Album Rating: 4.0

I saw him live. It was bad.

Album Rating: 3.5

Meh, I can see the Alt Rock in JEW but Pop-Punk is really a more suitable sub genre than Pop-Rock.

Album Rating: 3.0

I love JEW, and Clarity is one of my top 3 favourite albums, but this didn't work for me. Some of the songwriting is uninspired and stilted by the rhyming, and "Night Drive" reminded me of "My Sundown." Ah well. It has "23" and is pretty solid, but it's not their best. The title track is also too heavy into "Rock the Vote" territory. Furthermore, "Kill" is such a blatant homage/thievery of Heatmiser that it's endearingly annoying. Still, it's pretty, and I wish that "Shame" had been polished a little more and put on the domestic release instead of serving as a bonus track for the imports.



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Album Rating: 4.0

^Haha, the site blog is hilarious. Anyway, I've never heard Heatmiser so I can't say that it is a theft or anything.

This isn't pop-punk, but whatever, good review.

I like this album a lot, particularly the title track, 'Kill' and 'Drugs or Me'.

Album Rating: 4.0

Finally, someone likes the title track.



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Album Rating: 3.0

Well, it is a ripoff of Heatmiser. He even says, "Like your favourite Heatmiser song goes, it's just like being alone." JEW even covers the song, "Half Right," on the Stay on My Side Tonight EP. "Easy kill" is also a term from the same Heatmiser album.



Good times!

Album Rating: 3.5

Never heard of Heatmiser, but I do enjoy the title track quite a bit.

Album Rating: 3.0

Heatmiser's the band that of which Elliott Smith used to be part. If you don't know who he is, check out X/O or the song "Say Yes." He was also featured and got a lot of his fame from the soundtrack to the movie Good Will Hunting. I think this album came out on the same date that Elliott Smith's first posthumous album did, about a year after he died.



Enough Elliott Smith talk.

Album Rating: 2.5

Great album, the title track is pretty under-rated.

I can't decide between a 3 or a 3.5 for this album. It's pretty solid though, so I'm leaning towards 3.5.

Album Rating: 4.5

this is a great album!

Album Rating: 3.5

Think this grew on me. After my first listen i thought it was pretty bland, but there are some great tracks on here. Really like 23.

Album Rating: 4.5

Title track is the best on the album, in my opinion.

Bass is pretty simple, I'll agree, but it get's the job done. This is just one of those albums where the bassline is the last thing I'm thinking about.

Album Rating: 4.0

agree that the title track is under-rated.

Just Tonight rocks.

Album Rating: 4.5

Why is this band so good?

Album Rating: 4.5

There are days when I think Work is the best song ever.

Album Rating: 5.0

I heard Work a long time ago. I don't remember my impression (indifference?) but I feel I really should check this out.

Album Rating: 4.5

I didn't even realize Work was by JEW until I put this on