You're Not Alone

Black Train Jack | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (April 26, 1994)
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B00000EVYX
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,768,715 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lightning in a Bottle... it's a CRIME this isn't re-mastered or re-issued, May 1, 2007

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77Jim (Philadelphia PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You're Not Alone (Audio CD)

ONE flippin' "review" for this album?(and if you call track listings and "good cd" a "review") This is just sad...

and even sadder to think about how many horrendous bands of this era found some level of success with a sub-standard passionless sound while Black Train Jack suffers in oblivion with out of print albums and hardly a footnote on the web. It's a cold world I know, but Black Train Jack were lightning in a bottle; a band / experience that deserves SO MUCH MORE.

BTJ played caffeinated '90s "melodic pop-punk" in a more polished Descendents style with a healthy dose of NYC posi-hardcore attitude. Think Dave Smalley fronted Dag Nasty meets Scott Renolyds era ALL in a Pre-H2O 90's era (got all that? lol). Black Train Jack had some killer musical chops, a vocalist with range, a sense of humor and a great live show. (I had only seen them as a warm up act for Down By Law and the Mighty Bosstones, but they blew me away both times)

There are some excellent excellent tracks on this disk: Lottery, Not Alone, Handouts, That Reminds Me and even that Steve Miller Band cover...

If I was a trust-fund baby I would purchase the rights to Black Train's catalog and re-master / re-issue them because they are great and more people out there would seriously dig this band. Until then all I can do is state my honest opinion on the web.

5.0 out of 5 stars Most positive guys ever, September 11, 2009

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Ruiner (Allentown,pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You're Not Alone (Audio CD)

I saw them play in cincinnati at a bar in the nineties. I was underage so they told the guys working the bar that I was with the band (after offering to play a basement show instead of the venue if we could find a basement.) Afterwards they took my friends and I out to dinner (and paid) on a traveling diy bands earnings. These guys and that night were my single largest insperation for posi-edge.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Band / Great Album, June 16, 2007

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T. M. BOWEN "Torpedo Joe" (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You're Not Alone (Audio CD)

No don't hide, don't hide away at home.

Bring out the truth that's deep down below

Don't ever leave those things that you believe

You'll fight the lies because you're not alone

Under appreciated band...

Wish they were still together, never got to see them live.