegro deserves to make the list. Review: I mean this is fun. Its definitely a sound that resonates with me, and I do recognize some of these songs. Basically its punk rock put through a sleazy hard rock filter with profane lyrics. Probably not one of the greatest albums of all time, but I am enjoying listening to this today. That being said, its a 2-star album to me.
Ooof! Not for me
Music was good, vocals and lyrics were needing help. Not enjoyable overall.
Fun when you’re drunk, but I don’t drink.
While I didn't particularly enjoy this, I realized I have not heard many bands that sound like this on this list. I've never heard of this band - apparently their Norwegian. They have a sound like Green Day and other bands like that. Loud guitars and drums. Those are the kinds of bands I like, and I feel like this list is missing that.
Is this the soundtrack to Crazy Taxi on PS2 This band's wikipedia page is very self-written Eurovision rejects Feeling generous so I will give 2 rather than 1. Fun fact! they used to perform in blackface
Not awful, musically. I appreciate the youthful enthusiasm. But the youthfulness turns juvenile when it comes to the lyrics and overall posture of the band. A 2.
Kinda sounded like a temu version of the Hives
First two songs are alright and solid punk tracks, specially "Selfdestructo Bust", which has a very frenetic rhythm and it is very fun, creating the expectation of this record being a rather energetic experience. But from here, the album gets progressively more derivative and formulaic, to the point where, every time I'm reaching the end, I just want it to end. Kind of a shame that I feel negative about this, since there are some really good hooks, very playful instruments, powerful riffs, and energy pumping rhythms. Thinking about it, not only the album gets monotone, but also the voice is kind of mediocre, most of the guitars solos don't add anything and are there because their formula for writing music force them to add them (or the guitarist is incredibly egotistical, which usually happens) and some lyrics are very childish in a non funny way (shouldn't be necessary to point out what I'm talking about. The titles of some songs already are self explanatory). In the end, very forgettable glam punk.
They make a good noise but I made the mistake of having the lyrics showing on Spotify…
Absolute hard rock trope garbage. Funny though!
If I’d heard this music st a teenage house party, I’d think it was fine. But I’m not sure what it’s doing on a list of 1001 albums I need to hear. Sounds a bit like The Hives, but with more slick production. And the slick production makes the mock-punk, wannabe bad boy lyrics sound especially silly.
If Bad Religion and Ramones had a child
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Party on, Wayne. Party on, Garth.
Day 17 Some really good musicianship held back by goofy ass lyrics and being too samey Fav track: Humiliation Street
Not too bad, but I can’t see what makes this album so special that I found it on this list.
Ok, this is pretty clear cut - dead average rock album with no innovation and infantile lyrics. Norway actually contributed some interesting things in music and yet the authors of the list choose something which just sounds American, very disappointing indeed. This is between 2 and 3 stars, with 2.5 on RYM
So what I’ve learned is that glam rock made in the 1990s is just reheated hair metal. There might be some pop punk spit-and-shine on it. The band itself sounds fine, but the songwriting is pretty juvenile and the production is nothing new or exciting. It’s splashy and catchy enough, and certainly isn’t lacking for energy, but it definitely made my inner pretentious critic start grinding its teeth. I think it’s supposed to be fun; I was not having fun. Spiritual predecessor to whatever Greta Van Fleet is doing.
Sounds like it was written by the School of Rock, which was impressive coming from 10-year-olds, but a little less so from adults
I listened to the whole album, but I could’ve just listened to the first song because they are all the same… literally same tempo, same guitar riffs, same vocal delivery, same dumb lyrics. I get the appeal. If I was 14 and huffing paint behind a Circle K with my dirtbag friends, minutes away from going to jail… this would be the soundtrack, but I’m not any of those things and this kind of sucks. These guys wrote one song and played it 13 times with different names. Speaking of names… it sucks too. These guys are from Norway. I don’t really have a point, just thought that was interesting. I considered this being my first 1 rating, but since I could think of a fantasy scenario where I would maybe like this, I’ll save it for something worse. Anything worse than this will surely deserve it.
Dumb as hell
That cover of Suffragette City and the overall stupidity made me want to give this a 1 but it doesn't sound like hot garbage so I'll give it a 2 (begrudgingly).
Loud and not particularly interesting.
Ight
Kinda like if The Who decided to play heavy music
Yet another example of an album that had potential, but was executed so badly. Glam punk is a really interesting genre fusion, and when done correctly it can be amazing and super unique. But this is just so annoying, it doesn't even come close to the potential it had. It's like they took every glam rock cliche they could think of and then just punkified it.
Probably better and more interesting musically than lyrically. This band is trying too hard to be punk and the profanities and puerile subject matter on some songs bring this album down.
2.5/5. Some basic ass Glam-Metal/Hard Rock. An album that the 5/10 score was made for. There’s some decent riffs here and there but everything else is so basic and by-the-numbers musically speaking. Lyrically, the album is mostly pretty bad, like a thirteen year olds idea of “badass” and the vocals are fine but not noteworthy. The albums whole vibe can really be summarized by its closer “Good Head” which is a song about how people just wanna get some good head.
This isn't horrible, but there also isn't really anything I like about it.
Honestly did not enjoy this very much.. felt like either watered down glam rock, or watered down punk, sitting somewhere in this awkward space in between. I would have preferred if they sang in their native language as well, not to say the singing was bad or they spoke english poorly, but I thought it would have made it a bit more authentic and unique. However, their vocabularity seems somewhat limited so we get songs about getting good head. I guess its silly and whatever, but the music itself just seems like a jumping off point for other bands to do it better. Which to my understanding this album is on the list due to the context in which it was released in. Just seems like they aimed at too many targets and didn't lean into anything. I listened to another album today though which I would have given 5 stars. Its not on the list though unfortunately... Its the Cymande self titled album, banger album that is one that I'd listen to 100 times over before listening to this one again.
Sounded like the same song with some dude screaming. I had hope that “rock against ass” might give me a chuckle. Nope. Nope
Were these the guys that Bam Margera was really into back in the day? Their Wikipedia page doesn't mention it, but I think that his show was the first place I heard of this band. (Google later revealed that yes, this band was on his show.) At any rate, eh, this is OK. The lyrics are kind of funny though juvenile, music is decent. I was expecting it to be a little harder than it is. The music and vocals remind me a little bit of the Donnas. The more I listen, the more they sound like a male version of the Donnas to me. The end of "Humiliation Street" is probably cool live, but it goes on way too long on the album IMO. I enjoyed this more than I expected to, but it's still not something I would ever put on for pleasure. This is higher than a 2 for me but lower than a 3.
Album 274. Apocalypse Dudes (https://open.spotify.com/album/381xR5GvpBZPVTUm7JQ1x6?si=0j7gQPgfSuavTUGjlO1vHg&utm_source=copy-link) — Turbonegro (1998) Loud and average hard punk/rock. Sometimes it sounds good, but it's crap overall. It's so mediocre that the cover of Bowie's Suffragette City (https://open.spotify.com/track/39xJkzHABe6fFYoymDnEHn?si=829d5678676f489b) as a bonus track is the best song on the album and I like it very much. And I think humanity needs a Backrooms edit set to Selfdestructo Bust (https://open.spotify.com/track/7HloAcybLs5sdwUl4sQf1G?si=1d8fe3b61f9f4267). I ain't no architect Ain't got the intellect I gotta get away It's barely getting this... 2/5 Liked: — Get It On — Suffragette City
This was a bit blah, but I made it through!
It's okay, like the music but the lyrics are meh.
I didn't listen to the lyrics, which likely leads to a higher score than deserved. Fun enough music, drags a bit.
It’s been done better …
Heuuu... ok ? Bon ben j'ai trouvé ça assez nul. C'est plutôt énergique et très pro, ce qui n'est pas si mal, mais musicalement, j'ai trouvé ça d'un creux assez abyssal. J'ai vraiment eu l'impression que le groupe essayait d'avoir l'air le plus subversif possible, tout en n'étant pas du tout à la hauteur de ses propres ambitions. Je sais pas si j'ai le cerveau atrophié à force d'écouter Cannibal Corpse, mais pour moi, il y a un décalage énorme entre l'image que veut se donner le groupe (la pochette, les titres des morceaux, etc.) et ce qu'il fait vraiment. Parce que musicalement, c'est concrètement une espèce de pop rock qui fait semblant d'être énervé en mettant des grosses guitares, mais qui fait aussi bien attention à rester tout lisse. T'as quand même un titre qui s'appelle "Are You Ready (For Some Darkness)" et c'est le truc le moins glauque que tu aies entendu de ta vie. Et ça résume assez bien l'album. PS : en plus j'en lis sur le groupe, moins ça va. Comment ça, ils faisaient des blackface à leurs débuts ? Comment ça, ils sont contre "le politiquement correct" ? Je vais pas pousser mes recherches plus que ça, parce que la flemme, mais ça sent le groupe qui vire à droite avec le temps parce qu'au fond, pour eux, être subversif, c'est être insultant avec tout le monde, surtout les communautés marginalisées. PS 2 : ah et en plus, apparemment, leur style musical, c'est du "glam punk". Bon, à un moment, il faut arrêter de vouloir qualifier de punk tout ce qui a un vague rapport avec le style original, hein.
It seems like not enough people can appreciate some killer Punk music when they hear it, and that is okay. I am not hailing Turbonegro's Apocalypse Dudes as a masterpiece by any means, but there are some really solid songs here that I wish weren't surrounded by such mediocre ones. It isn't like the 90s were a generally good year for Punk music as a whole, let alone 1999, as the genre was probably at its' most dead it had been in some time along with the 2000s. Much like cockroaches, Punk has never seemed to fully die out as it has always regained a small but passionate fanbase throughout the years that has kept the simple yet effective genre going strong. I feel that is probably why Turbonegro's Apocalypse Dudes is here on the 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die list as there really isn't anything special here. It is Punk at its' finest and in a much more glamorous fashion than usual thanks to the more over the top sound here. Like I said there are some tracks I like here and some I do not, but there isn't anything really special I can say besides that. It is decent and sometimes that is all there really is to say.
i don;t get it
Sure wasn't expecting a band called Turbonegro to be white Norwegians from the 80s. Giving a mild squint to the whole thing. The lyrics are particularly inexplicable, which I, unfortunately, like because it reminds me of Eurovision. Lotta butt talk. Slur count = 1.
It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever.
not bad but my grandma died today so i wasn’t locked into it lol. i’m sure it’s fine
This album is a reminder that this is 1001 Albums you need to hear before you die and not the 1001 best albums ever made. That said, I have no idea what i stumbled into or why it made the list. My guess is that if these guys sung in their native tongue, the lyrics might not sounds so corny. Perhaps this is what they wrote as they learned English by listening to early Motley Crue. Either way, I barely got through one listen. It kind of reminded me of if Tommy Wiseau decided he wanted to make a metal band, and front it. This is what it would sound like. "I did not do it! I did not hit her" would not feel out of place on this record. Some of the riffs do sound cool so I'll give it an extra star just for that.
4/10… death punk / action rock / *1998
Musically it's alright, lyrically is quite stupid. Overall it's just an okay album. 2.5/5 Probably won't listen again
Mediocre music with some year 8 lyrics over the top
Musically decent but lyrically abject. Humiliation Street was a definite highlight, great guitar work not spoilt by the message.
Some great old rawk tunes here. Liked the pace and musicianship, but there seems to be a major problem with the lyrics. I would love to give them the benefit of the doubt the lyrics work better in Norwegian and is simply a translation or cultural issue. But sadly I like this band, I am not that naive, their grasp of English is probably far superior than most English people and is just a case of poor taste.
All these songs sound the same.
Better vocals/lyrics this becomes a 4
Listening to this album made me feel like I was watching a Halo 3 montage on YouTube as a 15 year old. The roaring guitars, heavy drum beats & fast pacing solos are great fun in isolation and pack a punch. Unfortunately for me though it got boring very very quickly. There’s only so many songs like this I can hear in succession before I’m craving something different. The songwriting overall just feels directionless and a bit soulless in the end, which is a shame because after one song I felt promise from this record.
Someone once said, “if Disney made a rock band” now I get it
Favorite track(s): Selfdestructo Bust, Prince of the Rodeo
Norwegian death/glam/hard rock? This isn't good. Why is this on the list? Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: n/a
Onpahan taas peruspaskaa.
Feels like an industry plant
2.5 - Meh
Noorse metalglamrock met een hoop schijtlolligheid. Met in de bezetting lieden met namen als Hank von Hell, Euroboy en Pol Pot Pamparius, dus dan weet je het wel. We hebben al betere muziek gehad in dit genre, die ook niet zo anaal gefixeerd was, en ook nog een decennium eerder was gemaakt. Muzikaal nog wel aardig gedaan, maar dat kinderachtige gedoe gaan we natuurlijk niet belonen.
Total 2
Pizza
Absolutely middle of the road late 90s punk
I listened to this like 6 times to try to find something to say, but I've got nothing. Its fine. Its a punk record, but it doesn't have any of the charm or charisma that it takes the genre to carry and album for me. Standout Tracks: Age of Pamparius Rating: ⭐️⭐️✨️
OK it's energetic, punk and so on but you need to be in the mood to listen to this. It's not an album that will put you in the mood to actively want to listen to it. Another day it might have been a 3.5, today it's a 2.5. Grading low.
Wasn't for me yesterday.
The band name itself makes me feel quite questionable about this album. As I listen to the album, I find it hard finding anything for me. The glam rock and supposedly humoristic touch of this album is not really for me. Sure 'Randevouz With Anus' is an eye-catching title for a track, but the whole experience just feels a bit too juvenile for me. And as such, the rating will follow. Strong 2.
Not my thing
Yeah hell nah. Why would anyone listen to this when Green Day also exists.
I mostly did not enjoy this but the Suffragette City cover was pretty good.
Wow, this some loud ass mess. Bailing.
toooo loooooong
Album 40/1001. Listened 6/8/2026. It's OK, but nothing I'll spin again.
Droppeado, muy repetitivo
Rock…against(?) ass! I can’t get on board with that message. The turns of phrase in the titles alone really got me. Like Rendezvous with Anus of course. But there’s a lot of funny ass stuff in here…buried in an hour long punk behemoth with more than one 5+ min long song. Do the songs rock, yeah? Do they sustain that rock hardness…dunno, but they made me laugh
Every song sounds the same, kinda rocks but also kinda sucks eh. No bonus points for name or whatever it is they stand for.
Not my thing at all
Here we have an album of very decent peaks but startlingly low troughs from a rock band that I've never heard before. I love the opening track. The guitar is fantastic and I love that it's just about their favourite pizza place - even the tale that the song generated so much publicity for it that it became overwhelmed and had to close down! Prince of the Rodeo is another fabulous track, and there are enough power chords and interesting riffs dotted around the album to satisfy. But there are bands that have written better albums than this that will wonder what Rendez-vous With Anus did to push this album onto the 1001! It was funny when I was 14. It's just eye-rolling now. Apparently, the band considered calling themselves Nazipenis when they were formed, but we're advised they wouldn't sell any records. It shows they may have the tendency to try and shock, or just be immature! So, some great tunes, but crappy lyrics, so 2 rusty sheriffs badges from me.
Took a ride in 6 different directions
I do not think I'm purchasing their merch
I listened to this whilst operating noisy machinery, which I must say helped enormously. Silly lyrics only saved somewhat by a bit of nice guitar playing. Might revise to a 1 eventually.
Some chill rock
good music bad lyrics. a tragic waste
This was bang average. I listened twice and except the suffragette city i couldnt tell you a thing about it. Just really generic.
Perceived it as noise
cringey homophobia and it all sounds the same
regular 2
An alright high energy rock album. Not sure why it's on here though, feels pretty average. 2*
This is a bizarre album, frankly. The music is pretty good...they play well, and if this had been released between 1985-1988 it would have really stood out. For an album released in 1998, it has a bizarrely outdated sound. And the lyrics...good gravy.
An inserting album. But its not selling me on owning it. Which is, after all, my entire test.
It felt a bit cringey at points and the long guitar outros felt needlessly glammy. I didn't really enjoy it. I feel like the saving grace is tha tthis group avoided going with their first impulse for a band name...despite their anti-racist messaging it just feels like they kind of would suck to hang out with?
This is just too rad for me bro
Felt more like metal or hard rock than rock.
Ahhhh, not great? A few tracks or choruses were okay at best.
Feel 6/10: I’m not as big of a grung fan but I can appreciate it Length 4/10: 14 songs that feels much longer. It’s just really not my vibe Musicality 9/10: I actually really like the instrumentation here. Very good Flow 7/10: Songs come and go. So so Lyrics 5/10: Not a Fan ngl. Scream metal ain’t my vibe Overall 6/10: So so album. Ok album with great moments
A definite rocker. I did like the Bowie cover.
I didn’t mind a couple of the songs, but a lot of the lyrics are so sophomoric, and I found it quite repetitive. The song I liked best was the cover of Bowie’s Suffragette City, and I don’t even like that song; that pretty much sums it up. Two stars, and I need a good album to emerge soon…it’s been a tough week.
Pretty mediocre. Mostly just generic punk with nothing interesting going on. Favorite Track: Prince Of The Rodeo
This started off strong but kinda tailed off for me. I will admit I was distracted while I say it was trailing off. Overall it was pretty ok. I’d probably listen to this again.
Loud and fun, feels like 2000s teen music. Most songs sound pretty similar
Can some cool guitar parts make up for some terrible lyrics. Sometimes yes, but the majority of the album just isn't that great. C'mon Norway, surely you can write better than this. Decent album, but just not all that great.
This is not for me.
If I had heard this album in my teens I probably would have liked it. These days I just don't have the patience. Every time I would start to enjoy a song, something would happen musically, vocally, or lyrically that would make me think--nah this isn't working.
Fun, but also cookie-cutter punk music.
Give it up for another two-star punk album‼️‼️🔔🔔🔔 I swear there are nuggets of potential here in the form of headbanging rhythms and sick guitar shreds, but they're diluted to hell by the 50min runtime. I somehow made it to the end, but I was just about done with the album right around Rendezvous With Anus. Standouts: Get It On • Humiliation Street
I found it pretty repetitive, but understand the appeal
Sounds pretty good but those lyrics were just horrible.
Corn
Good fun, reasonably problematic band name...???! Nothing revolutionary, just a fun punk/glam album.
Shame on passing over their first name.
This is incredibly mid. The music is not bad, but the lyrics are god awful. 2/5
So, when this popped up this morning, it was definitely a band and album I'd never heard of. I have to say that when I looked it up and realized it was a Norwegian punk/hard rock band that had a questionable band name (the alternative name they considered was worse), a questionable album cover (which is why I'm posting the back of the album cover - you can look up the front on your own if you choose) and names of songs that might get me thrown in FB jail... I have to say I wasn't looking forward to my daily listen. I'll start by saying this music is just not for me. I felt like I should be listening to it in a mosh pit with a bunch of people that I don't want to be around. But, I always try and stay as objective as possible when listening to something new. It's musically solid and good for what it is and the listening audience it's intended for, just not for me.
Probably could’ve died before listening to this one. 1.9
Are they Green Day? Are they The Hives? Are they The Ramones with a more polished sound? Beats me, but the music wasn't bad, although a bit mundane. Lyrically, and vocally, it bored the hell out of me.
Honestly wasn't terrible but definitely not for me. Didn't hate it, but also didn't enjoy it.
The music is great, with jamming guitars and solid percussion. The lyrics try to be provocative but land on adolescent, and the delivery seems to be from guys whose native language isn't English.
maybe a bit too hard of rock for me, very high energy and more aggresive than i typically listen to
Holy “Regional-Norwegian-Battle-of-the-Bands-Losers-Keep-on-Trying(-to-no-good-end)-Despite-Getting-to-the-Age-of-Drugstore-Seniors-Discounts-without-any-memorable-output-that-will-live-beyond-the-generational-turnover-of-their-prostate-heavy-fanbase”
No sabía que eran noruegos. No los había escuchado, son más soportables que otros grupos punk heavies??.
Punk rock Every song very close to grinding on the eardrums. Glad when it was over.
Fun to get to know this band and their weird sophomoric euro shit.
Sigh no. 2
“Turn off this heavy shit”
Sounds like the angst of some young "dudes" from a (car dependent) US suburb alright.
This would be much better if the song lyrics and titles weren't written with such empty, petulant, teenage angst.
Always tend to find that bands that play at a fast tempo are hiding their lack of talent. Classic example here
HArdfrock, Schreigesang, keine Ahnung finde das zu HArt
It's some punk music for the background. I don't think this needs to be on the list.
Not sure what distinguishes this album or group to make it nowhere worthy enough to be on this list. Unless maybe you’re trying to make sure that as many countries as possible are included with diverse selections from each of them.
Not bad.
Decent, without standing out
I don't get the hype. Totally overrated.
wasn't sure what i was expecting but i sort of enjoyed this, even though it felt a bit immature at times
Enjoyed "Get it on"
"Rendezvous with anus", indeed!
I should be all over a slab of Norwegian punk / hard rock which surely acted as a key influence towards the likes of Kvelertak; however, whilst I'm acutely aware of the unserious vibe they were going for here, this just felt a bit too silly. Really daft, corny lyrics, over the top glam-esque flavourings, excessive swearing which blunts its impact and the production on this just sounds like absolute arse. If I want arse sounding production, I'll cut the middle man out and just listen to black metal.
Loud (LOUD) skate punk. Like getting hit with a wall of decks. And like getting hit with a skate deck over and over, it gets more tired with every strike.
Nothing special, not sure why they've made the list.
THAT WAS HILARIOUS
Punchy, punky sound with deliberately macho-offensive lyrics. Niche market.
Not my thing
Bunch of white guys making unremarkable music with an obvious attempt to gain attention through shock factor. Why is this on 1001?
Heard their song about erections before so I kinda knew what it's gonna be like. But honestly, listening to an hour of same-y songs with lyrics that sound like a 15 year old horny boy wrote them is just boring. Who the hell needs to listen to this 2/5
311225 10:31 2
He can’t sing a song.
ok
Music alright but lost a star for singing/lyrics
Great song titles(!) but not such great songs. Good filthy fun for a while but sounded like the same song repeated.
Just really didn’t need to listen to this one before I died. Boring more than anything
These lyrics are so juvenile it's hard to enjoy the rest of the song
Hey it's the song from Jackass!
The first track slaps but the rest of the album doesn't live up to it
Meh. I neither disliked or liked this. Would I listen to it again? No.
Tepid
Right from the opening track The Age of Pamparius I'm asking what are these lyrics? Lol. So you think you had a calzone? Well fuck yeah, I've had a calzone. What do you mean "not like this?" There's some serious shredding and I'd dig on the music more if the lyrics weren't so goofy. I'm not above novelty acts or tongue-in-cheek bands (hell, I love The Vandals) but it's clear these guys think they're cool with their funky names. A tremendous debt owed to the Misfits as well. Wikipedia says this is when the band turned glam and dialed down the punk, but it still sounds fairly punk (not claiming it's hardcore or anything.)
Catchy, but I just don't like the vibe of those guys
Pretty pop punk tunes hampered by tendency to solo.
A bit generic
these are deadass the worst lyrics i've ever heard holy shit. i would bet a good bit of money that the ones who defend these lyrics are the same ones who say that "mumble rap" is a purge on society. the guitar work is the only thing saving this album but apparently they stole riffs as well.
2 Stars (5/15)
Whatever. Not good
Maybe harsh, but wouldn't listen to it again
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.
Sometimes you need to listen to some fairly unintellectual tunes but even so this is a bit much..
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
Like a poor 6th form band. No idea why this is on the list
Ain't nobody got time for this
Not really my cup of tea
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.
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
Nope
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.
OK.
🍕
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.
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.
Not a fan
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.
ick
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.
rock against ass
Seriously rocking but I'm sorry, I have no time for such adolescent songwriting.
Okay man
2010s videogame rock music
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.
Vraiment pas si bon, meme si on ignore les paroles. La guitare lead est insupportable.
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
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
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.
Did they pay their kid brother to write the lyrics?
Rating: 4/10 Nah.
Sometimes catchy, but mostly cheesy.
Weird Al does Metallica
Cracked
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.
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.
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.
The music is actually not bad but the lyrics are aweful. How old where these dudes when they recorded this? 14?
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"?
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.
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.
Tää on just sitä Jackass/Tony Hawk -ränttätänttää mitä parikyt vuotta sitten porukalla kuunneltiin. Pitsabiisi oli ihan jees.
I got very bored
Love the energy but this doesn't do it for me
For ensformig i længden
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.
I liked this for a good while, but it gets really “samey” after a while, eventually ending up annoying me.
I listened to it and am now moving on.
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.
This sounds like a garage band in an early 2000s coming of age film.
Not awful
One long musical and lyrical cliche.
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
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.
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)
Decent album, funny song titles, just nothing really special about it.