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5.0 classic | iFghtffyrdmns | March 23rd 11 | Oh Jeff, you're just so fantastic and charming and lovable and drunk and hopeless and dirty and it's perfect.
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4.0 excellent | StreetlightRock | December 28th 09 | If punk rock had itself a barmy, mad professor to call its own, Bomb The Music Industry!s Jeff Rosenstock would be at the very top of the list of candidates. Taking a spin through Scrambles, it'd be easy enough to see him laughing maniacally around the album's wicked brew of attitude-fueled, messily composed DIY punk. While there's very little of what would be called a formula (Scrambles is far too interesting and varied to pin it down to any one recipe book, especially the loose "folk-punk" label the band is associated with), Rosenstock and co. assemble an alchemical mix of ingredients including a whirlwind set of piano driven backroom rockers, furious acoustic tirades and quirky but hard-edged forays of introspection all rolled into one. And as usual, sitting centre stage among it all is Rosenstock's biting lyrical scalpel, his powerful delivery underscored by the force of his playful irony, conjuring enough empathy to pluck ever so softly at the emotions while remaining irresistibly, absolutely and undeniably fun at the same time. And to top it all off? Well, the band is giving Scrambles away absolutely free online. Could you really ask for any more?
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5.0 classic | Blackbelt54 | October 14th 10 | Oh, hey, look that guy with the green hair! He's a punk rocker! Look! Look, he's even telling everybody. You $%&@ing hippie.
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4.5 superb | Knott- EMERITUS | September 11th 10 | BAAAABY WE'RE SCARMBLINNNNNNNNNNNNNN if you don't FIND A STEADY JOB NOW OR FIND YOURSELF A STEADY FUCK NOW ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nNOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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2.5 average | SmileNerd | November 13th 16 | How could music this energetic still have me bored a majority of the time?
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4.0 excellent | kong132 | January 31st 13 | Super fun album. I haven't heard much Ska but I like it already. Shut up the punx!
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4.5 superb | iSkane | December 27th 12 | Stay young, stay fun. Do the stuff that you like and get a little bit pumped. BtMI! shows the ska/punk world that they're the best of the underground.
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5.0 classic | braveasanoun | March 27th 12 | i guess reading the background story for the lyrics on this album makes it much easier to fall in love with it, but it's not like i wouldnt have eventually fell in love with scrambles anyway. i remember saying "man, btmi! would have been my favorite band if i would have listened to them back when i was in high school" after listening to 'band minus album'. but after listening to scrambles, i thought "wow i fucking LOVE btmi!". jeff's lyrics might make it seem like he is a miserable twenty-something year old stumbling through life, and he may be, but really hes just like a lot of young adults afraid of growing up. of course going out and getting hammered all the time can be awesome, but jeff does an amazing job of describing the shitty side of the broke rockstar partying lifestyle. do i even have to mention how relatable this is or how creatively these songs are put together?
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4.0 excellent | Comatorium. | February 9th 10 | Dynamic and amazing. The only two words i can say.
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0.0 | handoman | November 26th 09 | This and Desperate Living are prob the most fun albums ive heard all year. +1 to uhhkris. this shit rules.
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0.0 | XXXpickemgenius | March 10th 09 | This could be the most fun album of 2009. This is one beautiful kick your ass fun fest. If you like these guys you really gotta go to a basement show of theirs. Fucking amazing show.
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3.5 great | thejared | February 21st 09 | Full of spunk and punk, loaded to the ass with catchy sing along choruses and relatable lyrics.
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4.5 superb | Khaini | June 8th 23 |
4.0 excellent | spur55 | May 2nd 21 |
4.5 superb | Bilco | March 27th 21 |
5.0 classic | Audi | January 10th 21 |
4.0 excellent | Shamzus | December 8th 20 |
4.5 superb | Abraxas | September 11th 20 |
4.0 excellent | Flomink | July 19th 20 |
5.0 classic | Quiv | June 29th 20 |
4.0 excellent | Atari STAFF | June 9th 20 |
4.0 excellent | Djang0 | May 23rd 20 |
3.5 great | tancrni | November 19th 19 |
4.5 superb | BroFro | October 11th 19 |
4.5 superb | FakeOne | September 14th 19 |
4.5 superb | Lucman | August 7th 19 |
4.0 excellent | john | August 5th 19 |
2.0 poor | stasar | August 3rd 19 |
5.0 classic | Josh | June 14th 19 |
4.5 superb | ian b | June 12th 19 |
4.5 superb | Adamn | May 8th 19 |
4.0 excellent | Lanteri | March 26th 19 |
4.5 superb | Wyder | February 18th 19 |
5.0 classic | bSmith | April 12th 18 |
5.0 classic | Loch | January 20th 18 |
5.0 classic | TrivirT | January 5th 18 |
4.5 superb | Fear | January 2nd 18 |
3.0 good | ian b. | September 6th 17 |
3.5 great | buck1 | April 22nd 17 |
4.0 excellent | Respawn | February 16th 17 |
4.0 excellent | Pheenix | December 28th 16 |
4.0 excellent | Adamrk | December 16th 16 |
4.0 excellent | uhh | October 31st 16 |
4.0 excellent | heck | October 15th 16 |
4.0 excellent | aiioli | October 10th 16 |
4.5 superb | old | July 7th 16 |
4.0 excellent | otomok | June 28th 16 |
4.5 superb | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | April 29th 16 |
4.0 excellent | jtswope | January 5th 16 |
4.5 superb | torts | October 14th 15 |
3.5 great | mikep87 | September 21st 15 |
4.5 superb | LOGOFF | August 27th 15 |
4.0 excellent | boab92 | June 22nd 15 |
4.0 excellent | BMFD4567 | February 28th 15 |
4.0 excellent | Surette | February 20th 15 |
4.0 excellent | slaps | December 17th 14 |
5.0 classic | bowmore | November 25th 14 |
4.0 excellent | Walt | November 8th 14 |
5.0 classic | Lettuce | October 9th 14 |
4.5 superb | Geefawl | September 10th 14 |
4.5 superb | Tulten | August 28th 14 |
4.0 excellent | tyler | August 27th 14 |
4.0 excellent | YakNips | July 22nd 14 |
5.0 classic | lecube | July 8th 14 |
5.0 classic | Liiiam | May 22nd 14 |
4.5 superb | Joejk3 | March 25th 14 |
5.0 classic | Prole | February 15th 14 |
4.0 excellent | robin | January 19th 14 |
4.0 excellent | tarkus | January 10th 14 |
3.0 good | adr | January 10th 14 |
4.0 excellent | Kualie | January 6th 14 |
4.5 superb | Wreck | December 23rd 13 |
4.0 excellent | cableguy | December 15th 13 |
1.0 awful | COSM | November 9th 13 |
4.5 superb | ti0n | October 24th 13 |
4.5 superb | lucinda | October 12th 13 |
4.0 excellent | pleaxe | October 9th 13 |
3.0 good | Cirpinx | September 13th 13 |
4.0 excellent | StBrox | May 20th 13 |
3.5 great | apert | May 12th 13 |
4.5 superb | Pox | March 19th 13 |
4.0 excellent | deandeg | March 2nd 13 |
4.0 excellent | ZGP1992 | December 3rd 12 |
4.0 excellent | Rory89 | October 28th 12 |
5.0 classic | PurpIe | October 23rd 12 |
4.0 excellent | zackseb | October 21st 12 |
4.0 excellent | Breaded | October 21st 12 |
4.5 superb | ala | October 16th 12 |
5.0 classic | foxxxy | October 6th 12 |
4.0 excellent | uchida21 | September 25th 12 |
4.5 superb | ejb | September 13th 12 |
4.5 superb | cjo | September 3rd 12 |
4.0 excellent | Deviant. STAFF | August 10th 12 |
4.5 superb | Dashy | July 8th 12 |
3.5 great | Mojito | June 30th 12 |
4.0 excellent | Dungeon | June 25th 12 |
5.0 classic | Spare | May 26th 12 |
3.5 great | Rail | May 2nd 12 |
5.0 classic | foxxxy | April 27th 12 |
4.0 excellent | cb123 | April 24th 12 |
4.5 superb | gwh45 | March 30th 12 |
4.5 superb | shizm | March 3rd 12 |
3.5 great | jmh886 | February 26th 12 |
4.0 excellent | cyalily | February 23rd 12 |
4.5 superb | jlech | January 31st 12 |
4.0 excellent | Eko | January 31st 12 |
3.5 great | JJwins | December 31st 11 |
5.0 classic | focksy | December 30th 11 |
3.5 great | Titan50 | December 25th 11 |
4.5 superb | Naps | December 7th 11 |
4.0 excellent | Bfd | December 7th 11 |
4.0 excellent | Ignored | December 4th 11 |
4.0 excellent | TomF | October 17th 11 |
3.0 good | divoz | October 4th 11 |
5.0 classic | mxbrady | September 24th 11 |
4.0 excellent | hoodless | September 19th 11 |
3.5 great | Trey STAFF | September 15th 11 |
4.5 superb | Othcar | September 3rd 11 |
4.0 excellent | freakout | September 2nd 11 |
4.0 excellent | Aikibat | August 10th 11 |
4.5 superb | gvogel | August 4th 11 |
4.0 excellent | seifer | August 4th 11 |
4.0 excellent | Smevin | July 26th 11 |
4.0 excellent | Rowdy | July 23rd 11 |
4.0 excellent | AdamK | May 30th 11 |
2.0 poor | Wolfe | May 17th 11 |
4.5 superb | Trebor. EMERITUS | April 18th 11 |
4.5 superb | Corvus | April 14th 11 |
4.0 excellent | TanMan | April 12th 11 |
4.5 superb | Thane | March 31st 11 |
5.0 classic | Spec | March 21st 11 |
4.0 excellent | 37er00 | March 7th 11 |
4.5 superb | C4nada | February 25th 11 |
4.5 superb | mallen- | February 2nd 11 |
4.0 excellent | mvood | January 28th 11 |
5.0 classic | RCKilm | October 30th 10 |
5.0 classic | Yay | October 1st 10 |
4.0 excellent | Fort23 | August 8th 10 |
4.5 superb | ZuZo | July 30th 10 |
2.5 average | Zizzer | July 23rd 10 |
4.0 excellent | saad | June 21st 10 |
4.5 superb | Lyght | June 16th 10 |
4.0 excellent | Emim | April 10th 10 |
4.5 superb | Ire | March 25th 10 |
4.0 excellent | bears | March 11th 10 |
4.0 excellent | Stones99 | February 28th 10 |
4.0 excellent | MrGlass | February 26th 10 |
5.0 classic | whm | February 24th 10 |
4.0 excellent | Eskate87 | February 19th 10 |
4.0 excellent | J.R. | February 14th 10 |
3.5 great | IRAI | February 12th 10 |
2.0 poor | lobby | October 21st 09 |
3.5 great | Douglas | September 28th 09 |
3.5 great | ziroth | September 7th 09 |
3.5 great | idbz | May 6th 09 |
4.5 superb | jj182 | April 27th 09 |
4.0 excellent | Kiran EMERITUS | April 4th 09 |
4.5 superb | Good | March 23rd 09 |
4.5 superb | tom79 | March 19th 09 |
4.0 excellent | armfarm | March 19th 09 |
4.5 superb | Bea | March 19th 09 |
4.0 excellent | spudnik | March 5th 09 |
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