The Unforgiving Sounds of...

Maow | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 11, 1996)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mint Records
• ASIN: B000002RFZ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #328,808 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun stuff from the young Neko Case, December 5, 2002

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This review is from: The Unforgiving Sounds of... (Audio CD)

Twangcore diva Neko Case's first band cranked out loud, cowpunky grrrly pop-punk which ain't quite as raspy as you might imagine. Pretty bouncy and melodic, as a matter of fact. The songs are all pretty short and to the point - and the point usually has something to do with casual sex with someone who needs to be ditched ASAP... This fits into a long line of brash, punkier-than-thou chick rockers, from the Pleasure Seekers on down to L7, the Raunchettes, Bratmobile and the like. The band wears its sneery distain on its sleeves, and even though the songs are catchy, after a while the subject matter seems a bit same-y. Neko's country leanings are clear fron the word go, what with a gnarly cover of Wanda Jackson's "Mean Mean Man", and various other twang-ish numbers. Cool record... it's the kind of thing you might outgrow pretty quickly, but if you're in the mood, this totally rocks.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neco Case and her girlfriends..., January 12, 2001

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This review is from: The Unforgiving Sounds of... (Audio CD)

This is Neco Case's (Neco Case and her boyfriends, The New Pornographers) first band from canada. A little Rockabily, a little Country, a little punk, a little amazing! Angry girl sort of stuff, mix the runaways, patsy cline, and the stray cats...

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, June 25, 2003

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This review is from: The Unforgiving Sounds of... (Audio CD)

I was expecting this to lean more toward rockabilly than punk. Even for punk it's pretty amateurish musically. Neko has the best voice of the 3 Maow-ers but her singing has vastly improved since this came out. Skip this and get her more recent stuff.