The Presidents of the United States of America [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

The Presidents of The United States of America

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 2004)
• Original Release Date: November 2, 2004
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: P.U.S.a. Inc.
• ASIN: B000654YVA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,824 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The Presidents of the United States of America scratch that itch that you can't reach. They do and say all those things that you'd like to, but fear what people might think of you. They are your inner-child, but stinking drunk on a half-case of cheap beer. And, with the youthful appeal of the Dead Milkmen, the off-kilter storytelling of Primus, and a razor-sharp sense of irony, they are utterly undeniable.

Try, if you will, not to sing along with "Lump." It sticks in your brain after the first chorus and won't leave until you hear something supremely catchy just to scrape the chorus out of heavy frontal lobe rotation. Musically, they keep everything very minimal (they have only five strings between bassist Chris Ballew and guitarist Dave Dederer) and use their incredibly twisted wit to engage the listener. From the punkish "Lump" and "We Are Not Gonna Make It" to the funky "Boll Weevil," the Presidents are the perfect antidote to the serious, heavy-handed rock perpetuated by their Seattle brethren. --Adem Tepedelen

Product Description
The Presidents Of The United States Of America’s 1995 debut went double platinum in the U.S., rocketed all the way to #6 on Billboard’s Top 200, produced three Top 40 hits & a #1 single on Billboard’s Modern Rock Chart, and garnered two Grammy nominations and a gaggle of critical praise. You either loved this record or…you loved it.

The band is back and, believe it or not, they once again own this album. They’ve chosen NAIL to distribute it, which is in line with their renewed esprit de corps and desire to keep things friendly and local this time around. The album is on the band’s own PUSA Music label, headquartered in their hometown of Seattle, just up the road from NAIL’s Portland HQ. Getting the rights to this classic debut back from Sony precipitated the band’s recent much anticipated reunion.

The Presidents played their first show in five years on New Year’s Eve 2002, and in the last year and a half they’ve continued gathering steam. The new songs originally recorded for the re-release of their debut became a whole new album, 'Love Everybody,' which produced the current radio hit "Some Postman." The band has been touring the U.S. this summer and fall in support of that release, and will continue with dates in major markets through the end of 2004.

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Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PUSA Returns!!!, November 4, 2004

By	Monica J. Erickson (South Dakota, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have waited years to get my hands on this cd again after it was stolen from me. Only to hear that all of PUSA's was out of print, I was pretty pissed off. That happened almost 5 years ago. Then the other day my wife and i and my kids were at our favorite music shop and I found the Ten Year Super Bonus Special Anniversary Edition PUSA's self-titled debut. I flipped out and got it. And truefully I enjoy this version as much as the original, and the bonus DVD has all of PUSA's videos...all the hits that is. This album I would give a full 10 stars, but saddly you can only give a five.

Go out and get this one boys and girls! I saw these guys back in late '95 early '96 when they played at Mt. Rushmore here in my home state. Just thought I would throw that in.

This album is well worth every cent!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 10 years on and still improving with age, August 22, 2005

By	Liam Collins "Liam" (ireland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought his album ten years ago when it came out first. It was special at the time, singles like 'peaches' and 'lump' matched my energy at the time. It seemed like there was only one song that summer, 'peaches' and it lasted beyond. The songs on the original are great summer party songs and they still are. I lost my original a while back and the summers just werent the same - this album has a great energy and this summer was made complete with this release. The added material is interesting but a little desparate, there are some good alternate versions of the originals and some demos. The demos are interesting to see how the process involved in songwriting works and then to compare with the finished product, as i said interesting but i could have done without half of the bonus material. The original album hasnt lost any of its vibrant, headbopping energy and the sometimes complete childish idioacy of the lyrics makes the music special in its genre and still makes me grin. Yes, i am that old fart in the office, 2 stone heavier, and thinks that nightclubs are to noisy - reliving the lost pleasures of youth and fond memories - it works for me. This album is good fun both 10 years ago and today. enjoy the fun.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YEAH, THE PRESIDENTS ARE BACK!, November 5, 2004

By	B. T. "B. T." (PA) - See all my reviews

Finally, after many years, the Presidents decided to re-release their 1st album. It went out of print a little while ago, just as I was getting into these guys. And now, they have brought it back on their independent label. Now we can all get our daily dosage of ROK!