Every once in a while I’ll be randomly surprised by a poppy release that has such a catchy melody that I can’t help, but mix it in with some of my more harder and angrier music that I listen to. This happens from time to time and that’s exactly what happened when I first heard the song “Bad Decisions.â€
This song is just down right fun and full of energy. The whole track clearly has an Elvis Costello vibe to it. The guitars are lightly distorted and have a bit of a jangle-y sound to them. The light distortion is an especially good fit for the high-string based, main guitar riff, guitar solo, and outro. But what truly stands out in this song is the very 80’s pop-rock melody especially in the pre-chorus where Johnny sings, “Let’s call it what it is/A night would we never ever forget…†This part builds up and then blends really well into the chorus where he shouts, “Let’s make some BAD DECISIONS!â€
On the B-Side of this single is the song “Crazy.†This track also has an 80’s pop-rock influence. It has a bit of a calmer tone compared to “Bad Decisions,†but the band kept the tinny sounding guitars and used the light distortion to their advantage by using it to get a good palm muting sound from the guitars during the verses. The melody for this song though, is definitely toned down compared to the other song and might leave you a little underwhelmed when you listen to the single all the way through. Perhaps this song is just more of a “grower.â€
You can check out the single here and you can watch the music video for “Bad Decisions†right here on Punknews!.
Note to me fellow vinyl nerds:
500 copies of this 7-inch were pressed in three different variants: black, half red and half blue, and half red and half blue with black splatter.