Yank Crime

Like Fugazi, also equipped with a two-guitar rhythm and noise attack, Drive Like Jehu are a band whose pleasures have come to me retrospectively. Seeing the Hot Snakes in 2018, followed sadly by Rick Froberg’s death, have made me come back to a record that I’d bounced off at the time for being faster, edgier prog with screaming to embrace them for being faster, edgier prog with screaming. They laid down a fine rollercoaster track on this record.

I'm not sure what is supposed to be happening here. Is it a garage rock thing? If so, not particularly noisy, fast and/or spontaneous. Post-rock? Nothing sounds especially complicated. Metal? No hard edges. Prog? Not much variation. It's fine though, although can't for the life of me figure out why I gave it 4* the first time round.

4/5. One of the best post-hardcore records of the 90’s. It doesn’t waste any time either as it comes out swinging with “Here Come the Rome Plows” with its pummeling and loud guitar riffs. And from there every song hits so hard and they all take so many interesting twists and turns like on the long “Sinews” which starts out slow but then goes all out in its final few minutes. Discussion of 90’s post-hardcore often gets shortened down to just being about Fugazi and Unwound but I fully believe this record should be in that conversation too.

no thanks

Looks like I’m back to a bad spell on here. This was really shit.

Reminds me of Mars Volta

Sounded like they were having fun on this one. This is definitely what you look for in 90s punk/posthardcore music. Lots of improvisation and good vocals.

3/10 - nah punk isnt for me, just noise

It's better than I thought (which isn't saying much for this one). Some of the songs give me a headache

What a pleasant surprise of an album. What could be quickly dismissed as chaotic noise is actually a high level of subtle complexity. I do believe the more songs an album has in time signatures other than 4/4, the more enjoyable it is. And this album is no exception. Intense from start to finish in a powerful but contained way. Top tracks: Here Come the Rome Plows, Luau, New Intro, Sinews

Meh, better than a lot of the crap on this list, but not my cup of tea.

6,50/10 Buen album. Me faltaron cositas, pero tiene sus cositas tmb

Super unison gave me tinnitus, believe some of the songs could of been good but ruined by mic screeches, pissed me right off

I really tried with this but really did not like it

I like music that’s a bit of a racket sometimes but this just felt like random repetitive screamy racket that started to annoy me a bit while chilling on beach

Not my vibe. I assume it’s someone’s vibe.

An awesome record, and a complete discovery for me. If there's one thing this list has taught me, it's that I actually enjoy post-punk and post-hardcore far more than I initially thought, and this album is a perfect example of that. I'm not sure how to describe it exactly – it's hardcore with complex 7-minute songs and an occasional melodic twist, so maybe something like "prog punk" ? No matter what, it certainly deserves a place here. It's full of sound and fury, with innovative riffs, hyper-saturated dissonant noises and an energy level that is hard to match. It's less crazy and aggressive than I expected based on the reviews, but it's still very much an angry punk album that repeatedly hits you in the face every time you try to breathe. Loved it, and will certainly come back to it. 8/10

As rich in harmony than melody.

Wow!!! These guys made the list! After The Mars Volta, it’s actually quite reassuring to see this kind of alternative stuff included. I’ve always had a soft spot for that post-hardcore scene, before screamo and emo took over. It’s not my favourite album from that era, but to me it sounds as good as Fugazi, even better. There’s something so refreshing about the raw, almost live feel of the recording and its DIY spirit. More sophisticated and melodic than straight-up hardcore, beautiful intricate guitars playing, but without losing any of its energy or urgency. I even enjoy the voice. Great to my ears!

Buried in the depths of post-rock, Drive Like Jehu was probably never intended to be such a big deal but became larger than life, quite possibly due to this reference. These dudes push the limits of hardcore, stretching time signatures and dynamics to the limit while remaining incredibly tight on rhythm. The only band that can rival them in that effort was Fugazi, but these guys somehow had even bigger hooks and riffs, and if it hadn't imploded, who the hell knows where they would've gone. It's just a fascinating record, one of a kind, and crucial listening, never wavering from headbanging prog-post-punk glory.

Great album, rekindled my zeal for this list as i have been sifting through dogshit recently. First album to merge into 'emo' so it is luminary in that way. Maybe i'm an emo then because i really took a fancy to this

GENIAL!!!!!!!

Best Track - "Here Come The Rome Plows"

Good honest punk, I like and will listen to more. Punk always takes me a while to fully grasp what I am hearing

No, no hay chance que nunca me guste algo así, especialmente por la voz. La música no está mal, pero si se la pasa gritando no hay forma.

No, no hay chance que nunca me guste algo así, especialmente por la voz. La música no está mal, pero si se la pasa gritando no hay forma.

you can definitely see this as the bridge between punk and the more emo punk of the 90s. still didn't love it though

Oh man - similar to Sunny Day Real Estate's Diary, this is one of those albums that sort of astounds me when I look at the year it was recorded. So influential on post-hardcore in general, and I can draw a line so much music I started to gravitate towards in late high school and college, like At the Drive-In, Glassjaw, and Thursday. The first two songs are absolute behemoths and really sum up the sound DLJ created - the guitar work is just so innovative for this sound and I hear so much of it in later bands, and the drumming is spectacular. Driving aggression to be sure, but there are ebbs and flows and dynamics, and it's not just all bombast and dissonance though. Not quite 5 worthy but 4.5 if it were an option.

New to me band, sort of new to me genre; I really enjoyed this one. Fun soundscapes, great rhythms tight playing across the board.

Really not a fan. Found this hard to listen to.

This is one of those 'uncanny valley' type albums for me. I have never heard of this band but have heard this style through the countless emo bands I have heard (and enjoy). Like meeting a kinda interesting very distant cousin at a family reunion then never seeing them again. 3/5

Inte för mig

Quite enjoyed this once I finally got round to listening to it. Except that one track that started with 30 seconds of squealy, painful, noise. That was unnecessary.

A tad long but refreshing stuff! Sounds like it’s recorded in one take in some rehearsal place (in a good way). Very raw but clean and high in treble. A lot of parts remind me of early Gojira.

This Noise Rock album feels like sitting in a room where someone keeps slamming metal doors without warning. Jagged guitars scrape against each other, the drums lurch through sudden rhythmic changes, and bursts of feedback cut through the music like alarms. The band has plenty of energy, but the constant shifts and sharp sound spikes make it difficult for me to settle into any groove. Just as I begin to adjust, another screech or explosive vocal outburst jolts me back into irritation. The longer passages only extend the discomfort rather than giving it a satisfying direction. I feel like someone trapped beside a noisy construction site, unable to predict the next crash and increasingly eager for the racket to stop

Exactly the album I needed for shouting at a driver who pulled out in front of me without looking this morning

Yeah … no. Too much for my head to cope with.

I like the energy, but they went a bit far with the noise - don't get me wrong, good punk needs noise but in the right measure.

I'm not usually much into hardcore, but this one had a lot of nice surprises with creative and softer instrumentals

Sounds a little like a mixture of Sonic Youth, Pavement and Fugazi... I think I would have liked them in the 90s.

This slaps actually

Nope. Nah. Nuh uh. This sucked

This album cannot be math rock, emo, garage, punk, and post hardcore all at the same time. These critics are just throwing out word salads to try and justify their cracked out hipster opinions of fringe outsider music being high art. This shit sucks. I understand what my 95 year old grandma means when she hears my music and says “that’s just awful noise” now. ⭐️

2.7

So much to like here. Approaching a ceiling for this sound for me. Should relisten. RYM: Y (#450) Saved a song: N

Postpunk met weinig muzikaliteit en veel geschreeuw. Dan zijn er wel andere postpunk bands die een plek op deze lijst meer zouden verdienen

This is tough because there's a lot to love in here. I can hear the beginnings of loads of bands that I love, and there are so many parts of the songs that I really vibe with and carried away to... But it's just too hard and rash for my taste.

9+ / 10

Not really my thing, but I can see why it's on the list. Good compositions, great drums and interesting guitar riffs with little variations. The abrasive sound works, but the constant shouting gets tiring and some songs drag on. I liked New Math and Human Interest for how well the riffs and vocals work together, and Sinews for its slower pace without losing the band's sound. A solid 3/5.

Was pleasantly surprised by and enjoyed the music in this album.

Starts off promising then just fizzles out in this repetitive mess of an album. Not my cup of tea

(10/10) holy shit this album RIPS

Some good moments esp. instrumentally. Don't care much for the vocals. Overall, it just doesn't lead anywhere this noise rock (or whatever it's called). I do like the overall sound in some songs but it's all just too 'almost there but never quite'. A generous 3.

Pleb filter and it seems that most people on this site got filtered hard. This is one of the best noise rock albums ever. The riffs are crazy, the guitar playing is so unique. I don't know how they were able to even make most of these sounds. The songs are lengthy but thrilling, they constantly manage to keep things creative.

lärm mit ansätzen von melodie - teilweise.

Schwer zu hören wenn die Gitarre mal getestet wird

cool stuff

I tried to listen to this album about five times, succeeded three of those times, and with each subsequent listen there were diminishing returns. By the time I got to "New Intro" I consistently hoped the album was over. Not horrible, but not the 4+ I wanted to round up to at some point. 3/5

Sounds a bit like Nirvana. From the same era.

10/10/2026 Unfortunately, for whatever reason I just couldn't get behind this. Normally this would be up my street, but I just didn't vibe with it. Spotify listeners: 22.7k

Yeah, it's decent post-hardcore punk, but it's still post-hardcore punk and as such not really my jam. I can appreciate what they were going for, but I'm not along for the ride.

Discordant and raw. Repetitive and doesn't go anywhere. Some of the tracks hurt my ears. 2/5

Just not listenable for me

I've been enjying hardcore lately thanks to Turnstile, so I kind of enjoyed this.

Absolute treat of a record and one that has grown on me tenfold since the first listen. Some of the texture here in phenomenal.

fun listen i like this!

Interesting music, far too much screaming.

This was interesting, I enjoyed how chaotic it was. Surprised that it’s from 1994

noisy and angry but i liked it :)

Some of the songs were just sooooo long... By Bullet Train to Vegas I couldn't tell if he was singing or a cat yowling

This wasn't terrible. It was noisy and chaotic but tolerable, and I appreciate the unhinged vibes and the guitar and drum work. Not really my genre though.

You know, when the words "noise rock" and "math rock" are thrown around, I usually fear the worst. It is not a combination I care for. This album lived up to that fear for large swaths, but ocassionally had its interesting moments. Incidentally it was during the more mellow moments when there were no words. The bulk of "Sinews" fell into that category. There were also some very Nirvana-esque moments -- the vocals of "Sinews" would qualify as would "Luau." I liked those moments too. The problem "Sinews" also suffered from one of the major flaws of the album. It was too damn long.

Must listen to, eh? So our ears can bleed? Screaming and noise and totally not my jam. Why are the worst albums always the longest? DNF (1)

why is he so angry?????

10 Stars

Noisy with no redeeming features.

Saw 22k monthly listeners and assumed the worst but it actually wasn’t that bad. They’re from San Diego so that must mean they’re super chill. Decent album

Hell yeah dude. Two stepping in my living room. I can hear the influence from this on some of my favorite music.

I couldn't do it. Too hard on the ears.

screaming isn't usually my thing but i liked how they mixed it into the sound on this album. i think my favorite moments here were the insanely interesting riffs at the beginning of "Do You Compute", and the long ending of "Luau". i heard lots of sliding on the guitar which gave a really cool effect, i loved that. adding this one to the library!

The first song made me think I was going to hate the album, but I think that’s my least favourite song on it. There were other moments I didn’t like, some pretty harsh noises at times, particularly the feedback sound. But the rest of it grew on me. I liked a lot of the guitar parts and I enjoyed some of the math rock elements like the changing time signatures. Probably not one I’ll come back to but I did enjoy it in the end. Fav song: Do You Compute – also liked Super Unison and New Intro Least fav: Here Come the Rome Plows

I love maths which makes it heartbreaking that I seem to hate math rock. Wonder how many other people have tried to do maths while listening to math rock- it doesn't help, in fact it may actively hinder. Thought the fire alarm was going off at the start of Super Unison and that was one of the best songs. Favourite song: Super Unison Least: Here Come the Rome Plows

This album fucks so hard. Luau is just oppressive in the best way. I loved this album. Rare time I actually listened to the extended edition on here

Loud, shouty, aggressive nonsense. Saved from a 1 because a couple of songs had some ok music, but the vocals are awful. 1.5/5.

Right from the start I knew this would be a hard listen... and that assessment was proven right by the end of the album. Definitely not my cup of tea.

Pure aggression that nearly managed to get me headbanging. Of course it sounds like a bunch of teenagers in a garage, but at least they got the right idea.

Raw. Noisy. Loud. Great. 4/5.

Yikes I still have a headache from trying to listen to this crap. IMO one of the worst on the list!

Really enjoyed this one. Quite the journey through a bunch of sounds, going from hardcore into some post rock areas. With some noise chucked in there. But it all worked for me.

Guess I’m emo now cos this was great.

Eu sabia que esse momento chegaria e, para ser sincero, estou realmente chateado. Poderia ter insistido mais? Será que seria diferente? Não fomos feitos um para o outro? É... parece que estou falando sobre o fim de um relacionamento, mas é bem pior do que isso. Achei este álbum irritante e monótono. E olha que eu acredito ser possível fazer barulho, caos e dissonância sem soar exaustivo. Não foi o que encontrei por aqui. Tentei procurar uma música à qual pudesse me apegar, uma porta de entrada, algo que me fizesse querer voltar. Não encontrei. É realmente uma pena.

Like a sold high tier. Good for people with hardcore genre taste ig. Love the screams.

Nope

This album has been on my radar for quite some time. Love this raw noisy hardcore. Also that album cover is peak

All rather too shouty for me And to think, people moan about Psychocandy being “loud”

Nope.

Not terrible. Loud angry music in the 90's is much better than than post punk crap in the 80's. At least it's listenable.

Screamo! Mechanical noise! Atonal guitars! Big bangin' drums. No thanks. I like a lot of stuff that people in my household might generously refer to as, oh, what ... ? ... "unlistenable"? But I can't get into this. Seems like everything these days is a 1 or a 5. Why am I so polarized?

I’ve been meaning to check out DLJ for years because I know they influenced a bunch of bands I like I just never got around to it. I dig it.

Not for me. Too much noise, not enough substance.