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Release date: November 2001
1. Disneyland (Without You)
2. Gretchen's Gotta Dance
3. Gisele & Me
4. Peachy Keen
5. Chrysanthemum
6. Eternally (I'll Wait 4 U)
7. Boobs, Boobs, Boobs
8. Joe Queer Suxx
9. Dorkin' Around
10. Bowling Betty
11. Love Cubed
12. Swing Shift
13. Mustang Ranch
14. Superspazz
15. Xanadu
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Review taken from Ink19:
Including members from The Queers and Slowride, what really sets Darlington
apart is main man Christy Darlington's insane obsession with modern popular
trash-pop culture. And while Darlington could be easily dismissed as playing
mediocre pop-punk, that obsession eventually pays of, drawing the listener
in with its constant tabloid referencing and pop-culture jokes. Louder
Than Morrissey may suffer from taking one shortcut too many, but they
make up for their sins on the latter half of this album which, with the
exception of "Boobs Boobs Boobs" (even sillier than you'd guess),
is both more punk and more playful than what's come before.
"Joe Queer Sucks" and "Peachy Keen" are in-your-face
punk rock, the kind that nobody's been doing since 1982, while "Theo"
is a sweet slab of unapologetic pop music. They do a splendid cover of
Olivia Newton-John's "Xanadu" -- hurrah! -- while "Superspazz"
proves they can do the traditional happy pop-punk to perfection as well.
A longish, rather entertaining radio interview may not be the top choice
for an album track, but it suits Darlington's trashy everything-goes approach,
and somehow serve to make final sense to a sprawling but ultimately fun
album.
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