On the Mouth

Superchunk | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 10, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Merge Records
• ASIN: B00000JMJ8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #402,333 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A little tension, no pretention, February 2, 2000

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Tenfelde "djaded" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On the Mouth (Audio CD)

Delicate, youthful vocals strain to be heard above the controlled roar of guitars and bass, coming to terms with the horrors of running over a robin's egg with a lawnmower (Mower) or venting the frustration of a missing mail delivery (Package Theif). This is Superchunk. Refreshingly domestic. Yes. Rocking hooks larger than life. Yes. How can something so simple be so great? Listen for yourself. Pick up a guitar and try it yourself. Its not that simple. Superchunk just makes it seem easy, probably by leaving out the pretention, but keeping the zest of tension.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quintessential indie-rock, June 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: On the Mouth (Audio CD)

This record made me want to be something more than I was...its spirited playing, passionate lyrics, and warm, punchy bass tones that ring through your rib cage make this a record you'll keep listening to year after year...styles comes and go, great records stick around - this is one of them.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Indie Rocker from Superchuck, April 27, 2004

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Andyp (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On the Mouth (Audio CD)

This is vintage Superchunk, one of the best from their collection of remarkably brilliant albums. As with "Here's Where the Strings Come In," Mac, Laura & Co. positively blast through "Precision Auto," "New Low," "For Tension," and "Package Thief," while demonstrating a clever range of emotion (on tracks like "Untied" and "Swallow That") short of the quiet falsetto melodies of "Indoor Living" and "Come Pick Me Up." Hands down great album, right up there with Superchunk's masterpiece, "No Pocky for Kitty."