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Classic Album Review: I Against I | Headcleaner

Ignore the Bad Brains handle — these Dutch pop-punks have a mind of their own.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


They may have borrowed their handle from a Bad Brains album, but Holland punk trio I Against I definitely have a mind of their own — musically speaking.

These fresh-faced Dutch boys sound just as clean and white as they look, with bright, shiny guitar hooks, smooth vocal harmonies and exuberantly peppy pop-punk gems about teen angst, unrequited love and youthful idealism. Catch them now before they grow up and get disillusioned.