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):
The bad news: Montreal’s long-serving, much-loved pop-punks The Doughboys have called it quits.
The good news: Leader John Kastner has teamed up with three more like-minded lads — including a couple of blokes from defunct American indie outfit Big Drill Car — and returned as All Systems Go! Which, as it happens, pretty much sums up their debut disc — a rubber-burning set of instant pop-core classics, fuelled by grungy ringing guitars straight outta Cheap Trick, a bit of turbocharging from The Replacements and The Ramones, and Kastner’s trademark harmonies that shimmer in the sun like polished chrome. We’ll all miss The Doughboys, but ASG are definitely way ahead of the pack.
