Teen Dance Ordinance

Teen Dance Ordinance Artist: A
Label: Wea/Warner
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5050467858527
ASIN: B0009PLOKQ


Release Date: 2005-07-28

Teen Dance Ordinance


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Tracks:

  1. Rush Song
  2. Better Off With Him
  3. Art Of Making Sense
  4. Someone Else
  5. Die Tonight
  6. 2nd Coming
  7. Wake Up
  8. Black Hole
  9. Hey
  10. Worst Thing That Can Happen
  11. Afterburner
  12. Wisdom

Similar Items:

  1. A vs. Monkey Kong
  2. Hi-Fi Serious
  3. How Ace Are Buildings

Album Details

UK Rock Band a Recorded this in Seattle's Legendary Studio X. Pproduced by Terry Date ( Pantera, Soundgarden, Deftones) the Album Sees a at their Very Best. Includes their UK Top 40 Single "Rush Song" .

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Cheeky Monkeys No More.......2005-09-30

Somewhere between the fantastic "Good Time" single and Teen Dance Ordinance, someone hijacked A and surgically removed their sense of humor. This is not a good development, because it was always the band's wink-wink personality that set them apart from every lame screamo band now plaguing our side of the Atlantic.

Make no mistake, TDO is a grown-up effort from a band that never should have grown up to begin with. Gone is the cheeky self-reverance, and with it, those huge A melodies that made them sound like a fusion of Van Halen and The Police (and what a glorious sound that was). TDO has its moments, but they're few and far in between. Even "Black Hole", one of the better songs on here, borrows it's main verse melody from "Starbucks". It's that startling lack of ideas that makes Teen Dance Ordinance the most disappointing album of A's career. In their effort to become a bigger band, they've decided to sound like every other band.

And that's a shame. Because there are a few of us Stateside who have heard this band in full throttle (check out Monkey Kong immediately) and know how fantastic they are when they aren't trying so hard to be mature.

5 out of 5 stars The Next Step for the mighty 'A'!!.......2005-09-02

There are mixed reviews for this 4th Album from the lesser known, but best rock band in England. They have done a great job of progressing over the years. I know because I have EVERY ONE of their Albums and CD Singles. I have yet to hear a song by 'A' I do not like or love.

This album "Teen Dance Ordinance" is a band trying to go Bigger on ALL fronts. The melodies and song-craft from previous albums have paved the way for this newer sound. It seems to be a natural direction considering their last "Hi-Fi Serious".

"T.D.O." rocks harder than any other 'A' album. I believe there are 5 other songs (outside the already released "Rush Song & "Better Off With Him") that could be singles ("The Art Of Making Sense", "Die Tonight", "2nd Coming", "Black Hole" & "Worst Thing That Can Happen").

The fact that Terry Date was the bands 1st choice for Producer is evidence that 'A' wanted this kind of Album. I still hear the Punk/Pop/Rock attack from previous albums, but the Rock tip has been pushed to the fore-front even more this time. There is no reason this band is not huge in the U.S. They could do a complete Pop or Punk album if they wished. This band is so talented and come off as REAL & HONEST. No gimmick. No Posing. Unlike most "rock" bands from anywhere these days. They force nothing...And it shows...every time!

'A' deserve any rewards that may come their way. Hey...even the Foo Fighters are fans. And that's pretty cool in my book.

3 out of 5 stars Sounds like a Terry Date album - not sure that's good.......2005-08-02

Well, this album is not as good as either Hi-Fi Serious of Monkey Kong, and I think the blame for that lies at the door of Terry Date. In his efforts to make A sound like a polished hard rock band he forgot to tell them to continue writing strong melodies and memorable hooks. If A wanted a big-name American producer, they could have done much better. Jerry Finn comes to mind, with his great power punk credentials.

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