Title: Life On A Plate
Artist: Millencolin
This is Millencolin's second album, and I think it's too good not to be reviewd. I guess, since this is my favourite record, I'm really not the one who should review it, but I'm going to anyway. For you who don't know Millencolin, I can say that they are a Skate/pop/ska/punk/rock band from Orebro, Sweden. They have been around since 1992 and they are on Epitaph Records (USA), Shock Records (Australia), JVC Records (Japan) Burning Heart Records (rest of the world).
The band is:
Nikola Sarcevic - Bass/vocals
Erik Ohlsson - Guitar
Mathias Form - Guitar
Fredrik Larzon - Drums
Song by song:
1. Bullion
This cd starts with the shortest song on the album, Bullion, only 2 minutes. It's my all time favourite song. It's fast, melodic, happy and it has great vocals. It was on Punk-O-Rama 2. 10/10
2. Olympic
Another fast song with lyrics written by Kristofer Ostrom of Fireside. Great song, a bit darker than the previous song. Very listenable. 10/10
3. Move Your Car
The first skapunk song on the album. Happy, fast and with a great bassline. The lyrics are about not being stuck at the same place all the time, to move the car and make something happen. It was the second single from the album. 9/10
4. Killercrush
Pop punk song about girls, that the look is not always the important thing. A "happy" guitar riff to happy song. 9/10
5. Friends 'til The End
On of the darkest songs on the album. After Bullion, this is my favourite. Fast, melodic and great vocals. 10/10
6. The Story Of My Life
Another skapunk song with a wonderful bassline, lovely horns and great vocals. The lyrics are about food and about being a vegetarian. Probably the funniest lyrics on the album. It was the first single of Life On A Plate. 10/10
7. Jellygoose
Another pop punk love song, Jellygoose being a nickname of Nikola's girlfriend. A really sweet song with nice vocals. 10/10
8. Replay
Another darker song. It's kind of similar to Friends 'til the end music wise, but still it is not as good as that one. But it is very good. 10/10
9. Vulcan Ears
A skapunk song about UFOs and Aliens. A VERY good bassline, great vocals and music. 10/10
10. Dr. Jackal & Mr. Hide
A song about not giving up. Great, fast music . A really good punkrock song. 10/10
11. Softworld
This is probably the worst track on the record, but still it's very good. It's a little bit slower than the rest of the songs on the album. A song about living in a softworld and playing softcore (instead of hardcore). It's pretty funny. 8/10
12. Buzzer
A fast song. It was recorded in a longer version, which later became a b-side of a single. The longer version is the better of these two but the short one is good as well. 10/10
13. Ace Frehley
This song is a 5 second joke. The guys didn't want to have 13 tracks on the cd so they decided to put this on as a tribute to the Kiss member. I'm not going to rate this song.
14. Airhead
The lost song on the album and another skapunksong. As the rest of the songs on the album this one is also good. About a guy who thinks he is the coolest in the town. 10/10
14 songs (well 13, excluding Ace Frehley) noone shorter than 2 minutes and noone longer than 3 minutes, the longest being 2:57. The entire cd is 32:14 of quality skate/pop/ska/rock/punk. Everybody should own this cd!
8/10
Recommended tracks:
Bullion
Friends 'til the end
The Story of My Life
Vulcan Ears
Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hide
