Full disclosure: The first all-ages punk show I ever went to was Diesel Boy and Goober Patrol at a Machinist Hall around the time this album came out. You might remember Diesel Boy as the band in the episode of
Freaks and Geeks when James Franco's character briefly went "punk". Does this album hold up? It's honestly a bit hard for me to separate this band from the time period, when it felt like there were like 6,000,000 bands on Fat Wreck Chords/Honest Don's playing vaguely similar, slickly-produced pop punk seemingly tailor-made for skate videos. Consequently, it often feels too much like a nostalgia piece for my ears to make a correct assessment. It doesn't help that Diesel Boy don't really stick out much from the pack except for maybe having slightly snottier vocals than the others. And aside from "Punk Rock 101" and "Titty Twister" (two essential inclusions on any 90's pop punk mixtape if you ask me), the songs here aren't always super-memorable. But while they are certainly no Lagwagon, this album still brings the Fat Wreck-style pop punk goods if you're in the mood for it.
https://open.spotify.com/album/5CflWRJhHBqeZ4SZuPtDQd
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