Been There, Smoked That

Been There, Smoked That Artist: Hot Rod Circuit
Label: Triple Crown
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 646920140329
EAN: 0646920140329
ASIN: B00006YXE9


Release Date: 2003-01-07

Been There, Smoked That


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Tracks:

  1. Very Best Friend
  2. Slacker
  3. Blurry 17
  4. Hi-Tech Lip Gloss
  5. Richardsimmons
  6. Sadie Hawkins
  7. Understood
  8. Grocery Store
  9. The Greatest Disappointment
  10. Master Control Program
  11. Power Of Vitamins - Live
  12. This One's For Randy - Live
  13. Hi-Tech Lip Gloss - Live
  14. Patty Hearst Machine Gun
  15. Sin City
  16. Bonus Track 1

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Amazon.com

In a few dizzying years, guitarist-vocalist Andy Jackson and company have evolved from Alabama's Antidote into Connecticut's Hot Rod Circuit, loosening up their raw, moody emo-core sound along the way with some welcome pop-punk abandon. This 15-track anthology charts the progress of that evolution. The CD begins with the emblematic, energetic dynamics of "Slacker" and the four other tracks comprising their rare debut EP, and then moves on to a middle third that collects five thrash-heavy tracks from Antidote's <I>Mr. Grabowski</I> album, some of which were later reworked for HRC's debut, <I>If I Knew Then What I Know Now</I>. Rounding out the set is a tight, smart-assed handful of live tracks recorded in NYC in 2000; a nervous, powerhouse cover of Fudge's "Machine Gun Patty Hearst"; and a head-banging take on AC/DC's "Sin City" (from the <I>I Love Metal</I> tribute album) that gives some well-deserved props to the unsung godfathers of punk-metal. <I>--Jerry McCulley</I>

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Just great bouncey, punk-tinged pop rock........2003-02-18

This compilation shows the promising beginnings of the punk-tinged, pop rock outfit currently known as Hot Rod Circuit. All HRC albums come with heavy riffs (as heavy as one of the bands they cover--AC DC) and actual sing-along melodies that will crawl into your subconscious only to be processed and emerge from you in shower-karaoke form. This album will prove to be no exception. Their debut EP, several tracks from their Antidote days, their live acoustic performances, and the covers at the end all measure up well to the HRC style you can hear in "Sorry About Tomorrow."

The only thing that gets me is the weird-to-lame artwork. It's much less psychadelic than it is just ugly and a distraction. But I don't care too much (would've been nice to see some band photos, etc.).

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