I haven’t heard from this band in a long old while! They seem to have dropped their tag of being ‘Pop Punk Wankers’ since ‘The Shite Album’ and now refer to themselves as ‘the most entertaining bastards in pop’ – good stuff. They have definitely improved a lot since ‘The Shite Album’ and I think that this is an extremely exciting and entertaining album to listen to. It has amazing guitars, some super drumming, and the obligatory awesome vocal styling.
There are 12 tracks on display here showing that Mybe are still the comic geniuses they always have been and show no signs of growing out of their toilet humour! It’s the best way to be I reckon and the funny lyrics definitely add to the Mybe experience and make it that extra bit special. I have always liked what Mybe do and in this album I think that the band prove that they have what it takes to go far in the Punk scene. They are still pranksters and their songs go down a treat. One of my favourite tracks on this CD is ‘Ex Directory.’ This really is a classic song as not only does it have awesome lyrics but it also has great vocals to go with them and an excellently crafted instrumental side. It is a three and a half minute gem of a track – one that I will definitely be listening to more in the future. It is a catchy little number and I think that it would be a great breakthrough track for the band to release as a single. In fact, they could release any one of these track as a single and I think they would all do well – not a single one of these songs lets the album down in any way at all and as a whole the album is almost certainly verging on perfect.
’45 Minute Warning’ ends the album in style. It has an electric, excitement packed start and as the vocals kick in you know that it is going to be a track to remember. This is a 20 minute epic and is really funny to listen to. Although it starts off as a great song with the band showing tremendous style and passion for the music it is after the initial track finished that the amusement really begins. There is an awesome drum fill at about 11 or so minutes in with super skills Jez really putting his all into it. It really does sound great and after this we get the band talking about how shit pop stars are such as Britney Spears, Blazin Squad and Gareth Gates. Singing in the tune of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ we then hear the tune of ‘Fuck off ya Bastards.’ This is really funny and ends the album in the only way Mybe how – with humour! Mybe truly are the funniest band in Punk and you can’t help but smile while listening to this album. It really is a classic and I strongly suggest that you go out and buy this CD now.
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
