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    Huntingtons

    Plastic Surgery

    (2000)

    Reviewed by Earl Campbell

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    Label Tooth & Nail RecordsBandoppler2000
    pop punkpunkskate punk

    Someone tell the new guy about the Huntingtons' obsession with the Ramones. This is probably the band's fifteenth release, or something like that, and it sounds like all the ones before it, except surely better in some abstract or technical way. Good production, good melodies, obvious confidence in their formula, and fun to listen to at night while doing email, pirating mp3's off Napster, or driving around Hilltop (Tacoma baby!) with the windows down. The wonderful rawness and personality delivered on their live album, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, is sadly absent, but so it goes. Don't worry, the attitude, snotty vocals, 'woah-oh' harmonies, unexplainably emotional sentiments, and fingernail-splitting speed in delivery is still omnipresent. And if you like the Huntingtons or, yes, the Ramones, you will like this album. You know what to expect, no need to preview or suppose. HOWEVER, you may just be thrown a bit by "Mutant Monster Beach Party" and its synth-urrealness. Great, great surf-punk instrumental actually. Who says the Huntingtons can't experiment once in a while.

    Other coverage for this album

    HM Magazine #83Reviewed by Bob HoweGrowing up in the 80's, I listened to a lot of different bands. Punk rock was my choice. So, being a teen in the 80's, I heard a lot of Ramones songs. I never owned an album, but I considered myself a Ramones fan. What is the sound that the Ramones had? Beach Boys meet Buddy Holly? With a punk flare? Why am I going on about the Ramones? All of these questions will not be answered in this review.…Decapolis 2000Reviewed by ConradThis is the eighth record Huntingtons have released in the past two weeks. Fortunately they've been steadily getting better and more catchy. Of course these songs are pretty much like Ramones influenced punk. Very simple. Power Chords. Lots of "Uh-Oh," kind of singing. This release is better than their last one that I gave a B+ to. Sonically this CD is great. I'm pretty sure Cliffy and Mikey did…Decapolis 2000Reviewed by Tom BastianThe Huntingtons do it again. They put out yet another great pop punk album. This album tends to be a little more poppy than "Get Lost", but thats what I really liked about this one. I think the Huntingtons strong point is their ability to write catchy pop punk tunes filled with energy. Probably the most surprising thing about the album is that two of the songs were very different for the…Decapolis 2000Reviewed by OrvillePlastic Surgery is the Huntingtons millennial debut and boy did they rip into 2000 with this one! It's no surprise that they started off the year so fast after a very busy 1999 which included massive touring, a live album, a cover album, and a ground breaking full length called "Get Lost". For Huntingtons fans "Plastic Surgery" serves as the best of both worlds. You have the vocal and musical…The Phantom Tollbooth 2000Reviewed by Michial FarmerThe first song on The Huntingtons' new album Plastic Surgery is named "I Wanna Be a Ramone." That pretty much sums it up. Over their past five albums, the New England-based foursome has tried their darndest to carbon-copy Joey and the boys, and for the most part have succeeded. Unfortunately, this latest album does not quite live up to the standards they have set for themselves in the past. Don't…The Phantom Tollbooth 2000Reviewed by Todd BallardIt is easy to find one's self in a love/hate relationship with the Huntingtons. They make no bones about being a "wanna-be" band with songs like "I Wanna Be a Ramone" off their second release in less than a year, Plastic Surgery. Although they may sound just like the Ramones, they are doing something with the bubble-gum punk sound that the Ramones themselves never achieved. Plastic Surgery boasts…

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