Customer Reviews

Barfly

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I'm guessing the guys who wrote these real bad reviews [on here] are bent up bitter groupies, because this album - let me tell YOU..Is as good as it gets [in terms of ska punk]. It goes up to 11 and is only one behind Rancid's 'And Out Come The Wolves'....

My personal fave track would be 'wrong em boyo', or even 'calling in sick'...in fact every track is solid, tight and accurately produced for a band of this ilk.

The whole vibe is still happy-go-lucky and satirical, yet it's so punchy...miles more ummphh than the any millenium mtv punk band today...

Look, if don't get this album and you will never know why this genre was carved in the first place....

No wonder Spin Magazine wants ska to die out once and for all. It's because bands like Buck-O-Nine manage to milk the trend by being competent enough to craft a few hooks, but still totally lacking in passion, originality, or musical skill. Not to mention that for an album with 12 tracks, there are WAY too many covers here, some of which are painful. Don't cover The Clash and The Misfits unless you can handle it. And God, how depressing it is to hear them mangle Operation Ivy, who understood exactly what these guys don't get: just because your punk has ska flavor doesn't mean it should lose its righteous fury and become watered-down cutesy music.

Oddly enough their cover of Pass the Dutchie is actually ridiculously catchy, hence the 2 stars. Otherwise, this is a dud, although still preferable to the utter garbage that passes for popular music nowadays. But if you want to hear ska-punk that truly blows this out of the water, check out the Suicide Machines, who are far more worthy heirs to Op Ivy than these mediocre average joes.

Hey, I'm biased... Water In My Head is my favorite ska song of all time. Otherwise I'd give this CD 1 or 2 stars. I can (and have) put that song on repeat, on headphones, for 2 hours straight and come out loving it just as much. It takes a few listens to hear all the different melodies and how well they work together. I especially like the bass line. Anyway, the rest of the songs are OK, not really horrible, but not particularly worth listening to. If you want several good songs, Libido blows this CD away.

Although some of the songs, like "Full Metal Bree," and "Barfly" weren't that great, and the OPIV cover just sucked, I really enjoyed it...it's one of my favorites.

This album is one big train wreck. I really can't write a long review about it because there isn't much to say. The songs are watered down ska at its worst. It feels like they are just trying to throw something together to get money, not to make good songs. I didn't mind ska before, but this band is why ska gets such a bad rap. Stay away from this album. Save your money and buy something else....anything else...you will get more mileage out of a Yanni album.

This isnt the best cd but it is good and i wanna get the ratings u