Hello Bastards by
Lifetime
Year: 1995
Lifetime aren't really post-hardcore in the traditional (if you can call it that) sense of the term. They have emo leanings, but mainly take their influence from groups like Gorilla Biscuits and early Husker Du. My conclusion however, is that that's enough to make a band post-hardcore in my book; at least for the sake of this journal.
This release is a set of top-notch skate punk tunes from New Jersey's Lifetime. With Jersey's Best Dancers in my all-time favorite punk albums, it seemed right to continue my journey with them. It's got a cover of "It's Not Funny Anymore" that rivals the original in quality, so you it's great already. The songs consist of skate punk drum beats, infectious guitar hooks, and incredibly hooky vocals. The latter is enough to make you fall in love with any of their material on first listen. Stylistically, I suppose the vocals hearken close to early Green Day, but definitely with more character and less snotty Operation Ivy covers. Nonetheless, this band is great. Too great for my review to justify them. Just listen to them.
Standout Tracks: All of them are kind of samey, but not in a bad way at all. So all of them.
9/10