Customer Reviews

Teen Idols

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The little icon on the back of the disc states that it is "Ben Weasel Approved". Well, I can say without a doubt that it is 100% approved by yours truly as well. 14 blasts of pure poppy punk perfection! A great live act as well. If the Teen Idols are coming to your town you would be foolish to miss 'em. If you like fast, catchy-as-heck punk rock, then you will surely join Ben and I in approving this disc!

being introduced to the teen idols after purchasing "four on the floor" (comp/cd), i bought "full leather jacket" and am now in love with the melodic fast paced 50's sounding punk. it's about time four talented punk rockers got together and put some thought behind thier lyrics and music. this really is one of those cd's you have to force yourself to stop listening to but soon again find it back in your stereo.

I don't like buying party records a whole lot. It actually makes me mad when bands say "we just want to have fun". I've heard a lot of sucky bands that try to go the fun route, they make silly nursery rhymes (*cough* The Vandals) that don't really mean a whole lot to anyone. Then I pick this up, there isn't way too much intellectually here, but this is one album that I can listen to and feel the good times. This album is great for singing along with and just dancin' to you know. This could be a party album that I would endorse. Sometimes it's alright to relax with a nopretensious band that doesn't have a front and doesn't act they are making music that is "amazing" or "breath taking." They aren't in the business of crafting a dreamy or breath taking score, they just want to rock. And God bless em' rock and roll children all you want. I haven't heard anything past this I heard they lost Heather in thier new album so I'm not even going to consider picking that one up. The female vocals do a lot for me, maybe the only reason I like this over thier contemporaries.

A good mix of male/female vocals, tight crunchy guitars, and good songs. They sound a bit like Superchunk. A great band to see live, especially when you play pool with them before the show! Cool image too--check out those matching Teen Idol jackets!

I heard one of the songs from this album on "Honest Don's Welcome Wagon" which encouraged me to to buy it. What a buy. I can't stop listening to it. The best new punk I've heard in years!!!

This is a very good melodic punk album with a quick pace and nice vocals. The female back up vocals are very nice too.(She's Pretty!) Recommended to fans of fast melodic punk rawk.

This band started sucking in 1995 and only gets worse--illustrated clearly by this album. They were great before attempting to morph into Screeching Weasel.