Kevin
12-10-2007, 09:09 PM
As Cruel as School Children
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!!
5. Lunch: Sloppy Love Jingle Pt. 1
6. 6th period: Viva La White
7. 7th Period: 7 Weeks
8. 8th period: It's Ok, But Just This Once!
9. Study Hall: Sloppy Love Jingle Pt. 2
10. 10th Period: Biters Block
11. Yearbook Club: Boys In Bands Interlude
12. 12th period: Scandalous Scholastics
13. 13th period: On My Own Time (Write On!)
14. Intramurals: Cupid's Chokehold
15. Detention: Sloppy Love Jingle Pt. 3
Amazon.com
The Roots aren't the only hip-hop group to build their sound around live instrumentation. Yet this Upstate New York quartet doesn't sound much like Philly's finest. Further, As Cruel as School Children is more radio-ready than previous efforts, especially "Cupid's Chokehold," which appropriates Supertramp's "Breakfast in America" to fine effect, i.e. "Take a look at my girlfriend / She's the only one I got." (A different mix appears on The Papercut Chronicles.) Not many indie-pop artists can freestyle, though, as frontman Travis McCoy proves on "Sloppy Love Jingle, Pts. 1-3," a trio of a cappella raps. Aside from dividing these tracks into "periods," "study halls," and the like, in fitting with the high school theme, McCoy's narratives touch on teachers, cheerleaders, and lunch room chatter. Guests include William Beckett (The Academy Is...) on "7 Weeks" and Speech (Arrested Development) on "Biter's Block." Cruel as School Children was co-produced by Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) and released by band mate Pete Wentz's Decaydance imprint. Stump, who pops up in the "Cupid" video, also provides programming and backing vocals. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Papercut Chonicles
1. Za Intro
2. Papercuts
3. Petrified Life And The Twice Told Joke / Decrepit Bricks 4. Make Out Club
5. Taxi Driver
6. So Long Friend
7. Everyday's Forecast
8. Pillmatic
9. Simple Living
10. Cupid's Chokehold
11. Faces In The Hall
12. Graduation Day
13. Apollo 3-1-5
14. Wejusfreestylin' Pt2
15. To Bob Ross With Love
16. Papercuts / The Reason For The Lesions
17. Nothing Boy VS. The Echo Factor
18. Band Aids
Really good stuff. Haven't heard so many good songs from the same artist in ages. Faces in the Hall, Cupid's Chokehold, Taxi Driver, Nothing Boy, 7 Weeks, Write On!...really good stuff! =)
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!!
5. Lunch: Sloppy Love Jingle Pt. 1
6. 6th period: Viva La White
7. 7th Period: 7 Weeks
8. 8th period: It's Ok, But Just This Once!
9. Study Hall: Sloppy Love Jingle Pt. 2
10. 10th Period: Biters Block
11. Yearbook Club: Boys In Bands Interlude
12. 12th period: Scandalous Scholastics
13. 13th period: On My Own Time (Write On!)
14. Intramurals: Cupid's Chokehold
15. Detention: Sloppy Love Jingle Pt. 3
Amazon.com
The Roots aren't the only hip-hop group to build their sound around live instrumentation. Yet this Upstate New York quartet doesn't sound much like Philly's finest. Further, As Cruel as School Children is more radio-ready than previous efforts, especially "Cupid's Chokehold," which appropriates Supertramp's "Breakfast in America" to fine effect, i.e. "Take a look at my girlfriend / She's the only one I got." (A different mix appears on The Papercut Chronicles.) Not many indie-pop artists can freestyle, though, as frontman Travis McCoy proves on "Sloppy Love Jingle, Pts. 1-3," a trio of a cappella raps. Aside from dividing these tracks into "periods," "study halls," and the like, in fitting with the high school theme, McCoy's narratives touch on teachers, cheerleaders, and lunch room chatter. Guests include William Beckett (The Academy Is...) on "7 Weeks" and Speech (Arrested Development) on "Biter's Block." Cruel as School Children was co-produced by Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) and released by band mate Pete Wentz's Decaydance imprint. Stump, who pops up in the "Cupid" video, also provides programming and backing vocals. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Papercut Chonicles
1. Za Intro
2. Papercuts
3. Petrified Life And The Twice Told Joke / Decrepit Bricks 4. Make Out Club
5. Taxi Driver
6. So Long Friend
7. Everyday's Forecast
8. Pillmatic
9. Simple Living
10. Cupid's Chokehold
11. Faces In The Hall
12. Graduation Day
13. Apollo 3-1-5
14. Wejusfreestylin' Pt2
15. To Bob Ross With Love
16. Papercuts / The Reason For The Lesions
17. Nothing Boy VS. The Echo Factor
18. Band Aids
Really good stuff. Haven't heard so many good songs from the same artist in ages. Faces in the Hall, Cupid's Chokehold, Taxi Driver, Nothing Boy, 7 Weeks, Write On!...really good stuff! =)