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Drive Like Jehu [Vinyl]

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I bought the vinyl, it was red, i laid it out on the turntable. It started to spin, I put the needle to the edge, and immediately I became aware that I was a despicable person. Oh to be enlightened!

My misanthropy has laid waste to every moment I have ever lived! I am not kididng you! This music was so good that my ears ACTUALLY STARTED ON FIRE! It hurt REALLY bad!

Luckily, the toilet was nearby, and I dunked my head into it to extinguish the flames.

The Hot Snakes are the same, but no where near as not-not-awesome!

I must confess something. Until a few months ago I had never heard of this band. My favorite for quite a while was At the Drive-in and while I was reading an article about them it mentioned Fugazi and Drive Like Jehu as influences. I had heard of Fugazi, but who was this "Drive Like Jehu" they spoke of? I decided I would take the plunge and purchase this from only hearing one song from this album. I am very glad I did. This album is all over the place. I recommend ordering this while you can because it seems to be difficult to get a copy of this brilliant album.

This band's chaotic, pulsating sound was a major influence on CA Hardcore bands like Heroin, Second Story Window and even early Unwound (from WA).

The singer sounds like he's being tortured, the guitars sound like drills and the rythym section is tight as f**k. They also have some catchy tunes (strangely enough) and some clever and complicated arrangements. The music is pretty difficult to describe, let's just say that a lot of it's quite aggressive at times. If this sort of thing appeals to you, you can't go wrong with this album.

I just want to take a brief moment to thank the dumb a$$ who sold this cd back to my fav. indie record store. I was shocked to say the least when I saw this gem of an album chillin' in the "new this week" section. I'd been looking for this cd for at least 2 years after downloading Chameleon and If it Kills You.

Now for the music...

As everyone here has already mentioned, this band kills. Best songs are Step on Chameleon, If it Kills You, Good Luck in Jail and Turn it Off.

Rock on!

I saw these guys live in the pub at Cal State Fullerton some years back, and it was one of the most powerful performances I'd seen in a long history of concert-going. This is a band that played with authority and superseded any genre just by the clarity and power of its live and recorded work. John Reis from Rocket From the Crypt was an integral component of this band, but I guess it was sort of a death knell as his main band took off... I highly recommend this album as well as Yank Crime...it was in my cd player when they [took] it from my car back in 96...I wish I could've seen the look on the face of the [person] who played it back in his den of iniquity!! Mr. Froberg, please return to the studio...long live Jehu

First of all, to compare this recording to the early 90's Seattle scene is insane. Tad for goodness sake???? They did their own thing. Math rock with an edge. Great great album. Track 5 will blow you out of the water. Get it.

I was lucky enough to live in San Diego during the "next Seattle Years". I saw all of the SD bands and their offshoots during that time. When Jehu played you DID NOT miss that show. Jehu is one of my favorite bands of all time. Jehu's music is as good to me now as it was over ten years ago. I would go anywhere to see them live one more time. If you managed to read all of the reviews on Jehu here, you already know what I mean.

How can you not aford this Album. This is the start of one of the best unheard Sounds out there. This album and the "Yank Crime" Album is what makes a difference. This must have Album is the difference.

It just goes to show you can't judge a band by looking at their teeth! The only thing this band ever did wrong is to breakup!