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So, you like Husker Du, the Clash, Replacements, Descendents, and other masculine rock and roll. You're looking for something great that you've never heard before. Here it is.

Just buy it. Great vocals, great guitar, great sound. Your happiness will be everlasting.

It is a travesty that 1) this is out of print and 2) that people are pawning this off cheaply like it's an old Richard Marx album. Widely underrecognized, Fluf are one of the best punk bands you've never heard, and I even hesitate to use the term punk. Fluf are from SoCal... However, Fluf's music is also catchy and riff-laden, and this album has more hooks than a tackle box. Take advantage of these people selling this album at bargain basement prices and you won't be sorry.

I remember being a softmore in highschool and getting sick to death of the retreads that were being done to death in metal/glam rock. Then a friend introduced me a wonderful label called SST. Bands such as Dinosaur Jr, The Descendents, Husker Du, Minutemen, and even albums by a band that would later gain international attention: Sound Garden. It was real music in an age of posturing and mimicking musicians. Fluf fits nicely in that kind of music. It's rock with both punk and grunge tinges. Great song writing, and a guitarist that isnt' afraid of the ocasional solo (*gasp*, solos in punk rock... I must be nuts) I have a broad array of music that I listen to from metal to folk to punk to any rock with a pulse. THis album is way worth owning. Think Husker Du or Sugar, (yes the band reminds me of Bob Mould for whatever reason), and you'll have a good idea of what to expect. Real rock and roll, in a time when music is (once again) taking on corporate posturing...

i pretty much bought this album for one song, 'pushin' back days.' while that song is amazing, much of the album is what i consider to be unlistenable. much of the lyrics are completely lame and cliche rhymes. the music is OK but some of it is pretty dull alt pop. some of the songs are decent and could maybe grow on you, like chocolate and batwing. i guess if you get a good deal on it this album is worth the few good songs on it.

This So Cal trio offers a refreshing blend of punk/pop/surf-rock with catchy chord progressions, pummeling basslines and the warm baritone voice of singer/guitarist "O". Memomorable hooks, energizing riffs and a punk guitarist who isn't afraid to play solos!!! Frontman "O" was a good friend of both Kurt Cobain and Bradley Nowell (Sublime) and you can hear both of their influences in Fluf's music (think Kurt's catchy arrangements mixed with Brad's killer riffs. The song "Pipe Bomb" even makes a reference to Brad!) For newcomers this disc is a great place to start. Some of Fluf's previous albums were poorly mixed/recorded. "Road Rage" (the follow-up album) is as good if not better than this album. Definitely worth the $!!!

i wasted my money on this. buyer be warned. the other reviewers obviously like any pop-core they hear. there is too much good music out there then to just take whatever trash is given to you.