Growing up

Poppy and melodic but fast and aggressive at the same time, this band kicks major ass!  I would have to say that Hi-standard is one of the best punk rockers around.  The background vocals are great especially in the song "Who'll be next".  The lead guitars in "Wait for the Sun" is just too rad.  This band of three produces music similar to Nofx's.  My favorites songs are mentioned already, but "Saturday Night" and "Lonely" are neat songs aswell!!  I would give this a 5/5 rating, it's just too good of an album!!!

Growing up

This band is kool as hell, they are a japanese pop punk band that have kool riffs and catchy lyrics with japanese accent. my favorite line is "and you always making jokes". check out the horns on the song "saturday night". other good songs: wait for sun, and maximum overdrive. also check out their 7" "we are not shonnen knife". overall rating: 3.75/5 stars

Review by Tarek Gharib

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