Supertones Strike Back is the second studio album released by the O.C. Supertones. One reviewer described the album as a "no-hold-barred modern day revival meeting".[2]
| Supertones Strike Back | ||||
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| Studio albumby | ||||
| Released | June 3, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | West Beach Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Christian ska | |||
| Length | 41:28 | |||
| Label | BEC | |||
| Producer | Steve Kravac | |||
| The O.C. Supertones chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 7ball | [1] |
| Church Musician Today | [2] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout |   [3] |
| The Phantom Tollbooth |  [4] |
| YouthWorker | [5] |
Compared to the bands' debut, this release features a refined sound. Attributed to experience and having spent almost three months on production, vocalist Matt Morginsky joked that "we play in tempo and in tune on this one!"[6] The music contains harder guitars and begins to show diverse influences, like surf and R&B.[1]
The Los Angeles Times described the album as passionate, saying that "what they offer, in song after ska-punk song, is complete, full-hearted conviction". Going on to say that the album stood as an example and reproach to the trendy but superficial Orange County ska movement.[7] John DiBiase of Jesus Freak Hideout described the album as more aggressive than their previous album, with louder and harder guitar and moody vocals; praising it as one of the best ska albums available.[8]
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