Artist description Max the Dork is the establishment-breaking punk band from South Jersey. With an old-school sound and a new-school attitude, Max the Dork's primary purpose is to return punk to its roots in Anarchic, anti-politic, snide cynicism, and to do it without excluding anyone who wants to jump into the pit.

Music Style Oldschool Punk Rock

Musical Influences Rush, Kiss, Dead Kennedies, Sex Pistols, Green Day, DRI, Minutemen, MC5

Similar Artists Sex Pistols, Green Day, Dead Kennedies, DRI

Artist History For a complete history, go to http://www.maxthedork.com/history.shtml

Group Members This is our current lineup, and yes, we're looking for a drummer. Bret Walker - Lead Guitar, Vocals, Drums/ Justin "Peter" Parker - Bass, Backup Vocals/ Matt Giannio - Rhythm Guitar (he's learning), Backup Vocals

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Drums, vocals

Albums I Feel Like Shit;No Thanks I'm Driving;Duets EP;Crapital Punishment

Press Reviews Max the Dork - I Feel Like Shit/ written by WhiteWolf on December 25, 2001/ As a New Jersey native, I feel I owe an apology to music lovers everywhere. Sure, we gave you Bruce... but that was well over twenty years ago. In the mean time, we have unleashed the likes of Bon Jovi and Cinderalla upon you. I am sorry... I was not responsible... yet I still feel really bad about it. As part of our commitment to making repairations, the Garden State proudly presents Max the Dork's debut album, "I Feel Like Shit"./ This album is a return to good old guitar driven rock and roll, something sorely lacking in today's music scene. The whole album is wonderfully listenable... even more so at full volume with the headphones on./ There are three cover songs on the disc, all from distinctly different genres... Simon and Garfunkel's "Kodachrome", The Beatle's "Eleanor Rigby", and The Dixie Chicks (yes, you are reading correctly!) "Goodbye Earl". Sure, it was a risk doing punk covers of these tunes, but I assure you it payed off! It's great to hear new life breathed into older songs./ A few songs have a great comical tone, like "Billy Boy" (a tribute to everybody's FAVORITE dork!), 42 (which can only truely be appreciated by those who have met New Jersey's North-South Freeway), "Reality Check", and the short but sweet "PO Boxes", one of my personal favorites./ There's plenty of other great tracks... "Yawn Effect", "D.W.I", "Solitary Confinement", "East to Left" (an emotional tribute that does not get bogged down or syruppy sweet), the awsomely instrumental "Lasher", and what I consider to be the album's centerpiece, "Gestapo", a biting commentary on the sensationalized state of American media./ So... if you're looking for an album that's smart, innovative, musical, and just plain rocks, order Max the Dork's "I Feel Like Shit"... if not, put your Brittany Spears CD back on and leave me the hell alone.

Location Pitman, NJ - USA

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