"I'VE COME TO REALIZE THAT MOST SCREECHING WEASEL FANS WILL NEVER LIKE ANY OF THE MORE RECENT ALBUMS, ESPECIALLY THE ONES AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF VAPID AND PANIC. DARE I SAY THAT SCREECHING WEASEL MAY BE BETTER NOW THAN THEY EVER WERE! IT'S TRUE FOLKS. THE LAST ALBUM, EMO, IS THE GREATEST ALBUM I HAVE EVER HEARD AND I EXPECTED A STRONG FOLLOW UP TO IT. AFTER A LONG ANTICIPATED WAIT, I HAD "TEEN PUNKS IN HEAT" IN MY HANDS AND SINCE THEN ITS BEEN IN MY CD PLAYER NON STOP ALONG WITH THE NEW JETS TO BRAZIL ALBUM. THIS CD IS ALONG THE LINES OF A MIX BETWEEN "TELEVISION CITY DREAM" AND "MY BRAIN HURTS". YOU'VE GOT ANGRY QUICK SONGS SIMULAR TO TUNES ON TVCD AND SILLY LOVE SONGS LIKE "PAULINE" THAT REMIND YOU OF THE CLASSIC ALBUMS "MY BRAIN HURTS" AND "ANTHEM". TO TOP IT OFF, THE NEW ALBUM HAS SONGS MORE IN THE LYRICAL STYLE OF EMO AS WELL. WEASEL HAS PUT OUT ANOTHER PUNK MASTERPIECE. DON'T MISS IT!"
Pathetic regression
disgruntled fan | San Carlos, CA USA | 01/13/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Screeching Weasel is one of America's great punk bands, but here Ben Weasel just embarasses himself. There are some good songs, but not many, and it's the puerile, moronic songs like Erection and I Just Wanna F*** that ruin this album. How can the same guy who wrote thoughtful, intelligent songs like A New Tomorrow and Celena commit this junk to record? It's not that I'm offended by vulgarity, but these songs just come off as the work of the same frat-boy mentality that Weasel has always transcended. Even when the material avoids this stupidity, it sounds tired and worn, like Ben is just going through the motions. Stick with classics like Anthem For a New Tomorrow or Emo, and avoid this at all costs. It is not representative of a band capable of much, much better."
Lacks Staying Power
Petar Ticinovic | Vancouver, British Columbia Canada | 03/27/2004
(2 out of 5 stars)
"This probably deserves 2 and-a-half, maybe three stars. Maybe. The whole thing sounds to me like "Well, we've(I've)got these songs, they're rehearsed, we have a label, let's record them". That's about it, no real emotional attachment to or involvement with the material. I'm a long time Weasel fan too, but these songs just don't stay with me. Television City Dream is more memorable, and that's saying something. This one sounds a little fatter though, but that's cold comfort. I can't honestly say I wouldn't have put this record out though, there are no Ghandis or Albert Schweitzers in the music industry, Fugazi included, and everybody takes a dive now and again."
A new classic.
Brian Blasphemous | Bloomsburg, PA | 09/15/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a very good LP. If you've never heard this band before, buy either this or My Brain Hurts, you won't be dissapointed. Many of their other albums have a more aquired taste. Even with only two of five original members left, they still manage to have the same basic sound, the only thing I miss is their old drummer. The new one's very good, but it seems like he's using the same drum part for every song... almost robotic like drumming..."
3 thumbs up.
dan ryan | 01/04/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you like screeching weasel a hell of a whole lot you will love this record. Very high quality and songs just keep getting better. Special guest phillip from teen idols plays lead guitar, don't be an idiot, buy this record."
Track Listings (20) - Disc #1