Bring It on (Dig)

HorrorPops | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 13, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hellcat Records
• ASIN: B000AMJD7Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,806 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #32 in Music > World Music > Europe > Continental Europe > Denmark
  • #58 in Music > Alternative Rock > American Alternative > Psychobilly

Track Listings

1. Freaks In Uniforms

2. Hit 'N Run

3. Bring It On!

4. It's Been So Long

5. Undefeated

6. You Vs. Me

7. Crawl Straight Home

8. Trapped

9. Walk Like A Zombie

10. Where You Can't Follow

11. Caught In A Blonde

12. S.O.B.

13. Who's Leading You Now

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The scariest thing about Horror Pops second album, might be the cover itself that looks like were promotional stills for some goth episode of Pee Wee's Playhouse. But the visuals are the most seditious part about these Danish punk psychobilly rockers. They elevate the often creepy genre with their smart lyrics, elegant nods to New Wave, careful attention to dynamics and a strong rhythmic structure that will find you nursing a bad case of whiplash from all the head bobbing. It's one of those rare albums that combines swaggering attitude, clean melodies and a skewed sense of humor in equal measure. And that's even before you're lulled into bittersweet submission by the voice of singer/bassist Patrica Day's whose voice is caught midway between Chrissie Hynde smart and seductive purr, Debbie Harry's saucy screech and Nico's dark mysteries. -- Jaan Uhelszki

Product Description

While never dropping their trademark sexy, horror-flick flair, their new CD, produced by Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz, reveals new depths of songwriting. Brash, Link Wray guitars, singer Patricia's sultry petulance, throbbing standup bass; all served up in loving tribute to the brooding pop of '80s icons like Blondie and Siouxsie Sioux. With two European headlining tours, performances on BBC1 and Jimmy Kimmel, and a major Warped Tour under their belts, HorrorPops are set to build on the musical success of their 2004 debut, "Hell Yeah". And kick some ass.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go Patty go!, September 15, 2005

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Emily Johnson "Vampabilly Werewolf" (Bloomington, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bring It on (Dig) (Audio CD)

I liked Hell Yeah!, but this album is amazing. Horrorpops aren't psycho, they're not punk, they're not anything except good old rock, and they explore it in all aspects on this album. It seems like they have developed and a band a lot since the last album, and the lyrical and musical content is much better. They've definatley got their own style, and all people want to do is label them, but I think they'll break any labels with Bring It On.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great guitars, great voice, great MUSIC!, February 15, 2007

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Alex Nennig "al27" (Oshkosh, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bring It on (Dig) (Audio CD)

This album is great, I don't know why so many are complaining when this album is clearly better than Hell Yeah! ever was.

And their first album was great!

They did stray farther away from the rockabilly since the last album, but it's still really enjoyable, bouncy, fun music that embraces the right amounts of rock, punk, rockabilly, and a little bit of pop (Heck, if you told me "Hit and Run" was a cut from No Doubts "Tragic Kingdom" I wouldn't think twice). Patricia Day sounds even better on this album, sounding somewhat like a drunk, foreign Gwen Stefani. I love her voice, the way she chews and spits some of those words... She has to be one of the best female vocalists I've ever heard.

What makes Bring It On! it better than Hell Yeah! is that the songwriting is much better, and they all but dropped the goth imagery. The only horror themed song they have on here is "Walk Like A Zombie." The rest is much more varied, plenty of songs about love, a song about rebelling against musical conformity ("Freaks In Uniform" which lets you know from the start that this album isn't *going* to be a repeat of their debut), a song about overdrinking (the hilarious "Crawl Straight Home" featuring the line "coated tongue and hairy teeth/I guess I'm not so lady like"), and the gorgeous murder ballad "S.O.B." (great vocals on that song, she really puts some bite into those lines) just to give you an idea.

But what really *REALLY* sells this record for me is the guitar work. They apparently switched out a guitarist and replaced him with some dude from Tiger Army (the bass player, I heard) meaning you have two former bass players from other psychobilly bands playing guitar. It sounds weird, but I couldn't be happier with the results. The guitars on the album really shine thanks to some gorgeous arrangements and a smart sense of subtlety. I mean, they aren't doing anything technically impressive with them (in other words, no Eddie Van Halen soloing or anything like that), but the stuff they do with thier instruments is pretty inventive. Sometimes they're playing these spidery little lines over the chords, or they'll do some echoey, reverbed, surf-style chord swooping. There's a song ("You Vs. Me" I think) where they drop the chord progression in favor of just slashing a quick powerchord every fourth beat so you just hear a quick "chick" in the background for a verse. Man, there's so much stuff that I've noticed upon repeated listens, I can't begin to remember it all, but believe me when I say this whole album has lots of interesting sonic layers if you bother to look for them.

Whats impressive about that is they could have just been banging out power chords the whole time and still made a fun album, but the guitarwork clearly shows they put a lot of time and thought into this album. It shows a surprising amount of intelligence, and while some of this type of thing was on Hell Yeah! its much more apparent on Bring It On! which tells me the Horrorpops were really shooting for a high level of quality, and I'd say they achieved it by giving us a intelligent mutli-layered musical experience.

You could pop this album in an enjoy it right away for its catchy and fun songs, but you can also surround yourself with a decent stereo and look for all the little guitar parts you didn't notice the first time around popping out of your speakers.

In short, the HorrorPops are easily the best band on Hellcat since the Dropkick Murphys (and I dare say I enjoy the HorrorPops even better than DKM), and you'd be missing out if you didn't pick up Bring It On! right away.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cd by an excellent band, March 20, 2006

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Vincent Price - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bring It on (Dig) (Audio CD)

Yeah whatever you can listen to these people who think they have some kind of point or you can just pick up this cd and listen to an excellent cd by a band with an amazing act live. If they come around you I really encourage you to go because they put on a great show. As I said this is an great cd and you should get it if you want an excellent and upbeat cd that will leave you in a good mood everytime you listen to it.