______________________________________________________________ Impact Press This is loads of fun. It's fast, happy, snotty punk with lots of surprises. The songs are short, as they should be, and assault your senses with yell-singing (which ain't bad at all) over super happy chords. It has a basement sound that is perfectly fitting, but the recording never fails to conjure images of them on stage with hundreds of crazed persons running around knocking each other over. It's just that good. ______________________________________________________________
Fuck Yeah! the release
I have been waiting for about 2 years, the Bananas full length. Ever
since I got their Peel Sessions 7" I have been having wet dreams
about getting more of their stuff, seeing them live, and touching
them in uncomfortable spaces. Well the Full length is so fucking good
words cannot describe it. Lo-fi 4 track recording gives this 14 song
cd the best sound I have heard in awhile. Great lyrics, hooks, and
harmonies give this album a big two thumbs up in my book. I mean harmonies
in that you have to picture hearing a Chorus of Retards all singing
at the same time after they just got done polishing off about 5 bottles
of vodka. Tracks that kick my ass are " Feel good hit of the
Summer", "Sugar Bear", "Fancy Pants", and
all the rest of the album. This band is from Sacramento and they rule.
Play this at your Mom and Ex-girlfriend really loud! You can get this
CD for $5 post paid from Plan-it-x records at: 5810 w. willis rd.
/ georgetown In. 47122. -Joel Jett ______________________________________________________________
AMG EXPERT REVIEW: This might be one
of the most overlooked pop-punk records of 1999. After releasing two
limited EPs, the Bananas have finally graced us with a full-length
that doesn't cease from their slaphappy slop-punk. On top of their
lo-fi recording techniques, raspy, slurred vocals, and all around
silliness, Forbidden Fruit is a party surrounded in yellow packaging;
after all, they are called the Bananas. - Mike DaRonco All Music Guide ______________________________________________________________ Flipside Fanzine:
This is like a happy
pill: stripped down, straight ahead, aggressive, upbeat, hyper-kids-screaming-like-they-didn't-get-what-they-wanted-for-christmas
punk rock. There are genius pop songs inside of each and every one
of these spastic out-bursts laid down with brilliance and pure conviction
on a four track. Some fun experimentation, consistently strong structures
all throughout this chaos, this kinda spit and energy just proves
that these Bananas are intelligent and kicking the Ritalin. Reminds
me of these three late great bands: The Fondled, Blatz, and the Hot
corn Girls. Put a smile on my face. Squeaky, Flipside Fanzine ______________________________________________________________
This Sacramento band
are comical to say the least.Ý The
CD tricks you right off he bat.Ý The
first song sounds like The Melvins strung out on heroine. Yes, itís
that slow and grueling. The next thing you know, youíve got good old
early eighties punk riffs, pounding drum fills and bratty vocals For
a brief minute I thought I was listening to Darby Crash singing over
Poison. The songs are mostly short bursts of emotion.Ý
Nearly every track has a sing along chorus with plenty of back-up
vocals. The lyrics are simple, honest and funny. If youíre a fan of
this kind of punk, then youíll love this chitty band. -Jason Pepe www.zeromag.net ______________________________________________________________ Of course the Bad Monkey is gonna like
bananas, but it goes beyond that! You need to have this CD! I absolutely
adore it. An amazing, passionate trio from Sacramento, CA, with male
and female members that does spastic, funny, unpredictable punk rock.
When I heard this, I wanted to sign 'em to Bad Monkey, but they're
already on Plan-It-X. That doesn't matter. What matters is that you
hear this band! (This will be available for mailorder starting June
15.) - Bad Monkey ______________________________________________________________
trafficviolation.com THE BANANAS, ìforbidden
fruitî CD. ex-sewer trout. highly recommended by just about everybody! Snotty
ass lo-fi. (plan-it-x) ______________________________________________________________ If Monkey's could play pop punk they would sound like this! This
is on Plan-it X Records. This features ex-members of NAR! Viva old
East Bay. ______________________________________________________________ (German distributor) Bananas ìForbidden Fruitî Here 14 D.I.Y Punk Trax will verb-guess/advise in 24 minutes. Trashig,
with the slope to the crazy person and catchy Melodies. FUCKBOYZ meets
SCARED OF CHAKA plus ' ne prize WORMBATH obendrauf. Four round, in-usual
Bubblegum D.I.Y. Pop Punkrock Songs, somewhere between WALKER/TEEN
IDOLS and PARASITES/Mr. T EXPERIENCE. ______________________________________________________________
From some Eye-talian:
The Bananas - "Forbidden
Fruit" Da Sacramento (CA) una vera sorpresa: Punk rock anche
un pÚ garage veramente bellissimo. 14 pezzi uno pi˜ bello dell'altro
da ascoltare e ballare assieme ai vostri amichetti. Ehi, c'Ë anche
l'adesivo per la vespa!!! (Plan-it-X records - 5810 w.willis rd. Gorgetown
IN.47122) Z Ý Babel Fish Translation,
In American: The Bananas - "
Forbidden Fruit " From Sacramento (CA) one true surprise: Punk
rock also a Pˆ¾ the truly beautifulst garage. 14 pieces one beautifulr
of other listening and dancing together to yours amichetti. Ehi, is
also the adhesive one for the vespa!!! ______________________________________________________________ |