Fans of the Drive Thru Records roster, rejoice! There is another pop-punk band for you to check out, especially if less-than-heavy bands are more your thing. However, before your jovial “hoorah” hits the air, be warned that Last Tuesday comes off as far from revolutionary. In fact, I put their Mono Vs Stereo debut, Resolve, on pause and streamed some music online from The Early November, Matchbook Romance, and Midtown...and pretty soon I forgot who I was listening to. I suppose that’s either good or bad, depending on the fondness for these contemporaries. While the overall sound of Last Tuesday is not as full (which could possibly be cured if the vocals were amplified less and the instruments turned up more), the substance isn’t exceedingly far behind the pack in this flooded genre. The highlight: well-placed pop harmony vocals throughout Resolve. The lowlight: a strange screaming moment on track 7. Take some of the pop away from Good Charlotte and Simple Plan, take some of the energy from New Found Glory, and the recipe for Last Tuesday is not far away.
Ratings – Doug Van Pelt 2.5/5, James Wetz 2/5
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Decapolis May 2005Reviewed by John DurkeeWhen I read that this album was co-produced by Relient K's Matt Thiessen and Joe Marlett (Blink 182, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters), I was hardly surprised. Last Tuesday plays the type of pop/punk that is totally tired and old. At least that's what I thought the first time I listened to Resolve. Upon further inspection, I saw the good natured fun of Last Tuesday. They blend fun sounding…Similar sounding releases
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