Hey there friends!
Welcome to the show for our fourth edition of Flashback Fridays. I'm recording this on Saturday, but semantics, am I right?
I would have recorded this last night, but we got a new puppy, so I was a bit preoccupied.
Today, I want to highlight an album that came out in 2003 that I don't think gets near enough credit.
I rocked this record so much back in 2003, and subsequently many times since.
I was one of the biggest Mark Trombino fans. Still am. He's a producer that those in the pop punk and emo community are well aware of, however, he's got some hidden gems that not a lot of people know about or talk about. This album is one of them.
Today, I'm highlighting Gob's album "Foot in Mouth Disease".
This record sounds PHENOMINAL. It's kind of absurd how good it sounds. After the incredible and prolific years of 2001 and 2002, I can only assume that Mark Trombino had not only perfected his process, but he had every audio resource that there could possibly be available.
Foot In Mouth Disease is the fourth studio album by Gob, released on April 1, 2003. Four singles were released from the album: "Give Up the Grudge", "Oh! Ellin", "Ming Tran" (which previously appeared on the F.U. EP), and "This Evil World".
Three of the album's tracks have been featured in many Electronic Arts video games. The album's second track "I've Been Up These Steps" was in NHL 2003, "Oh! Ellin" was in NHL 2004, and "Give Up the Grudge" was in Madden NFL 2004 and the 2003 film American Wedding.
It is the band’s final album with longtime bassist Craig Wood, as he left the band in 2004.
The song "Ming Tran" was featured in the Being Ian episode, "Band 'o' Bruthaz", which features Gob as guest stars.
Foot in Mouth Disease is an onslaught of aggressively catchy anthems. This record has poppy songs, dark songs, heavy songs, and epic pop rock and pop punk songs. I love this record. Even if there are a couple of throwaway tracks.
Honestly the single might be my least favorite track on this record. I also really don't like the cover art. It mimics the title too much. I have to wonder if the single choice and cover art played a role in not exploding Gob to the masses. This is a major label release and Gob was/is huge in Canada.
Even with the aforementioned stumbles, I still think this record is a classic and should be more widely appreciated.
The melodies are unique, the guitars cut through the speakers like machetes, and the drums pulse right into the center of the chest. The drums sound about as good as any recorded drum set that I can think of.
The song I'm highlighting is called "I Cut Myself, Too".
There you have it! Another Flashback Friday. Check out this album and if you love it, you might check out the rest of Gob's catalogue. The singer is currently playing guitar in Sum 41. But I hope I get the chance to see them live again.
