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5.0 out of 5 stars
I am my own pet!, 3 April 2008
It is safe to say that this band create soundtrack to my life. Their previous efforts have surpassed all expectations in being good. In fact, good is to mild a word to describe them. This album is no exception.
As the first track "Super Soaked" roars into action, it gives the listener the feeling that they are in for one amazing/energetic adventure. The album continues to keep up the pace with the exception of a few 'slower' songs. These songs however are filled with sheer poetry that seems to reflect every thought or feeling you have ever had. This album is fifteen songs that make you wonder how you ever lived your life without them.
So what i am saying is, buy this album! Once you have purchased it for yourself, buy it for all your friends, your mum, your dad, your gran, your grandpa, your teacher, your lecturer, your boss, your co-worker, your cleaner, your waiter, your next door neighbour and your (soon to be redundant) pet.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Petty Minded Record Execs, 13 Oct 2008
Another hilarious album from the best comedy band around. Of course some folks just don't get the joke. Unfortunately - some of these folk work in the industry with their fingers poised over the nuclear button - and guess what - they've tried to wipe three of these tunes off the face of the planet. Why the fuss? Well because the lovely Jemima jokes about killing out of boredom (when the pizza has run out!) and knifing your best friend as an act of petty revenge cos she has started acting 'lame'. I mean, really - talk about a humour bypass! Living in the UK I purchased the international release and can listen to the classics 'Becky' and 'Black Hole' in all their glory.
Better production than the debut but fear not - their music remains a laugh a minute hurricane of punk rock goodness. Just make sure you get the FULL VERSION.
If you don't yet know the band have officially split. Strangely this is the first time I've ever been happy a band I like has chosen to call it a day. They have produced two excellent albums as their legacy and to be honest - can you imagine the band singing 'Food Fight' or 'Becky' when they are in their late twenties? No, neither could I - good call!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
It's actually really good., 8 Sep 2008
I really enjoyed BYOB's first self-titled offering. It was very raw and packed with energy, however its obvious highlights lay in the more mature tracks of Adventure and October First Account.
Upon hearing the first tracks made avalible to listen from this album on the band's myspace, I was left dissapointed. It appeared to a slightly inferior clone of the first album. However after finnaly getting this album and after a few listens, it is easy from the opener, 'Black Hole', to see how the songwriting even on the raw, punkier tracks has matured.
Particular highlights of this album are the charming tale of homicide 'Becky', 'The Kelly Affair', 'You're a Waste' and, in my opinion, the best track of the album 'Creepy Crawl'.
There does appear to be some filler in the form of 'Blow Yr Mind', 'Blummer Time' and 'Food Fight'. But by all means this filler is not bad, merely average compared to other tracks on the album.
Overall if you enjoyed the first album this is a must, and it is worth checking out even if you didn't. It is definately a more mature effort, whilst maintaining the youthfullness 'fun' side of the band which aided there rise in the first place.
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