Switchfoot
Legend of Chin
1997, Re:Think/Sparrow Records
alt rock
½
In their debut album, Switchfoot was far more rock and post-grunge than they are today. The lyrics here are deplorably bad sometimes (such as “Bomb”), but other songs show an uncanny understanding of youth culture in the late ’90s (“Chem 6A”) and hint at a lyrical play on words (“Might Have Ben Hur”). All in all, it’s a very rough and rocky debut, but definitely one that showed promise. It’s worth a cursory listen if you’re familiar with Switchfoot’s newer albums, and only a must if you’re a die-hard fan.
“Chem 6A,” “Might Have Ben Hur,” and “Life And Love And Why.”
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