My Degeneration [Enhanced, Import]

Flashlight Brown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 18, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Import
• Label: Captain Trip Japan
• ASIN: B00009XMM8
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

Track Listings

1. Ready to Roll

2. A Freak

3. Patricia

4. Go and Die

5. Whoa Man

6. Lose the Shades

7. Today

8. Praise the Day

9. I'll Only Make You Cry

10. Looking Away

11. Butterball

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars After a while it's great, August 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: My Degeneration (Audio CD)

I first heard of Flashlight Brown after finiding them on cdnow.com. I wasn't sure what to think when I first heard them but they had a different sound that wasn't like things that are out now. I went to the cd store and got it for 10 bucks which is never bad. At first I really didn't like the cd, but after a couple listens it grows on you and now it's one of my favorites.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Partying + talent + nerd-core goodness = Flashlight Brown, April 24, 2003

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Patricia (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Degeneration (Audio CD)

Fun, raw energy and suave are what make Flashlight Brown an on-stage riot and their first release on Hollywood Records, "My Degeneration" one of the best albums of 2003. Packed with eleven tracks of quotable lines, catchy tunes and upbeat riffs, this CD proves Flashlight to be anything than just another generic 3-chord pop punk band.

Not often does a band display as much lyrical creativity and diversity as this Canadian nerd-core quartet who sings just about any and everything from CPU troubleshooting, D & D and elementary school gender confusion to of course, girls. With a comedic narrative style similar to Nerf Herder's, Flashlight uses vivid images:

"Midnight, torchlight down in the haunted cave/Get some platinum the D.M. will turn the page/Check out my thief he's got the black shield/Check out my sickly cave tan" (#1, Ready to Roll)

... gives descriptive flashbacks:

"Figured it'd be fine when I hit grade nine/And I'd grow a big beard really soon/Till the first day of gym when I met Father Tim/And he sent me to the girl's change room" (#7, Praise the Day)

...and sings about love, in the matter of anything but whiney-emo:

"Cops are asking questions but I don't care/Doing time will prove my love is true/She said 'Hey you psycho get the *** away from me!'/I couldn't deny that in the end I'll only make you cry" (#6, I'll Only Make You Cry, which is uber catchy and my personal favourite)

There you have it. "My Degeneration" is a must-listen for anyone who appreciates good clean witty fun, and music that you can sing along and rock out to.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of...., June 6, 2004

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"the_meister_dave" (EU) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Degeneration (Audio CD)

Flashlight Brown are back with this ear shatteringly good album, My Degeneration.

Few people actually know what this album really is. Most think that it is packed with new songs. The real answer is that the album is more like A Best of.. cd. Almost all the songs have appeared on their previous cds.

Don't let this fool you though. This is an absolutely fantastic cd with some crackily good songs. Although their songs may have appeared previously Flashlight Brown has added some extra riffs, a few more back up vocals, and a lyric touchup. The result is a cracking album with fast paced songs such as "A Freak", anthem's for the modern day teenage like "Looking Away" and music thats just plain good "Patricia".

You really can't get music this good these days so seize this album while you still can!