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Long Overdue

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 03:43:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Lagwagon >>Live in a Dive >>Fat Wreck >>February 8, 2005 >>2 Stars I haven’t enjoyed a live record this much since Strung Out ‘Live in a Dive.’ The only difference between Strung Out and Lagwagon is that the...

All That We Need is Good Songs

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 03:28:45 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Plain White T's >>All That We Needed >>Fearless >>January 25, 2005 >>2 Stars 'Stop', Plain White T's debut album was a self released, low budget masterpiece. Alright, so maybe it wasn't quite a masterpiece, but it...

The Last Film I Saw in Theatres was Elf

Sat, 17 Apr 2004 03:34:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - I don’t go to the theatre often; I still haven’t seen The Passion of the Christ. In fact, the last three films I saw in a theatre were Elf, The Italian Job, and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. I skipped Starsky and Hutch, Daredevil, The...

Breakout

Fri, 28 Nov 2003 17:35:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - While I munched on a Hot Pocket and wrote thank you letters to relatives, I popped in Bon Jovi's video Breakout. This was the early Bon Jovi, pre-Slippery When Wet, and before they hired any songwriters. This is the REAL Bon Jovi. Apparently, Sony...

Should be titled "Milk Them for All Their Worth"

Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:24:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Slick Shoes >>The Biggest and the Best >>November 18, 2003 >>Tooth & Nail Records >>4/5 Stars Slick Shoes is a band that is definitely on it's last leg. It's almost as if they've had two open-heart bypasses, a...

Everything Is Beautiful When You Don't... [ECD] - Glasseater: Glasseater Rules

Fri, 29 Aug 2003 13:36:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Glasseater >>Everything is Beautiful When You Don’t Look Down >>Victory >&...

Veritas, Aequitas

Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:11:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Darkest Hour >>Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation >>Victory >>May 20, 2003...

Lolita?

Thu, 10 Jul 2003 01:13:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>No Motiv >>Lola >>Vagrant >>June 17, 2003 >>3/5 Stars No Motiv'...

Far From Nowhere is darn right

Wed, 9 Jul 2003 01:39:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Slick Shoes >>Far From Nowhere >>July 8, 2003 >>Side One Dummy Records...

Yay Drive Thru

Mon, 23 Jun 2003 00:00:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Senses Fail >>From the Depths of Dreams >>April 29, 2003 >>Drive-Thru...

The Getaway

Sun, 22 Jun 2003 19:16:41 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Matchbook Romance >>West for Wishing >>Epitaph >>April 8, 2003 >>...

So Long, So Good

Tue, 17 Jun 2003 17:58:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>The Ataris >>So Long, Astoria >>Columbia >>March 4, 2003 >>5 out...

Best Lagwagon Record in 8 Years

Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:27:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Lagwagon

>>Blaze

>>Fat Wreck Chords

>>April 8, 2003

>>5 out of 5 Stars

Good things come to those who wait. Lagwagon wow's us all with their sixth full-length album, the first new one in five...

Needs to Be Many More Records

Mon, 14 Apr 2003 18:54:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Mad Caddies

>>Just One More

>>Fat Wreck Chords

>>March 11, 2003

>>5 out of 5 Stars

Third-wave ska bands are now few are far between. More over, most bands still around tend not too be very...

The Major Label Version of 'The Art of Drowning'

Thu, 27 Mar 2003 21:09:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>AFI

>>Sing the Sorrow

>>Dreamworks Records

>>March 11, 2003

>>4 Stars

When A Fire Inside signed to a major label, it was obvious change was inevitable; I just never thought it would be this...

A Step in the Right Direction

Wed, 19 Mar 2003 18:51:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Atticus

>>Dragging the Lake II

>>SideOneDummy

>>March 18, 2002

>>4 Stars

Blink-182's Mark Hoppus & Tom DeLonge's clothing company Atticus have once again teamed with SideOneDummy Records to...

Sum Very Impressive Tunes

Wed, 22 Jan 2003 15:57:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Sum 41

>>Does This Look Infected?

>>Island

>>November 29, 2002

>>5 Stars

Who would’ve thought that Sum 41, the band you love to hate, would release the major label punk album of the year...

Eat Glass

Wed, 22 Jan 2003 15:26:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Glasseater

>>S/T

>>Fearless

>>July 23, 2002

>>3 Stars

Glasseater is good, but not great. Somewhere between American Nightmare, Iron Maiden, Bane, and Millencolin, lies Glasseater’s...

Better Than Midtown & Bigwig

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 19:17:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Near Miss

>>The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

>>Fearless

>>July 9, 2002

>>4 Stars

Near Miss doesn’t just sound like Bigwig, they are Bigwig! Well, they used to be. When Max and Jeremy...

My New Favorite Band

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:31:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Fairview

>>We’ll Dodge it on the Way Back

>>SideCho

>>December 10, 2002

>>4 Stars

*Please note this review is of their original, independent release. A newer release of “We’ll...

Disappointing

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 16:36:36 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Ace Troubleshooter

>>The Madness of the Crowds

>>Tooth & Nail

>>June 18, 2002

>>2 Stars

There’s one word that sums up Ace Troubleshooter’s The Madness of the Crowd: disappointment...

More Lineup Changes Than Sabbath

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 00:13:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Slick Shoes

>>S/T (2002)

>>Tooth and Nail

>>April 9, 2002

>>5 Stars

Let me start by saying I’m a diehard Slick Shoes fan. I’m not writing this review to harp on the band,...

More of the same...next please.

Thu, 16 Jan 2003 21:07:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>New Found Glory

>>Sticks and Stones

>>MCA/Drive-Thru

>>June 11, 2002

>>4 Stars

Regardless of what punk enthusiasts may lament, NFG is a good band for many reasons. 1.) They pretty much...

Jamaica's Finest

Sun, 22 Dec 2002 00:57:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - Marked for Death was immensely popular in Jamaica during it’s release for obvious reasons; The God that is "tough guy" action star Steven Seagal is put up against a deadly Jamaican drug posse. Compared to most movies of the genre, Marked for Death...

An Emocore Record of Epic Proportions

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 20:19:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmargs13 - >>Thrice

>>The Illusion of Safety

>>Sub City

>>February 5, 2002

>>5 Stars

I remember I had this record before the album actually hit stores. I didn’t think much of it back, but then one day I listened and was...