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Published on August 22nd 2008
After three years from their previous full-length effort, and after touring their ass everywhere in the world, Fat Wreck Chords' first signed band Lagwgaon is back with a brand new EP. It's nice to hear to material from Joey Cape and friends, because you are always sure to hear some interesting music.
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It's pretty impossible for me to not like something Joey Cape puts out. Lagwagon is my all time favorite band so i'll dig anything. I like the EP. Not great. But not bad by any means. I thought a few of these songs could go on Bad Astronauts Houston We Have A Drinking Problem cd. I think this is a pretty good EP. I'll always eat up anything my old faves on Fat put out. Lagwagon is a tale of two bands, the pre and post Derrick Plourde days, this EP won't sniff any of the old classics but it hold up well against their last 4 efforts. I have to agree, Capes got some really interesting vocals. I think it all lays in the drumming, honestly. The drummer is obviously talented, but it's the same exact NoFX/Fat Wreck drum beat that kept me from every getting into them. as much as i hate ep's, its still lagwagon and the wagon never disapoints. i heard it, i liked it, but then again i cant not like any wagon cd. although the few songs on it will play through leaving u wishing there was more, its still worth dwnlodin. i like joey's acoustic redention of no little pill better, still great songwriting generic skatepunk vocals? get real. joey cape is one of the more interesting vocalists in all of punk. You ever eat something so spicy you had to add something to dull it a bit? Lagwagon is like that: the instruments are just fucking amazing, but once the generic skate punk vocals come on, it loses it's umph. i don't know about Ryan Greene, but it is an interesting point...NUFAN, Nofx, Strung Out, Lagwagon...none of them have worked with him on their latest albums. I loved his high-gloss and punchy production but oh well. Love. I feel like since Joey recorded the solo album and the band was like, "Oh shit let's do all of these!" he was kind of bummed and was like, "I wanted to do other songs..." and thus we have this album Fuzzy thinks he's a hawk, but he's just a fuckin' sniiiiiiiiiitch. A "solid" score for an EP (or LP) is not an 8/10 (4/5)!! "Solid" implies a 6 or 7 at best. Good gravy. Most bands probably make one 8/10 album in their career. 9's are extremely rare and a 10 is reserved for something gamechanging or unforgettable, not the flavor of the week with the best crooning. THis ep is rad, love the drumming on "live it down", jesse's on fire on "memoirs and landmines". I'll buy it at their show sep 6th, can't wait, finally gonna see only crime too. As much as it pains me to agree with mikexdude, Lagwagon are kinda boring. I like Cape, I like almost everything else he's touched, but Lagwagon is just so...blech. Have it, boring. Cool guitar, that's about it. Hey mikexdude, pick up Duh and Trashed. If those records bore you, then I think it is you who is boring. Errands is the best. well, I have to take back my words, this one's a grower. I like it alot. It kinda reminds me of a mix between Trashed and Let's Talk About Feelings (closer to the latter). Definitely a solid EP. Lagwagon's one of my oldest favorites and they've never put out a bad album. "Errands" is fucking sick. The production's a little weak in spots and it the inclusion of "Fallen" is lazy and unneccesary. This band is still awesome though, and along with Strung Out are one of the only Fat bands still making kickass music (and yeah that includes NOFX). Snooooooooooooooooooooozzzzzzzzzzeeee Toooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnn. Solid EP. I can't believe Newbury Comics is charging $10 for it, though. You know the song "May 16th?" Well, every year my friends and I celebrate that day in recognition of the song by Lagwagon. So this past May, we decided to get out some old bikes from when we were younger, and ride out to this street from it's almost a complete drop-off downhill. (If you go down it in your car, better make sure your brakes are working). We did this at 3am so cars/trucks wouldn't be getting in the way. Anyways, so we finally get there, start to ride down, and after 5 seconds of going downhill my bike hits a crack in the road and I flew over the bike 15-20 feet into the air, land on my arm which was right under my head as I smash into the pavement. I broke my elbow in a couple spots, and had to wear a cast and was out of work for 2 months. I'm not sure I should celebrate May 16th by Lagwagon in the upcoming years.... I'm super pumped to hear this. Lagwagon is one the solidest punk bands ever. weak EP, no wonder why the majority of the songs are on the Joey Cape solo album! Anyone else ever used to buy stuff out of the old paper Fat Wreck zines just on a whim? Got Trashed that way and that's how it all began. I think I need to get this. As someone who can't get into any of their pre-Feelings albums, this one feels like old Lagwagon done right. The production is good enough so I can distinctively hear the instruments, and it's got those loveable, yet predictable old 90's Fat Wreck melodies. Only drawback is that Joey voice is starting to wear out for the pace of this music, especially in the first couple songs. Haven't bought this, but I love the 'Wagon very much. Solid Lagwagon release. Does Fat have the vinyl up for it yet? Very solid review. I agree w/ almost everything you said. I actually love the album, album cover, and title even more. I've been listening to Lagwagon since the beginning and never get bored w/ them. How can people not talk about Trashed and Duh being some of Lagwagon's best work? Those albums are classic!! http://www.aversion.com/bands/reviews.cfm?review=3731&artist=The Gaslight Anthem&title=The '59 Sound What does this have to do with Gaslight Anthem? Let's Talk About Feelings is the best Lagwagon album. All my favourite Lagwagon songs are actually by No Use for a Name. Really nice that one of the best Fat Wreck bands is still making good music. Kind of thought we had seen the last of them after Resolve. Solid EP. Got this today, its lagwagon so it should be good. The wagon never disapoints I don't care about Lagwagon at all. But the artwork I think is supposed to represent one of those dumb T-shirts for a reason. I mean it goes a long with the name of the album. It's all tounge in cheek i'm pretty sure. I love that my all time favourite band is still going strong. It has taken some listens for me to get into this album and now I enjoy it alot! I would give it a 3½ overall. Errands is probably my favourite. Regards as for the cover art, I'm sure they assumed that most people will either buy this off iTunes or steal it off the internet, so why spend money on cover art? Certainly not their best work, but a solid EP regardless, I enjoy each track on it. "memoirs and landmines" is outstanding, "b side" is great as is "fallen" and a few others. I'm just glad Lagwagon is still touring and making new music in 2008, if you would have told me that in 1998 I probably wouldn't have believed you. For a band 16 years deep and 7 albums deep into their career, i think its a solid effort. The lyrics are amazing as ususal, the music is a bit more experimental and varied than "resolve" and it ventures into some new territory for them and tends to stay away from the standard double-time skate-punk stuff that makes up most of hteir back cataloge. nothing wrong with a little variety. they could have done something so much better with the artwork. that cover is boring! grown on me a lot since the first listen. Nice short and sweet EP, Fallen sounds much better then the original b-side version. it's not the greatest but i've still listened to it every day. listening to lagwagon > most other things Solid band, i'm interested to here this, resolve was a good but difficult record to listen to. I did a brief interview with Joey Cape if anyones interested: too slow, too clean. blaze and lets talk about feelings are the best tho. Ready for my unpopular opinion... Eh. Heard a few songs, liked the melodies okay, didn't care much for the vocals... |
