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Five Lessons Learned

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in a day and age where the title punk rock has become little more than a sad joke, and band after band after band pushes out bubblegum performances aimed at the 15 year old psyche, a band which stay true to roots should be praised. I am here to priase the Swingin Utters and their Five Lessons Learned album. Something in Johnny's voice screams of sincerity. The premier track, Tell Me Lies, is a ballad of the tired and futureless, where, beleive it or not, punk rock comes from. Likewise, on Untitled 21 the feelings of remiscience ring true to anyone who thinks back to better days and livelier times. When you are looking for hard-edged music to pack a punch like a kick from a canal-mule you must turn to the utters, and they will not let you down.

By the way, they are the best live show going at this point in time, and fill a void left by Bad Religion when they shamelessly sold out.

This record is great. The energy that comes out of this record is just flawless. My favorite song on this record is definately "fruitless fortunes". I get a western feel to most of the tracks on this cd, which makes stand out from the rest of the records out there. These guys rock harder than most other bands out there and this cd proves that.

Not only is this my favorite utters Album so far, it is my favorite album i own so far. The swingin' utters do punk rock at it's best, and whats more, they add their own style, so it doesn't sound like every other punk band. They are original, and they rock harder than any band i've ever heard.

I'm just writing this to laugh at the girl who thought this was a swing CD. Ready? Here I go!

BAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!hehe!*snort, choke*

I just hope she realizes how much she brightened by evening. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.

besides that, the CD's pretty cool. Not great, but good. And it's PUNK ROCK! NOT SWING!

.. anybody who rates this under a 5 star has not listened to it enough. I have heard it many years ago and keep coming back to it. It is Awesome ...

The Swinging Utters are by far the tightest and most talented oi/punk band around today. The cd rocks as does all their others and you would be a fool not to get it. It great to sing along to and drink beer with your friends with a few sad ballads to boot. What more could you ask for?

Last summer I saw the Utters live in their home town. (SF) They played a solid set with great "audience participation" Some critics label them "post-british-punk" but i don't know. Supports five guys with a good cause: punk rock.

Eventhough the SW has smoothed over their hard edges, they still portray a classic punk, in your face sound. The lyrics cut into your psyche, stunning and simplistic, sometimes makes you think about how you live your life while humming antisocial slurs down the office corridor. If you haven't heard this CD, check out the early stuff and if you dare, see them live.

This is a great punk album. They have incorporated organ, violin, piano, accordian, and brass into Five Lessons learned. There're none o the whiny lyrics found on NOFX and Pennywise albums. You can listen to this album straight through. The guitar solo's and riffs keep the songs alive. (a rare find on a punk album)

The boys from San Fran are back with another great release off Fat Wreck. They overcame adversity, and each of their guitar players had to play bass on this CD, but it all belnds nicely. For all you punkers out there who need a kick in the rear- listen to this CD and other Swingin' Utters stuff. You'll fall in love. NOTE: Fat Mike from NOFX plays bass on Track 12 "Unpopular Again".