The Remedials First Report Card

Hey kids! Just as your parents feared when you arrived home with your first report card, it’s with that expectation The Remedials received their first printed album review in Victoria’s Absolute Underground! The Remidials received their first live show review by Jay Brown through the same magazine which you can find on their website on your own time. There is your first homework assignment girls and boys! If you don’t complete it in time then it’s suspension for you… What a gimme! Not only do you not have to do your homework, but you get rewarded with some time off too! And without further ado here’s the review…

The Remedials – Drop Outta School
Remedials Records

The Remedials strike a really nice balance on their second disc. Half the songs have a really catchy pop-punk feel to them, reminiscent of Screeching Weasel, and the other half have ruder, more in-your-face lyrical content, yet still poppy. These songs “Bloody Snot,” and “Date Rape” have a more Guttermouth/Queers fell to them. Vocal duties are divided between guitarist Gabe on the former songs, and bassist Wayne on the latter tunes. This second outing by The Remedials is just as polished, well played, and well produced as their first. Once again the great Mr. Jesse Gander at the Hive has been behind the wheel while these boys played the music, and once again he helps them create a neat, tight piece of work. This CD has something for everyone who is a fan of quick, catchy punk rock.

-Chuck Wurley

Click on the “Skateboard” to get to the Absolute Underground website. You can find the review in Absolute Underground Issue (Vol.5 - #1 Issue 25 – December/January 2009) just in case you thought The Remedials cheated and made up the review, but they couldn’t really blame you for thinking that because that totally sounds like a stunt they would pull. Thanks to Chuck Wurley (who was at the Dec. 12th Cobalt show!) and Absolute Underground for writing and printing a review on The Remedials second studio stereo album! Outta sight! The Remedials have finally gotten themselves inked and it didn’t hurt!

Look forward or backward to more of The Remedials Report Cards when they arrive…