You see 'em with their black T-shirts and their heavy metal scowls... You may even hear the metal guitar in the first song on this record ("I Love Rock & Roll"). Well, yeah, Ghoti Hook has always said they were just a rock & roll band, though you've always considered them punk rock. Whatever you call it, their trademark zany antics and willingness to not take themselves too seriously has led to Songs We Didn't Write. But unlike similar projects (i.e: MxPx's On the Cover, etc.), there are a ton of songs! Included here are such songs as the 50's classic, "Earth Angel," Willie Nelson's "On The Road Again," Elvis' "Hunka, Hunka Burnin' Love," and the Cars' "Just What I Needed" (which the Insyderz also did for their maxi-single disc), done in the quick, hyper style you've come to expect from this band. Michael W. Smith's classic (and much overplayed) "Friends" is given new life. (The only thing missing is the paramedic yelling, "Clear!") It was also a treat to hear a Stavesacre cover for the first time, which GH pulls off surprisingly well.
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7ball #21Reviewed by Dan MacIntoshSince punk rock's inception, bands have been applying hyperactive tempos to songs not normally associated with the punk rock movement. But giving pop songs the old buzzsaw guitar assault treatment is no longer the novelty it used to be. With Songs We Didn't Write, Ghoti Hook could have very easily slapped together a collection of popular songs ready-made for instant-mix slam dancing. Instead,…The Phantom Tollbooth 1998Reviewed by Josh SpencerCover albums rule. I'm still waiting for my dream album of heavy-as-stink metal versions of popular songs. Until then, this is the next best thing: pop punk versions of popular songs. Pranksters Ghoti Hook try their hand at classic rockers like "I Love Rock and Roll" and "Just What I Needed"; oldies like "Earth Angel," "Burnin' Love," and "On the Road Again"; and lesser known indie/punk gems by…Similar sounding releases
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