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Audio CD (October 1, 1995)
Original Release Date: 1991
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Tupelo Records
ASIN: B000001BEP
Also Available in: Audio Cassette | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #88,156 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Trumpeted by Spin as one of the 'top 10 emo records of all time.' This classic will find a place on the CD shelf of anyone who ever called Rites of Spring, Fugazi or Hot Water Music their favorite band. (Tupelo Recording Company)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bivouac Takes No Prisoners, August 2, 2002

By	"bolokofsky" (Pacific Palisades, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Bivouac would be on my desert island disc list even if the drummer were not my son. This album has as much energy, wit, verve, power and love and alienation and depression and insight as any I've ever heard except, perhaps, Jawbreaker's other efforts. What a band ought to be and this record is about that as well. Honesty, honest.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nearly Perfect, February 9, 2000

By	K. Barry "ksbarry" (LozAngeleez) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this out of Blake's hand at a random show my friend recommended in 1992. To this day it might be the best $7 I've ever spent as far as the number of hours of pleasure I got out of it.

From the opening track "Shield Your Eyes" containing the primal growl in Blake's voice, the fast chord based guitar that is a Jawbreaker staple, well above average drum work by Adam that almost but not quite overshadows Chris' bass work (catch the odd key change near the end of "Shield...") this is track by track one of the finest punk albums. Sure Blake later wrote a song claiming not to be punk, but you can't tell from this one. "Face Down" and "Like a Secret" are also great tracks. "Chesterfield King" probably the best drum work. The title track which became the closing song of nearly every Jawbreaker set closes the disc in a classic, imploding, punk-feedback, aural assault.

What's now considered Emoticor (emo) probably never would have reached the radio status of today without Jawbreaker getting signed to Geffen. Unfortanately, this also caused a great band's end.

This is on my imaginary "10 on a desert island list."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Obviously no Love from Russia, May 4, 2000

By	"mbubsy" (California) - See all my reviews

Stirring lyrics, music, sound. There is nothing from this trio that is just "okay". Jawbreaker is the band, easily my all time favourite. My only regret is that I never saw them live.

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5.0 out of 5 stars You don't know what you've got...
No point in arguing which Jawbreaker album is the best, but this one makes its case well. One of the hardest rocking albums of all time, and at the same time kind of a sprawling... Read more

Published on October 12, 2005 by Alex Scorpio

5.0 out of 5 stars I am so Gay!!!! And my name is James!!!!
I remember the first time I listened to this album. It was with my boyfriend Peter-Peter-Pillow Eater. Read more

Published on October 12, 2005 by James Wilcox

5.0 out of 5 stars Bivouac turned me from a boy to man!
When I first picked up this album I was 13 years old and it changed my life. From the first time I listened to it I cut my long hair put away my flannel and traded them in for a... Read more

Published on October 11, 2005 by Asher Spittler

5.0 out of 5 stars rough but amazing
If you're listening to jawbreaker for the first time, chances are you won't be crazy about this album. Read more

Published on September 22, 2005 by Gary Kuhlman

3.0 out of 5 stars I didn't get it
Jawbreaker is an awesome band and i like every other record they've made but i just didn't get this album their are some great songs on here like "chesterfield king", "sheild your... Read more

Published on September 13, 2004 by The Ricker

5.0 out of 5 stars Flat out the best ever
i was there for this. jawbreaker got myself and my punk friends through our teen years. "bivouac" is flat out one of the best albums of all-time for any genre. Read more

Published on July 29, 2004 by Emma Goldman

5.0 out of 5 stars Bivouac!
This is a great cd from start to finish and has to be my favourite album by the band along with Dear you!. Read more

Published on May 15, 2003 by Paul Taylor

5.0 out of 5 stars klassik
classic cd. i can see why they are liked so much by real music fans

Published on December 22, 2002 by Pole Smoker

4.0 out of 5 stars good stuff
not the best jawbreaker album, however, it still trumps most everything on the airwaves today. The cover of you don't know what you got till it's gone is worth the price alone... Read more

Published on April 19, 2002 by pleasedontshootme

5.0 out of 5 stars Blake the little man at his best
Sorry but musically a pretty good album. This is probabaly the best album from front to end lyrically. The most introspective and Noir of all of Blakes writing for sure. Read more

Published on September 18, 2000 by captainjazz

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