• Artist: The Bouncing Souls
• Flags: Lyrics are included with the album
• Rating:
• Styles: Punk Revival, Punk-Pop
• Track Picks: "Apartment 5F," "New Day," "Sing Along Forever"

Review

Though they hit as hard as ever, the Bouncing Souls broaden their impact on Anchors Aweigh. Some of these tracks hide an almost reflective perspective behind Michael McDermott's vicious, in-the-pocket drumming and the rest of the band's searing riffs: "Simple Man," a marathon at just over four minutes, yearns for a more orderly life, "Night Train" runs with that thought onto the endless highway of possibilities, complete with a Steppenwolf-like motorcycle sample, and "Todd's Song" even flashes a few strings while roaring into and exiting an ear-bleed rumination on suicide. Musically, the guys are tight; McDermott in particular earns his stripes as a punk virtuoso in the artful tempo manipulations of "Apartment 5F" and the rhythmically intricate "Blind Date." Note: The last track, "I'm from There," actually clocks in at about four minutes and 46 seconds, after which there's maybe a minute and a half of crackling noise before an acoustic hidden track crawls out of the shadows, hangs around for a while, and then melts back into more crackling. Go figure. ~ Robert L. Doerschuk, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Apartment 5F		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(2:10)
Kids and Heroes		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(2:53)
New Day		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(3:41)
Sing Along Forever		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(1:35)
Born Free		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(1:23)
Inside Out		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(2:24)
Simple Man		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(4:19)
Better Days		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(2:13)
Night Train		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(3:01)
Todd's Song		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(2:06)
Blind Date		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(2:21)
Highway Kings		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(1:49)
Anchors Aweigh		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(2:10)
I Get Lost		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(2:57)
The Day I Turned My Back on You		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(2:49)
[Untitled Hidden Track]	...	The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls	(9:39)
I'm from There		The Bouncing Souls	The Bouncing Souls

Credits

Chris Evans (Assistant Engineer), Carl Plaster (Drums), Robert Vosgien (Mastering), John Seymour (Vocals (Background)), John Seymour (Producer), The Bouncing Souls (Main Performer), John R. Angier (Strings), John Bender (Assistant Engineer), Bryan Kienlen (Bass), Bryan Kienlen (Keyboards), Bryan Kienlen (Vocals), Bryan Kienlen (Producer), Bryan Kienlen (Artwork), Bryan Kienlen (Photography), Ernie Parada (Layout Design), Madcap (Vocals (Background)), Greg Attonito (Vocals), Pete Steinkopf (Guitar), Pete Steinkopf (Vocals), Pete Steinkopf (Producer), "Commander" Cody Brown (Assistant Engineer), "Commander" Cody Brown (Assistant), Andre Constantini (Photography), Jeffitaph (Vocals (Background)), Ted Young (Assistant Engineer), Michael McDermott (Drums)

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