Social Life

Koufax

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 22, 2002)
• Original Release Date: October 22, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vagrant Records
• ASIN: B00006L3M4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #287,190 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Social Life, the quartet's second full-length for Vargrant/Heroes & Villains, is characteristic Koufax, infectious as the clap, free of pretense and pomposity and exuding wit and wisdom well beyond their twenty-something years. Digipak. TVT Records. 2002.

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

By	Marc Kloszewski (Indiana, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

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

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

By	C. Cross - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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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