Punk Rock For Life: Goodbye Sluggo [electronic, pop punk, punk rock, USA]

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Goodbye Sluggo [electronic, pop punk, punk rock, USA]

Influences the replacements, dinosaur jr., the ramones, the clash, screeching weasel, husker du, the beatles, the pixies, the descendents, drexel, the weakerthans

"Although they hail from Massachusetts, high school chums Goodbye Sluggo sound like a band that I, a Pennsylvanian, would have loved to have grown up with. See, to me, the band strikes a balance between The Loved Ones and Atom and His Package. Maybe it’s the mix of power chords and synthesizers, or gravelly and nasally vocals. Or maybe it’s because, like The Loved Ones and good ol’ Adam Goren, Goodbye Sluggo is pretty gosh darn good.
- Joe Pelone of Picasso Blue and Punknews.org

"Naming their album "Frampton Comes Alive" scores a few big points in my book (like a gazillion). Their sound, while not dated, garners comparisons to 90's alternative bands like Dinosaur Jr., Catherine Wheel, and of course The Replacements’ shimmering pop punk sound. Goodbye Sluggo has done what most bands try for, but sometimes lose sight of: They've written a record about love, loss, and all the stuff (funny and sad) that happens in-between. They created something of quality that will withstand the test of time, rather than some whinny burst of emotion that will disappear after a few months when the next "it" band does the same thing under a different name. Buy the record, see the band."
- Phil Rainone of Jersey Beat Fanzine

Я не являюсь любителем электронных вставок в панк роке. Слушаю, но не фанат... Goodbye Sluggo показывают на собственном примере как правильно использывать синтезаторы. Группа просто замечательная! Они выпустили определенно один из лучших релизов 2008-го года... уж настолько звучат незаезжено и свежо, что не влюбиться в них просто невозможно. Для меня вообще загадка, почему у такого чудесного коллектива меньше 500 прослушиваний на ластфм. Так вот, еще раз об их звучании, кхм, ну это как бы панк рок среднего запада смягченный электроникой, но не утративший при этом своей привлекательности.

Мой совет - не пропустите!