I first heard of Third Grade Teacher on Soundbreak.com. I got a chance to see them perform in L.A., and have been a fan. I finally got a chance to buy this CD and haven't been disappointed. What a way to rip up speakers and rattle windows! And I wish I was still in the third grade so I could have Sabrina as my teacher. Boy, I'd try to be a naughty boy all the time!
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This CD was in my car at #1 for weeks after the band gave it to me.  I first saw them at the Bottom of the Hill in SF in '98, opening for a friends band, and have been watching the trajectory of their career ever since.  Seriously underrated as a band, they are amazing live, blew me away so much that I was reduced to smoking cigarettes outside the venue with the booking agent of the club within viewshot during the show because they kicked so much ass.  Smitten like a kitten.  Too bad they are on hiatus (sabattical) because their drummer moved and had a child.
they deserve to be rock stars.
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The teacher has once again proven they are top in their class with this beautifully produced release of new material. They show their songwriting chops with several different styles that compliment and delightfully subvert each other in the playlist. The Teacher is still best live, but Dave has learned how to maximize that feeling on their studio records without offending the audiophiles out there. Great job, teacher! But when are gonna get a re-mix of 'Compton'??
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If Brian eno produced the slits it would sound like this. The underlying throbbing overcut by the singing like the vocal cords are being ripped out manually and all I can think is I wish i was in your class.
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