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Local H - The No Fun Audio CD

A fair review of the Local H "The No Fun" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Local H reviews here, or go back to the Local H tabs.

Local H Band: Local H
Title: The No Fun
Rating:
Release Date: 2003-05-27
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: No Fun 2: President Forever 3: Birth, School, Work, Death 4: Cooler Heads 5: I Just Want Something to Do 6: Fuck Yeah, That Wide

H!
Easily the best Bush parody song yet, less heavy handed than Pearl Jam's 'Bu$hleaguer' and more entertaining than NoFX's "Franco Unamerican". Worth it for one song- President Forever. The rest of the disc is decent, but President Forever is one of those songs I play nonstop. Thanks, H!.


Good, but short
Oh well, it's not bad anyway. This is a good ep, I just wish (like most other people) that it would have been a full LP. As others have stated, Scott definitely sounds more angry on this disc, especially on No Fun. It's a typical hard driving Local H song that is good to shout along with if you're not in the happiest of places. President forever has some entertaining lyrics (Gonna throw a party at Camp David. . . the First Lady's not invited, or, I'm President forever, if we can just agree on this one thing, you'll never have to vote again). It's a decent song, but not especially memorable.

I enjoy "Birth, School, Work, Death" quite a bit. The mini-guitar solo used during the chorus is catchy, and the crowd shouting sound in the chorus is used to good effect. "Cooler Heads" is another typical Local H just rocking out song. The Ramones cover of "I just. . . " is merely average. This may be due to the fact that I'm not really a big Ramones fan, so this song really isn't memorable to me.

"Fu&% Yeah, That Wide" is an entertaining song for a while, solely because of Scott just going nuts, but eventually it gets old. During a concert though, it's highly entertaining.

The only other disappointing this about this album is that the power of St. Clair's drumming just does not come through on this album. It didn't come through on "Here Comes the Zoo" either, and that's a shame. I've seen them play twice with St. Clair, and he is an animal on the drums. I can't believe they can take that kind of punishment, and that is what adds to Local H's appeal. They have a huge amount of power, but unfortunately the recording makes the drumming seem rather mute.

However, this is a good stop over point on the way to Local H's next full album, but it's probably not for casual fans.


Scott Lucas is awesome!
They are really awesome! Scott Lucas & the band puts on a GREAT show!!I also got to meet them & the boys are really nice! They are really down to earth. I just saw the boys at Summerfest. They even sell their own merch. which is really cool. The songs No Fun & Cooler Head are popular on the radios right now so tune them in! They also cover the Ramone's song "I Just wanna have something to do" so check them out. I PROMISE you wont be disappointed!!!.


Fantastic, great buy
However, these are 6 great rock songs. I have to dock this disc one star for featuring only 6 songs. Scott sounds a little angry on this one which works well for a CD called "No Fun. " However, his emotions only make the songs rock even harder. Great buy.


Hmm....
After a few listens, my opinion of the new Local H songs improved, but not my opinion of their covers. When I first heard this, I was disappointed. The new Local H songs might be Local H-by-the-numbers, but are catchy enough to warrant a listen. The covers are not very catchy or good. Local H's performance just accentuates the covers' hooks (since Local H is all about the hooks), which are quite dated and therefore not catchy. Oh well. The new Local H songs are worth listening to, but most likely not for the price you'd pay for this new.


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