Jawbox

This is Jawbox masterpiece although the first two records are absolutely essential and perfect in their own way. The sound that they achieved and the level of mastery over their instruments and tightness as a band are on full display here. This album is better than those by Fugazi or Nirvana, although those bands achieved far greater success. J Robbins is an extraordinary songwriter and powerful rock vocalist, his lyrics are so cryptic (similar to Cobain) but he sings and shouts with such emotion that you GET IT. Jawbox is unquestionably the most underrated rock band of all time, a best album list of the 90's that doesn't feature them is a joke. The jazzy offbeat rhythms melded with angular guitars and aggressive vocals is one of the most unique combinations and this album is the greatest swansong of all time. You don't follow up perfection. For me this album is everything they worked towards and as I indulge in it's bliss I struggle to find artists who can duplicate it's energy twenty years later.

if you like real rock n roll get this is not your typical vintage band band this band has their own taste n sound that's better than most bands.

This is simply an amazing record. Don't expect to find any "throw away" songs on here. The recording quality on this record is far better than on "For Your Own Special Sweetheart," their 1994 debut record on Atlantic. This record has a slightly different feel than the Sweetheart album, but the differences are not too drastic.

This record changed my life, and it sounds as good today as it did when I first heard it 9 years ago. It's twin slashing guitars darting in and out of a mind-blowing rhythm section, with a glaze of sweet yet slightly ominous melody hanging over it all. Its simple on the surface, yet ridiculously complex underneath. Its shimmering and grand one moment, descending into visceral aggression the next - the perfect synthesis of brains meeting brawn. It's not punk, its not post-hardcore, its certainly not emo - its just a band fully realizing the breadth of it's potential and striking gold.

I have listened to the earlier Jawbox but I had never heard this album. With a slightly different line-up the sound is really twisted (a good thing.) These guys are so very good. The album is relentless.

I recently dug this album out of my record collection. All I can tell you is WOW. I had totally forgotten about what a powerful album this is. JAWBOX was released the summer before entered my senior year in high school. It was also the summer that I fell in love for the first time. This record was kind of the soundtrack to all of that. For about forty five minutes I was back in the summer of 96. Needless to say it was all down hill from there but it still nice to conjour up some of those feelings with this album. CHEERS!

Non riesco a capire perché questa band non ha ricevuto tutto il successo che merita, in fin dei conti hanno iniziato a suonare nel 1989 sino al 1997, e all'epoca gli album si vendevano ancora. Invece nulla, nessuna gloria. E come spesso accade in queste situazioni, la band di turno diventa una 'band cult'. Un culto sotterraneo, con pochi officianti e ancor meno adepti. Una band per pochi intimi. Eppure meriterebbero, eccome se meriterebbero. Questo album (che è l'ultimo da loro pubblicato) è stato ristampato per l'occasione (quasi vent'anni), e ad un ascolto distratto si potrebbero percepire influenze dei R.E.M. (Livid), oppure sonorità 'fugaziane' (His only trade), e anche, avendo la pazienza di arrivare alla 'traccia nascosta' (molto di moda negli anni '90), gustarsi anche la cover della bellissima canzone di Tori Amos 'Cornflake girl'. Siamo dalle parti dell'emocore, per intenderci, quello delle origini, pieno di significati emotivi, di liriche strazianti e di sonorità altamente emozionali. In bilico tra lo struggimento e il tormento. Un album bello, ieri come oggi.