Broadcast to the World

Zebrahead

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2006)
• Original Release Date: July 11, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Icon Records
• ASIN: B000I2JD62
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #74,567 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Kerrang, September 2006

"American Pogo Punk hasn't been this hilarious since Blink 182 decided to grow-up"

Product Description

Produced by Cameron Webb (Motorhead, Social Distortion, Silverstein ,Tenacious D) and the band, Broadcast to the World proves it was worth waiting for with smart, razor-sharp rockers like "Rated U for Ugly," "Karma Flavored Whisky" and "Broadcast to the World."

Against a big, buoyant backdrop painted by guitarist Greg Bergdorf, drummer Ed Udhus and bassist Ben Osmundson, Lewis and rapper Ali Tabatabaee detail scenarios of betrayal ("Here's to You"), domestic troubles ("Your New Girlsfriend Wears Girlpants") and soured relationships ("Back to Normal"). With new addition to zebrahead Matty Lewis on this album you can tell the band means business.

Broadcast to the World is the successor to zebrahead's critically acclaimed third release, MFZB. MFZB had the highest testing alternative song for months running with "Rescue Me". MFZB also went gold in Japan! Playmate of the Year, released in 2000 to rave reviews, the album's infectious title track received over 4000 spins on Modern Rock and Rock radio, garnering airplay on some of the nation's biggest alternative stations. Meanwhile, its provocative companion video, which co-starred a harem of curvy Playboy playmates and was shot at the Playboy mansion, was steaming up television screens across the country. Broadcast to the World has all the electrifying energy of a live zebrahead show, blending raging tempos and ringing guitar lines into surging, insistent choruses that stick after a single listen.

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Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zebrahead has changed? *Gasp* No way!, March 31, 2007

By	Sparta (The Underground) - See all my reviews

Okay, lets set the facts straight first. This is Zebraheads first record with new singer Matty Lewis, who is argueably less talented than former Co-frontman Justin Mauriello. This is Zebraheads 4th album, discounting the Yellow album and Waste of MFZB. In their 'debut' album, Waste of Mind, we saw funky basslines, a unique blend of reggae, punk, and funk, and the at-the-time popular 2 frontmen. It was a mindblowing album. POTY followed, it introducing a more pop-driven Zebrahead, with even more catchy lyrics then their debut. MFZB came around, and Zebrahead no longer had the funky basslines and their original patented OC punk-reggae sound.

But it was a phenominal album. It was labeled as being 'Pop Punk,' and whatever the hell that is, they one-uped all the other Blink ripoffs easily. Then their singer Justin left, and Matty came in. Matty sounds like Justin... but doesn't seem to have that powerful, booming depth that Justin displayed at times. Despite that, 'Broadcast' delivers the same delightfully ear friendly tunes that MFZB so beautifully displayed. As if yearning to be the band they once were, you can still see the funk influences in BTTW, however only in one song, "Back to Normal."

The title song and "Karma Flavored Whiskey" are hard hitting songs with an almost metal edge to them. "Here's To You" is one of the catchiest songs Zebrahead has ever written. The first single, "Anthem" is amazing to sing along to.

But heres the catch: MFZB was a downright jawdropping album. Their were no "bad" songs. BTTW continued the new, faster paced, angstier Zebrahead flow, however, it argueably does have a few "bad" songs. The last 2 tracks are snoozers. "Enemy" tries to mix things up, with Zebrahead setting a darker atmosphere, but it fails.

Bottom line? If you LOVED MFZB, you'll thoroughly enjoy BTTW. But MFZB still is the better of the two.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best punk-rock album in a long time, July 30, 2006

By	Bob Versteeg (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Broadcast to the World (Audio CD)

I never was a real Zebrahead-fan, but when I recently heard their latest single, I thought "wow, what happened to these guys?".

A new singer, that's what happened. And a real good one, too.
Since I love the first single 'anthem' so much, I picked up the album and soon discovered that this cd is a real trip to memory lane.

It sounds like the punk-rock of the mid-nineties, the period of the better Nofx, Blink-182, Rancid and Millencolin albums, just to name a few.
I really love that kind of punk-rock, especially if the music has a little uptempo ska-influence, like this album here does.

It's good to see that there are some bands left that are not into the currently popular emo-style punk-rock. I hope many will appreciate this album and that some other bands will follow these guys into making 'proper' punk-rock again.


*If you like mid-90's punk-rock you will love this album, a real gem!*

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do not doubt, only believe!, March 23, 2008

By	Ryan W. Johnson "big pimpin" (Paola, Kansas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are like me you'll resist getting this album because Justin M.'s not there and they got this new guy and they'll probably make some weak attempt to produce music as good as they did in the past. Well, so glad to disappoint you 'cause this album is Zebrahead at it's finest. After a few listens Broadcast To The World will have you jumpin' up and down like it was Playmate of The Year all over again. Their new singer Matty holds his own with good sound and energy and yeah, maybe he does sound a little like that dude from that one band, but at times I thought he sounded like Justin M.,too. This album really answered a lot of questions I had about Zebrahead, because they truly are one of my favorite bands, and I was so reluctant to get it due to fear that it wouldn't live up to the quality of their past albums. But boy does it feel good to be dissappointed, because Zebrahead straight represent on this one, and I can only be excited and optimistic about anything that Zebrahead puts out in tha future. Word to your moms.