Jersey's Best Dancers
Jersey's Best Dancers | ||||
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Studio album by Lifetime | ||||
Released | June 10, 1997 | |||
Recorded |
July 1996 & February 1997, Trax East Studios, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Emo, melodic hardcore,[1][2] pop punk,[3][4][5] punk rock[6][7] | |||
Length | 23:17 | |||
Label | Jade Tree | |||
Lifetime chronology | ||||
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Jersey's Best Dancers is the third studio album by the New Jersey band Lifetime. It was released on June 10, 1997, and was the band's second LP release on Jade Tree Records.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | 91%[5] |
AllMusic | |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10[1] |
Punknews.org |
The album received largely positive reviews. Kevin Ruggeri of Pitchfork said that "Jersey's Best Dancers portrays Lifetime at the height of their craft; a fitting swan song for a band that's been in a constant stage of evolution and progression since its inception."[8] Peter J. D'Angelo of Allmusic declared that "Lifetime's third and final full-length LP is a triumphant burst of upbeat punk rock that makes it clear the band called it quits while they were still at the top of their game."[9]
Legacy and influence
The album was included at number 40 on Rock Sound's "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list.[3] BuzzFeed included the album at number 8 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.[4] Eddie Cepeda of Noisey noted the album's influence on future pop punk bands such as Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco and Taking Back Sunday.[10]
Track listing
- "Turnpike Gates" – 2:20
- "Young, Loud, and Scotty" – 1:59
- "Francie Nolan" – 2:08
- "25 Cent Giraffes" – 2:20
- "Hey Catrine" – 2:13
- "Bringin' It Backwards" – 1:32
- "How We Are" – 1:27
- "Theme Song for a New Brunswick Basement Show" – 2:04
- "Cut the Tension" – 1:55
- "The Truth About Lars" – 1:53
- "The Boy's No Good" – 1:12
- "The Verona Kings" – 2:08
References
- Citations
- 1 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20030618082452/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/l/lifetime/jerseys-best-dancers.shtml
- ↑ http://noisey.vice.com/blog/jade-tree-the-essentials-the-overlooked-and-the-rightfully-forgotten
- 1 2 Bird, ed. 2014, p. 69
- 1 2 Sherman, Maria; Broderick, Ryan (July 2, 2013). "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F----ing Die". BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- 1 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20130523095040/http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1469012
- 1 2 http://www.allmusic.com/album/jerseys-best-dancers-mw0000665661
- 1 2 https://www.punknews.org/review/611/lifetime-jerseys-best-dancers
- ↑ "Lifetime: Jersey's Best Dancers: Pitchfork Review". 2003-06-18. Archived from the original on 2003-06-18. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ↑ "Jersey's Best Dancers - Lifetime | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ↑ "With 'Jersey's Best Dancers,' Lifetime Accidentally Injected Pop Punk and Hardcore into Emo". Noisey. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- Sources
External links
- Jersey's Best Dancers at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)