Lockjaw

Dance Hall Crashers (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 1995)
• Original Release Date: August 29, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fontana Mca
• ASIN: B000002OXZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,992 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The Bay Area's Dance Hall Crashers were originally founded as a ska band and side project by Rancid members Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, but the group evolved through several permutations into a pop-punk band with no Rancid members. The Dance Hall Crashers' major-label debut, Lockjaw, is full of staccato guitar riffing and impatient complaints about authority, but it's all set to irresistibly catchy melodic hooks. As with Green Day, the contradiction between the unhappy lyrics and the deliriously happy music comes across as a remarkably healthy response to an unhealthy social environment. Here, that response is given a fresh twist by the chirpy, twin lead vocals by Elyse Rogers and Karina Denike and by the remaining traces of Caribbean rhythms. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sophomore effort new and different, September 25, 1998

By A Customer

This is the second album from the California band, and it took me a while to get used to it. I expected it to be more like the group's earlier stuff, but it ain't. The horns are gone and their is a harder more punk feel to the music. Once again, the lyrics focus on bad relationships, but the more I listened to it, the more I realized that the songs are more thought out and the music really fits the subject matter. My favorites are Buried Alive, Go, Sticky, and Enough. A lot of people complain that this isn't ska anymore, but who cares. Whatever it is, it works.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GRRRRREAT!, June 30, 1999

By	Susanne Gomez "bibliomaniabooks" (LA) - See all my reviews

WOW! Thats all i can say is WOW! This is the CD that got me into DHC and i think its their best one EVER!! This album is waaaay better that "The Old Record" and "HIH". All the songs are great! My fave would be "Pictures" and "Good For Nothing" GO BUY THIS CD NOW!!!! I find myself listening to this CD over and over.You guys better buy 2 cause the first one is gonna run out!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a shocker..., July 14, 2004

By	Gregory L. Thompson (Iowa City, IA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found this CD in a bunch of burned CDs a friend was throwing away. It was the first one I picked up, and I let her keep the rest. After I found out who exactly I was listening to I rushed to buy the real CD. The entire Lockjaw album is upbeat and catchy, and is one you can listen to over and over. The harmonies are fun, and the band builds a solid backbone behind the girly duo. Pay special attention to the song GO- it's my personal favorite, and a good starting point for anyone looking to love DHC.