There's nothing really new on this album, containing songs previously released only. But this is stuff worth checking out if you haven't heard them before. Bands featured here are The Juliana Theory, The Deluxtone Rockets, Fanmail, Royal, Pep Squad, Starflyer 59, Morella's Forest, Danielson, The Huntingtons, Puller, Bon Voyage and Plankeye. The songs were chosen by Tooth & Nail boss Brandon Ebel himself. He compiled a great album presenting the variety of Tooth & Nail (mind you! Not Solid State, BEC and Plastiq Musiq) featuring styles like punkrock, modern rock, rockabilly and noise. And weird rock too, sorry, I mean Danielson. Brandon chose the funny song Potty Mouth of the Danielson Family. What I really miss here is not the music but some information. Like from what albums these songs were taken.
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The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Justin W. JonesA CD that has great bands like Starflyer 59, Plankeye, Puller, Danielson, and Royal cannot go wrong, as demonstrated by this impressive compilation for the mellower tastes, put together as a counterpart to the Songs From the Penalty Box saga. It is not mellow in the sense that you would listen to this while falling asleep; it is more mellow in the sense that you can understand 98% of what they…The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Steven S. BaldwinYou don't need to be Forrest Gump to liken the Tooth & Nail Rock Sampler Volume 2 to a box of chocolates. Open it up and you have twelve of the freshest, sweetest modern rock tracks ready for immediate, satisfying consumption. My favorites are chewy caramels, the Turkish Delight of the chocolate box, and we have a few of those here. Songs so good, you could have more than one in a row, and when…
