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| 5.0 classic | Garlic | May 15th 13 |
Love this CD. Possibly less proggy than their other albums, but the light elements of hardcore make it seem more dynamic to me. I love the different styles of punk represented on here, from the reggae leaning styles of "Nugget", that border on sounding like a Rebelution song, to the pop punk/emo songs like "Anyone But You". Regardless of the stylistic tendencies of each song, the fact that they still manage to incorporate ska elements and high level song writing in every song makes the album consistently bad ass. I really hope they return to this style some day.
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| 3.0 good | CrazyFool84 | July 11th 11 |
Still in the midst of their transition from full-out ska band to a sort of progressive hybrid of varying influences, Progress shows just that in the Rx Bandits sound. The vast majority of the record is still heavily dominated by traditional ska influences, though the seeds of the band’s future sound is definitely planted on tracks like Analog Boy or In All Rwanda’s Glory. In many ways the album plays out like a concept record, highlighting the progress (or better, the lack there of) of the global society up to the point of the new millennium (the album was released in 2001), focusing on the genocide in Rwanda as well as other social turmoil across the planet. Though lyrically more loose than a typical concept album, Progress keeps the common theme of social injustice and inequality in an age where things should have moved a little further along in terms of, well, progress. In sum, fans of the band’s older work will still get a lot out of this record, though those just discovering the band via their last couple of outings might be a little disappointed.
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| 3.5 great | shira | July 14th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | BroFro | February 26th 20 |
| 3.0 good | MrNoob | March 21st 19 |
| 3.5 great | tellah | March 28th 17 |
| 3.5 great | El Olam | December 17th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. EMERITUS | November 2nd 16 |
| 3.5 great | Shtep | April 4th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Abraxas | January 12th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Dan H. EMERITUS | July 19th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rowan5215 EMERITUS | June 8th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | eazye | December 2nd 13 |
| 3.5 great | YojUg | November 9th 13 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | July 18th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ulshad | July 3rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | sbleezy | June 14th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | mallen- | March 4th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Fleeba | February 11th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | elry2k | December 28th 12 |
| 3.5 great | SgtPepper EMERITUS | October 14th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Jarryd | July 14th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yotimi | June 22nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | 9MgTar | April 18th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | cedris | January 13th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | uman32 | January 4th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Kaozz16 | December 25th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | September 15th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | brocoy | May 15th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Jdok | April 27th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | cirq | April 4th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Flyboy | March 21st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | A28 | August 8th 10 |
| 3.5 great | WolfAmI | February 28th 10 |
| 3.5 great | qwe3 | February 16th 10 |
| 3.5 great | pixmpy | December 19th 09 |
| 3.0 good | zoso33 | December 10th 09 |
| 3.5 great | 2DW | October 9th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | fignuts | September 7th 09 |
| 3.5 great | mofo2 | August 10th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | sydrock | August 10th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | TREO5 | July 8th 09 |
| 3.5 great | dukie | June 28th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | dukes | May 15th 09 |
| 1.5 very poor | feav233 | April 27th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | armfarm | April 6th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | spudnik | March 31st 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | sippe729 | February 12th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | jc1587 | January 20th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Pauldo | November 10th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ozma83 | August 27th 08 |
| 3.5 great | RG560M | July 26th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | dibsnot | June 18th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Smooz | May 21st 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | jrowa001 | December 22nd 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | kreftron | November 28th 07 |
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