Allroy's Revenge

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Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cruz Records
• ASIN: B0000016QP
• In-Print Editions: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,157 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neurotic Punk Masterpiece, September 13, 1998

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This review is from: Allroy's Revenge (Audio CD)

For those unfamiliar with this Cali punk/pop/concept band, All is basically Descendents minus lead singer/juice Milo Aukerman. Most Descendents fans seem to think of All as simply a weaker Xerox of that band's glory, but All is distinguished by the fluctuating despair and neurosis in their lyrics, which serves as a logical progression from the smarmy love songs of days gone by. The Allsters rotate lyrical duties here as usual, but there is a definite theme of confused irritation which starts off lightheartedly enough with the self-depricating "Fool" and gets progressively darker through "Scary Sad" (an ode to a suicidal girlfriend), "Box" (a disturbing satire on couch-patato pathos), "Copping Z" (a superficially silly tune about oversleeping with a dark, alienated undercurrent), and "She's My Ex" (the ultimate post-breakup self-flagellation). Scott Reynolds is not the strongest singer of the many who have sat in the All lead vocalist chair, but he turns in some sweet lyrics (particularly "Box") and doesn't have current singer Chad Price's love-it-or-hate-it resemblance to Brian Adams. This is All's most musically diverse and emotionally involving effort, and Descendents fans who are starting to outgrow "I'm Not a Loser" and "Enjoy!" really should check it out.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Their Best, March 27, 2004

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Petar Ticinovic (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Allroy's Revenge (Audio CD)

Have you ever heard "I love Descendents, but All suck" or words to that effect? This is the record that SHOULD shut said jerks right up, but somehow they never seem to get it. I find it quite reminiscent of "Milo Goes To College", right down to the tracking and pace(except this one opens with an instrumental, and you can throw a good dose of the 'dents' "All" record in too). Bittersweet pop and neurotic schizophrenic jazzy punk(and a little metal, even reminiscent of Van Halen:"Copping Z's"), you can't go wrong. Could use a remix and remastering-check out the "greatest hits" All cd and you'll hear why. If you're gonna get one All album, this is the one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have, October 10, 1999

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J. Lee "hwak" (CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Allroy's Revenge (Audio CD)

Yep, this is definately ALL's greatest ALLbum. Why they arent in the Top 10 beats me?....... ALL along with the Descendents have definately helped to keep the punk scene alive... and they are 10 times better then Creed and Blink 182.