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| 3.5 great | Steech | December 6th 12 |
J Church's first album remains one of its best. Quetzalcoatl fits loosely into the genre sketch of early 90s San Francisco pop punk (alongside Jawbreaker, Fifteen, and most of the early Lookout! records roster). But Quetzalcoatl is more eclectic than contemporary Jawbreaker or MTX albums. Lance Hahn's encyclopedic knowledge of pop music, film, and various esoterica prevented his ever having a band so two-dimensional to be called simply "punk." And, to a large extent, also prevented his ever going high gloss.
Over time, J Church developed a familiar, conversational quality. Fans could chart the progress of Lance's ideas, as he repurposed riffs, chord progressions, even melodies. J Church is fairly notorious for recording the same songs over and over, presumably in a quest to get them right. For those with specific personalities attuned to appreciate such an approach, the honesty, tirelessness, and dedication created - without any hyperbole - a community. J Church's ministrations helped spread the ethos of confessional power pop songs to the far flung corners of North America - from Austin to Gainesville to Bloomington and beyond.
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