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- Artist: The All-American Rejects
- Album: All-American Rejects
- Label: Doghouse
- Year of Release: 2002
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- Reviewed by: dscanland on 2003-03-29
RecommendThe All-American Rejects are yet another emo band to enter the ever increasing world of emotionally distraught high-school kids. While the genre itself doesn’t bother me, the lack of diversity in the genre does. It’s not that The All-American Rejects (consisting of Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter) are a bad band. Quite the opposite though. They have very infectious riffs and one cannot help but feel for the singer with the broken heart. What bands like Saves The Day, Get Up Kids and Promise Ring (they have recently changed their sound, probably for the better) did was great but when copy-cat bands are still coming up sounding very similar to these guys, one can’t help but get a little tired of it. The talent is there but they need to open up to some new influences to create something new and original.
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on 2010-08-09 george3724 Said:
Starting from their bedrooms in the small town of Stillwater, Oklahoma, Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler have far. And it all started with with their self-titled debut album: The All-American Rejects. Signing with Doghouse records and under producer Tim O'Hier, they produced their first (of many) hit single, Swing Swing.
The All-American Rejects (album) produced four singles with the most successful being Swing Swing. The Last Song was Best Pop Video for the MVPA awards and charted for many weeks on the billboard. My Paper Heart had a highly successful Youtube video that featured the cartoons Pon and Zi. Time Stands Still was not as successful mainstream but was still a great song from the album.
This album has the distinction of being the first and shows the most of the artists true style, without any pressure from writers or producers from their managers. With Move Along and When the World Comes Down, you can truly see a difference in style, with When the World Comes Down being nearly entirely mainstream. Move Along was a great mix of both but did not show the true style of The All-American Rejects. It doesn't have the "emo" of the songs in Move Along or the mainstream, computerized album, When the World Comes Down.
The All-American Rejects has the everlasting sad quality of all their albums, no matter how much they change. Each album is different and may be shockingly good or disappointing. But true fans follow them from beginning to end.
Track Listing:
1. My Paper Heart
2. Your Star
3. Swing Swing
4. Time Stands Still
5. One More Sad Song
6. Why Worry
7. Don't Leave Me
8. Too Far Gone
9. Drive Away
10. Happy Endings
11. The Last Song
Rating: 7/10
