Home Grown - Act Your Age [Sunday Funday]

It's my turn to share something from my back catalog with you all. Despite all of the current posts dealing with dance music you'd be surprised to know that I was very much into ska & pop punk. One of the bands that really ushered me into this phase in my life was the band Home Grown. A local band from Orange County that was known all across Southern California as the band that brought the party where ever they went. You can check out the proof in the insert of their first full length That's Business(There's even a photo with Mark from Blink 182).

More importantly this release as a whole was the soundtrack to my high school experience. The song "She's Anti" described all of the odd balls who sat in the back of my class plotting world domination. "Nowhere Slow" was the perfect tune to explain the teenage self doubt in life choices and the uncertainty of the future. Whereas "Let Go" gave hope to the future and helped motivate you during your 'darkest days' in high school. "Wow, She Dumb" spoke too all us young lads who were fed up of 'stupid girls' and the frustrations of the opposite sex. And one can't forget the song that most people know Home Grown for, "Surfer Girl". A funny tale of one meeting the gal of their dreams on the shores of their local beach and the demise of the relationship. [Major thanks to D~Love/Freedom Connection for telling me to download this song on Napster many moons ago.]

I can go on and on about each song on this release and a specific time in high school that matched perfectly with the song but that would just bore you all. Instead, just get your hands on a copy of the album and re live the Southern California high school experience.



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1. Nowhere Slow - 3:05
2. All That You Have - 1:52
3. She's Anti - 3:14
4. Surfer Girl - 4:31
5. Last Nite Regrets - 3:30
6. Suffer - 3:47
7. Your Past - 4:05
8. Grow Up - 3:07
9. Piss Off - 2:46
10. Let Go - 2:27
11. Bad News Blair - 2:21
12. Kids - 3:09
13. Wow, She Dumb - 3:16
14. Envy Me - 2:15
15. Reflections - 25:36
16. Bonus Track - 2:37

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