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Low Point Drains "Bottle Of Whisky" 7 inch
I'm gonna just say it flat out: I fucking hate blues punk
If I hear one more band who wants to be the
Oblivians, I'm going to hunt down Cartwright, Yarber,
& Friedl and serve them with a lawsuit for the mental
distress caused by having to review a legion of their
clones. OK, Greg gets off for being one of the best
songwriters alive right now, but Eric and Jack are
gonna fucking pay for this shit! I can just imagine
bands like Low Point Drains hearing 'Soul Food' for
the first time and being blown away, which I can
respect. Where they lose me though is when they start
a band and try to sound JUST LIKE THE OBLIVIANS, which
is about as bad as clubbing seals or peeing inside
your girlfriend in my mind. Oh, but the Low Point
Drains have a secret weapon that elevates them above
the pack: they wrote a song about whisky! Who doesn't
love whisky? And the Oblivians? Dude! These guys are
onto something here! Seriously, if the Oblivians were
Screeching Weasel, the Low Point Drains would be the
Peabodys. HOWEVER, the singer does get a heaping wad
of bonus points for sporting a New Kids on the Block
t-shirt on the insert.(SB/ Terminal Boredom Zine, USA)

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