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Gym Class Heroes
As Cruel as School Children [Bonus Track]
Release Date: 2006 07 25
Label: Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen
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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.") 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

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
11st Period: The Queen and IKatz, Gym Class Heroes, Hollander3:14
22nd Period: Shoot Down the StarsGym Class Heroes, Katz, Hollander3:38
33rd Period: New Friend RequestKatz, Gym Class Heroes, Hollander4:14
44th Period: Clothes Off!!Glass, Walden, Gym Class Heroes, Katz, Hollander3:55
5Lunch: Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 1Hollander, Katz, Gym Class Heroes1:52
66th Period: Viva La White GirlGym Class Heroes, Hollander, Katz3:53
77th Period: 7 WeeksHollander, Katz, Gym Class Heroes3:51
88th Period: It's OK, But Just This Once!Gym Class Heroes, Katz, Hollander3:10
9Study Hall: Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 2Katz, Gym Class Heroes, Hollander1:01
1010th Period: Biters BlockHollander, Katz, Gym Class Heroes3:48
11Yearbook Club: Boys in Bands InterludeGym Class Heroes, Katz, Hollander:59
1212th Period: Scandalous ScholasticsGym Class Heroes, Hollander, Katz4:17
1313th Period: On My Own Time (Write On!)Katz, Hollander, Gym Class Heroes4:41
14Intramurals: Cupid's ChokeholdKatz, Davies, Hollander, Hodgson, Gym Class Heroes3:58
15Detention: Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 3Gym Class Heroes, Hollander, Katz2:15







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