Track Listing

1. In Like Flynn
2. Go Be Delighted
3. Rockets Are Red
4. Satin Down
5. Let Me Come Back
6. Learned It
7. Get Down
8. Bullet Proof Cupid
9. Seven Seas
10. Billy's One Stop
11. Bug House

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41293 in Music
• Released on: 1993-08-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

Pull me over, captain, would I lie?
Immense, sprawling, hyperactive, abrasive... this one leaves you jumping for the volume knob, only to find it can't possibly go any higher, and if it could, you just might not make it back in one piece. Girls Against Boys put out a few releases prior to this 1993 masterpiece, but this was the real deal. It only serves to remind me of how far they've fallen since this peak, and I count this album as one of the best punk has to offer: a true milestone in style and substance from literally nowhere.

Every song on this album is indispensable. "Bulletproof Cupid" and "Let Me Come Back" are the aural equivalent of staring into the sun, tormenting journeys that climb way too high on the distorted throb of what sounds like a hundred guitars. "Seven Seas" and "Rockets Are Red" are sultry odes to subliminal behavior replete with bashing drums from Alexis Fliesig and a twin bass attack that was more than a blueprint for future indie kids to follow. "Satin Down" shares its space with what sounds like a distorted sample of someone's refrigerator motor, slicing through the pounding din, and a steady vibe drives "Billy's One Stop" before it all comes together in the bridge, the catharsis of the entire record and a moment you'll never forget. There are so many pet moments and little spare segments of satisfaction here that it would take a short story to document them all.

A hundred sorry imitators listened and tried in '93, and they never could do it better, nor could GVSB. Sleek production and a more formulaic approach added to their repetoire may have added to the decline: from here on up there was a newer, more fertile ground, and they were the first. But in the end, nothing compares to listening to this album, and I strongly recommend anyone with a taste for the sublime delights of sleek but aggressive rock to buy it immediately. Absolutely unparallelled and fantastic punk rock.

I walked into a show GVSB was opening as they began.....
....to play 'Learned It'. Never heard of them before, but they stopped me in my tracks. Truly one of the most concussively powerful, rocking, moments in all of my show experience. I managed to close my mouth after another song or two, bought the cd from the tour table, and after all these years, this cd resides in my 'top 50 fave' booklet. I believe this is the best example of their musical vision.

Oh, Quicksand and Helmet were great that night, too.

A good place to start
This was the first album i ever bought by GVSB, having heard only one song by them previously. I had no idea what to expect. I now consider this not only one of the best albums by GVSB, but also one of the best albums I have ever heard. After buying this, I went out and bought three more GVSB albums within a week. Since I didn't have a job at the time, that was a big deal for me. This album has a very dark, mysterious mood. McCloud's vocals combined with the bass-heavy approach and Fleisig's drumming create a sound you won't ever forget. If you have never listened to GVSB before, I recommend you start with this one. If you already have a different GVSB album, this should be the next album you buy