Life Outside the Toybox, the debut album from Arizona's Justifide, opens with a Pearl Jam riff that sounded outdated when Creed used it two years ago. It doesn't get better from there, with some P.O.D.-type rap-rock songs and track after track of banal youth group lyrics. Justifide definitely has the musical chops to make it big, but until they stop aping more popular groups (and learn to write better songs), they're small fish in a big pond.
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HM Magazine #90Reviewed by Andy ArgyrakisAlthough the cover for Justifide's debut CD features demented caricatures of the three band members, Life Outside the Toybox's meaning is far from abnormal or twisted. It's an analogy for the way people should step out of their spiritual comfort zone and understand the way the world outside of their circle exists. The band is on the same page with major label mainstream counterparts like Taproot,…The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Zik JacksonPhoenix teen rock trio Justifide sure makes a lot of noise for three guys. Just what the doctor ordered to clear the cobwebs from your head when you are in the mood to rock hard. Taking cues from P.O.D. while incorporating their own style and flavor of hard music, Justifide scores an impressive debut with Life Outside the Toybox. The band doesn't just make a lot of noise. The riffs and motifs…
