[.ca] Libido

From Amazon.com:
On their fourth full-length release, San Diego's Buck-O-Nine continue to trace the ska-punk revolution from its '70s roots to its '90s incarnation. With a robust horn section bopping alongside their breakneck reggae rhythms, Buck-O-Nine's lead singer Jon Pebsworth struts his stuff in a voice that would make Joe Jackson proud. While the punk spirit on this CD is often eclipsed by the band's feel good melodies, Libido is still an extra-energetic foray into modern ska. Jonas Kleiner's guitar playing is both upbeat and tasteful on fun tunes such as "On a Sunny Day." With some tranquil moments and world music creeping into their overall sound, Buck-O-Nine show they aren't afraid to experiment with the ska-punk formula. --Mitch Meyers

Not Quite as good...:
Buck-O-Nine is one of my very favorite ska bands. The first ska CD I ever bought was 28 Teeth. After listening to that I got really into ska... The CD is good and all, but it does not match up with their others. I personally think you should but some of their other CDs instead of this one, but if you have those feel free to get this one... I just think they didnt do as good of a job with this one.

Great fun!!:
This is really cool and enjoyable ska punk album. This album has a real feel good feeling to it and it will bring out the best in anyone. My personal favorite tracks are 'Headlines', 'Who are they?' and 'Awkward Girl', but if the ska punk thing is your scene then I can guarantee you will love this album. Not everyone will like this album, some may feel it is too slick or poppy and not punky enough but if you are after a good fun, unpretentious album then you can do a lot worse than this.

Great Great Great:
All you have to do is listen to "Tell it like was" and "swimming in sand" and you will love this album. They sound like Reel Big Fish, Sublime, and CIV all rolled into one.

Buck o nines best to date.:
Libido and songs in the key of bree are the only real albums by this band that matter to me, though this cd seems to have taken a more poppy approach to some of the songs such as swimming in sand and on a sunny day i feel these are the stand out tracks because of this it's just happy beach ska. There is only one throw away track on libido and thats the last one as it's just no where near as interesting as the previous tracks in the offering and by that time you've heard all the good points of libido anyway, buck o nine appear to be one of the good ska bands around but some of the rock they play just seems a bit effortless and needs that bit more flare but i would seriously recommened Libido even over songs in the key of Bree.

Another Good Album:
Buck-O-Nine have been one of my favorite bands for a long time, ever since my brother came home with one from a trip of their early CDs back when he was in eighth grade (he's now a senior in high school). I loved this combo from the start, ska, comedy, and rock, although they used to have a little more punk which I wish was more common here. This CD has some of the best drums, they keep perfect beat with the horns and the sneering vocals. This CD is really produced, which is usually bad but on here makes it sound a lot better. Oh well. This is in my player a lot, I recommend it. The best songs are Who Are They?, Swimming In Sand, Tell It Like It Was, and All Along. I personally think them, along with Mustard Plug and Aquabats are the best ska bands.

• Who Are They?
• Tell It Like It Was
• Something Funny - Buck-O-Nine, Buck-O-Nine
• Falling Back to Sleep - Buck-O-Nine,
• Swimming in Sand - Buck-O-Nine,
• Sunlight - Buck-O-Nine,
• Awkward Girl - Buck-O-Nine, Buck-O-Nine
• Headlines - Buck-O-Nine,
• Alot in My Head - Buck-O-Nine, Buck-O-Nine
• Here We Go Again - Buck-O-Nine, Buck-O-Nine
• All Along - Buck-O-Nine,
• On a Sunny Day - Buck-O-Nine,
• Pigeon Hole Disease - Buck-O-Nine, Buck-O-Nine