The Post Wave

Blue Meanies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 7, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Thick Records
• ASIN: B00005N9HZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #735,013 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inaccurate Hype, September 17, 2003

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Daniel Miller (Honolulu, HI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Post Wave (Audio CD)

Strangely enough, most of the reviews on this page talk about this cd as a ska/punk cd. In reality, there's no ska on this cd. Maybe I should listen to it again -- perhaps there's some in "When We Were Queens." But 90% of this cd is NOT ska (note to fellow reviewers: horns do not a ska band make).

The album was a conscious effort by the band to move away from genres in general -- they never wanted to restrict themselves to a particular type of music, to which their earlier music is a testament. Ska/punk was the most pervasive flavor, and the Meanies toured with ska groups, but they often went on the record as saying they didn't like genre labels.

But labelling things is what we do anyway. This cd ends up with a "new wave" rock kind of sound. Poppy, yes. "Poppy ska/punk," absolutely not. Poppy ska/punk is The Chinkees. I like this cd a lot, but it gets more negative hype than positive. If you're into trying something new, pick up the Post Wave. But don't believe the hype. If these guys think this cd is trashy ska/punk they probably don't know what ska/punk is.

Favorite songs: Chemicals, Lose Your Mind

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The death of the Blue Meanies..., October 1, 2005

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Sillyhead McGillicutty - See all my reviews

This review is from: Post Wave (Audio CD)

This cd is absolute garbage. I bought it the day it came out, loved Blue Meanies. I listened to this crap once and it was enough. Not much of a surprise this band vanished shortly following its release. Its almost as if they purposely sabotaged their band because you know that having made Full Throttle and KYAG they knew how to deliver quality. Proceed to buy their other albums and consider yourself saved.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Blue Meanies Big Label Debut, September 26, 2000

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Neal Mayerle (Chaska, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Post Wave (Audio CD)

The Blue Meanies finally signed to a big label which had many of their fans thinking it was the big sellout. I wouldn't say they have sold out but they are much more 'polished'. The Post Wave is a decent album for the Blue Meanies. This is pretty impressive considering a crappy album by them is still worlds better than a 'decent' release by most of today's artists. Their sound is much more polished and user friendly this time around. It may come as a suprise to those who remember the classic Blue Meanies raw, rough sound. The Post Wave does not have the same edge as past releases but their sense of humor and political awareness is still there. The music still sounds like a punk circus but just a more friendly version.