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One thing, is you need to buy this album... its great.
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An All-American Album   October 18, 2002
 4 out of 5 found this review helpful

Ever wonder how great albums are made? First, every song on the album is written at top notch. Tyson Ritter probably didn't have that in mind when he sat down to write out this 11-track, punk/emo/pop album. Fortunately, it happened. Every song on the album from 1-11 is poetically written and suffices as one of the greatest albums about girls. Nick Wheeler didn't help making it much worse, and his rockin' guitar licks and solos are off the wall. Okay, so maybe he is no Angus Young on guitar, or Neil Peart on drums, but you would be surprised what he can put out in watts. A lot of the drums is electronic which adds to the uniqueness this band has. Mix Dashboard Confessionals with any power pop group and you have something close to The All-American Rejects, for AAR really isn't a mixture of anything. They aren't made of elements. They made the elements and mixed them. Simply brilliant.


The upcoming next big thing!   November 29, 2002
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

It really isn't cool when you have to wait a 10 months for the best cd of the year to come out but it was well worth the wait. The All-American Rejects blend pop that reminds you of BB Mak with that hint of cleverness that made Reggie and the Full Effect's cds become such underground hits. The thing that makes the whole cd so great is that it's just two guys doing all the music and they put on a hell of a performance. The record was released on Doghouse records a month ago but right after the release Dreamworks picked the boys up. Buy this album while you can on Doghouse because starting in Febuary, Dreamworks is re-releasing the CD/vinyl with all the songs remastered (I'm curious to hear it because I seriously can't imagine the album being any better than it is). The All-American Rejects are shooting the video for their first single "Swing Swing" in early December which is almost guranteed to be a huge hit. The tracks "My Paper Heart", and "One More Sad Song" are also well done potential singles. These guys are going to be huge, so look out for them when they come through your town with Homegrown and The Riddlin' Kids this winter.


Awesome, simply awesome...   January 16, 2003
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I'm going to start off by saying how truly amazing this cd is. Ok, that being said...

"All American Rejects" is at that inbetween ground between emo and pop-punk. They have the lyrical content and harmonies of Dashboard but combine keyboards and guitars and catchy tempos to make up 11 awesome songs.

Songs on this cd are all really "mix-tape worthy". With lines like:
"Thrown in all directions. You, epitome of perfection"
"Please just don't play with me, my paper heart will bleed"
"Speak slowly, my heart is learning. Teach me heartache, stop this burning"
"I picked out your star. Turned night to day. A simple whisper from your voice and I fade away"...
...are all excellent examples of the heartfelt lyrics that are displayed throughout the cd.

I really really really recommend this cd. If you like Yellowcard, The Ataris, Rufio, The Starting Line or Dashboard, you'll love this!


I'm speechless...   January 21, 2003
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I'd never heard of the All-American Rejects untill a friend mentioned them. Soon after, I heard their single "Swing, Swing" on the radio. After hearing the first few chords, I immediately fell in love with this band. The lyrics are inspiring and the music is downright well-written! After hearing that one song on the radio, I went out and bought the CD and I've been listening to it ever since!