Caught the Blast

Negative

Many reviewers, such as those writing for Allmusic and Pitchfork Media, gave Caught The Blast negative reviews upon its release. For example, Allmusic reviewer Andy Kellman wrote that the album "probably sounds great to anyone who has never heard a Dischord release with a copyright date earlier than 1995," and Pitchfork Media's Michael Idov wrote that "every note produced by every instrument on Caught the Blast has been meticulously designed to suck."

Positive

This album did receive some positive reviews, however, including one from Robert Christgau, who wrote that "...like so many lo-fi note-missers of enduring social value, they're winningly enthusiastic about their own negativity." Terry Sawyer of PopMatters said in 2003 that Caught the Blast was "one of the best records he heard this year," and after attending a live show where Party of One performed, described Fifteen's stage presence as "petulantly misanthropic." Seattle Weekly's Rod Smith wrote that "[Fifteen's] refusal to wax sanctimonious or get flinchy in even the ugliest situations is part of why Fifteen's party runs so well." Another positive review of this album came from the Washington City Paper, where Andrew Beaujon wrote that it was "...the most fun, most disconcerting way to amuse yourself since the BBC's The League of Gentlemen," and their single "Snap You Like a Twig," the lead track on Caught the Blast, received a positive review from Drowned in Sound, where "Shoo" wrote that the song was "an expansive track oblique with orphaned emotion, latent suggestions of insurrection, loss, crushing defeats, sexual recklessness, domination, upside-down worldview."

Track listing

1. Snap You Like a Twig
2. Six Million Anonymous Deceased
3. Scorch the Brainwave
4. Belgrade Sends its Regards
5. Shotgun Funeral
6. Synagogue Chamber Waltz
7. Midnight Gypsy
8. Baghdad Boogie
9. Fine Line Between Us
10. Slide Away
11. Baby Doll
12. Shock to the System

Personnel