Bivouac

Jawbreaker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tupelo Records
• ASIN: B000001BEP
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,517 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Trumpeted by Spin as one of the 'top 10 emo records of all time.' This classic will find a place on the CD shelf of anyone who ever called Rites of Spring, Fugazi or Hot Water Music their favorite band. (Tupelo Recording Company)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bivouac Takes No Prisoners, August 2, 2002

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A Customer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bivouac (Audio CD)

Bivouac would be on my desert island disc list even if the drummer were not my son. This album has as much energy, wit, verve, power and love and alienation and depression and insight as any I've ever heard except, perhaps, Jawbreaker's other efforts. What a band ought to be and this record is about that as well. Honesty, honest.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nearly Perfect, February 9, 2000

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K. Barry "ksbarry" (LozAngeleez) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bivouac (Audio CD)

I bought this out of Blake's hand at a random show my friend recommended in 1992. To this day it might be the best $7 I've ever spent as far as the number of hours of pleasure I got out of it.

From the opening track "Shield Your Eyes" containing the primal growl in Blake's voice, the fast chord based guitar that is a Jawbreaker staple, well above average drum work by Adam that almost but not quite overshadows Chris' bass work (catch the odd key change near the end of "Shield...") this is track by track one of the finest punk albums. Sure Blake later wrote a song claiming not to be punk, but you can't tell from this one. "Face Down" and "Like a Secret" are also great tracks. "Chesterfield King" probably the best drum work. The title track which became the closing song of nearly every Jawbreaker set closes the disc in a classic, imploding, punk-feedback, aural assault.

What's now considered Emoticor (emo) probably never would have reached the radio status of today without Jawbreaker getting signed to Geffen. Unfortanately, this also caused a great band's end.

This is on my imaginary "10 on a desert island list."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A shelter, a place to be me., April 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bivouac (Audio CD)

Jawbreaker. One of the greatest bands there will ever be. They grew on me, not like a wart, but like a super powerful emotion taking over my heartstrings and tugging every chance they got. Every time I hear this band I love them more. Music that tears through your eardrums and wakes up your soul. Lyrics so beautiful and true. It's so great to be able to find these albums on-line too because they are pretty hard to find. You don't know what you got 'till it's gone.