Time Signature Somebody call me a taxi...

Genre: pop punk

"Billy" was the album where crossover legends Lawnmower Deth took a new direction. It was also the album that would prove to be their downfall, as their usual fan base did not like the pop punk direction they took (think of a slightly less polished version of early Green Day and early The Offspring).

And I totally follow, because most of the songs on the album are pretty uninspired.

The only track that really qualifies as crossover or thrash is the opener 'Somebody Call Me a Taxi', while the title track is also a bit metal-oriented. The remaining tracks have nothing to do with metal or crossover, or even hardcore punk, but are probably better described using another -core term - namely, melodycore (the genre that is now referred to as pop punk).

Seen in retrospect this change of direction was probably an attempt at shedding their thrash metal background and finding a style with more mass appeal. Remember that metal was falling out of favor back then, and a lot of metal bands scrambled to adopt more popular styles - and most of them failed.

Thrashheads and hardcore punks who are interested in Lawnmower Deth should forget about this album and instead check out "Ooh Crikey It's... Lawnmower Deth" or "The Return Of The Fabulous Metal Bozo Clowns".