Twenty-Eight Teeth is an album by the American ska punk band Buck-O-Nine, released in 1997.[2][3]

Twenty-Eight Teeth
Studio album by
Released1997
Recorded1997
GenreSka punk
Length42:43
LabelTVT[1]
ProducerNeill King, David Kershenbaum
Buck-O-Nine chronology
Water in My Head
(1996)
Twenty-Eight Teeth
(1997)
Pass the Dutchie
(1998)
Singles from Twenty-Eight Teeth
  1. "My Town"
    Released: 1997

"My Town", about La Jolla, California, peaked at No. 32 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.[4][5] The album peaked at No. 190 on the Billboard 200.[6]

Twenty-Eight Teeth sold more than 200,000 copies.[7] The band promoted it by touring with Primus.[8]

Production

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The album was produced by Neill King and David Kershenbaum.[9] It contains a cover of Joe Jackson's "I'm the Man".[4] "What Happened to My Radio?" is about the narrowing of radio playlists.[10]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [11]

The Record called the album "an infectious and energetic workout that avoids the same-rhythm rut that most bands of the snappy, staggered-tempo genre fall into."[9] The San Diego Union-Tribune noted that "'Nineteen' is jet-powered by Jonas Kleiner's careening guitars, while 'My Town' gets its cheery bounce from Scott Kennerly's bobbing bass and Steve Bauer's swinging drums."[12] The New Times Broward-Palm Beach praised the "full-throttle skacore ... where hyperactive ska grooves set the pace only to lurch into supercharged punk status come chorus time."[13]

AllMusic wrote that "Buck-O-Nine needs to give more time to the horn section and engage in the kind of loopy interplay that made the Specials so interesting."[11]

Track listing

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All songs written by Buck-O-Nine except "I'm the Man" written by Joe Jackson.

No.TitleLength
1."Round Kid"2:59
2."Nineteen"2:55
3."Albuquerque"3:33
4."Tear Jerky"3:29
5."I'm the Man"3:20
6."Jennifer's Cold"2:59
7."Steve Was Dead"2:00
8."What Happened to My Radio?"2:32
9."Twenty-Eight Teeth"2:48
10."You Go You're Gone"3:07
11."Peach Fish"3:24
12."Record Store"3:26
13."My Town"3:34
14."Little Pain Inside"2:31

Credits

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Performance

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  • Jon Pebsworth - Vocals
  • Jonas Kleiner - Guitar
  • Dan Albert - Trombone
  • Anthony Curry - Trumpet
  • Craig Yarnold - Tenor Sax
  • Scott Kennerly - Bass
  • Steve Bauer - Drums

References

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  1. ^ "Buck-O-Nine Sinks Its Teeth Into American Radio". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Buck-O-Nine Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Partridge, Kenneth (September 14, 2021). "Hell of a Hat: The Rise of '90s Ska and Swing". Penn State Press – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b Bambarger, Bradley (Sep 6, 1997). "The modern age". Billboard. 109 (36): 109.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (January 27, 2008). "Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7 ed.). Record Research Inc. p. 117.
  7. ^ "Buck-O-Nine | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com.
  8. ^ Maestri, Cathy (October 24, 1997). "To the Nines". The Press-Enterprise. p. AA12.
  9. ^ a b DeMarco, Jerry (27 June 1997). "READYING THE WORLD FOR SKA BUCK-O-NINE IS HOPEFUL". The Record. LIFESTYLE/PREVIEWS. p. 26.
  10. ^ Healy, James (May 15, 1997). "Buck-O-Nine wants to hear (its) cool songs on the radio". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 18.
  11. ^ a b "Twenty-Eight Teeth - Buck-O-Nine | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  12. ^ Peterson, Karla (April 3, 1997). "A big deal for Buck-O-Nine - Spring spins in with tons of new tunes". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 17.
  13. ^ Weiss, Neal (November 13, 1997). "Passing the Buck". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Music.