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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
take them seriously, just not literally, July 14, 2009
I got this cd a few years ago, and lots of the songs still show up on my mp3's most listened playlist. I heard how boss this cd was for years before i picked it up myself, to be honest the cover art was a deterrent for me. No matter what your social or political stances, its a bit strong. HOWEVER I'm also of the opinion that to take offense to any idea or emotion is completely infantile, and finally I had to hear them out. People, this is an amazing, infuriating, intoxicating, accelerating, heartbreaking, mindblowing piece of art. I don't literally advocate the murder of cops or anyone-but this is the music of anger, this is the sincere voice of people who have endured the hardships they sing about. Depression, oppression, addiction, rejection, alienation, poverty- these things inspire real hatred in people, and for the people who find this cd too caustic and assaultive, remember that before music was an industry, it was an art. Its a celebration of emotions, not just warm encouraging emotions. Its there to expose you to the souls of others, not just to reinforce your existing world-view. For fans of punk and metal, its a no-brainer-this disc absolutely rocks balls. For everyone else, well if you're reading the user reviews you must be interested for some reason, and I advise you to find out for yourself. You may find yourself angry or sympathetic or repulsed or emboldened or paranoid, but one thing you will not be is unengaged.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better musically than most punk albums., May 13, 2005
This album has far better musicianship on it than most punk groups display, but it's not quite right to call them punk. Leftover Crack does a good job of blending punk, metal and ska influences. While some bands that are hyped as blending a variety of playing styles produce records that have disjointed feel, this group magaes to provide songs that are able to endure repeated listens, and also contain an alarming amount of diversity of instruments they write for. It goes from tuned-down guitars to violins and accordions.
Also very impressive is the quality of the lyrics. While they stick with the standard theme of being anti-government, they do so in a rather convincing manner. You will probably agree however, that the last song is about 7 minutes too long. Overall, actually more of a 4.5 than a four. Still a great cd.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
buy.this.cd, February 24, 2006
Basically, these are a bunch of guys who really hate the world, and this CD is their way of sarcastically and intelligently telling us what's wrong with it. Their sound is a ska-core-screamy-at-times-but-pleasant-enough sandwich. Be sure to read the lyrics. And to boot, you can get away with playing the melodic song "Super Tuesday" in the car with your omg-newfound-glory-is-sooo-punk friends without them starting to cry. Well, okay maybe at the end of the song they will. But anyway. BUY.
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