Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't Explained
Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't is the fourth album released by the North Vancouver punk band d.b.s. It was released by New Disorder Records in June 1999. This is the first d.b.s. recording to feature new bassist Ryan Angus, who replaced Dhani Borges.
The album marks a turning point in the band's development, and had some post-hardcore influence.[2] Tracks such as "...And Then I Awoke" and "Past Friendships" included acoustic guitar; these tracks have been likened to the sound of The Promise Ring and Jawbreaker, respectively.[3] [4] The album also received comparisons to some emo hardcore bands on Jade Tree Records, such as Lifetime and Kid Dynamite, as well as Converge. For the final five minutes of "A Foundation for Positive Change", there is heavy feedback, a piano playing a repeated theme, and fuzzy sampled voice clips—resulting in a more experimental sound than the band's earlier recordings, and presaging the sampled music that band member Andy Dixon would later compose.
Track listing
- "Set Your Clock Back an Hour" – 1:34
- "Your Apathy Is Killing Both of Us" – 3:10
- "Starboard" – 3:54
- "Dear Diary" – 0:29
- "The Sun Went All the Way Down" – 2:59
- "...And Then I Awoke" – 3:55
- "Aspirations" – 2:15
- "My Life as a Book (Chapter Two)" – 3:24
- "Apology" – 2:54
- "Kitchen Noise" – 4:04
- "Past Friendships" – 4:56
- "A Foundation for Positive Change" – 5:54
Personnel
- Andy Dixon – guitar, backing vocals
- Jesse Gander – vocals
- Paul Patko – drums, backing vocals
- Ryan "Nordburg" Angus – bass guitar
Notes and References
- http://members.tripod.com/d_b_s_/news.html d.b.s. news
- Web site: Pop Rocks: Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't . https://archive.today/20120718044322/http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=102&csid2=850&fid1=6363 . dead . 2012-07-18 . 20 January 2009 . Rob Ferraz . October 1999 . . Toronto . The music shifts easily from Promise Ring-style melody ("And Then I Awoke"), to emo hardcore ("A Foundation for Positive Change") in the blink of an eye. On "Past Friendships" they slide into a Jawbreaker-style ballad complete with melancholy lyrics..
- Web site: Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't review. 20 January 2009. Sean Dwyer. 14 February 2000. Film Junk. St. Catharines. On this album, they have clearly been influenced by a lot of the emo and hardcore bands on Jade Tree Records, such as Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, and The Promise Ring..
- Web site: Some Boys Got It, Most Men Don't review. 20 January 2009. Shawn Cameron. Collective Zine. This record ranges in styles, from emo-punk, hardcore, muted trumpet acoustic ballads, to straight out metal ala Converge. [...] The lyrics are very well written, comparisons to Jawbreaker can easily be made while not coming off as the least bit...ridiculous..
