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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.
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If play-it-to-the-back-rows, unabashed power-pop is what the Ataris were after here, they've delivered it with nigh perfection.
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BlenderThe band turns [Kris Roe's] melodic remembrances into energized, youthful pop anthems, like a less-frivolous Blink-182. [#15, p.120]
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Q MagazineThe Ataris transcend the four-square melodic thud of their contemporaries with a gentle melancholy and poetic ambition. [May 2003, p.98]
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Alternative PressAsstoria radiates a childlike glee and naivete you'll wish you still had. [Apr 2003, p.70]
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Positive: 25 out of 31
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Mixed: 1 out of 31
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Negative: 5 out of 31
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Jan 19, 2012
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DaveNSep 22, 2006
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derrivativeJul 18, 2005Generic. Have I heard this somewhere before? Sounds like every other power pop "punk" band.