In their review of the album, AllMusic called Randy "one of [Sweden]'s most highly touted punk bands" and positively likened the band to Green Day in saying that both groups are "ferociously energetic." The review also complimented Randy for "maintaining a knife-edge balance between youthful energy and tightly played rock & roll." While AllMusic did not give the album a formal rating or distinguish any tracks as highlights or standouts, the review itself individually praised the tracks "Punk Rock High," "Rich Boy," "Teenage Tiger," "I Raise My Fist," and "Losing My Mind."[5]
PunkNews reviewer William David gave the album 8 out of 10 stars, remarking in their review, "Anyone who has followed the career of this band knows they have consistently delivered hit album after hit album, and [this album] is no exception." He complimented the band's style of "catchy-as-can-be rock n' roll" and noted that the band had "honed in on their melodic side this time around," differing from previous heavier and less melodic albums like Welfare Problems. David also compared the band's style in the album to The Clash, also complimenting the band for their guitar work, attention to melody, and socialist lyrical themes. David distinguished "Razorblade," "Evil," "The Pretender," and "Going Out With the Dead" as standout tracks.[4]
Like AllMusic, Peter Gaston of Spin did not reward Randy the Band with a formal rating; however, in his review of the album, he praises the band's music for being "taut and loaded with punchy, fist-pumping choruses." He favorably compares the second track on the album, "Razorblade," to Social Distortion; he also favorably compares "Better than Art" to Andrew W.K.[6]
Like AllMusic and Spin, Sam Sutherland with Exclaim! did not award Randy the Band with a formal rating. However, he complimented the evolution in sound evident in the album, as well as the band's influence from predecessors in the punk rock and rock n' roll scenes: "While the band aren't the type to boldly explore any new sonic territory, they still manage to spice up such tracks as 'Going Out with the Dead' with the full-on cheese factor of dueling guitar solos. 'Teenage Tiger' pays homage to Little Richard with its nonsensical lyrical styling, and 'Losing My Mind' calls up the filthy guitar solos of Greg Ginn and Dez Cadena." Sutherland compliments lead vocalist Stefan Granberg's performance on the album in particular. He notes that the politics in Randy the Band are more subdued than those in previous albums but still calls the album "a solid release from a generally consistent band."[7]
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All music is composed by Randy (Johan Brändström, Fredrik Granberg, Stefan Granberg, Johan Gustafsson)
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Randy the Band is an album by Swedish punk rock band Randy released in October 2005 1 by Ny Vag Records and Epitaph Records Burning Heart Records 2 As of July 2020 it is Randy s latest album Randy the BandStudio album by RandyReleasedOctober 10 2005RecordedMay 2005 June 2005StudioDecibel StudiosGenrePunk rock pop punk new waveLength31 47LabelBurning Heart Records Epitaph Records Ny Vag RecordsProducerPelle Gunnerfeldt RandyRandy chronologyWelfare Problems 2003 Randy the Band 2005 The album produced one single Razorblade for which the band recorded a music video 3 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Information 4 Credits 5 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingPunkNews nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 In their review of the album AllMusic called Randy one of Sweden s most highly touted punk bands and positively likened the band to Green Day in saying that both groups are ferociously energetic The review also complimented Randy for maintaining a knife edge balance between youthful energy and tightly played rock amp roll While AllMusic did not give the album a formal rating or distinguish any tracks as highlights or standouts the review itself individually praised the tracks Punk Rock High Rich Boy Teenage Tiger I Raise My Fist and Losing My Mind 5 PunkNews reviewer William David gave the album 8 out of 10 stars remarking in their review Anyone who has followed the career of this band knows they have consistently delivered hit album after hit album and this album is no exception He complimented the band s style of catchy as can be rock n roll and noted that the band had honed in on their melodic side this time around differing from previous heavier and less melodic albums like Welfare Problems David also compared the band s style in the album to The Clash also complimenting the band for their guitar work attention to melody and socialist lyrical themes David distinguished Razorblade Evil The Pretender and Going Out With the Dead as standout tracks 4 Like AllMusic Peter Gaston of Spin did not reward Randy the Band with a formal rating however in his review of the album he praises the band s music for being taut and loaded with punchy fist pumping choruses He favorably compares the second track on the album Razorblade to Social Distortion he also favorably compares Better than Art to Andrew W K 6 Like AllMusic and Spin Sam Sutherland with Exclaim did not award Randy the Band with a formal rating However he complimented the evolution in sound evident in the album as well as the band s influence from predecessors in the punk rock and rock n roll scenes While the band aren t the type to boldly explore any new sonic territory they still manage to spice up such tracks as Going Out with the Dead with the full on cheese factor of dueling guitar solos Teenage Tiger pays homage to Little Richard with its nonsensical lyrical styling and Losing My Mind calls up the filthy guitar solos of Greg Ginn and Dez Cadena Sutherland compliments lead vocalist Stefan Granberg s performance on the album in particular He notes that the politics in Randy the Band are more subdued than those in previous albums but still calls the album a solid release from a generally consistent band 7 Track listing editAll music is composed by Randy Johan Brandstrom Fredrik Granberg Stefan Granberg Johan Gustafsson Track listing for Randy the BandNo TitleLength1 Punk Rock High 2 422 Razorblade 2 193 Better than Art 2 244 Evil 2 035 Bahnhof Zoo 3 156 Nothing on Me 1 497 I Raise My Fist 2 308 Red Banner Rockers 2 309 The Pretender 1 4910 Going Out with the Dead 2 5111 Teenage Tiger 2 0412 Rich Boy 2 2013 Losing My Mind 2 0814 Promise 3 1215 The World Is Getting Bored 2 53Total length 36 45Information editRecorded at Decibel Studios 5 8 Recorded by Estudiomac 8 Mixed at Sjobjorn Studio 8 Mastered at Cutting Room Studios 8 Mixed and engineered by Pelle Gunnerfeldt 5 8 All tracks produced by Randy 8 Artwork by Robert Pettersson 8 Design Cover Laser Back Label Layout by Hugo Sundkvist 8 Published by Warner Chappell and Picnic Music 8 Released by Burning Heart on October 10 2005 8 Distributed by Epitaph Records Epitaph Europe 8 Performed by RandyCredits editFredrik Granberg drums Johan Gustafsson bass background vocals Stefan Granberg lead vocals guitar Johan Brandstrom guitar background and lead vocals Randy Primary Artist Producer 8 References edit Randy the Band Stream on Amazon Amazon Archived from the original on 4 July 2023 Retrieved 14 July 2020 RELEASES Ny Vag Archived from the original on 19 January 2020 Retrieved 14 July 2020 BlankTV Randy Razorblade Burning Heart Records YouTube Archived from the original on 20 December 2020 Retrieved 14 July 2020 a b David William 13 January 2006 Randy Randy the Band PunkNews Archived from the original on 15 July 2020 Retrieved 15 July 2020 a b c Randy the Band Randy Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic January 2006 Archived from the original on 16 November 2021 Retrieved 14 July 2020 Gaston Peter 6 January 2006 Spotlight Randy Spin Archived from the original on 8 February 2020 Retrieved 8 September 2020 Sutherland Sam 1 February 2006 Randy Randy the Band Exclaim Archived from the original on 9 August 2020 Retrieved 9 November 2020 a b c d e f g h i j k l Randy Randy the Band 2005 CD Discogs Archived from the original on 21 February 2021 Retrieved 14 July 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Randy the Band amp oldid 1166648961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
