tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13827702.post8332979293501217980..comments2024-01-29T22:34:14.385-06:00Comments on Oklahoma Lefty: Blast from the Past: PummelDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15951430008150125773noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13827702.post-50898277516800943662022-06-22T19:05:53.481-05:002022-06-22T19:05:53.481-05:00Um, no. Um, no. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13827702.post-55885660866968096352014-01-14T22:19:26.289-06:002014-01-14T22:19:26.289-06:00I've never understood why people can't see...I've never understood why people can't see what the song Hetero is really saying. Yes, the words are awful and disturbing. But the purpose is to make a point of how ridiculous that point of view is. The last line of the song makes it obvious: "Straight, normal hetero guy....Red neck ass bastard from hell."Harrisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13827702.post-48745929742055024132011-05-05T10:04:04.819-05:002011-05-05T10:04:04.819-05:00Hey David, thanks for stopping by. I'd never ...Hey David, thanks for stopping by. I'd never thought about the language issue but you're right, there are more bad words on Pummel than other ALL records (I'm not sure how it compares to the Descendents catalog on the bad word scale though). Pummel still has it's moments and overall I tend to prefer it to Allroy Saves, Enjoy!, and New Girl, Old Story. I did a post ranking all of the ALL / Descendents records in order of personal preference a while back. You can read it <a href="http://oklahomalefty.blogspot.com/2009/09/ranking-albums-all-descendents.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951430008150125773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13827702.post-8289403827095305132011-05-04T16:22:22.228-05:002011-05-04T16:22:22.228-05:00I, too, am obsessively aware of everything ALL has...I, too, am obsessively aware of everything ALL has released and Pummel is also my least favorite of their albums. It has grown on me some over several years of owning it but has never, and probably will never, stand up with the rest of them. I typically put ALL records into two categories: 1) Absolutely brilliant, and 2) Pummel. I've often wondered if the major label release of their worst album is not coincidental. A couple of interesting things I've noted, however, is that Pummel's lyrics are more profane than most or all of the other releases and many of the songs aren't as catchy. I would expect these categories to be opposite given the major label release as I would think the company's goal would be to alienate the least amount of people as possible. Pummel is a bit of a headscratcher. Regardless, ALL is the best rock band in existence.David B.noreply@blogger.com