Okay, so New Jersey has its perks minus the smelly factorys of Newark, the shoobies of the "Jersey Shore" (it's the BEACH, not the SHORE. If only people got it right.), and the lack of things to do. Lifetime's Jersey's Best Dancers is one of the few albums I can listen to repeatedly without getting sick of. Released in 1997, this album has some of the band's best songs on it-- "Turnpike Gates," 25 Cent Giraffes" and "Cut the Tension." Actually, most of the songs on here are some of the band's best.
Lifetime featured simple music with lyrics that many people can't understand what the hell is being said. Ari Katz's vocals are as easy to understand as tongues. Even with the difficult vocals, the music still draws me in. It's simple, great message (once you actually read the lyrics because guessing them is a lost cause).
Quite a few bands, especially Saves the Day, seemed to follow the music trend that Lifetime set up. Simple music, good lyrics, catchy but not too catch and great energy. It seems that people who are fans of Lifetime and other similar bands are long-term fans. They'll listen to their CDs in their car until they drive people crazy, sing along to every lyric and try to go to their shows.
To end this Flashback, here's a video from a Lifetime reunion show, which I was lucky to be at. In the video, you can hear how people are singing along.
