Lockjaw: Dance Hall Crashers: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Shelley

2. Don't Wanna Behave

3. Queen For A Day

4. Flyin

5. Good For Nothin

6. Buried Alive

7. Sticky

8. Too Late

9. Go

10. Enough

11. Pictures

12. Day Job

13. So Sue Us

14. We Owe

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The Bay Area's Dance Hall Crashers were originally founded as a ska band and side project by Rancid members Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, but the group evolved through several permutations into a pop-punk band with no Rancid members. The Dance Hall Crashers' major-label debut, Lockjaw, is full of staccato guitar riffing and impatient complaints about authority, but it's all set to irresistibly catchy melodic hooks. As with Green Day, the contradiction between the unhappy lyrics and the deliriously happy music comes across as a remarkably healthy response to an unhealthy social environment. Here, that response is given a fresh twist by the chirpy, twin lead vocals by Elyse Rogers and Karina Denike and by the remaining traces of Caribbean rhythms. --Geoffrey Himes

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4.2 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a shocker..., July 14 2004

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Gregory L. Thompson (Iowa City, IA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lockjaw (Audio CD)

I found this CD in a bunch of burned CDs a friend was throwing away. It was the first one I picked up, and I let her keep the rest. After I found out who exactly I was listening to I rushed to buy the real CD. The entire Lockjaw album is upbeat and catchy, and is one you can listen to over and over. The harmonies are fun, and the band builds a solid backbone behind the girly duo. Pay special attention to the song GO- it's my personal favorite, and a good starting point for anyone looking to love DHC.

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5.0 out of 5 stars DHC's Lockjaw a MUST HAVE in my book..., July 11 2001

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"chloe_webb" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lockjaw (Audio CD)

Wrote this review because, quite simply this album is MONSTER POP, just insane giddiness, harmonies reminiscent of X with the lead singer in lower octaves, grass roots appeal.. just totally throws it out there, hilarious punk rock humor... They draw on soooo much great great music... they are really step wayy over the boundary of just a ska band... The lyrics, harmonies and solid band really took me by surprise... they can really tear it up. Songsss are anthems harmonized by cynical gurls who tell it the way it is, my favorite song keeps changing.... I have been listening to if for the better part of a year, and have never taken it out of rotation... This band really has it going on. Get the album. Tell your friendz... They totally deserve your support... Totally entertaining, CD is destined to be a classic. Songs are wayyy too good not to be... I listened to one other album by them, maybe Honey I am Homely... but this one is my fav so far... Holds it's very own place in my music collection.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Even Guys Can Like It! Don't Worry, It's OK!, July 10 2000

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Jesse Fulling (Peterborough, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lockjaw (Audio CD)

Alright, I'm a 17(18 on the 26th)-year old guy and I love this CD. It's the only DHC I have, but I've heard other songs by them. I'm sure any guys out there who like DHC are afraid to admit it. Well, DHC is no different from other punk/ska bands. After all, it was Rancid who put them together. The only quality making them "girly" is their vocals. THAT'S IT! Cm'on! They have good songs here! My fav being a split between "Go" and "Pictures". Get this CD. You'll see what I mean.

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1.0 out of 5 stars no...
I won't get into a negative review like I'd do for the Backstreet Boys or *N'Sync, but still, DHC isn't what you'd call a good punk band (in my opinion). Read more

Published on May 22 2002 by mstrcrowley666

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good..
This was the first DHC cd I bought and I think that overall, it's pretty good. Although most of the songs sort of have the same sound, they're all really fun to listen to... Read more

Published on Mar 26 2000 by Courtney