Jungle City Twitch

Artist: The Stryder
Label: Equal Vision Records
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording reissued
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 794558007221
EAN: 0794558007221
ASIN: B000065DV0

Release Date: 2002-07-23

Jungle City Twitch

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Tracks:

Billy
Crook
Summer Coat
This Is The Time
Little Electric
Missing Without You
New Enemy
All Ok
Down And Dirty
Circular Highway

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Album Description

This album bridges the gap between the pop punk scene that birthed the band and the experimental, trip-hop fused sound they have invented. 2002 album produced by Ray Martin (Jeff Buckley, Black Crowes, Paula Cole, Iggy Pop). Slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

No Idea.......2006-01-28

You people have no idea what you are talking about. The Stryder was a very influential band, even though not many have heard of them. Bands like Taking Back Sunday, and Brand New would likely not exist if it wasn't for the Stryder. The reason that this cd sounds different is because their drummer is the guitar player/singer and they have a different drummer. (Who is incredible.)

Meh........2006-01-21

The Stryder tries really hard to be heartfelt and intense, but the effect here is like a B-grade boyband-singer fronting an amateur indie-pop outfit. I almost feel embarassed for them. The overwrought vocal inflections make up for the hollow melodies as effectively as too much cheap cologne masks bad body odor. Lyrically, the Stryder achieves what the average 8th grade teenybopper kid would in her diary, complete with cloying pseudo emo/R&B pop style please-come-back yearnings (Missing Without You) and antiauthority frustrations, complete with the obligatory I'm-so-defiant f-bomb (Crook).
The fairly natural and un-slick production on this album is well suited to the style of guitar/bass/drum interaction, however the vocals could use some reverb and/or slight mixing down, as they tend to be rather stark and two-dimensional and could benefit from closer context to the band. The few interesting guitar lines sprinkled throughout tend to be mixed too low to interact effectively within the mix, and the arrangements and chord progressions have the potential for being more engaging and imaginative than they are. A cool but ultimately too-long drum solo at the end of the closing track, Circular Highway, has more unction and charisma than the entire album, which, save for a desperate few brief moments, has little power in any respect.

Different Singer.......2005-11-19

I loved the Stryder's first album 'Masquerade in the ...', but this doesnt even sound like the same band. I had read somewhere they had a new singer for this album, and because of that they just lost that distinct sound. I was very disapointed in this album.

Jungle City Twitch.......2004-11-13

Jungle City Twitch is a great album by the Stryder. The album is full of beautiful melodies and visuals. Peter Toh's voice is melodic and almost nostalgic of Jeff Buckley. Scottie Redix's voice is full of soul. This album reminds me of a modern day Pet Sounds on account of its creativity and its uniqueness. Only after listening to the album a few times I find myself humming along to all the catchy songs.

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