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22 December 2023
It's funny how much things can change over time. A pre-teen who's bald "down there" can suddenly wake up looking like they've got Gabe Kaplan in a scissors leg-lock. Big money CEOs can be transformed into disgruntled lunch ladies in the blink of a bankrupt eye. Shitty actors can become even shittier politicians faster than you can say, "Total recall!" Oh, yes. It's amazing how time plays with our roles in life and the way we perceive things.
Take Dinosaur Sounds, for instance. It's the latest full-length album from Catch 22 (Victory Records), and, I have to admit, I probably would have dug this album a lot seven years ago. Fresh out of high school and living on my own for the first time, the rebellious guitar riffs would have commanded my adolescent attention. The heartfelt, painfully belted out lyrics would have captured my innocent heart. And the lofty horns would have lifted my naive mind to new levels of non-opinionated bliss. Unfortunately, Dinosaur Sounds caught me two cities, a few hundred albums, and a fine blend of life experiences too late. Still, that doesn't mean I don't appreciate what Catch 22 is trying to do here.
Rife with the popular punk-ska sound that has defined an age group for more than a decade, the band tears through 12 tracks of unrequited love, personal conflict, and perseverance. Yup. All the regulars are here. It romps down a bubblegum-rock path that will immediately make you think of Pennywise, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and more.
On a whole, the album just blends into a consistent pattern of "Punk-punk-punk-horns! Punk-punk-punk-horns!" The most interesting break from that formula is the LP's closing track, the instrumental "Lamont's Lament".
While it's not the most inventive thing, I can totally understand how Dinosaur Sounds would appeal to a large mass of youngsters who are looking to get their bounce-bounce on. It's got that "same ol', same ol'" easily categorized quality that's just so easy to fall in love with. If you're looking for something a bit more creative that's really pushing the boundaries of what people consider to be punk or ska, you should probably spend some time with any album from The Slackers, the now defunct Little Blue Crunchy Things, or even Talking Heads. If pop-punk in a porkpie hat is more your speed, then, by all means, dig Dinosaur Sounds, and dig it well.
VISIT CATCH 22 HERE.
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Take Dinosaur Sounds, for instance. It's the latest full-length album from Catch 22 (Victory Records), and, I have to admit, I probably would have dug this album a lot seven years ago. Fresh out of high school and living on my own for the first time, the rebellious guitar riffs would have commanded my adolescent attention. The heartfelt, painfully belted out lyrics would have captured my innocent heart. And the lofty horns would have lifted my naive mind to new levels of non-opinionated bliss. Unfortunately, Dinosaur Sounds caught me two cities, a few hundred albums, and a fine blend of life experiences too late. Still, that doesn't mean I don't appreciate what Catch 22 is trying to do here.
Rife with the popular punk-ska sound that has defined an age group for more than a decade, the band tears through 12 tracks of unrequited love, personal conflict, and perseverance. Yup. All the regulars are here. It romps down a bubblegum-rock path that will immediately make you think of Pennywise, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and more.
On a whole, the album just blends into a consistent pattern of "Punk-punk-punk-horns! Punk-punk-punk-horns!" The most interesting break from that formula is the LP's closing track, the instrumental "Lamont's Lament".
While it's not the most inventive thing, I can totally understand how Dinosaur Sounds would appeal to a large mass of youngsters who are looking to get their bounce-bounce on. It's got that "same ol', same ol'" easily categorized quality that's just so easy to fall in love with. If you're looking for something a bit more creative that's really pushing the boundaries of what people consider to be punk or ska, you should probably spend some time with any album from The Slackers, the now defunct Little Blue Crunchy Things, or even Talking Heads. If pop-punk in a porkpie hat is more your speed, then, by all means, dig Dinosaur Sounds, and dig it well.
VISIT CATCH 22 HERE.
PURCHASE THIS OR SIMILAR ITEMS
artid
1907
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issue
vol 6 - issue 04 (dec 2003)
section
entertainmental