Fromohio

(2/5) This was lightweight, folk-inspired indie rock/pop. It was harmless and over quick which worked to it's advantage for me, but I was reminded that a former co-worker who I was NOT fond of worshipped this band. I can't quite understand why this is 'essential' even without that stain as it was pretty forgettable. So, 3 for being just... there... but a point deduction for being worshipped by that crazy woman and feeling like more Dimery filler. Definitely NOT essential. Nothing special here and I've heard much better music like this by much better bands.

234. fROMOHIO - fIREHOSE (1989) 10.14.26 Variety: 5 Adequacy: 4 Listenability: 4 Uniqueness: 2 Emotionality: 2 = 3.4 rounded up to a 3 "Rainin', snowin', meanin', knowin'/ The flames a'goin' Due to time restrictions, my usual morning ritual has been to write as much of the review for these albums as I can while listening to it, song by song. I recent months I've had a morning commute that has allowed me to get about a 45 minute run through ( which cover the entirety of a lot of albums) where I can just listen and soak it in before going back again later. I think for the most part this has helped me be a little bit more exact in my feelings about what I've heard, and I'm able to draw more connections to other artists and influences with a bit more time with the thing. This has more than made up for any spontaneity I might have had lost. On this drive I was struck by how much these guys ( after I quickly realized they were NOT the 80s hair metal act Firehouse) at times reminded me of Minutemen. I was like, cool... similar influences. Then the bass tone and some of the spoken word stuff was REALLY similar. But it still didn't click for me as I also heard a lot of free-jazz, as well as some psychedelic and folk influences, and I came away thinking these guys sounded like if Miracle Legion and Minutemen had formed some sort of collective. When I finally got back and was able to open the wiki and learned that the band was formed by 2/3 of Minutemen (plus a new guy) after their lead vocalist and guitar player D. Boon had died. And it made complete sense. So while I will save some thoughts for the end, know that this thing surprised the heck out of me, and was full of twists and turns. The good kind. In the back of my mind I MUST have read about this project at some point ( maybe when we reviewed Double Nickels on the Dime?) but I had completely buried it. THE TRACKS "Riddle of the Eighties" - This one starts off with what sounds to my ears like it's going to be some nervy dance punk with a funky little guitar and cymbal bit, but then almost immediately switches up into some folky alt-rock that's not a million miles from Violent Femmes ( the jangly instrumentation and start-stop dynamics) or even some Miracle Legion ( more so the vocals). Knowing ( now) that Mike Watt is on bass and George Hurley on drums it, I can hear echoes of the playing I liked so much from Minutemen, and I know we're in good hands. This was fun and made a lot of unexpected choices. "In My Mind" - More of that funky dance-punk feel, but with some afrobeat rhythms and some very calming strummy guitar. Really digging Crawford's vocals and I'm still reminded a bit of Mark Mulcachy. In a weird way I'm also reminded a bit of some of the sounds from Paul Simon's Graceland or some of the Talking heads stuff off of Remain In Light. "Whisperin' While Hollerin'" - More awesome bass and drum work, on a much jazzier bit of almost math rock-adjacent song that's got me thinking of acts like Dismemberment Plan or Man or Astroman who excel at the sort of mid-song changeups on display here. "Vastopol" (Elizabeth Cotten) - The songs on this album are by no means long to begin with, but we get our first very short one, coming in at 1:24, and it's a pretty little bit of instrumental, traditional sounding folk-blues Americana. Just Ed Crawford and his guitar, covering unsung blues player Elizabeth Cotten. It's light and pretty and adds a bit of whimsy to the albums already deep ( just 4 tracks in!) set of moods, tones and influences. Even though the other two guys don't appear on this one, I'm reminded of "Cohesion" off of Double Nickels on the Dime. Original by Elizabeth Cotten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b6sdUIG3dc "Más Cojones" - More of those free-jazz influences pop up here, and we get a sparse but funky groove and even a Sonic Youth reference. Fun stuff, but I can see this being the point where a lot of people start to maybe get a bit frustrated. It was short though. "What Gets Heard" - Watt goes crazy with the bass here and we're left with an almost Pere Ubu-esque track with spoken word lyrics and some of the most free-jazz adjacent material yet, with several great little instrumental breaks. "Let the Drummer Have Some" - Barely under a minute and it seems like the last couple of tracks have been prepping us for some straight up free-jazz as there is truth in advertising and Hurley gets to deliver a still pretty restrained solo drum performance. "Liberty for Our Friend" - We're firmly back in alt-rock Americana land, with a fun sing-songy number that's got a martial beat and a loose, well... friendly atmosphere. It doesn't feel in any way tossed off or too shaggy, but there's a kind of scratchy around the edges, charmingly homemade feel that you get on some of the better stuff from the Flaming Lip or Weenm that teeters on the edge of being a novelty song but never quite falls over the edge. "Time With You" - Here we get some very 70s pop prog vibes in a track that sounds like a really good cover band who switched from Big Star to Rush, and then decided, "nah, let's play our own material instead." Some of the guitar work reminds me a bit of Dinosaur Jr. "If’n" - This one works really well for me but is kind of a weird stew of beat poetry, 70s power pop, and jazzy accents and ends in pretty firmly in some very 70s classic rock territory near the end, and finishes with some country rock sounds. And it somehow all fits together really well. "Some Things" - The pace jumps up quite a bit with a more straightforward bit of indie rock, propelled forward by the forceful bass and drums, and I'm reminded once again of Miracle Legion, if maybe J Mascis guested with a guitar solo. "Understanding" - More catchy, and shambolic Big Star-esque smooth power pop feels, with very moody sparse sections that juxtapose in a really cool way. Just a second shorter than the longest song on the album at 3:12, it's alternately mellow and cozy and upbeat and had me tapping my foot. "'Nuf That Shit, George" - Hurley gets a part 2 to his solo drum act from earlier, and it hardly gets going before being cut off. Somewhat annoying as it sounded like he was just warming up. "The Softest Hammer" - This one starts off with some spacey 70s almost Southern Rock guitar, and with some heavy reverb on Crawford's vocals. It stops several times and drops into a pounding drums with crunchy, guitars and sends us out with some fuzzy distortion. Weird and just as much of a stew of influences as any of the previous tracks. HIGHLIGHTS - "Riddle of the Eighties" - "In My Mind" - "Whisperin' While Hollerin'" - "Vastopol" - "Liberty for Our Friend" - "Time With You" - "If’n" - "Some Things" - "Understanding" MIDLIGHTS - "Más Cojones" - "What Gets Heard" - "Let the Drummer Have Some" LOWLIGHTS - "'Nuf That Shit, George" FINAL THOUGHTS This danged thing was quite the treat. When I listened to it the first time without knowing the Minutemen connection, I was astounded by how out of time it felt being from 1989. Sure there were other acts putting decidedly modern music out then - Pixies, Pere Ubu, etc... but in retrospect I think so much of that sounds so ahead of its time because of how influential it was on later bands. It's the Meat Puppets effect. When I heard Meat Puppets II after having my interest drawn to them by the Nirvana Unplugged set, I was blown away at how they sounded easily a decade ahead of their time. Same with Husker Du and some others. Minutemen I felt this a bit with as well. While nothing on here was quite as memorable as some of the best stuff form those other acts, it was a lot of fun while I was listening to it, and wondering where it would go next. It had a lot going for it. It was never boring, had a lot of great playing, and felt refreshing after yesterday's entry Morrison Hotel by the Doors. It was light and playful, and none of the songs overstayed their welcome ( though I wish at least a few had been longer). At just under 32:00, this thing was a breeze and a pleasure, and even if it wasn't an outright classic, it definitely had me wanting to go check out more of their stuff. I can't justify a 5 by any means because it left me wanting more than I would have liked, and as good as it was, there was a lack of anything exceedingly memorable. I can see this growing in estimation with further listens though. Possible turn-Offs might include: - numerous digressions into free jazz ( but never for very long) - chaotic seeming chain of influences which could leave some feeling a lack of cohesion - songs that end just as you're really getting into them You Might enjoy this if you: - want a smörgåsbord of styles and genres and in a short run time - don't mind a jazz influence in your rock music - are a Minutemen fan and are saddened by their few releases and want more PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Nah FURTHER LISTENING Precursors: - Pink Flag by Wire - For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? by the Pop Group - Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü - Steady Diet of Nothing by Fugazi - Double Nickels On the Dime by Minutemen - by Minutemen - Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets - by Pere Ubu Contemporaries: - EVOL by Sonic Youth - Doolittle by Pixies - by Miracle Legion - by Teenage Fanclub - Key Lime Pie by Camper Van Beethoven - Lincoln by They Might Be Giants Descendants: - Without a Sound by Dinosaur Jr. - Chocolate and Cheese by Ween - Slanted and Enchanted by Pavement - Foolish by Superchunk - Perfect from Now On by Built to Spill - Emergency & I by The Dismemberment Plan - Mirrored by Battles - Highly Refined Pirates by Minus the Bear - Projector by Geese

So, the Minutemen's "Double Nickels on the Dime" is my favorite find of this project so far. It was a blind 5 that I listened to all day long when it generated. Given that, I was interested to see what 2/3 of that band could do. I appreciate when bands pick themselves up from tragedy and endure. I'd never heard this except maybe in passing on MTV's 120 Minutes back in the day. Not enough to remember. Well it appears that D. Boon's impishness was the secret sauce that made me love "Double Nickels..." so much. That same magic is missing from this album for me. It is good, and I enjoy a lot of it, the jazzy punk guitar noodling I could listen to for quite a while. Yet, there is a certain something that is missing for me. Still good stuff. 3/5

Big fan of the minutemen so I really wanted to like this. but not very memorable + the compositions were just meh

#273 Heard Before? No. The whole Minutemen-but-pop-rock idea never appealed to me. Notes: - frenetic bass lines and creative drumming are exciting, but often seem out of place. - the songs and production blend in with dozens of other college radio acts of the same era. - i don't want to be mean to the guitarist/singer. he seems like a nice guy. but he's just not selling me on this material and is continually upstaged. - that said, on a second listen i actually had a good time. it's mellow, low-stakes fun, which the world needs more of. Verdict: Probably sounds much better if you don't know who is playing. Listen Again? I liked this more than I thought I would, but no.

It was somehow enjoying listening to this album, even though I really couldn't explain why or how. It is nice and short, gets to the point and tries to be unique. However towards the end it was a bit too estranging for me, dropping it down a star. 3/5

This one was just ok; it was too soft rock for me.

Not bad. Would be good in the context of your small town local band

I've listened to worse stuff today, and better stuff today, and I probably won't remember this one beyond tomorrow.

I think the album was a happy suprise and i liked it very much and had never heard of this band before.

Kinda great!

I liked it more the first time through. I dug a few songs. 3.5 I like listening to an album I have no knowledge.

First time listening to fIREHOSE, and this one hit for me.

some highlife guitars, some funk, some folk - and a very late 80s vocal style, declaiming, and slightly out of tune the album has a certain charm, and integrity, and makes full use of the 31 minutes (which is far better than the many albums here where the run time is stretched to fill all available space on the CD, with no regard to quality). 3 stars

There's nothing special about fIREHOSE other than that it's a spin-off of The Minutemen. All of the songs on "Fromohio" are boring and lack a punch. I don't get why it's on the 1001 albums list. My only compliment for "Fromohio" is that it isn't horrifically terrible. To be honest, a disastrous album would be more memorable. 2 stars for "Fromohio".

Perhaps closer to cORNHOLIO than the hoped-for result, but entertaining nonetheless.

pRETTY eNTERTAINING fOUR sTARS fOR fIREHOSE

I am not extremely well-versed in the Mike Watt Extended Universe. I have and love Double Nickels on the Dime, but nothing else and had never heard this album. I like it! Sounds like a logical evolution from Minutemen and the singer even sounds kind of like D. Boon. Enjoyed this.

Vypočul som si to 2x a neviem, čo s tým. Ja by som to sem nedával...

It was interesting but I lost focus on it very easily

I liked this and I particularly liked it because every instrument shines in almost every song. There were a couple songs that were a bit too country in style for me but I really liked "Whisperin While Hollerin", "Let the Drummer Have Some" and "Some Things". I had never heard of this band before and it I like their style. Lots of cool riffs and energy.

Fine and interesting

A cute surprise! I liked the mix of the punk with the folk-leaning elements that made for a great contrast without one direction overpowering the other. Overall, these songs just appeared like silly fun to me. The album has some awkward moments - what is "Nuf That Shit, George" supposed to be or do? But i enjoyed it and might return to it every now and then. Maybe not as a whole album, but probably to some songs.

2,7/5

"in my mind" boa demais, com um ritmo meio hispânico. bom uso do baixo nas músicas. um álbum que me surpreendeu por ser muito legal.

1 star feels harsh but there's method and reason. I'm 70 albums in and i feel like i've spent a lot of time giving 2 stars to albums that just aren't my thing but i've tried. Occasionally i'm sufficently impressed to rise to 3 stars (Ouutkast!) but usually i just accept the fact that it's just not my genre and i avoid trashing it. This is the opposite. It's alternative rock/ a guitar band....that's exactly my sort of thing. So who decides that with the whole history of recorded music to choose from this is in the top 1001!!?? Cos when i think of all the music that didn't make it, it is utterly inexplicable that this is considered essential listening! There were a couple of half decent tracks - Time Alone and Some Things - but not enough to figure out what the point was! Maybe the writer of the book is a member of fIREHOSE's mum!!!

Struggled between 1 and 2 for this. Felt like a string of outtakes and to say was only 30 mins, it felt longer. But there were a couple of catchy songs so I settled on 2

I had more fun before it settled into standard prog rock.

7.5/10 Enjoyable rock/punk from the late 80s. Kinda surprised by the low global average rating on here - do people not like the spoken word portions of the album? I find the album listenable and somewhat timeless, personally.

Album koji nikako ne može da odluči šta je, na momente je neki rani FNM klon koji mi odgovara, a onda se ubaci neki country i nešto, zanimljivi su generalno ali samo sam zbunjena onim što se dešava. Dobar bas. Možda zaslužuju drugo slušanje.

mg bastante llevadero

Before I even pressed play I became aware that these guys were the surviving members of The Minutemen after the death of their frontman, D. Boon (making the parallels to Sublime all the more striking), so I couldn't shake comparing the two while listening. The style and structure are there, but it does lack some of the punch and creativity of their former incarnation, and on its own merits is a REAL headscratcher for inclusion in this list. It still rounds up from a 2.5/5, but (as presumably their best album) it didn't convince me to dive into their rather ample discography.

I was excited because I’d never heard of this band. Turns out they’re the remains of the Minutemen and I really like this.

I didn't really know anything about this band, but there are some jams on this album. A good listen.

not terrible, but many songs feel unfinished. i feel that it could have been something great if it was more polished.

Riddle of the Eighties - 3.5/5 In My Mind - 4/5 Whisperin' While Hollerin' - 3.5/5 Vastopol - 3/5 Mas Cojones - 3/5 What Gets Heard - 3.5/5 Let the Drummer Have Some - 3/5 Liberty for Our Friend - 3.5/5 Time With You - 4/5 If'n - 3.5/5 Some Things - 3.5/5 Understanding - 3.5/5 Nuf That Shit, George - 2.5/5 The Softest Hammer - 3/5 This was a real smorgasbord of musical styles on display here. At one point it sound like they're channeling their punk roots from the 2/3 of the Minutemen, and the next they're trying some free jazz, and the next they're doing some folk rock. There's some good stuff within here, but it's too all over the place for me to really like it as a whole. Overall: 3/5 Favorites: In My Mind, Time With You

This felt like just constant noise. Didn’t even care to try it again. This wasn’t it for me.

Solid garage rock

It was fine.

Nothing to write home about here. Pretty generic radio friendly stuff. Not terrible. Not good. It took me longer than I'd like to admit that the title of this album is "From Ohio". In my head I was thinking fro-MO-he-OH. 🤦

Too Grateful Dead for me, I guess D Boon was the most talented one of the trio.

Pretty good but nowhere near as good as Minutemen

i'm not sure what this band is. I sounded like punk /indie lift muzak.

Fromohio fIREHOSE 1989 Genres: Rock, Punk Styles: Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore 1. Riddle of the Eighties (★★★☆☆) -Contexto: Tema de Watt que abre el disco, de unos 2 minutos. Críticos la describen como pop jangle con un riff de aire funk/disco y un toque country. No encontré una fuente confiable sobre de qué trata la letra ni declaraciones del autor, así que no lo interpreto. 2. In My Mind (★★★☆☆) -Contexto: Composición de Ed Crawford, considerada una de las mejores del disco. Se destaca su estribillo insistente. No hay fuente verificable sobre el tema de la letra. 3. Whisperin' While Hollerin' (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Tema de Watt, centrado en el bajo con guitarra intermitente y ritmos cortados. Fue un clásico de sus conciertos. No encontré una explicación confiable de la letra. 4. Vastopol (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Versión breve (1:24) de un tema acreditado a Elizabeth Cotten / tradicional, en clave folk acústica. Según mi conocimiento (con confianza moderada), la pieza original de Cotten es instrumental, por lo que probablemente no haya letra. 5. Mas Cojones (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Tema de Watt con bajo funk, guitarras de aire disco y partes habladas por él. El título es una expresión española que viene a significar "más agallas". No encontré fuente sobre el significado de lo que dice. 6. What Gets Heard (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Tema de Watt, otro clásico en vivo (Crawford lo cantó luego en directo). Una lectura crítica (PopMatters) la interpreta como una reflexión sobre qué se escucha y qué se siente, y sobre el arte que choca con las normas. Es la interpretación de un crítico, no una declaración confirmada del autor. 7. Let the Drummer Have Some (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Solo de batería de George Hurley, sin acompañamiento, de menos de un minuto. No tiene letra. 8. Liberty for Our Friend (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Escrita por Kira Roessler y Mike Watt. Los críticos la describen como una canción coral, casi de bar. No encontré fuente sobre el significado de la letra ni a quién se refiere "our friend"; no lo especulo. 9. Time With You (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Composición de Crawford, de ritmo marcado y guitarra funk chillona según una reseña. Fue el tema con video en MTV. No hay fuente verificable sobre de qué trata la letra. 10. If'n (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Rock relajado con cambios de estilo y de clima. No encontré fuente sobre la letra. 11. Some Things (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Canción de Watt, con energía punk inquieta. Un crítico la considera directa y sentida, algo inusual en él. No hay más información confiable sobre su tema. 12. Understanding (★★★☆☆) -Contexto: Rock de sonido clásico y relajado. No encontré fuente sobre el significado de la letra. 13. 'Nuf That Shit, George (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Segundo solo de batería de Hurley, brevísimo (menos de un minuto). No tiene letra. 14. The Softest Hammer (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Cierre de Watt, de clima brumoso, repetitivo y casi drone. Algunos lo critican por flojo; otros lo ven como psicodélico. No encontré fuente sobre su tema. -TOTAL = ★★⯨☆☆ (2,61) -No conecté con ninguna canción, todas sonaban bien, pero no dicen ni transmiten nada, es intrascendente este álbum la verdad.

Just a nice background album, nothing outstanding

Forming from the ashes of his former band, Mike Watt puts out some extremely listenable indie rock on fIREHOUSE's third record. Sounding like early R.E.M if they had a love for post-punk, this was a great discovery. The bass playing is very funky here and helps the record stick out amongst the sea of other college rock acts from the era. There is strong musicianship found throughout the album, but it never feels showy, which is particularly impressive when this album contains two drum solos! With titles like "Let The Drummer Have Some" and "'Nuf That Shit, George", these drum solo tracks are in good humor and are brief enough to not be indulgent. You can question whether or not this should be included in the list as it was not a big needlemover, but I'm happy to have discovered it today.

Mid

Sorta some type of jammy

Mord what you would expect from a seventies Rock album. Wouldn’t go into my collection, but solid. (Listened to it on Apple Music)

I think this is fine album. Nothing very exciting or interesting about it, but pretty good. It's a solid 3 or 3,5 stars (not enough to reach 4 stars in my view). Nice bass (for instance in "Whisperin' While Hollerin') and guitar. Some songs I enjoyed: "Riddle of the Eighties", "Vastopol" (nice instrumental interlude), "Mas Cojones", "What Gets Heard", "Time With You" (nice groove and probably my favourite), "If'n", or "Understanding".

Fromohio sounds like a cheesemonger

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would

Hmm... sounds very Midwest American this Fro-mo-hio... Fromohio. From Ohio! You guys, I solved the riddle!

Groupe inconnu. Quelques belles lignes de basse, mais je ne suis pas fan de l’ambiance parfois folk/country de certains morceaux. Les autres morceaux passent mieux, mais je ne suis pas sûr de l’écouter de nouveau. Il m’a paru très long malgré ses 32 mn. =>2/5

I mean, it's cool but I think this sounds like if you threw the entire college radio scene of the 80s in a blender and poured out the contents onto wax. Punk in energy and tempo and composition but the rest of it sounds like if Gram Parsons fronted R.E.M., which SHOULD be a recipe for immediate success in my book but here it just sounds kinda redundant. Oddly disjointed too, like it can never decide quite where to land.

A solid genre bending alt/punk album with some excellent bass work and some genuine funk. Some songs do whiff unfortunately (particularly the forgettable opening that did launch the album to an iffy start), but when it hits, it hits hard. Glad I listened to this.

Good album with great bass playing. I’d add it to my collection if I saw a second hand copy. But the again I have hundreds of good albums like this my US alt rockers in the 80s 90’s. Strangely that the American mainstream listened to crap like Van Halen.

Ok

this is an interesting mix of styles and I really like it

It's there. That's all it really has going for it.

There are a couple of good songs on this album, but mostly it is very forgettable. Not really sure how this makes the 1001 list? 3 / 5

This was fun. The first track was kinda alright/meh, the second one had some really cool metric/rhythmic things going on, but then I kinda didn't notice the rest very much. I was grooving the whole time, but it didn't really jump out at me. When it was over I was ready to move on. Three stars.

Nice

solid 3

Worth it for the tasty bass alone.

Mas Cojones

I had no idea what to expect here, and I was pleasantly surprised. There's life to this.

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: In My Mind Talk about obscure music. There's not a single track with over 100k listens on YTM. The mix is very clean. The acoustic-style sound is pleasant enough, but the album doesn't really leave a lasting impression. I couldn't really come up with any "loved" tracks; It all sort of blended together. Not my favorite album on the List, by any stretch of the imagination, but also far from the worst.

Yeah it was fine.

The guitar has some moments but I kept wondering why I was listening to worse REM as stuff to hear before I die. Wasted on the list

There is something about this that sounds likea guy in a bubble heard a variety of music and decided he could do that. Which could go either way but I found it overall flat.

3.5

Early R.E.M, vibes, liked it

Not bad

This ended up prompting an overall fun playlist of "suggested" songs that I listened to all morning. I'd call that a win!

From what I understand these are some of the guys from The Minutemen and yeah it sounds like this. This album has the same ragged, sort of clunky sound as “Double Nickles on the Dime” (but I must say, that is the only Minutemen album I know so maybe the rest of their is completely different). However, I liked this a bit less, as this feels a more inconsistent and sort of hurried. It’s all over the place. Sometimes that is good and sometimes a bit less, for example with the two short drum solos on this. But there are some great songs here as well, my favourites being “In My Mind,” “Liberty for Our Friend” and “If’n”.

This is a band I missed out on.

Listened to this on the other site. Was pretty good. 4

Прікольний альбом,думав буде якась дриста але норм,8/10

Most of this record slipped out of my head pretty quickly. It never really planted itself. The songs come and go without leaving much behind, and by the end I struggled to remember what had just played. That said, the playing itself is decent. The instrumentals have a dry, wiry energy and the production keeps everything clear enough without dressing it up too much. It’s competent, just not particularly memorable. One track does rise above the rest. “Liberty for Our Friend” has more life and focus than anything else here and actually sticks with you. The rest of the album sits in a mild, forgettable zone — not bad, just easy to leave behind.

This is a fun punk/ alt rock album that I enjoyed quite a bit. A lot of songs here are very fun, like the slapping bass, guitar solo at the end, and the drums in What Gets Heard. There are some campy songs that I also liked, like Riddle of the Eighties and Liberty For Our Friends. I don't think it's the best of its genre, but it does a lot of things very well. I also thought the drum solo pieces in the album were cool, and I appreciate that they were broken into separate songs on the playlist.

Not what I expected - but in a good way. Some fairly anonymous stuff in there, but a few I'd happily listen to again.

This was much better than the Minutemen album, a band that it shares most of it's members with. Whoever is playing bass on this album lays down some great lines.

My biggest takeaway from this is that they literally ended that guys drum solo in the middle of his solo. Rude.

The production just hurts... It made me want to change the EQ in my vehicle. Musically there are flashes of brilliance; a great bass line or guitar riff or drum fill, but they don't always work together. It's also like they couldn't decide what kind of sound they were going for. The diversity of sounds and styles are distracting instead of complementary. Overall, fun, but very mid, maybe they are great live?

It’s fine. It’s quite like a domestic light beer, I can’t discern anything noteworthy at all. Not sure why it’s on the list.

Nice

I kind of enjoyed this one. It was sort of punk-style, but honestly felt more rock folk at times which is something I enjoy more. It was quick and was over before I realized it, so one could argue a little more substance would have been better.

This was very average to me. It started out kind of fun, but nothing really grabbed me as it went on.

It's like REM a bit.

Nothing special, glad it was short

ok. 3/5

#480 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ❌ There is no rock here. This is folk music played with some electrified instruments. I fukn hate it. I have to give it 1/5 at minimum.

Enjoyed this

Couldn’t really get into this one. The sound was a bit all over the place. Not really a fan.

A fairly unique style but also fairly forgettable.

I like the general vibe and feel of what they’re doing. Sadly, however, the song writing doesn’t do it for me at all.

I’ve never heard of this band, but I’m not disappointed by the music. Two stars…

Wasn’t bad. Wasn’t great. Would I listen again. Most likely not.

Never even heard of this band before I don't know what to expect at all. The whole album feels a little bit like a jamsession in a positive way it is very raw and not overproduced at all the productions fits their sound perfectly. I have to say though it kinda gives some Clash vibes with their songwriting I believe they have been strongly influenced by the Clashs experimental sound in some ways. I love the instrumentation over the whole record. Great guitarwork at times but bass and drums are what is really carrying this album. Brutal smooth sometimes big basslines and this funky punk drumming make the listening experience quite a fun one. The playtime of 31 minutes doesnt hurt that too it makes it feel like a fun jamsession like I mentioned earlier. It works good as a whole thing I didn't feel like any songs where completely out of place it got a good flow. I will return to this album for sure to give some songs more chances to shine because right now I'm not really able to recall individual songs but like I said as a whole project it works good. 3,5/5