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Discomfort and Joy, the latest release by The Jingle Punx, is quite a bit rougher and more DIY than their previous CDs, but that's what one would expect from a live performance by punk rock band. Their sound still exhibits the high-energy, amphetamine-tempo authenticity of earlier efforts.

At 33 tracks this might be the most extensive paean to the holiday season I will hear this year (and thank goodness: I'm getting too old for this sh*t, anyway). Tracks 8-33 were recorded live, with a lot of friendly banter between the band and their audience. Also, I don't remember hearing anything disrespectful or profane in the entire live set, which is (obviously) a plus for a Christmas record and cements their image in mind as a very classy punk rock band.

--Richard Banks
(Reviewed in 2008)

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From the liner notes:

The Jingle Punx are

Doug: Guitar, Vox, BG Vox, crate abuse Steve O: Drums, BG Vox, Mom Jokes Rico: Bass, Guitar, General Mayhem DK: Guitar, BG Vox, Signature Chorus Effect

Studio recording by Angela Yesson, Jeff Parsons, Jingle Punx

Twas the Blight Before Christmas poem, written by Angela Yesson, read by Mr. Dave Bell

Cover Art: Matthew Valverde

Anna Gadget sings on Baby It's Cold Outside

Tracks 8 through 33 recorded at Blake's on December 6, 2006

Jingle Punx

Discomfort and Joy

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