Customer Reviews

Paranoid Social Club

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PSC rocks! They're a local band here, and I hope it won't take too long before they get the national recognition they deserve! Their lyrics are original, they've got an awesome beat to their songs, and how can you not love the self-depricating words to their songs? "The Cable Hookup" is a perfect example of that!

After releasing independent albums in 2002 and 2004, Paranoid Social Club's major label debut serves as their introduction to a nationwide audience. Full of the high energy anthems that have made the band's live shows must-see events in the local market, this hard charging record is the perfect backdrop to any party.

All three members of Paranoid Social Club (PSC) began their musical careers as drummers and that shared background helps lay a solid groundwork on each and every track. With the use of obscure samples, turntable work and intermittent piano parts, each cut manages a unique sound while leaving the album with a unified theme. Though fittingly classified as rock, elements of hip-hop, jazz, blues and R&B help round out the Paranoid Social Club sound.

The most telling track on the album may be it's last. The bass-heavy "Theme Song" is an open call to fans to join the band on their musical journey, wherever it may lead them. "I know you want to trust again / But sometimes you just get too scared / At the Paranoid Social Club we'll all fit in".

This is not a Rustic Overtones CD. Paranoid Social Club is a new band, trying to make their way with a fresh style and by trading on their own name. Though they should be seen live to be fully appreciated, until PSC comes your way, pick up this album and familiarize yourself with a great band with their own style who make music for themselves and their fans, not for critics.

This CD kicks so much ass!!!!!!!!! Every song on the CD is great!! I would highly reccomend this CD, though i will warn you that a couple songs arent what u would cal PC, lol!!!1

While well-known to New England, a lot of people are hearing PSC for the first time thanks to this CD. Die-hards point out that these songs have been recorded and released before, but those CD's weren't distributed nationally, and they didn't sound as good as this one does.

The songs here are diverse enough that it's possible to listen to the whole album straight through without getting bored. "The Cable Hookup," is a humorous song from the point of view of a slacker, dating a woman simply because she's got a big screen and cable. "Two Girls," which is getting a fair amount of airplay in some markets, says you're so damned good I'd need two girls to replace you. "Gangster" is a laundry list of the benefits of being a member of organized crime, and how desirable they are. "Wasted" is the cleverly titled track about getting wasted. "Lunatic" is hilarious, in a sick, twisted, dead-baby-jokes sort of way (some will find it creepy, others can appreciate the humor). "Headphones" is an old Rustic Overtones song, with a PSC spin.

While this CD won't be making any lists of all-time classics, it certainly deserves a few slots on your playlist.

This is a great cd with 13 solid tracks. Although most rock recordings heard on the radio today could be written and recorded in a couple of weeks, this is a production of several years. I think that the original version of "wasted" was better (probably just because I became attached to the first PSC song I heard), but that every other track is well worth the buy. The quality of the recording is perfect and is almost as fun as seeing them live. If you want some fun music that doesnt sound like it was written through some formula and stamped out by the millions then pick this up! You won't be disappointed.

The other review on this CD says that it's rediculous that the songs are the same that were on previous CDs, and he thinks it's bad. He doesn't understand that they are the same because this CD is their NATIONAL release...so that means the rest of the country will finally be able to buy the CD, and they will be touring across the country. This is an excellent CD as it is made up of PSCs best songs so far. I recomend this CD for all music lovers as it is great music.

Being a fan of the Rustic Overtones, I was excited to hear about the prospect that the key architects (Dave Gutter and Jon Roods) had a new band and decided to continue to make music. That excitement quickly faded as soon as I put PSC's self-titled CD in my player. The soul-inflected organic sound of RO has apparently give way to music that's over-produced through Pro Tools and processed to death. However, that's probably the least of their problems; The songwriting is just plain terrible, with songs on the album sounding like bad, incomplete demos. The songs sound like Dave Gutter just took a few bong hits, scribbled a few notes with lyrics and called it a day.

Need proof? "Wasted" is just brain-numbingly awful. Do we really need another song about the glories of getting drunk?

This isn't a new album from them... its the same songs on their last albums... its kind of a joke how they remixed the same songs and then call it a new album. God I miss Rustic Overtones.... cause this sux.