Twenty-Eight Teeth
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Ska punk | |||
| Length | 42:43 | |||
| Label | TVT[1] | |||
| Producer | Neill King, David Kershenbaum | |||
| Buck-O-Nine chronology | ||||
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Twenty-Eight Teeth is an album by the American ska punk band Buck-O-Nine, released in 1997.[2][3]
"My Town", about La Jolla, California, peaked at No. 32 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.[4][5] The album peaked at No. 190 on the Billboard 200.[6]
Twenty-Eight Teeth sold more than 200,000 copies.[7] The band promoted it by touring with Primus.[8]
Production[edit]
The album was produced by Neill King and David Kershenbaum.[9] It contains a cover of Joe Jackson's "I'm the Man".[4] "What Happened to My Radio?" is about the narrowing of radio playlists.[10]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
The Record called the album "an infectious and energetic workout that avoids the same-rhythm rut that most bands of the snappy, staggered-tempo genre fall into."[9] The San Diego Union-Tribune noted that "'Nineteen' is jet-powered by Jonas Kleiner's careening guitars, while 'My Town' gets its cheery bounce from Scott Kennerly's bobbing bass and Steve Bauer's swinging drums."[12] The New Times Broward-Palm Beach praised the "full-throttle skacore ... where hyperactive ska grooves set the pace only to lurch into supercharged punk status come chorus time."[13]
AllMusic wrote that "Buck-O-Nine needs to give more time to the horn section and engage in the kind of loopy interplay that made the Specials so interesting."[11]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Buck-O-Nine except "I'm the Man" written by Joe Jackson.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Round Kid" | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Nineteen" | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Albuquerque" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Tear Jerky" | 3:29 |
| 5. | "I'm the Man" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Jennifer's Cold" | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Steve Was Dead" | 2:00 |
| 8. | "What Happened to My Radio?" | 2:32 |
| 9. | "Twenty-Eight Teeth" | 2:48 |
| 10. | "You Go You're Gone" | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Peach Fish" | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Record Store" | 3:26 |
| 13. | "My Town" | 3:34 |
| 14. | "Little Pain Inside" | 2:31 |
Credits[edit]
Performance[edit]
- Jon Pebsworth - Vocals
- Jonas Kleiner - Guitar
- Dan Albert - Trombone
- Anthony Curry - Trumpet
- Craig Yarnold - Tenor Sax
- Scott Kennerly - Bass
- Steve Bauer - Drums
References[edit]
- ^ "Buck-O-Nine Sinks Its Teeth Into American Radio". MTV News.
- ^ "Buck-O-Nine Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Partridge, Kenneth (September 14, 2021). "Hell of a Hat: The Rise of '90s Ska and Swing". Penn State Press – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Bambarger, Bradley (Sep 6, 1997). "The modern age". Billboard. 109 (36): 109.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (January 27, 2008). "Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7 ed.). Record Research Inc. p. 117.
- ^ "Buck-O-Nine | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com.
- ^ Maestri, Cathy (October 24, 1997). "To the Nines". The Press-Enterprise. p. AA12.
- ^ a b DeMarco, Jerry (27 June 1997). "READYING THE WORLD FOR SKA BUCK-O-NINE IS HOPEFUL". The Record. LIFESTYLE/PREVIEWS. p. 26.
- ^ Healy, James (May 15, 1997). "Buck-O-Nine wants to hear (its) cool songs on the radio". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 18.
- ^ a b "Twenty-Eight Teeth - Buck-O-Nine | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Peterson, Karla (April 3, 1997). "A big deal for Buck-O-Nine - Spring spins in with tons of new tunes". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 17.
- ^ Weiss, Neal (November 13, 1997). "Passing the Buck". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Music.
