Anchors Aweigh

by The Bouncing Souls

Overview

Though they hit as hard as ever, the Bouncing Souls broaden their impact on Anchors Aweigh. Some of these tracks hide an almost reflective perspective behind Michael McDermott's vicious, in-the-pocket drumming and the rest of the band's searing riffs: "Simple Man," a marathon at just over four minutes, yearns for a more orderly life, "Night Train" runs with that thought onto the endless highway of possibilities, complete with a Steppenwolf-like motorcycle sample, and "Todd's Song" even flashes a few strings while roaring into and exiting an ear-bleed rumination on suicide. Musically, the guys are tight; McDermott in particular earns his stripes as a punk virtuoso in the artful tempo manipulations of "Apartment 5F" and the rhythmically intricate "Blind Date." Note: The last track, "I'm from There," actually clocks in at about four minutes and 46 seconds, after which there's maybe a minute and a half of crackling noise before an acoustic hidden track crawls out of the shadows, hangs around for a while, and then melts back into more crackling. Go figure. ~ Robert L. Doerschuk

Product Details

Release Date:	08/26/2003
Label:	Epitaph
UPC:	0045778666911
Rank:	23200

Tracks

1. Apartment 5F
2. Kids and Heroes
3. New Day
4. Sing Along Forever
5. Born Free
6. Inside Out
7. Simple Man
8. Better Days
9. Night Train
10. Todd's song
11. Blind Date
12. Highway Kings
13. Anchors Aweigh
14. I Get Lost
15. The Day I Turned My Back on You
16. I'm From there
17. The Fall Song

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Bouncing Souls   Primary Artist
John Seymour   Vocals (Background)
Madcap   Vocals (Background)
Carl Plaster   Drums
John R. Angier   Strings
Michael McDermott   Drums
Greg Attonito   Vocals
Bryan Kienlen   Bass,Vocals,Keyboards
Jeffitaph   Vocals (Background)
Pete Steinkopf   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Ted Young   Assistant Engineer
John Bender   Assistant Engineer
John Seymour   Producer
Robert Vosgien   Mastering
The Bouncing Souls   Composer
Ernie Parada   Layout Design
Chris Evans   Assistant Engineer
Greg Attonito   Composer
Bryan Kienlen   Artwork,Composer,Producer,Photography
Andre Constantini   Photography
Pete Steinkopf   Composer,Producer
"Commander" Cody Brown   Assistant,Assistant Engineer