Alert Today Alive Tomorrow [Import]

Product Description
Japanese pressing of the long-running So-Cal pop-punk act, scheduled to include bonus material. Details TBA. Five Foot. 2004.

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Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow
Average customer rating:

Great Cd

Once a great band, now asleep at the wheel....

review from ...girlpunk....

Overall a Disappointing Effort. Creatively Bankrupt.

Alert Today, Adore Tomorrow

Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow
The Muffs
Manufacturer: Honest Don's Hardly
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
General | Rock | Styles | Music
Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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Blonder and Blonder

Hamburger

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ASIN: B00000J5ZK
Release Date: 1999-06-15

Tracks:

I Wish That I Could Be You
Silly People
Another Ugly Face
Prettier Than Me
Clown
Your Kiss
Numb
I'm Not Around
Blow Your Mind
Room With No View
Dear Liar Love Me
In
Jack Champagne

Amazon.com

Kim Shattuck has a magic touch when it comes to hook-happy power pop. She writes the kind of catchy tunes that might seem effortless to compose but whose grace and precision come from more than just a nifty chord progression. The former Pandora has the knack and the guitar chops to make these rollicking three-minute pop songs memorable--you practically need the jaws-of-life to get them out of your head. The raucous tunes about envy, jealousy, true love, and well-deserved enmity are delivered with the melodic surge of Nirvana combined with the chutzpah of the Shangri-Las. The deft rhythms of bassist Ronnie Barnett and drummer Roy McDonald give Shattuck a straightforward anchor for her crispy chords and cat-scratch vocals. Fans of the dirty sound of Happy Birthday to Me and Blonder and Blonder might worry that Alert's ultraclean production signals that the Muffs are going for a more high-class sound, but don't worry--they're not straying too far from their roots. They're just moving up to three-car-garage rock. --Lois Maffeo

Customer Reviews:

Great Cd.......2003-07-03

This was the first "Muffs" Cd I ever bought and I love it! I took a chance and bought it off of fat wreck chords just because I heard that KIm had a very unique voice. IF your looking to try a new type of rock genre I would recommend that you give this Cd a try.

Once a great band, now asleep at the wheel...........2002-04-19

The rest of the reviewers here must be listening to a completely different version of this album than I am, because quite frankly, "Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow" is one of the most boring and uninspiring collection of songs to ever pass through these jaded ear-canals of mine. It's not because I'm jaded towards their style of music that I find this record so unappealing. In fact, I consider the Muffs' first two albums to be on par with great singalong-punk pleasures such as the Ramones "Rocket to Russia".

The Ramones comparison is ironically apropos, because--like the Muffs--they put out one more mediocre record (the highly overrated, yet still okay "Road to Ruin") before going downhill fast ("End of the Century").

"Alert Today...", may in fact be the Muffs' "End of the Century". But then again, at least "End of the Century" had a few really good songs scattered amongst its surrounding lameness. "Alert Today" has none of that, so maybe calling it their "Halfway to Sanity" would be much more accurate. On this outing, the band sounds like they are on autopilot, trudging through track after track of completely forgettable tunes, devoid of any of the catchy melodies, hooks and energetic musicianship that made previous Muffs albums so engaging. The throwaway songwriting isn't helped by the utterly anemic production values, either. Why the hell did they stop using Rob Cavallo to produce thier records? Maybe it's no coincidence that the Muffs' last great album ("Blonder and Blonder") happened to be their last album with Cavallo at the console.

It's so sad to see such a great band deteriorate so spectacularly in such a short timespan ("Happy Birthday To Me"--"Alert Today"'s predecessor--isn't much better). Kim Shattuck is one heck of a talented songwriter, but you would never guess that by listening to this record.

review from ...girlpunk...........2002-03-25

This is the LA trio's fourth release which is packed full of pop-punk melodies and catchy guitar riffs. The 13 track CD runs a little bit under 35 minutes. The songs range from slow to mid-tempo speed. All the songs are kind of dull so if your looking for something faster paced, go look somewhere else. A couple of songs that stand out to me are: "Another Ugly Face", "Prettier than me" one of the more slower songs on the CD, and "Jack Champagne" which is an instrumental piece, but still quite good. I saw The Muffs a couple of years ago with Buck and I think they put on a way better live show compared to when they're in the studio. I must admit I'm not a big Muffs fan. I find the singer Kim Shattuck's voice to be quite annoying (which may explain why I like the song "Jack Champagne" so much). at least the band plays their own instruments though. so my final thought is if you're a new fan of The Muffs I suggest that you buy one of their older albums before buying this one, but if you're a diehard Muffs fan go ahead and spend some cash on it because I'm sure you'll enjoy the CD.

Overall a Disappointing Effort. Creatively Bankrupt........2001-06-21

I'm amazed that many reviewers give this release such high praise, the only stand-out single on the cd is Prettier Than Me. The rest seem to mesh together in a most uninspiring way. I loved the debut effort from this band(nearly a decade ago!) and if you want to hear a 4 star effort that's the one I'd recommend. I hope the next release(if there is one) consists of more substantial tunes without resorting to cover songs as in Hamburger.

Alert Today, Adore Tomorrow.......2000-01-28

This band is quickly becoming my favorite band. You will NOT be disappointed if you like punk with your pop music. The first time I heard "Silly People", I thought Kim S. was a guy (! ) This band kicks out the "love/hate" jams so well with punk rock flair. Another band I highly suggest-- 6X "Kung Pow" an ATL based band I think you guys would like...

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