Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains   Love Songs For The Apocalypse
4.2
excellent
Ranking: #8 for 2005

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5.0 classicSupercoolguy64 | September 14th 14

Not gonna lie, the vocals are pretty annoying at first, but Love Songs for the Apocalypse is a brutally
honest recording that takes you into the mind of an angry, drug-addicted homeless man who is fed up
with the world. The song writing is simplistic but effective, overtly so, even. The amount of character and
passion within ever screech and ragged guitar strum is enough to put you into the band's shoes, and the
amount of humor and heart to be found on each and every track is nothing more than beautiful. This
might be a hard grower for most on first listen, but in the end, It's an essential listening. 5/5 [Best
Tracks: Church Hymn For The Damn, I Want Cancer For Christmas, Harmony Parking Lot, DIY Orgasms]


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4.0 excellentgmurcielago14 | March 3rd 10

These people hate everything, its like folk-hardcore...

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2.5 averageGeorge Browne | May 1st 19

Quite possibly the most memorable folk punk albums. Pat's earliest project i think, and it certainly makes most punk music seem like bullshit. rSome people like Crass, they say The Sex Pistols didn't know what anarchy was.rBut they're not even, they're not even anarchy enough.rYeah, man, The Sex Pistols invented anarchy.rYeah, they're not anarchy enough to even knowrThat The Sex Pistols invented anarchy like that song,rAnarchy in the U.K.

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4.5 superbMasBarHigeuoris21 | April 19th 16

Glad an album like this wasn't around when I was a depressed, drug-addicted teenager. Might have offed myself after listening to this one too many times.

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5.0 classicDenimWizard | October 1st 15

you should probably listen to this before you die.

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4.5 superbSomewhereBetween | June 18th 10

Raw, catchy and pissed-off, Love Songs for the Apocalypse is easy to relate to if you're a teenager (or used to be), bringing the listener back to those drunken moments of euphoria/loss/hopelessness. The pain and emotion is the vocalist's angsty, less-than-perfect lyrics rightfully becomes the centerpiece of the music perfectly backed by trumpet and guitar.
"At least in hell, there's rock and roll, and ain't no Jesus Christ."

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5.0 classicjake20589 | September 28th 09

Catchy tunes, (surprisingly) tasteful trumpet, and lyrics chock full of anti-everything metaphors.

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