By the time of their fifth record, the Bosstones\u2019 time was almost up. They\u2019d had numerous attempts at hits and some decent records, but they never sold. Time was running out and the band knew it. They realized drastic measures had to be taken, so in 1996, they hunkered down with longtime producers Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie and wrote a new batch of songs. These songs would blow up around the world and turn the Bosstones into alternative rock superstars.<\/p>\n
From the opening kick of the first track, \u201cNoise Brigade,\u201d the band was clear in their mission. This is without a doubt the most concise record they ever put out. They had also cut out a lot of the clutter from previous discs; this one clocks in just over half an hour, but it works. <\/p>\n
Most people still remember \u201cThe Impression That I Get,\u201d the album\u2019s biggest hit and the band\u2019s calling card, but it\u2019s far from a favorite of this writer. Those lie with better tracks like \u201cThe Rascal King\u201d and \u201cRoyal Oil,\u201d two songs that still sound great all these years later.<\/p>\n
As opposed to earlier records, both guitarist Nate Albert and the horn section of Tim Burton, Dennis Brockenborough and Kevin Lenear get proper showing all over the disc and equal time. The pop sounds of the horns and the amazing guitar work from Albert really helped make the band stand out from the likes of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy or Save Ferris. Not to mention, the guys really knew how to write great songs. \u201cThe Rascal King\u201d is a perfect example: great melodies, great vocals from Dicky Barrett, and an almost timeless appeal that might be harder to find on previous discs.<\/p>\n
Even the non-singles still sound great all these years later. The punkish \u201cDesensitized\u201d and the more pop \u201cThat Bug Bit Me\u201d have a punch to them that still work all these years later. Songs like \u201cAnother Drinkin\u2019 Song\u201d and \u201c1-2-8\u201d don\u2019t have quite the same punch and attack, but they still work within the tapestry of the record.<\/p>\n
Simply stated, this is one of the best records of the latter half of the \u201890s and one of the last great ska records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":33000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[6871],"rating":[5646],"class_list":["post-44781","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-the-mighty-mighty-bosstones","rating-rating-a"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=44781"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=44781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}