So Long, Astoria - The Ataris
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Universal acclaim- based on 45 Ratings

  • Summary: Named after the setting of the 1985 film "The Goonies," 'So Long Astoria' is the major-label debut (and fourth studio LP) for the power-pop five-piece. Included here is a cover of Don Henley's "Boys of Summer."
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. A fine trip down memory lane that celebrates the complexities of growing up.
  2. Another collection of typical speed punk tunes, virtually indistinguishable from the work of Green Day and Blink-182, not to mention dozens of other similar bands.
  3. 60
    The band turns [Kris Roe's] melodic remembrances into energized, youthful pop anthems, like a less-frivolous Blink-182. [#15, p.120]
  4. 10
    Leave this record on the shelf. When it invariably hits the used bins, don't buy it.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 39
  2. Negative: 3 out of 39
  1. bean
    10
    id giv it a 20 if i could!!! its awesome
  2. ShelbyB.
    10
    I thought this was awesome! i almost cried on the saddest song...anyway, i don't know what 'dave' was smoking when he gave this cd a zero! Expand
  3. I think this album gets lost in the shuffle of the sound at that time. This album stands out because of Kris Roe's songwriting skills and well-crafted guitars. I think this album was knocked because music critics really seemed to hate pop punk at the time. But this album holds up. Expand
  4. derrivative
    0
    Generic. Have I heard this somewhere before? Sounds like every other power pop "punk" band.

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