Equal to static...i dont know about self titled though
Ryan Lovejoy | 08/11/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"i cant believe that the guy who gave this one star is such a fool! this album is great. its great to see jack grisham doing some folky music...yeah, there is still a lot of ultra poppy punk revival in this, but it compares moreso to alice in chains' jar of flies rather than green day.
i give kudos to jack grisham for doing this...all joykiller albums are really different, but this one doesn't grow old as fast as the others....i recommend ready sexed go...you get to hear the "gentleman jack" album that was never released before."
GREAT! These guys rule! Powerful Melodocore Pop!
Ryan Lovejoy | 07/18/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Like his first band, TSOL's, "Beneath the Shadows" masterpiece, Jack Grisham takes The Joykiller the next notch higher on the power pop ladder with "Three." Punks love to piss people off and this will piss off all the punks who are too conformist to recognize great music when they hear it. F--- you: they're a pop band!!!"
Completely misunderstood, but completely brilliant
Ryan Lovejoy | 06/14/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Jack Grisham has never wanted to stay in one place anyway. Just listen to TSOL, then Cathedral of Tears, then Tender Fury, then the Joykiller. As different as the self-titled debut was to "Static", is as different as "Static" to this album. Perhaps Jack's finest vocal performance ever, the album is quite diversified. For the closed-minded who wants the derivative product they expect, forget it...it's not for you. For those more adventurous, I highly recommend this. Very textured, excellent songwriting. Too bad most people didn't get it, or want to try to get it....the "commercial" failure of this album is what broke them up, in my opinion."