In The Mouth Of The Young

Bullets and Octane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 17, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA Records Label
• ASIN: B000EQ47T0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,361 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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In The Mouth Of The Young by Bullets And Octane

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm glad someone remembers how to ROCK!, December 15, 2006

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In The Mouth Of The Young (Audio CD)

Recently the local classic rock radio station here in Atlanta changed its format so that it now only plays modern rock, which essentially means an endless loop of Disturbed, Korn, Nickelback, and Linkin Park. What exactly does this have to do with Bullets and Octane's latest album In the Mouth of the Young? Just this: if I have a radio station that is supposed to be dedicated to playing new "rock", why in the hell do I have to keep hunting on my own for bands that actually ROCK?

I'm mainly a metal guy, but there are times when only a good straightforward hard rock album will do. I don't want emo or nu-metal or whatever-core. I want loud, fast, heavy ROCK. I want bands like Brand New Sin, Fireball Ministry, Black Stone Cherry, the Quill, and this band, Bullets and Octane. I took a chance on this album at my local used CD store based largely on the album cover, which has to be the coolest cover in just about forever. In the Mouth of the Young hits you like a heart attack from the very first notes of "Going Blind" and never lets up until the album is over. To my ears, Bullets and Octane sounds like Social Distortion meets Motorhead meets a nail-spiked baseball bat. For all the speed and aggression, there is still that underlying sense of melody that keeps you engaged and able to sing (yell) along with the songs.

This is good stuff, people. It's the kind of no-nonsense ROCK that you just can't seem to find these days. This is the kind of real ROCK that modern rock radio should be playing, but instead will completely ignore unless someone starts rapping over the album or whining about how g*ddamn melancholy they are.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In The Ears Of Our Young, July 10, 2006

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Morton (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In The Mouth Of The Young (Audio CD)

Bullets And Octane-In The Mouth Of The Young *****

Where have these guys been my whole life? This is the rock and roll band I have been waiting for! Their loud, fast, lewd and sometimes crud. Bullets And Octane is simply put the best new band to come along in maybe the last seven years. Ty Smiths drumming is charged with punk angst and pissed off emotion. Brent Clawson bass lines are greatly executed when audible. James Daniels guitar playing is fantastic, destined to become one of the legends of this generation. But the band is powered by the powerful vocals of Gene Louis. His raw-gritty groans add a great texture to the albums feel.

Starting with the albums best and strongest song can go one of two ways. Either it will just go straight down hill afterwards or it can set the pace for what will become a classic album, and thats what `Going Blind' does for In The Mouth Of The Young. Clearly the best song with one hell of a chorus and a fantastic solo. What an amazing way to start the album. `My Disease' is in the same vein as `Going Blind' just not as in your face. Its still a great song. `Save Me Sorrow' is one of the best songs on the album as well as one of my favorites. Great guitar plying and awesome vocals to backup a wonderful melody make this a stand out track on the album. `I Aint Your Savior' is another hard-rocker with a incredibly catchy chorus you'll being singing all day. One hell of a song if you ask me. `Cancer California' easily has the best lyrics of all the songs on the album. Nice title and killer groves to back it up! `Last Mistake' is a song that I wasn't expecting much from because of the title. It seemed very cliche, well it's a superb song. `Signed In Alcohol' apart from a super cool title is also one of the coolest songs on the album. It's in your face rock and roll, and its really everything I love about rock and roll, its everything it should be! The chainsaw guitar riff is amazing. `Queen Mirage' is all about the guitar! The solo reminds me of their touring partners Avenged Sevenfold, and early 1980's heavy metal. Its different then all the other songs on the album, truly a original song in an age of reprints. `Caving In' is my second favorite song on the album. The lyrics are so pure and honest and so rock and roll! This song hits you like a ton of bricks. "Too late for suicide" is the lyric you will have stuck in your head for days. `Bathroom Floor' is a slower song, more of a ballad, well almost. It's a great song and it was good to see that the band had a slight softer side. `All Hail Halo' has a great guitar riff by James Daniel. Louis' vocals are some of the best on the album here. The album ends the same way it began, in your face. `Mine Now' is intense and in your face. It ends the album perfectly leaving the listener wanting more, and making me count the days till the new album and the new tour!

Coming on like a freight train and leaving no fan unpleased, In The Mouth Of The Young is one of, if not the best album to come out this year as well as one of the best albums of the last ten years. I recommend this album to anyone who wants to be blown away be fantastic in your face rock and roll!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fave new rock band of the year??? Right here..., April 11, 2006

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Larry Davis "powerpoplarry" (NYC/Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In The Mouth Of The Young (Audio CD)

First off, I'm not sure if B&O has any pre-RCA, indie, or self-released titles before this disc, but I had a strong hunch Bullets was going to be good, and lo & behold, we have another winner!!!

Now, I had never heard of these guys before, but that all changed about 2 weeks ago, when I received a 3-song sampler, and I was impressed, wanting to hear more. I heard the whole album, and my feeling is that this band is strong throughout, a mixture of balls, brains and melody. I am NOT at all surprised that the disc was produced by Page Hamilton from Helmet; I hear a BIG Helmet influence here, but they are not clones, not at all. B&O seemed to take inspiration from Page & his boys, and run with it, making a sound all their own. Their sound is, like Helmet, a punk/metal hybrid, kinda close to Guns N Roses/Velvet Revolver actually...lead singer Gene Louis even sounds a bit like Scott Weiland at times, BUT unlike Helmet, these guys understand melody. I respect Helmet a lot but never found them to have many good, memorable TUNES...B&O have them in spades. Songwise, B&O's approach and style is kinda close to Bad Religion, and the band's attack is quite ballsy, raw and loud.

Somehow, this band is able to walk this tightrope quite delicately and with deft ability; with Page's assistance, a masterful job is accomplished...not unlike how Mutt Lange produced AC/DC's milestone "Back In Black", it will appeal to rockers as well as nerds, music critics, and eggheads such as Helmet fans, basically rock fans across the spectrum.

Oh yeah, all the songs on this record are killer, from the leadoff bulldozer "Goin' Blind", the single (I think) "My Disease", all 12 songs really. Oh, and the cover is one of the most striking covers I've seen on ANY record in quite a long time, in that it looks cool, that it makes a statement (the picture AND the title), and could have crossed the line into offensiveness but doesn't. It will capture people's attention and people will talk about it; I hope the same happens with the music of Bullets & Octane...great and cool band name too.

I feel honored to be the first reviewer of this major label debut record, as I feel they are on the verge of greatness. This disc is total proof of this. The reason why I didn't give this record 5 stars??? I think B&O will be putting out even BETTER records in the future.