The Resignation (Bonus DVD)

Rx Bandits | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Drive-Thru
• ASIN: B0000A0DW5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #254,924 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sell You Beautiful

2. Prophetic

3. Newsstand Rock (Exposition)

4. Overcome (The Recapitulation)

5. Never Slept So Soundly

6. Taking Chase as the Serpent Slithers

7. Republic

8. Mastering the List

9. Falling Down the Mountain

10. Dinna-Dawg (And the Inevitable Onset of Lunacy)

11. Pal-Treaux

12. Decrescendo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All we need right now is love, June 10, 2005

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Leroy Belonkinson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Resignation (Bonus Dvd) (Audio CD)

Rx Bandits are my second favorite band behind Pink Floyd, this is my second favorite cd of theirs behind Progress, which is like saying Godfather Pt.1 is my favorite behind Pt.2, they are both so great. This cd is different from anything else you will ever hear, the sound on this cd is hard to explain, maybe ska,reggae,rock,jamband-ish.This is a great cd to get stoned to, if you are into that. But otherwise this is an amazing cd, and the DVD is a great addition, a good preview to how amazing they are live. I saw them live last summer, and it was the best show I've ever been to. The lyrics on here are great, the music is unbelievable, and the message is one that should be heard.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SKANK!, September 18, 2005

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Luke Rounda "ThreeStarSmash.com" (Lawrence, KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Resignation (Bonus DVD) (Audio CD)

Assuming the acid-wrought art damage cover art didn't immediately pique interest, here is a consumer exercise:

Imagine your favorite punk rock album. Now, replace the sloppy playing, half-baked guitar solos, and whiny, Rotten vocals, and replace them with one of the tightest rhythm sections ever witnessed by human ears, gorgeous, harmonized sax-plus-trombone riffs, and a singular voice that positively drips sincerity.

You're not listening to the radio. You're listening to the RX Bandits firing a shot across its bow.

Whichever background you hail from, there's something to like on "The Resignation." From blistering punk rails against superficiality ("Sell You Beautiful") to politically-charged reggae rave-ups ("Overcome"), to moody, dark dance-rock that, for once, actually takes absolutely no inspiration from Depeche Mode at all ("Taking Chase As The Serpent Slithers"), it's a record that fires on all cylinders and never fails to deliver ("Decrescendo"). If none of this is intriguing, there's also at least one 7+ minute prog-flavored adventure present, and enough energy to power a steel drum factory.

You can complain about the lyrics in a time where one of the recent pop hits of the moment included the line "you make me wanna la-la." You can pretend that it's not interesting music and that you're "above" such "juvenile" endeavors. You can even play the part of the checker-pantsed ska ubermensch and myopically declare that there are better ska records to be found, in blind assumption of a singular genre's uncontested dominion over all things musical (see: metalheads).

You can do any or all of these things... and you can also get the hell out of my car/apartment/place of business.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pushing the Limits, March 2, 2005

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Ryan D. Chard "skaboner" (Wellington, FL. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Resignation (Bonus Dvd) (Audio CD)

This band takes their music seriously. They push themselves to the extreme to bring you the sweet sounds of rock. Their style is ingenius and extremly unique. Cannot be touched