Never mind the (quasi) mullets, this Bay Area foursome werent quite as "boss" as their collective visages suggest. Cement Trampoline were presumably minor players in their hometown scene, with faint inclinations to not-so-local contemporaries raging from the Feelies to Dramarama and even the Smithereens. Glad to Be Alive finds these humble gents mixing things up with several gradations of speed and intensity. "Pushing the Panic Button" is a thing of jagged riff-rock beauty, with "Everything Means Touch" coming in at a close second. "Lifeline" is strummy, power pop manna, the mid-tempo "Pick Me Up" isnt necessarily capable as its title purports, but C/T save their finest for last, a swift jangly salvo in the guise of "Now!" Some of the in-between tunes Ive failed to mention are a little too slow or pedestrian for my edgy tastes, but Ill let you suss out which ones they are.
01. Lifeline 02. When You Hear My Song 03. I Keep Hoping 04. Step Lightly 05. Pushing the Panic Button 06. Gallup to a Crawl 07. (Shake) The Hand of Fate 08. Everything Means Touch 09. Lucky As You Are 10. Pick Me Up 11. Now!
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