AllMusic Review by Mike DaRonco
Along with the likes of Jawbreaker and Cringer, Monsula
helped define the East Bay pop-punk sound during the early '90s: the
songs are complex, mature and none of this three-chord bone-headed,
brainless song structure that this genre is always stereotyped as. Monsula
will have none of that. Rather, these guys have more of a mid-'80s D.C.
hardcore influence with such names as Rites of Spring, Embrace, Dag Nasty and Fugazi. With inspirations such as those, Sanitized
has more of a level-headed perspective on the world around them. Lyrics
on the title track that start off with "Say we could live without
leaders/Where would all the corruption go/Say we should rise above our
standards/Do you think we could bear the load?" clearly demonstrates
this.
Tracklist
| 1 | Down Inside | 2:53 |
| 2 | Ocean Walked | 2:32 |
| 3 | Sanitized | 2:59 |
| 4 | Starch | 2:34 |
| 5 | Pound | 2:19 |
| 6 | I See | 2:07 |
| 7 | Grow | 3:32 |
| 8 | We Need | 2:18 |
| 9 | Two | 3:21 |
| 10 | Wither | 2:39 |
| 11 | Meant For You | 3:59 |
| 12 | Concession | 2:35 |
| Bonus Tracks: Structure LP | ||
| 13 | Safe | 2:01 |
| 14 | Ride | 3:02 |
| 15 | O.T.B. | 2:57 |
| 16 | Pre-Past Tense | 1:49 |
| 17 | Sleep Tight | 2:27 |
| 18 | Razors | 2:24 |
| 19 | Abandoned | 3:10 |
| 20 | You Always Give Up | 2:01 |
| 21 | Indestructible | 1:41 |
| 22 | Don't Lose Your Way | 3:08 |
| 23 | When Will It End | 2:27 |
