Like its compatriots Reel Big Fish, Save Ferris gets classified as a ska band, but a deeper delving into both bands' musical hearts reveals that they are actually pop bands who play ska. Both bands use the horns and reggae beats to sculpt melodic concoctions that sneak their way into a listener's heart and feet.
On MODIFIED, the California collective's follow-up to the infectious 1996 debut IT MEANS EVERYTHING, the modifications include a slight move even further away from traditional ska. The horns are there and a skankin' beat occasionally stirs up trouble, particularly on "I'm Not Crying for You," but more than anything, MODIFIED is a pop album, exquisitely produced, simultaneously intricate and devourably simple. Quick-paced anthemic ditties like "Turn It Up" and the bouncy "Your Friend" rule the first half of the album and spread warmth and fuzziness. The second half tends to a more reflective mood with gems such as the symphonic "One More Try" and the tender "Let Me In." Hang on after the last track closes for the hidden title track, a brilliant piece of Cheap Trick-meets-Bad Religion power-pop.-cduniverse.com-
Genre: Ska
Year: 1999
Tracklist:
01. Turn It Up
02. The Only Way to Be
03. I'm Not Cryin' For You
04. Your Friend
05. No Love
06. Angry Situation
07. What You See Is What You Get
08. One More Try
09. Mistaken
10. Holding On
11. Let Me In
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