13 Unlucky Numbers

Wax (Punk) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 28, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000008ORM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,483 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Who Is Next

2. In Spite of Me

3. Torn in Two

4. Stop Sign

5. California

6. Just a Visitor

7. Jiffy Boy

8. Settle Down

9. Too Well

10. Knot

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really tight Alt/Rock, January 8, 2004

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J. Nelson "jymiscool" (PENNSYLVANIA!!!!) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 13 Unlucky Numbers (Audio CD)

I first bought this album after seeing the video for California on MTV. Remember when MTV showed videos... and they weren't hip hop videos? Anyhow, at first listen, I hated it. I liked 2 songs and promptly set it aside. From time to time, I'd throw California on a mix tape, but that was about it. Then one day, I was going thru my cd collection and noticed that the case was empty, which made me want to listen to it real bad. Luckily, I found it for $0.49 in a used bin at FYE. Talk about a kick ass deal for 1 song. So, I brought it home and listened to California. I loved it like I always did. Then I tried out the rest of the album again. And it rocks. It reminds me of Weezer and some Pixies and a little bit of Dinosaur Jr. Basically, it's noisy punk rock. It definitely takes more than one listen to appreciate it, but it's worth the extra time.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album/New band with Wax members, February 13, 2005

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Jud (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 13 Unlucky Numbers (Audio CD)

This is truly an excellent album. It defines a fusion of punk & rock ideals during the early 90's.

While the band is no longer together (though there are rumors of a reunion tour), Soda, the guitar player, has formed a new band called "Soda and his Million Piece Band." Loomis, the drummer from Wax, is back behind the set for Soda's new band.

The band has a new album that will hopefully be on Amazon soon. More information can be found if you do a Google search for "sodaband."

Enjoy!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What might have been..., July 13, 2002

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D. Smith "former National Security Analyst" (Durham, NC, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 13 Unlucky Numbers (Audio CD)

Wax, and it's final domestic release, 13 Unlucky Numbers made a greater impression on American youth culture during the Summer of 1995 -- mainly through a Nike commercial featuring Andre Aggasi and Pete Sampras playing an impromptu game of street tennis in the middle of a New York City traffic jam, set to the tune of "Who is Next" and MTV's relentless sampling of the intro to "California" for transition segments between the 'Beach House' and video play (back when MTV still showed the occasional video). Wax is no longer listed by Interscope and the UBL has little information, so presumably, the band no longer exists.

Although extremely short -- the album clocks in at just 24 minutes and there are only 10 actual tracks (the last three are blank, which never bodes well) -- Wax's brand of Surf Punk is exceptionally catchy, with generous use of solid guitar hooks and a limited, though promising variety of song styles. The lyrics are more angry than the wit and humor you would expect from Green Day or Blink-182, both of which exhibited early musical styles similar to Wax, and they definitely lack the carefully constructed lryical genius of a band like Weezer, to which they offer no comparison.

Overall, though, the album is enjoyable and worth picking up...