Eudora
Ah, the odds-and-ends collection. What can
we say other than they probably shouldn't have covered Suffragette
City? There are actually several covers here--most of which
are pretty awful and karaoke-like--but the Mötley Crüe
cover, "On With the Show," is actually pretty funny and
fitting. The originals are a compilation of the band's various
7"s and stuff, and actually include several decent tunes. Yes,
I know most people hate this fuckin' band with a passion, but
I'm gonna stick by their pop emo stupidness--but not that much.
This compilation is very uneven, and while there are a few decent
songs thrown in, it doesn't overcome the whole mish-mash feeling
of the thing. Vagrant
must have known The Kids were going soft on their third album,
and wanted to milk the punk pop machine for all it was worth
before the band alienated what little fanbase they had.
Let's move on. |
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Something to Write Home About
Despite the "emo" backlash, not
everything associated with the genre is bad. After all, there
needs to be music out there for the geeky and love-lorn. Since
its 1999 release there have been many imitators and young copy-cats
flooding the airwaves. It's a shame these guys hit the marker
a few years too early, or the kiddies would have gotten the
real deal, rather than the flash-in-the-pan, boy bands of today.
Granted, hearing too much whining and nasally voices will get
on your nerves after a while, but the bouncing tunes will keep
you happy through the tears. |
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