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Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 6:05 pm

CD Review: Squint- Tinsel Life

Straight outta Michigan came Squint...but then they moved to Ruston and started making some noise. They released their debut album "Beeker" and 4 or so years later have finally released their sophomore album "Tinsel Life." It was worth the wait!

Tinsel Life kicks off with the excellent song "Anthem for Closure." The song is about wasting time basically with someone of the female persuasion in Dane's past. Matt's guitar work on this song is cool and very catchy. On the Buzz scale of 1-11 this song gets an 11.

The next track is "Glimmer and Phrase" which starts off with some bag pipes and comes in kicking with the power of squint. This song could definately blow away all the garbage on the radio and give us something good to listen to for a change. This song gets an 11 as well.

In true Squint fashion, these guys keep the good songs coming with "Postergirl." This is a song about the perfect girl and how they don't exist basically. Dane is looking for a girl and "She's got to be an angel, a perfect little angel!" I love that part of the song. This song gets an 11.

"Unfinished" has very cool lyrics and a cool drum beat by Tote that will stick in your head for weeks to come. This song gets a 9 on the Buzz scale.

"Shadow Shadow" has a very cool chorus that will definately be a fan favorite for many many squint fans. Cool driving bass courtesy of Young Charles. This song gets a 10 on the Buzz scale.

"Quite" is a cool song that has some cool groovy guitars that start the song and I give this song a 9 on the Buzz scale.

Well hell we're on to the next song on the CD called..."Well Hell" ha ha, i made a joke up their, did you catch it? Okay anyway the song is cool, not their best, but still a solid song that gets a 9 on the Buzz Scale.

"No-Name" is a cool alternative/punk song that sounds like it could be on the radio. It's a little angrier than the rest of Squint's songs with the line that inspired the title "i'm theno named bastard who dented up your heart." This song gets a 10 on the Buzz scale.

"A Gimpse at Why" is a pretty cool song, that gets an 8 on the Buzz scale.

"Random Caring" is a song that was remade from their first CD beeker, and it is a lot better on this CD. This song gets an 11 on the Buzz scale.

The final track is the title track "Tinsel Life" and is a great closing song. The guitars are awesome, the bass is thumping, the drums are driving and the vocals are a little more melodic than the rest of the CD, but nonetheless, the song gets a strong 10 for its punk overtones that are kicking.

Go get this CD now or you're gay!

Oh and one cool thing about the actual CD was the CD artwork. The actual CD was the duct taped tire that was explained in our 1st interview with Squint. Go check it out if you haven't! Oh and the only thing bad about this CD was the little sticker that is on the top of the CD that you can't get off unless you get a chainsaw. Well ole' UNCLEbuzz has a secret to getting those things off. 1st to get the pesky outside rapper off, rub the bottom of the CD with the ridges on it with a key or some kind of sharp edge like a counter top. after that is off unhinge the front of the CD at the bottom. (The front of the CD is the part that holds the CD booklet)
Once you've done this, simply pull the sticker away and replace the front of the CD onto the case. and walah, you have a stickerless CD.
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