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  Review by: Bryne See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on January 11th 2008
It's early, but I can say with great confidence that Teenage Bottlerocket's Warning Device is the best pop-punk album I've heard this year. Time will tell if it retains the top spot, but for now it encompasses the beginning, middle and end of the list. Wyoming's leather jacket-clad savants return with another burst of memorable pop-punk that's easy to digest and difficult to hate. This is supposed to be fun, and it is. And honestly, who hates fun?
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Am I alone when I say that I think this is better than Total? They're both really good, as well as not so different from one another.. but at the same time.. I've found myself replaying WD far more than Total. I dunno what it is. There is not one song on this whole album that I'd skip to get to a better song. Whatever. Definitely in the top 10 of '08. Really good, but not as good as Total. easy listening....but it's cool! Not as good as their first release "total" album is good, but not nearly as good as Total they sound alot like a mix between lagwagon and early oh man this record is just like your favourite take-away; damn, I Love that record! simple and good! the chorus on pacemaker is the best i have heard all year, even though its close to the beginning of the year its goddam catchy!!! this band is SO COOL. What a way to kickoff 2008!! I love how this band just doesn't give a shit and continues to play fun, catchy traditional pop punk. to the guy below me, ramones-type bands dont deserve more than 7s because its the least challenging genre, its pretty easy to write this kind of pop music and it is in no way revolutionary or new to the music scene, therefore not deserving of anything higher than a 7. as red scare themselves say below there seems to be an unwritten rule about not giving ramonescore more than a 7. by definition almost it is unoriginal i am sure that many of the hardcore/orgcore bands getting 9s are just good at what they do also. the text and the rating do not match. pretty much exactly what i expected...an ultra catchy pop punk album every time i see a 3-ish star review, i always think it's a mediocre record, not worth seeking out but if you come across it used or cheap, pick it up, where you'll eventually pull it out for a listen every couple of months. Pretty awesome that so many people are digging their new album. Regarding the score, they also gave The Copyrights a 7/10 but also listed it as the 12th best album of the year and called it "the best pop punk album of the year' or something. So 7/10 ain't so bad after all... such a great album. Good follow-up to Total. Quite possibly the best pop-punk band currently out there. Come on, this record is better than any pop-punk record from last year, it deserves a higher rating I agree with what everyone else is saying. This album is not as easily accessable as Total, baring a few songs like Down in the Basement. However, once you give the album a few spins, it becomes apparent that the song writing is much better on this album. On Total, I always skipped some songs (like Rebound), but there is not one song to skip on this release. I cannot wait to see these guys live again. boring excellent First time I listened to this I didn't like it as much as "Total" but after two days of listening to nothing but I've decided that this is a better record all the way around. With "Total" there was a few tracks I'd skip nearly every time I listened to it but this one I can listen to front to back with no problems. There's no doubt in my mind this is going to be in my top two or three at the end of the year. total was a pretty rad record. total was a pretty rad record. The only thing is that Project 27 and The Falcon will be releasing records in 08 too so I'm not annointing it just yet. Plus the new Loved Ones about to come out.. Grabbed this off emusic on Jan 1st, so I can also say it's my fave album of the New Year. "Down In The Basement" and "Gave You My Heart" can't get out of my head. Not that I'm minding it or anything ... Come on, this record is better than any pop-punk record from last year, it deserves a higher rating every time i see a 3-ish star review, i always think it's a mediocre record, not worth seeking out but if you come across it used or cheap, pick it up, where you'll eventually pull it out for a listen every couple of months. rays songs were awesome on this one... kodys kinda eh It is going to be hard not to listen to this before i get my hands on the vinyl. this album, like Total, is so damn fun. I like it as much, if not more, than Total Pretty good, I think I like Total a bit more though. Fan-tas-tic album. I love it. It doesn't hit me as fast as Total did but it has had a lot longer staying power for me. I love it. vinyl is supposed to come out sometime but might not be till March, is what i read when is this coming out on vinyl form? this is #1 on my CD purchase priorities. |
