Search - Hi-Standard :: Making the Road

Pretty good album.

Eric D. Musall | Indianapolis, IN USA | 11/08/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album would seem like pure genius if A. I didn't own their first one, "Growing Up," which is better; and B. they trimmed about four songs off of it. "Making the Road" finds the band playing with genuine hardcore ("Making the Road Blues" and "Just Rock"), instrumentals ("Tinkerbell..."), and of course sustaining their melodic Fat Wreck punk style as well. The songs are generally a little darker than on previous albums, and a few are among the band's best. About the only problems are the lags in quality. Tracks 8 and 9 aren't great, and are followed by the novelty cover of "Green Acres." And then tracks 14-16 are all very slight, either weird instrumentals ("Tinkerbell") or just kind of short and uneventful. Cut most of those 5 songs, and you'd have a much stronger and more cohesive album. All in all, it's definitely worth buying, but go for "Growing Up" first. It remains Hi Standard's best work."

Greatest!

makoto | JPN | 06/24/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I really recommend this CD. I'd like you to listen first.
I love #5"Dear My Friend" , #6"Stay Gold" and #17 "Starry Night".
You can't accept their message without a tear.
I hope you'll enjoy with this!"

Good CD

C. Ward | New Jersey, USA | 05/16/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is kinda weird to hear for the first few times, but once you get used to the Japanese singing, it makes it that much better. It's a great CD."