Hitler Bad, Vandals Good

The Vandals

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 23, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 23, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nitro Records
• ASIN: B000007SZ3
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #99,467 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The Vandals are way past their angst filled 'Suburbia' days. Now, with their album 'Hitler Bad, Vandals Good', they just want to make people laugh. Surprisingly, The Vandals have a nice balance of both with songs like 'My Girlfriend's Dead' with lyrics that go - 'My girlfriend's dead you see, it's a total lie- but it's easier on me than having to admit that she likes someone else.' Then there's 'I've Got An Ape Drape, 'which throws out a plethora of adjectives for the short on top long on back haircut - 'Hockey Hair, Mullet, & Norco Neck Warmer, '. A Nitro Records release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Culmination Of What The Vandals Do Best, November 14, 2005

By	bec "bec" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

In my opinion this is the best Vandals album to date. Their musical split-personality really irritates me because while they can produce some of the most cleverly written, witty, melodic punk songs around, so often the Evil-Less-Talented Side of the Vandals comes out and their musical skill seems to go by the wayside in favour of a more "hardcore" angst-driven sound. So many of their albums feature both types of songs, but Hitler Bad, Vandals Good contains only the well-written ones. It is upbeat, ridiculous fun from start to finish and shows why the Vandals hold the title of being the Fathers of Dumb-Arse Punk (I am an Aussie afterall) that the younger bands like Guttermouth try to emulate. Highlights include I Know, Huh?, My Girlfriend's Dead and An Idea For A Movie.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whoa: a punk CD with a song from "The Sound of Music", June 4, 2001

By	that girl (USA) - See all my reviews

Can you say "hysterical?!" A Simple Truth: The Vandals are awesome. These guys make punk fun. Yeah, listening to most punk bands moan and yell about how much life sucks is occasionally amusing, but the Vandals have a wonderful punky sound with any screaming or predictible and boring lyrics. And they're just so damn funny. "My Girlfriend's Dead" is a breakup song unlike ANY other breakup song ever written; "If The Government Can Read my Mind" is sweet without being obnoxiously mushy; "Come out Fighting" is awesome; "F'd up Girl" is the most shamefully funny song I've ever heard, and aftering hearing the Vandals' version of "Song Long, Farewell," The Sound of Music will never be the same again. This CD is great! It's original and it's entertaining, and you don't have to be a punk fan to appreciate it. I say buy it baby!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine album by a fine band, August 12, 2004

By	Jon Won "Mooncheese" (Mexico, Africa) - See all my reviews

The Vandals are some of the funniest guys ever. I like the way they avoid the topic of polotics(i.e. They do mention the government in "If the government could read my mind"). They just write about the stupid things that pop in their heads or they witness in their everyday lives. This band is lighthearted and jovial all while keeping up a tremendous amount of energy and firing an arsenal of endless catchy punk riff's. This album is my second favorite vandals next to The Quickening. I have yet to here their new one. I love every song on this album with my favorite being...errmmm....so many to choose from....Their cover of So Long Farewell from the sound of music!!!! Yay! If you don't like this album then you are prolly an angry person with cancer or the AIDS who can't laugh and hates everything more than I do.