Customer Reviews

Don't Know How to Party

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

 

 

This album is a CLASSIC. I'd even rate it as one of the top 50 albums of the nineties--easily (if not in the top 20). I still remember when this first came out--everyone complained of it's hard-rock/metal sound (mostly insular rude boys/girls, who in reality were musical elitists), but to me it was brilliant. Nate Albert is amazing in mixing so many different styles of guitar playing into one. The lyrics are great and the song-writing is great. BUY THIS ALBUM!

I first heard this album when I was a fourteen year old kid and it is still in my CD collection almost eight years later (unfortunately, none of my other discs are). This is the best album the Bosstones produced ("Devil's Night Out" is almost a tie, and "Question the Answers" is a distant second). "Our Only Weapon" starts the album off with a truly a** kickin' start, and by the time it reaches "Someday I Suppose" the listener will know they are hearing a classic. Not a bad cut on this CD (okay, maybe "Isaachar" is average), any ska fans should purchase it immediately.

This is one of the best albums I own. If this did not have "A man without" and "What was was over," it would be a perfect cd. Songs like "Don't know how to party," "Holy smoke," and "Anything goes" show just how incredible the Bosstones are. This cd is absolutely phenomenal. The horn section is really tight, Nate's inventive guitar playing is obvious, and Dicky's voice is at a pefect growl. Buy this, you couldn't possibly regret it.

The Bosstones quite clearly were pioneering a new style (ska-core, dummy) on this record, and not striving to preset existing themes; but even the most innovative of style blenders (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bad Brains and Fishbone leap to mind) have troubles keeping their music straight and even. For instance, Sublime does what the Bosstones do much better simply because they've had more time to practice with ska-core. OK, back to the album. The songs, while interesting from a musicologist's POV, careen confusedly all across the ska and metal landscape -- the Bosstones weren't sure at this point how to blend hardcore, metal and ska; all of which had very different tempos. At its worst, this album sounds like metal with horns, at its best, the combined styles shine together. But the low points come often enough that this record becomes more of a document of the birth of a genre rather than its holy grail.

Audio caffeine in the convenience of a can. Their cover of Stiff Little Finger's "Tin Soldiers" made this a _must_ buy. The songs, with few exceptions, contain the brass energy and rythmic drive that i expect from these kids. Maybe the best word is not so much "expect" as "crave" .

Like one of the other reviewers, I bought this album about six years ago, and even though I'm now something of a diehard metalhead, Don't Know How to Party still gets frequent plays in the cd player. This is where The Bosstones most effectively mixed Hardcore music and Ska (their most ska-core record). The tracks range from wondering love songs, tributes to the fans, anti religion rants to pure society hating anthems. Every member here contributes exceptionally, especially Albert and Barrett. The guitar playing is flawless, and this is also probably Barrett's best vocal performance.

When the 20th Century Masters collection thing came out, I thought to myself, "They should have just re-released Don't Know How to Party," especially since some of the tracks on that "best of" cd could be considered questionable at best.

This is, without a doubt, The Bosstones best studio album followed closely by Question the Answers (which only suffers due to a harsh production which I assume was intentional). Pick this album up and enjoy a piece of history.

I have everything ever recorded by the Bosstones and in my humble opinion, this is their greatest album. This album has a power and momentum on it that is not found in any of their other brilliant albums. I have to admit, I am somewhat shocked that this album does not have a five star average, I just assumed that everybody else would say it was thier favorite as well. Not one bad song on this CD and I would be hard pressed to pick fewer than eight songs off this CD to put on a Bosstones Greatest Hits album. Bring this thing to party and watch the place go nuts!

I bought this CD over six years ago, and it still occupies a standard spot on my rotation. It really covers a lot of ground....from the all out rage of "Our Finest Weapon" to the bouncy, happy tone of "Someday I Suppose." This IS ska. The top of the ska pyramid as far as I'm concerned, so try it, you'll like it.

This album is a classic. If you like any of the Bosstones CD's(there are many)You'll love this one. This CD shows The Bosstones in their prime, before they calmed down some in Lets Face It. Dicky's voice is the way it should be, LOUD. The songs are of great quality. Some of my favorite are Don't Know how to Party and almost anything goes. Its easy to relate to the songs. Great Party songs. Keep doing it Bosstones.

These guy's sure seem to have learned to party. I think that this cd, while it has some good points is on the whole very average. I much prefer the later stylings of "Lets Face It" but if you're a MMB fan, it's well worth the cash.