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]
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]
^Houge, Ty Chap (September–October 1997). "Tools / Music / Supertones Strike Back ". YouthWorker Journal. XVI (1): 68–69.
^Brown, Bruce A. (July–August 1997). "super tones". 7ball (13): 12–14. ISSN1082-3980.
^Boehm, Mike (20 Aug 1997). "ALBUM REVIEW; *** THE SUPERTONES, "Supertones Strike Back" BEC Recordings;". Los Angeles Times - Orange County Edition. p. 2.