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Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes Album: “As Cruel as School Children [Bonus Track]”

Album Information :

Title:

As Cruel as School Children [Bonus Track]

Release Date:2006-11-21

Type:Unknown

Genre:Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock

Label:Fueled By Ramen

Explicit Lyrics:Yes

UPC:075679465160

Track Listing :
1	1st Period: The Queen and I
2	2nd Period: Shoot Down the Stars
3	3rd Period: New Friend Request
4	4th Period: Clothes Off!! Video
5	Lunch: Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 1 (Explicit)
6	6th Period: Viva La White Girl
7	7th Period: 7 Weeks Gym Class Heroes and William Beckett Video
8	8th Period: It's OK, But Just This Once!
9	Study Hall: Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 2 (Explicit)
10	10th Period: Biters Block Speech and Gym Class Heroes
11	Yearbook Club: Boys in Bands Interlude (Explicit)
12	12th Period: Scandalous Scholastics Kids Of Crush High and Gym Class Heroes
13	13th Period: On My Own Time (Write On!)
14	Intramurals: Cupid's Chokehold (Explicit)
15	Detention: Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 3 (Explicit)

Review - :

Implementing live instruments instead of looped samples or beats -- and helmed by the quick tongue of MC {$Travis McCoy} -- there's really no denying the enjoyable affair that is {$Gym Class Heroes}' {^As Cruel as School Children}. Launching with the booty-shaking {&"The Queen and I,"} {$the Heroes} prove straightaway that they've got enough confidence, catchy rhythms, and sense of melody amid all their tight grooves and {\emo} hipster instincts to keep things moving right along. Being a {\hip-hop} outfit largely residing in the world of {~the Warped Tour}, it somehow makes sense that {$Arrested Development}'s {$Speech} makes an appearance ({&"Biters Block"}) alongside guys like {$William Beckett} from {$The Academy Is...} ({&"7 Weeks"}) and {$Fall Out Boy}'s {$Patrick Stump} (on the eccentric {&"Clothes Off!"}). But while this combination of influences largely works to {$Gym Class Heroes}' musical advantage and overall appeal, there's still something that makes their music seem not quite like a novelty and more like a fleeting pleasure. How long can a song based on {/Myspace} relationships ({&"New Friend Request"}) really last before lines like "My man Tom introduced us but I was too shy to say hi" or "I never see my face in your Top 8" become more annoying than witty? And even if hitting topics like the life of a touring band and calling out fake, trendy music is relevant, by now it just seems more a cliché. The band's sincerity isn't in question and {$Gym Class Heroes} are a talented crew. But ultimately, it's this standard spring of inspiration that keeps {^As Cruel as School Children} from being much else than a perfect hangout record for summer 2006. [This version, released in the fall of 2006, additionally includes the hit single {&"Cupid's Chokehold/Breakfast in America."}] ~ Corey Apar, All Music Guide