amazing
Definatly one of my favorites. This album is perfect. I don't think I've ever heard another band that is remotely close to sounding like this. And I would also like to point out to Mr. Hyatt, this is by a band called Bad Astronaut. NOT Lagwagon. They are actualy 2 different bands. .
Great work of art
Very deep and complex in heart like most PUNK ROCk bands, in which most people wont understand. this is a great work of art. Well worth the money and time listening to as well. If you like GREAT music and get past the boundries of music genres, then youll love it. I listen to everything from jam bands, hip hop, rock , punk , reggae, funk, jazz, beats, dub etc, and this cd is on the top of my list. hope you enjoy Bad Astronaut like I do.
cya in the pitt, whether your dancing or bumping,express your self and feel ire.
Lagwagon is much better
I've been a Lagwagon fan for a while now, and Acrophobe really lacks the energy of "Blaze" and "Let's Talk About Feelings. I don't know, guys. " Just listen to "Max Says. " That's better than any tune on Acrophobe. I think Lagwagon's writing is much more original too. Just my take.
The kind of music the world needs
Seems as though Mr. This album is hot. Joey Cape took the long awaited opportunity to pump out a sound that had been boiling in his head. However "Acrophobe", the first BA album, sees Cape somewhat fail to leave his Lagwagon past. This is evident in the pop punk track "grey suits".
In saying this the album takes on new elements. Generally the songs have a more spaced out sound especially notable in the instrumental rock outs. Capes ever impressive lyrical genius continues to announce personal politics in particular his view towards the music world. The last song on the album "unlucky stuntman" perhaps best sums this up as he draws upon pressure from fans and critics "damn them and their eyes" as well as stating that his fear of 'getting big' - "I stare at the sun and quickly lose sight" reasons the name of the album "acrophobe" - meaning scared of heights in this instance the heights of the music world and all its implications.
The albums weakness hence not getting 5/5 is its lack of length (25 mins) and songs that drag down the excellence of the others namely, the cover "500 miles".
Nevertheless, Cape has shown his influence from a wide variety of music in this album from radiohead to bad religon to iron maiden to elliot smith unlike his punk rock peers giving a much needed new aspect to the punk rock genre.
This transitional album allowed Cape to let his emotions loose. The honest 10 tracks paved way for the near perfect second BA full length "housten we have a drinking problem". .
Acrophobic!
Acrophobe seems to have a really good feeling throughout and the chord changes are unique to what normally goes around in modern punk rock. Acrophobe is the first Bad Astronaut release and is great from start to finish you seriously cant skip a track on this album, the stand out tracks are probably quiet, anecdote and needle in the hay. Joey Cape writes more amazing material with Bad Astronaut and when you look at Bad astronaut the first thing you would assume is that they are another Lagwagon which they arent the music sounds completley different from that of Lagwagon in the way that lagwagon choose a more punkish direction by not wanting to grow up (not all the time) and that is not a bad thing where as Bad Astronaut just play better, well formed, more structured music and include alot of less punkish themes every now and then which you tend to hear more on 'Houston we have a drinking problem' but if you want a cd thats unque then i would recommend Houston we have a drinking problem then acrophobe and pick up war of the worlds aswell as all Bad Astonaut is recommendable.
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