Customer Reviews

Hollywood Potato Chips

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

FINALLY!!!!!!!! finally, an album to make the vandals hardcore fans happy! this is what we've been waiting for! this is for the people (like me) who know exactally what the vandals are like live and wish they'd do an album that represents how fast and powerful the band really is! I really think that the vandals had fallen asleep with their previous effort "internet dating..." although funny at times, the album was definitely lacking in the kick-ass department. 'Hollywood Potato..." has it all- fast punk/hardcore tracks, laugh-out-loud funny tracks, Dave Quackinbush's BEST vocals EVER! - just a really great, relentless, PUNK ROCK album!!!!
definitely don't pass this one up!

This album really suprised me when I bought it and heard the first song. I was sort of worried when I bought it because I thought it could be very poppy like there previous two albums. Well when I heard the first few songs I was shocked, and very happy.

This album is quick,fast,funny, and energetic unlike IDSS. There are really good pump up tracks like "How They Getcha", "My Neck And My Back", and "Be A Good Robot." There are also some mellower songs that are also great like "I Am Crushed", and "My Special Moment."


I think this album was awesome. Although it's a four star album because of length, and it isn't as good as Fear Of A Punk Planet, or Peace Thru Vandalism. Overall I recommend this to any fans of punk, and a must have for a Vandals fan.

This LP is exactly what you think The Vandals should be. This is one of their best albums to date as far as I'm concerned. If you have any inclination to listen to punk music make this cd your first buy. This band is an all-star cast including drummer Josh Freise, who has many accalodes including "drummer of the year".

After Internet Dating Superstuds I expected another great cd from these punk veterans. Well this cd isn't great. It's good but not great. The first song is awesome, it reminds me of something off of Live Fast Diharea. Overall though this cd doesn't have the stand out songs that the Vandals have been known for. I know it's an old cliche to say that "all the songs sound the same" but in a way this cd is like that. I like the fact that Dave tries to do a lot of interesting vocal changes on this cd but it doesn't mix well with the music. I was expecting a cd that was really catchy and really fast, and while this cd has a few fast songs it doesn't have the catchy Vandals style songs you're used to.

I was expecting something similar to the last CD, so I was shocked when I heard the first few songs, and how the tempo goes from one extreme to the other. There were times when the words just piled on top of each other. Normally this isn't too bad but on this CD it was a bit too noticeable. There were however a few good moments on this CD. I enjoyed "My Special Moment" and the cover of QUEEN'S "Don't Stop Me Now" was pretty well played. The biggest beef I have however is that the band apparently toned down the goofiness, which is why i liked this band in the first place. (Same with NOFX and "War on Errorism"). However I believe the CD deserves a 4 star rating, because I still enjoyed it. However it could have been alot better.

This cd has got some good songs on it and some really bad ones. The good ones like "how they getcha" and "dig a hole" (best song on the cd) Their are about 5 good songs on the cd out of 12. If you like a mellowed out Vandals then you will like this, if you like the more punk vandals, then check out their Live Fast Diahrea cd or When in Rome do as the Vandals.

Ya gotta love the Vandals. They just have such enthusiasm for the genre. They love to play and to rock. If you wear a t-shirt you should own this album. If you ride a skateboard, surfboard or snowboard... buy this album.

Hell, if you don't believe me download a few songs and sample their style. AND THEN buy their album so they get a few bucks for their efforts.

That's right. You like their music and but their album. They can afford another beer. So do it. Do it now.

I just wish they were coming to Australia soon.

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