http://www.latenightwallflower.com/site/2007/10/04/7-inch-corner-dear-landlordchinese-telephones-jawbreakerjawbox/ We Report Econo. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:22:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.latenightwallflower.com/site/2007/10/04/7-inch-corner-dear-landlordchinese-telephones-jawbreakerjawbox/#comment-255 Richard Guerrero Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:28:15 +0000 http://www.latenightwallflower.com/site/2007/10/04/7-inch-corner-dear-landlordchinese-telephones-jawbreakerjawbox/#comment-255 <p>While I think this particular record was released on account of the similarities in names (Jawbreaker v. Jawbox), I don't think you can truly say they sounded similiar at all. I mean, you can -- but you'd be wrong. I saw both bands (even played with Jawbreaker in '90 on the "Unfun" tour) and I feel that they had pretty different styles of indie punk. J Robbins is a remarkably underrated songwriter and the interplay between his guitar and that of Bill Barbot created a sound that Jawbreaker could not hope to reproduce live as a trio. Add to the fact that Jawbreaker was a sample-happy band with audio clips turning up on most of their records and the fact that they were a complete vehicle for Blake S.'s personal life and you have a unique band that in no way resembles the socially conscious quartet from D.C.</p> While I think this particular record was released on account of the similarities in names (Jawbreaker v. Jawbox), I don’t think you can truly say they sounded similiar at all. I mean, you can — but you’d be wrong. I saw both bands (even played with Jawbreaker in ‘90 on the “Unfun” tour) and I feel that they had pretty different styles of indie punk. J Robbins is a remarkably underrated songwriter and the interplay between his guitar and that of Bill Barbot created a sound that Jawbreaker could not hope to reproduce live as a trio. Add to the fact that Jawbreaker was a sample-happy band with audio clips turning up on most of their records and the fact that they were a complete vehicle for Blake S.’s personal life and you have a unique band that in no way resembles the socially conscious quartet from D.C.

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