Jobie Reviews Music 80: The Too Late Show (album) by The Lillingtons. Requested by F63.
- ChemicalSkylines
- Apr 5, 2021
- 2 min read
The Too Late Show is a 2006 pop-punk album by the band The Lillingtons. It contains 11 tracks, spanning 23 minutes of music. The album’s overall sound is very similar to Masked Intruder, however the album still sets itself apart by having a different feel from Masked Intruder. The lyrics are probably the best indicator of this, with them focusing on nothing in particular, and also having bizarre lyrical themes. On the other hand, Masked Intruder focuses more on attaining a relationship which isn’t really possible.
With that out of the way, the music itself is quite good. Catchy pop-rock tunes span the entirety of the album, with good instrumentation and vocals to back it up. The only weak point of the album is “Gunbullet”, which, although has good instrumentation and vocals like the rest of the album, has the same 4-5 lines of lyrics repeated over and over again.
Despite this, The Too Late Show is a great album which stands out against similar sounding music. Speaking of, the track “Charlie Goes to Cambodia” is very reminiscent of a track that Rise Against would make (which, on a rather irrelevant note, is my favorite punk rock band), which is a very welcome addition to the 11 track, 23 minute album.
I’ve already touched on the lyrics a bit earlier in this review, but I think it’s worth talking about them a bit more. The album’s lyrical themes revolve around, as The Lillingtons put it themselves, “every B-movie hijinx you can think of”. They aren’t lying either - take the track “Mars vs. Hollywood” for example, which features lyrics like “It’s Mars versus Hollywood, a clash of freaks/See the Martians shoot ‘em as they run through the streets”. A weird, but very welcome choice of lyrical content.
Some of my favorite tracks from this album include “Mars vs. Hollywood”, “Charlie Goes to Cambodia”, and “Target Earth”.
Overall, The Too Late Show is a great album with great instrumentation, vocals, lyrics, and weird - but also enjoyable - lyrical themes which all make the album able to stand out against similar sounding albums. A slightly unconventional, enjoyable listen - especially for fans of punk.
Overall rating:
9.3/10
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