"nothing else makes everything ok for 2 and a half minutes than a lifetime song. this is their most cohesive and impressive work from start to finish. is it 21 minutes long? it feels like an hour (in a good way) - or at least it used to - before i knew it by heart from start to finish. the bliss, ache, and passion in these songs - from the sheer explosive energy, the heaving and winding nearly orchestral feel of the driving hardcore crash and crunch fused with unparalleled melodicism, and ari's introspective lyrics - this album lingers more like an incredibly memorable book than a rock album. this is cathartic. this is how life feels"
Great Great Great Great Great Album
hc803 | Marietta, GA United States | 03/01/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"So I started playing guitar when I was 14, figuring all the world needed was three chords a-la Green Day and weird lyrics a-la Nirvana. This continued on for about 3 more years, until I heard "Hello Bastards". I was sitting on the floor in Brandon's room, listening to Pet Shop Boys and Pull-Outs records, when he took the needle off the "Skip-O-Matic" record player he had and said "hey, this band's pretty cool, check it out" or something along those lines. From that point on, my views towards writing music completely changed. I realized punk can be multiple chord progressions, each one never repeating itself... vocals didn't have to be screeched as loud as possible... wait, you can PALM MUTE a power chord??? What!!! I hereby give full credit to Dan Yemin for teaching me how to really play guitar and Ari Katz for instilling some poetry and emotion into what I say when I play."
FANTASTIC
indentropy@aol.com | 03/27/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Although it isn't their first release, I consider it to be... why? Because they used to kinda suck. This album is what happens when a band matures and reaches their potential. The singer used to be monotone and sing (if you can call it that) his high-schoolish poetry over music that didn't match the tone of the words. Hello Bastards shows he actually can sing - and well. The music has been refined as well. Anyway... this album is a complete 180. One of my favorite albums - and it will be yours too. Punk/pop-punk must-have."
Well put together album
baseball5217 | CT, USA | 12/31/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is such a great album, you can't stress it enough. I fell alseep to this album once, woke up, and didnt sleep the rest of the night because i wanted to listen to it. there isn't a single bad moment on this cd. STOP READING THIS AND BUY IT!"
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1