hopeless records. 633 / 13 tracks / 1998

300 on white, lots on black vinyl. + lyric sheet and label catalog.

I guess this is THE one record everybody can agree on for the best punk rock album of the 90s. Yes, we’ve heard this sound before, no, it doesn’t have any fancy effects or innovative songwriting, but hell, it’s got incredible power and freshness and passion, it’s catchy but not tra-la-la trivial, it’s just what punk rock is supposed to be. And the lyrics are worth reading, too. [10]

Wenn man vom besten Punkrock-Album der 90er redet, kommt man schnell auf diese Platte. Die Musik ist dabei nicht sonderlich innovativ, aber so frisch, frech, eingängig und kraftvoll hat man den guten alten Punk lange nicht mehr erlebt. Und die Texte sind auch noch gut.

Tracks: o.k. f.m. d.o.a. / #51 dick butkus / it's a fine line between the monkey and the robot / portrait of the artist as a fucking asshole / twenty-one said three times quickly / super powers enable me to blend in with machinery // doublewhiskeycokenoice / supermodels don't drink colt .45 / shut your little trap, inc. / mosh for jesus / hand made hard times handed back / “honey, i shit the hot tub”/ the great american going out of business sale