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Hello Bastards (1995 Jade Tree)
BAND: ari katz (vocals) - dan yemin (guitar) - pete martin (guitar) - dave palaitis (bass) - scott golley (drums)
TRACKLIST: daneurysm - rodeo clown - anchor - i'm not calling you - bobby truck tricks - (the gym is) neutral territory - i like you ok - it's not funny anymore - irony is for suckers - what she said - knives bats new tats - ostrichsized
REVIEW:
This is a much faster album than it's follow up, 'Jersey's Best Dancers'. Personally this album does more for me, fast and short Jersey punk rock with raw vocals. There's really not much to say about it, just some good punk-pop from the heart.
Jersey's Best Dancers (1997 Jade Tree)
BAND: ari katz (vocals) - dan yemin (guitar) - pete martin (guitar) - dave palaitis (bass) - scott golley (drums)
TRACKLIST: turnpike gates - young, loud and snotty - francie nolan - 25 cent giraffes - hey catrine - bringin' it backwards - how we are - theme song for a new brunswick basement show - cut the tension - the truth about lars - the boy's no good - the verona kings
REVIEW:
Lifetime is a hard rocking quintet from New Jersey, and who dosen't love Jersey boys? Shannon Elizabeth sure does. But anyway, I can see how these guys are recognized as being a heavy influence to a band like Saves the Day. Unfortunately since I've already heard a band like STD perfect this 'sound', this dosen't seem like that good of an album to me anymore. There are some good rockers on here though, and the singer dosen't have an emo voice either, which is good. Decent album.
Seven Inches (2000 Black Cat)
BAND: ari katz (vocals) - dan yemin (guitar) - pete martin (guitar) - dave palaitis (bass) - scott golley (drums)
TRACKLIST: isae aldy beausolil - ferret - starsixtynine - ampersand - secede - dwell - find - souvenir - gone - tradition - money - new england
REVIEW:
The first 5 tracks of this album come from a 1994 studio session and sound like good old Lifetime songs, more punk than pop, but still enough melody to generate that 'Saves the Day influence' tag. Tracks 6-10 are from their first 7", from sometime in the early 90's. Unfortunately there dosen't seem to be much passion on these tracks, the singer sounds exactly the same at all times. It's like he's a robot or something, with no feeling. It's not completely terrible though, I actually kind of like it. The song 'Money' is a cover of Ian MacKaye's post-Minor Threat, pre-Fugazi band, Embrace. It's a very good song to begin with, and Lifetime just rocks it out a little harder and louder than the original. The song 'New England' is a cover of Billy Bragg. Who cares..decent collection of old songs.