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My Own Worst Enemy (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elis Eil
• ASIN: B000CAFC1A
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,617,248 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars "No Guarantees" review by Joe Harrington, KAPITAL INK:, December 26, 2005

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JSH "KAPITAL INK" (Portland, ME) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Guarantees (Audio CD)

Best Boston debut in a long time--in many ways evokes the golden age of classic co-ed indie rock bands: Love Child, Yo La Tengo, Eric's Trip, etc--the boy sings a song, the girl sings the next one, and they always sing together. It's the pinnacle of rock band equality--but also codependency and this album makes love sound like one long drink of gin...partly thanks to Sue Minichiello's Jersey Queen vocals (one of the nicer things to happen to female vocalizing in the name o' rock since Denise James). Lack of bass player gives them a skeletal Sleater-Kinney clank. This album evokes a harsh 70's reality...mainly of my parents telling me to go play in the traffic while they did the "jungle boogie" on the couch. (Joe S. Harrington)

5.0 out of 5 stars "...raw, punk-fueled, high-energy rock with great hooks and excellent musicianship...", March 24, 2006

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wetpaint (boston, ma United States) - See all my reviews

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"My Own Worst Enemy is a Boston trio that loathes pretension. There's no wandering experimentation on these tracks, no demanding political views. Just raw, punk-fueled, high-energy rock with great hooks and excellent musicianship. It feels basic and solid, wild and fun. The perfect music to shake off life's complications to and just flat-out enjoy...Susan Minichiello, who sings lead on most of these tracks, has a gritty Patti Smith edge to her voice...Not a single filler track on this CD. Very impressive work." (Re-posted from original review by Jennifer Layton, www.indie-music.com)