(Rock) Presidents Of The USA - II

[JAStewart]

The wackiness of The Presidents is fairly obvious from the first guitar lick of their second effort, 'II.' With a rousing intro asking us if we are 'prepared to rock,' we are sucked into a chaotic, twisted world of fun punk-rock that the Presidents enjoy so very much. With the clever, dare we call it a love song, "Lunatic To Love," we are introduced to the fast-paced three chord powerhouse we have come to enjoy. Lyrics abound and silly little na-na-na's in the choruses, the Presidents make this record sound amatuerish and hilarious. This could be the most amusing record ever, with songs not about depression or drugs addiction...songs are about dune buggies, tiki gods, supermodels, singing frogs, shoes, volcanoes, crazy lovers, and bug cities. This is not your ordinary album. This is what makes 'II' such a beautiful record. Amusing, touching, and brilliant. This record brings tears to my eyes. Songs like "Bug City," are so funny because the Presidents take it so seriously. Other times you know they're just having fun ("Froggie," "Toob Amplifier"). The songs are nice, short lil ditties, that aren't too long, and aren't too short. This could very well be one of the finest records of all-time. It's short, not-too-serious and very heartfelt with tear-jerking emotion. (That last part was a joke.) But, in actuallity, 'II' is, in fact, a wonderful, fanciful record. It's like the first puppy you get. You get so attached to it and never want to let it go. Sometimes you hate it, but you know that in truth, you love it more than anything.

1. Ladies & Gentlemen Part 1: 9/10-A great way to welcome the audience to the album!
2. Lunatic To Love: 10/10-A very funny tongue twister song!
3. Volcano: 9/10-Catchy lyrics and great guitar sounds.
4. Mach 5: 8/10-It's okay,but at least the video's pretty funny.
5. Twig: 100/10-In my opinion the best song ever written by PUSA, the lyrics are so funny and the guitar sounds are hillarious!
6. Bug City: 9/10-Another great song....but sometimes i skip it.
7. Bath of Fire: 7/10-Eh, the lyrics are kind of funny.
8. Tiki God: 10/10-Another one of my favorite PUSA songs. Na na na na na na!
9. LIP: 10/10-The chorus to this song is very catchy.
10. Froggie: 8/10-Again the lyrics are clever, but the song gets somewhat boring...this is another one i sometimes skip.
11. Toob Amplifier: 10/10-A short and sweet little song about their equipment!
12. Supermodel: 9/10-I personally like the Supersonics version better.
13. Puffy Little Shoes:9/10:Longest PUSA song ever...and funny...especially when the crowd screams ROCK AND ROLL PLACE!
14. Ladies & Gentlemen Part 2: 10/10-A great way to end a great CD! I like the harmonizing by Dave and Jason.
15. Basketball Dream: 9/10-Clever 15 second bonus track featuring Chris' nephew Tony.

5/5

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[Knifeboy]

Wow!.. Someone who enjoyed this album just as much as I did!.. I'm amazed.. Hehe

The lyrics on this album are so great, and hilarious. The songs are catchy and all of them are somewhat really original. I've listened to this album a thousand times and it doesn't get old. 5/5

[juggalotricksta]

i have to agree with your rating on this one. its a step up from the first presidents album but they dont stray from their style. i loved how they opened and closed the cd with the ladies and gentleman songs. thats a great idea and they rocked it. i cant get enough of this one from start to finish. if i have to pick em, my favorites are probably bug city, a perfect example of the crazy prez lyrics we love so much, toob amplifier, which is one of those songs i can just listen to on repeat over and over -and on a side note its cool to hear the other guys in the band up front singin a couple verses for that one- tiki god, supermodel, lets face it i could go on all day. if you like the presidents this is a must have. i cant say if youre a fan of the genre because im not really sure how to classify them. but buy it anyway! 5 out of 5, loads of fun, and some crazy *** lyrics.