REHASHER >> OFF KEY MELODIES. NO IDEA 2004 Who gives a shit about Hugh Hefner when we got our dirty hands on No Idea Records' little black book to discover their next guilty pleasure? Dial 420-6969 on your rotary phone and your call will be answered with Rehasher's debut album, Off Key Melodies.   For a project that took forever to be released, No Idea did a fine job of bringing four barroom allies from Gainesville, FL, to the frontline by way of up-tempo, kick-in-the-sack punk rock. Combining veteran know-how with instinctive impulses, each member convincingly adds their piece to the puzzle. Songs like "No Easy Way to Say......." and "Surrender" find Roger Manganelli and Ryan Geis (of Less Than Jake and Army Of Ponch, respectively) sharing straightforward guitar responsibilities and contagious vocal melodies--a collaboration that trademarks the band's catchy sound. Gui Amador (also a Ponch member), aside from beating the shit out of his bass strings, serves up his usual dose of creativity and innovative character on an instrument that most bands in this genre choose to hide. As far as percussion, Rehasher's got that covered, as well, in Jake Crown (of Savage Brewtality), who plays the drums like he's got a fever and the only prescription is faster drums. Roger even enlists the help of "side project" Less Than Jake bandmate Peter "JR" Wasilewsky for a sped-up rendition of "Suffragette City." Bottle all of that up with small-town angst in three-chord blasts and you've got something sweeter than Yoo-Hoo. The result unleashes an undeniable brand of anthemic battle hymns that are sure to raise a glass or a clenched fist in defiant acceptance wherever it's heard.   You don't have to take my word for it. But when these boys find time away from their other musical endeavors to rock the asses clean out of your Dickies pants, remember that you were warned. By Pratt The Terrible

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