Social Life [Import]

Koufax | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 30, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Jvc Japan
• ASIN: B00006HBQC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,499,557 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Let Us Know

2. Break It Off

3. Social Life

4. Saturday`S Alone

5. Come Back To Life

6. So Put On

7. Bright Side

8. Younger Body Older Soul

9. Simply Passing Time

10. Adultery

11. Honest Answers

12. So Long Good Times

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Confident young popsters, November 14, 2002

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Marc Kloszewski (Indiana, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Social Life (Audio CD)

This was an impulse buy--I had never heard Koufax's music before, but I was pleasantly surprised--Social Life is a solid set of guitar/bass/keyboard pop songs that I guess could only be labeled as "alternative" today simply because this kind of pop music doesn't get played on the radio (hmm--maybe if their record company didn't promote them as being as "infectious as the clap"--just kidding!). I have noticed reviews of their other CDs seem to imply that Koufax's previous releases are a little more "emo" than their current one. I don't know about that, but the general mood I get from this disc is happy and optimistic, even when the topics are adultery or breaking off a relationship--the bounce, the jaunty keyboards and the chiming guitars are always in place. A few tunes drive a little harder--the title tune, "Break It Off," and "So Put On" (my favorite on the disc--love that intro)--but nothing too heavy--I'm thinking a less cynical and smart-assed Ben Folds, or of the lift I get from the Canadian band Sloan. Good company. The production is pretty much turn on the mikes and let 'em play; if you let these guys get a little creative in the studio, or have them under an inventive producer (for instance, if you're going to have such a long fade with repetition in the final track, why not spice it up a bit?), you could really secure a classic from these guys in the future. Until then, this is quite enjoyable.

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes!, January 11, 2009

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kyle a (tuba city, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Social Life (Audio CD)

One of they're greatest albums besides "It had to do with love". I could never find it in stores and im glad I found it here. Very fun and upbeat music with almost depressing lyrics but thats why I like them.

4.0 out of 5 stars Koufax's most accessible and best album - band/genre fans will probably like it a lot - 4.5 stars, January 7, 2006

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C. Cross - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Social Life (Audio CD)

Koufax's previous albums weren't really that good, so it's good that "Social Life" fared a lot better. What's great about this album is that they finally create some genuinely fun and catchy tunes which aren't really cheesy or guilty pleasures. They STRAY on those two lines, but they somehow manage to stay in most-genre-fans-will-like-this territory. The singer is pretty good, but he's not great - most people will like him. Another good thing here is that every song is good-if-not great pop rock (with a little more "pop" than rock). The lyrics are sometimes interesting, but they're mostly there to help make the songs catchier. Musically the album is relatively unique, though it's mostly just indie pop rock with a piano every now and then. It's very well done and clean, however. All in all I think that fans of the band and genre will like this CD a lot. Recommended if you can get it for cheaper than the $22.00 it costs here.

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the entire album!