was not easily categorized.Franklin, Greg (2000) "Sweep The Leg Johnny/The Casket Lottery/Proudentall", The Pitch, April 27, 2000. Retrieved January 26, 2014 Allmusic described their sound as a combination of "dissonant rock, progressive music, jazz, noise and punk", while the Chicago Tribune described the band as "art-punk", stating that the band "combines the complexity of art rock, the sledgehammer forcefulness of punk, brooding melodies and countless hours of toil into one of the city's most distinctive sounds", describing their music as "a roller-coaster ride of jarring guitar riffs and blaring free jazz saxophone, abruptly changing time signatures and dramatic, dynamic shifts".McKeough, Kevin (2001) "Sweep the Leg on a run", Chicago Tribune, August 31, 2001. Retrieved January 26, 2014 The Stranger described them as "the only band in America that can make a saxophone sound like it belongs in the middle of intimidating post-punk guitars and apocalyptic vocals". The Riverfront Times described the band's music as "a jazz-laden style of indie rock that featured plenty of mathy twists and turns". Reviewing Tomorrow We Will Run Faster, Allmusic writer Rick Anderson viewed their music as falling "somewhere between the dry, academic precision of 1980s King Crimson and the sprawling art-punk clamor of Mission of Burma".Dallas Observer writer Zac Crain summed up the difficulty in categorising the band: "In fact, there is no way to properly describe Sweep the Leg Johnny without completely missing the point, without chiseling away at the Chicago-based band until it neatly fits into a category that is comfortable and familiar. And wrong." Discography Albums4.9.21.30 (1997), DivotTomorrow We Will Run Faster (1999), SouthernSto Cazzo! (2000), SouthernLive September 9, 2000 (2000), Sickroom - live album split with Rumah SakitGoing Down Swingin (2002), Southern Singles "Similarities" (1995), The Estate - split 7-inch with Streganona "New Buffalo" (1996), Divot - b/w "Insomnia Pays"/"In the Shade of the House" "Mental Vehn Diagram" (1998), Choke/Divot - split 7-inch with Cowpers "Walking Home On The Emergency Bed" (1998), Tree - split 7-inch with A Minor Forest "Synchronicity I" (2002), Makoto Recordings - split 7-inch with Haymarket Riot "Transit Must Suffer" on Quarters vol. 2'' (2002) - 7-inch EP also featuring Biddy Biddy Biddy, Casket Lottery, and Trocar References External links Sweep the Leg Johnny on Myspace Rock music groups from Illinois Musical groups from Chicago Musical groups established in 1996 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 The Karate Kid (franchise)