The Presidents of the United States of America | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Presidents Of The United States Of America
Label: Tooth & Nail Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  84 reviews
Sales Rank: 46012
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099921601026
ASIN: B0018PJESU
Release Date: June 10, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Kitty | | • | Feather Pluckin | | • | Lump | | • | Stranger | | • | Boll Weevil | | • | Peaches | | • | Dune Buggy | | • | We Are Not Going To Make It | | • | Kick Out the Jams | | • | Body | | • | Back Porch | | • | Candy | | • | Naked and Famous |
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Amazon.com
The Presidents of the United States of America scratch that itch that you can't reach. They do and say all those things that you'd like to, but fear what people might think of you. They are your inner-child, but stinking drunk on a half-case of cheap beer. And, with the youthful appeal of the Dead Milkmen, the off-kilter storytelling of Primus, and a razor-sharp sense of irony, they are utterly undeniable. Try, if you will, not to sing along with "Lump." It sticks in your brain after the first chorus and won't leave until you hear something supremely catchy just to scrape the chorus out of heavy frontal lobe rotation. Musically, they keep everything very minimal (they have only five strings between bassist Chris Ballew and guitarist Dave Dederer) and use their incredibly twisted wit to engage the listener. From the punkish "Lump" and "We Are Not Gonna Make It" to the funky "Boll Weevil," the Presidents are the perfect antidote to the serious, heavy-handed rock perpetuated by their Seattle brethren. --Adem Tepedelen
Album Description
2008 reissue of the fabulous debut from the Seattle Alt-Rock trio, originally released in 1995. Features the hits 'Lump', 'Peaches', 'Kitty', 'Dune Buggy' and more.
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| Customer Reviews:
 She's lump, she's lump, she's lump - she might be dead! August 28, 2006
Rebecca O'Bern (Connecticut, USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I grew up on these songs! Kinda fun, kinda catchy, but nothing unbelievably special.
 This CD Kicks Out The Jams! April 9, 2006
Some Random Guy (Nowhere, The World)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is probably one of my favourite albums, and I kinda feel inclined to give it a track by track review. Enough blabbing, on with the show...
1. Kitty 8/10- Quite a catchy track, and quite funny too, especially the line "F*ck you kitty/you're gonna spend the night outside!" Not the best track here, but tends to go down well at live gigs.
2. Feather Pluckn 10/10- Very good track, probably taking it's cues from nonsense poems, as the song itself makes no sense. Very catchy guitar lines and chorus.
3. Lump 10/10- One of the best songs on the album, catchy as hell (like most of this album) and a great single. Seemingly a love song, but still pretty bonkers.
4. Stranger 10/10- Slow start, but with a killer chorus. Lots of weird uses of speech, but original, as you'd expect from PUSA. Tells the story of a love affair with a stripper, with plenty of humor.
5. Boll Wevil 9/10- Very funky, telling the story of trying to get a bug "friend" outside. Not the best again, but great bass, and the ending section is killer.
6. Peaches 11/10- The best track here, a song about- you guessed it- Peaches! Again, kinda nonsense, but endlessly catchy! The guitar riff echoes the poppier side of punk-pop acts, such as Dookie-era Green Day. No bad thing.
7. Dune Buggy 9/10- This track has grown on me immensley, at first I thought it was rubbish, but now I like it quite alot. A strange song about a spider driving a dune buggy.
8. We Are Not Going To Make It 11/10- The 2nd best here, very, very catchy, short, but sweet. A go at a "proper" punk song, and one of my favourites.
9. Kick Out The Jams 10/10- Cover of the MC5 song, speedily done, but thriling, fun and overall- ace!
10. Body 10/10- Very funky guitarbass and basitar here (as their instruments are dubbed) with another killer chorus, in the same style as Stranger. But better.
11. Back Porch 9/10- A weird, catchy number about being old, it seems. Very weird choice of guitar style and seems slightly folk-influenced, but all the better for it!
12. Candy 5/10- Shame about this track, the only not-so-good song on the album. Might grow on me, I'm not sure.
13. Naked And Famous 10/10- References to smurfs and 3D billboards in this great track. A fantastic closer with a sweeeeeet guitar solo. A great way to end the album.
Overall, it just rocks, end of story! Well worth getting (I got my copy for 99p off eBay) and just a fantastic album, great fun.
 A New Sound December 6, 2005
Corey Turner (NH)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I dug through a bargin bin i saw this and said,i'll try it.
I listened to the first track and the meowing bothered me beyond belief.I turned it off.I thought i waisted money,so i wanted to relisten to it since i was being so shallow.I was amazed.
This is a band from the 90's with no echoes of the grunge scene.The vocals seem so common, but they were put in a way that they are rythmatic and catchy.The opening song "Kitty" threw me off, but after the lengthy intro it seemed alot better."Lump" is the big hit on this album.It doesn't feel over polished, so not a single song seems outta place.Many bands that have that one over polished song makes their other pieces look like crud or below its standards.In this case this album doesn't suffer such a cruel fate,and avoids the matter entirly.
The guitar lacks ,it feels like it's more of an ambience then it does part of the actual song(With few exceptions).Each song has enough momentum to keep eachother flowing and making it fun.Not one song seems so much like another on this album that you feel trapped in one long song.For the most part the songs are slow to medium pace,no punk thrashing speed wich isn't bad.The bass has catchy hooklines like in "Boll Weevil".Some songs point out the obvious so much they are halarious."Peaches" made me laugh listen and you'll know.
The cover doesn't give you a good depiction of such a couragous band.
Don't be fooled this isn't another Everclear or Soundgarden knock off.Really good album, i don't know how common this is, so don't fuss if you can't pick it up.Just keep searching for it.
Fungible Presidents? June 22, 2005
Patricia B. Ross (Wellesley, MA USA)
4 out of 18 found this review helpful
Unlike years ago, they say, when FDR and Truman were Presidents, the recent past has been filled with what America might call "fungible Presidents." You've seen one, you've seen them all, so to speak. The reason that most people shove them all in the same basket is that the rhetoric is amazingly the same, what gets done is relatively elusive and tends to be here today, and gone tomorrow - the pattern of Presidents that come and go. Even the brighter lights are folded into the pages of history with amazing obscurity. It's possible that the White House of today isn't run the same it was in the days of more prominent Presidents, or perhaps longer terms are necessary to augment the common demeanor that is so much a part of public protocol in fulfilling their duties. Far from spectacular, most have been what the public senses as mediocre, momentary alpha characters drawn from a flurry of political insiders hoping to garnish their day in the sun with a style too often the same, an endless array of suits to accompany the suits of today and yesterday. Perhaps the weakness is in the American people, fed ever heightened genre of action films that renders Presidents more ordinary than not, or maybe Americans have simply seen too many come and go. The ability to retain a memory often resides with the spectacular now, or rooted in war zones of the men who fought there. In the endless parade over a lifetime, as we see from history, only history tends to remember their names, much less their records. Passing into the night, few retain former prominence or popularity without the constant, continuous beat of their drums......for those who will listen......unique soldiers of their own fortune, and of America's effort to make progress in an ancient world. Should they be more, a greater model of humanity, perhaps, or the wise sage of the past that envisioned the future? Possibly, but is the public willing and able to allow that persona to develop wings when they know that in four years, or eight at best, it will be yet another soldier at the helm?
Pressies Rule May 18, 2005
eddiemcgarrigle (Inverkip, Scotland)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
'smartest reviewer' my ass. This is one of my favourite albums simply because the tunes are hellishly catchy and the guys refuse to take themselves seriously. This CD belongs in everyone's collection and since the Pressies are currently touring (and I was lucky enough to see them) there's no better time than the present to brush up on the biggies - Kitty, Lump, Peaches, Boll Weevil and Dune Buggy. Great stuff for those of us who don't take life too seriously
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