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The unhinged urgency of Bivouac is an enormous moment, and one necessary to go through in order to take Jawbreaker from their naive punk beginnings to the one-of-a-kind band they grew to be before their star burned out abruptly.
Some songs are absolutely fantastic, but others are a bit boring. With that aside, I really like the experimentation on this thing, and it's a great stepping stone with how the band eventually found their sound. And don't get me wrong, there is only a small amount of songs I am indifferent to, the rest absolutely kill! Songs like Shield Your Eyes, Parabola and the monolith that is the title track prove how strong of a unit this band is.
Favorites: Shield Your Eyes, Big, Sleep, P.S New York Is ... read more
Jawbreakers Typical style. But the album is too inconsistent for me. Still a very very good album.
It's home to some of their best work, including the outstanding "Chesterfield King", but Bivouac is just too inconsistent in its tone for my taste.
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Track List
- Shield Your Eyes
- Big
- Chesterfield King
- Sleep
- Donatello
- Face Down
- P.S. New York Is Burning
- Like a Secret
- Tour Song
- You Don't Know…
- Pack It Up
- Parabola
- Bivouac
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Added on: February 3, 2013