Junior Citizen [Import]

Poster Children | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 14, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Wea International
• ASIN: B000002MTY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,082 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

After an EP to whet our appetites, punk veterans the Poster Children return with a full-length album, Junior Citizen. Vocals have always been the group's weak point, and that doesn't change here. The band compensates with driving rhythms and killer riffs, as on the title track, "Revolution Year Zero," and "Mustaine," a metallic tune with guitars that pay homage to the leader of Megadeth. --Jim DeRogatis

Product Description

Poster Children's best record and easily 1995's most underrated rock release from the States. Sire.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe the best Poster Children album, May 18, 2000

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Charles S. Hague (Newark, DE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Junior Citizen (Audio CD)

This album is possibly the best Poster Children album (not that the other albums aren't worthwhile -- all of the Poster Children albums listed here on Amazon are quality & well worth getting). Killer riffs and absurdly catchy melodies are the order of the day on this album; every song here is great, from the propulsive "Get A Life" to the exciting "Revolution Year Zero" and the mellow "He's My Star." Most of the album is high-energy indie rock/pop/punk music, with a couple of slower, prettier songs thrown in to ease the pace a bit. It's also worth mentioning that the band tours incessantly, and almost definitely will be coming to a venue near you sometime within the next 6 months. Do NOT miss one of their shows; they are one of the most vital live bands around today.

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy to find this album!, March 26, 2005

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M. Hill "roadrunnerrita" (Menlo Park, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Junior Citizen (Audio CD)

I bought this album when it came out in 1994, but lost it about 4 years ago. I'm happy I found it here. The music is awesome!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great band, tedious album, June 26, 2006

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W. M. Davidson (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Junior Citizen (Audio CD)

It seems like a lot of people consider "Junior Citizen" a career highlight for Poster Children. I tend to think of it as their dullest and least distinguished record. Containing very little of the postpunk angularity of earlier and later albums like "Tool of the Man" and "DDD," it's essentially a straight grunge/hard rock album-- not really the P-Kids' strong suit. Heavy opener "Get a Life" starts out strongly, but as it fades into the title track's chintzy drum machine beat, the momentum evaporates. From there, the songs steadily grow more generic and less memorable, with the exception of solid closer "One of Us."

In a decade-spanning body of work brimming with energy and personality, "Junior Citizen" is an uncharacteristically dreary effort from the Poster Children.