MONSULA Sanitized 1992

 

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AllMusic Review by Mike DaRonco

Along with the likes of Jawbreaker and Cringer, Monsula helped define the East Bay pop-punk sound during the early '90s: the songs are complex, mature and none of this three-chord bone-headed, brainless song structure that this genre is always stereotyped as. Monsula will have none of that. Rather, these guys have more of a mid-'80s D.C. hardcore influence with such names as Rites of Spring, Embrace, Dag Nasty and Fugazi. With inspirations such as those, Sanitized has more of a level-headed perspective on the world around them. Lyrics on the title track that start off with "Say we could live without leaders/Where would all the corruption go/Say we should rise above our standards/Do you think we could bear the load?" clearly demonstrates this.

Tracklist

1	Down Inside	2:53
2	Ocean Walked	2:32
3	Sanitized	2:59
4	Starch	2:34
5	Pound	2:19
6	I See	2:07
7	Grow	3:32
8	We Need	2:18
9	Two	3:21
10	Wither	2:39
11	Meant For You	3:59
12	Concession	2:35
	Bonus Tracks: Structure LP
13	Safe	2:01
14	Ride	3:02
15	O.T.B.	2:57
16	Pre-Past Tense	1:49
17	Sleep Tight	2:27
18	Razors	2:24
19	Abandoned	3:10
20	You Always Give Up	2:01
21	Indestructible	1:41
22	Don't Lose Your Way	3:08
23	When Will It End	2:27