Rancid
Artist: Rancid
Community Score: 6.44

This is where it all starts. Without any reminiscing about their former band, Operation Ivy, Matt Freeman (bass) and Tim Armstrong (guitar/vocals) blast through their debut without any hints of ska or blatant Clash plagiarizing. On the contrary, this album rips through 15 tracks of high-energy punk that's accompanied by heavy bass leads and... Read More

Our Bodies, Our Selves
Artist: Mr. T Experience

Our Bodies, Our Selves strikes a nice balance between instrumental complexity and three chord bubblegum punk. Yes, there are more songs about bad relationships or not having one, but that is part of the MTX aesthetic. "Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend" is a hilarious acoustic guitar power-pop ballad about...you guessed it, not having a girlfriend.... Read More

Jump Salty Ep
Artist: Pinhead Gunpowder
Community Score: 8.73

For all those who don't have a record player or have a hard time collecting all the vinyl Pinhead Gunpowder released before the Carry the Banner EP, this is perfect. Jump Salty is comprised of the "Fahiza" and "Trundle and Spring" singles along with various hard to find tracks that were released on four scattered compilation albums. Even if this... Read More

Anthem for a New Tomorrow
Artist: Screeching Weasel
Community Score: 8.00

It seems that Ben Weasel and company have matured a great deal upon the release of Anthems for a New Tomorrow. Now playing as a four-piece, Screeching Weasel aren't slowing down with their continual aggravations toward everyday life and all-around stupid people. Songs like "I'm Gonna Strangle You" and "Rubber Room" continue in that tradition,... Read More

Viva Zapata!
Artist: 7 Year Bitch
Community Score: 10.00

Despite the tragic loss of guitarist Stefanie Sargent, Viva Zapata! represents a musical leap forward for 7 Year Bitch, finding the group's attack cleaner, with a stronger sense of groove. Just as importantly, more of the songs here employ actual hooks, including "Hip Like Junk," and a cover of Jim Carroll's "It's Too Late," and the near-ballad... Read More

Punk in Drublic
Artist: NOFX
Community Score: 8.05

With their 1994 album Punk in Drublic, NOFX truly hit their stride. The quartet didn't change their approach at all -- at their core, they remain a heavy, speed-addled, hook-conscious post-hardcore punk group -- but their songwriting has improved, as has their attack. Prior to this record, they merely showed promise, but with Punk in Drublic... Read More

Smash
Artist: The Offspring
Community Score: 8.18

The Offspring's second album for Epitaph did the impossible: it landed in the Top Five, unheard of for independent records. The Offspring crossed over due to the raucous, Eastern-tinged single "Come Out and Play," which stopped and started just like Nirvana, only without the Seattle trio's recklessness. The record stayed in the charts because... Read More

Come on Feel the Lemonheads
Artist: The Lemonheads
Community Score: 8.00

Come On Feel the Lemonheads should have been the album that propelled the trio and Evan Dando to stardom, but instead of delivering a concise pop record in the vein of It's a Shame About Ray, they made a messy album that never quite found its focus. That's not to say that Come On Feel is without merit, because that's hardly the case. In many... Read More

Big Red Letter Day
Artist: Buffalo Tom
Community Score: 6.00

Buffalo Tom proved that their palate was a lot broader and their reach a lot farther than anyone might have expected on Let Me Come Over, and while the following year's Big Red Letter Day didn't show the same sort of growth, it also proved the band hadn't forgotten any of their tricks along the way. Big Red Letter Day sounds a bit poppier than... Read More

Picture of Health
Artist: The Headstones

Hungry, aggressive, humorous, and sometimes disturbing rock delivered with fierce defiance and tenacious riffing. ~ Roch Parisien, All Music Guide Read More

How to Clean Everything
Artist: Propagandhi
Community Score: 8.12

A bunch of hardcore anarchists on Fat Wreck Chords? You mean they've expanded beyond the realm of signing bands that sing primarily about girls, beer, and partying? Propagandhi have "smash the state" written all over them and they want to be taken seriously rather than branded as another generic NOFX-wannabe band. How to Clean Everything... Read More