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| As Cruel as School Children | 
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| Artist: Gym Class Heroes
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 10291
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 12086
UPC: 645131208620
EAN: 6451312086208
ASIN: B000FUF80W
Release Date: November 4, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: This is an EX-LIBRARY CD with typical library markings and some wear. Inserts are all present. Disc is guaranteed to play correctly or can be returned for full refund.
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| Tracks:
| • | 1st period: The Queen and I | | • | 2nd period: Shoot Down the Stars | | • | 3rd Period: New Friend Request | | • | 4th period: Clothes Off!! | | • | Lunch: Sloppy Love Jingle Pt. 1 | | • | 6th period: Viva La White | | • | 7th Period: 7 Weeks | | • | 8th period: It's Ok, But Just This Once! | | • | Study Hall: Sloppy Love Jingle Pt. 2 | | • | 10th Period: Biters Block | | • | Yearbook Club: Boys In Bands Interlude | | • | 12th period: Scandalous Scholastics | | • | 13th period: On My Own Time (Write On!) | | • | Intramurals: Cupid's Chokehold | | • | Detention: Sloppy Love Jingle Pt. 3 |
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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
Album Description
This upstate NY 4-piece hip-hop band fuse crisp guitar rhythms, deep melodic bass lines, head cracking beats, and conscious lyrics to create a sound truly their own. Their debut full-length, "The Papercut Chronicles", has sold over 32,000 copies, converting anyone within ear shot into fans. This, their follow-up, is surely going to launch the band to the next level.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 35 more reviews...
 What's the big deal about these guys anyway? May 5, 2007
13 out of 21 found this review helpful
Gym Class Heroes are an alternative hip-hop band that I discovered on MTV Hits last year when their video "The Queen and I" was playing. I didn't really know what to make of that song, but I still decided to check out the band's latest album, As Cruel As School Children.
I really don't see what all the hype is about these guys. I'm not saying they don't have talent, because the production is definitely on point, and leader Travis McCoy does have a nice flow. It's what he SAYS that's his downfall. If you really listen to the lyrics, you'll find that most of these songs have the stupidest concepts in the world. I realize that the album is following a high school theme, but missteps still can't be ignored, like the statutory "Scandalous Scholastics", a tale about a 15-year-old Travis having relations with one of his teachers (even though that kind of thing isn't really news any more, but...). And there is a series of a cappella raps called "Sloppy Love Jingle" that are all skippable.
If people are wondering where "Cupid's Chokehold" is, the thing is, that's actually a song from the band's previous album The Papercut Chronicles, and the fact that it's being re-released NOW suggests that the guys were getting really desperate for a hit single. And as you know, the song features Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump, and although he sounds fine there, he sounds ridiculous on "Clothes Off", an already horrendous reworking of Jermaine Stewart's "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off", this time stating "We HAVE to take our clothes off."
Lame ideas continue, as "New Friend Request" is a dry story about meeting a girl on MySpace; and although I'm married to a white girl, "Viva la White Girl" didn't do anything for me (probably because it doesn't make much sense). Basically, if Travis rapped more like the way he does on "Shoot Down the Stars", then maybe the band would be more accessible. I'm all for silly music, but As Cruel As School Children is a little too experimental for my taste.
Anthony Rupert
 Refreshing Album From Gym Class Heroes July 26, 2006
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Don't sleep on the latest release by Gym School Heroe's titled As Cruel As School Children. The group has a real fresh sound. The first single from the release "New Friend Request" is something that everyone who is a part of the whole Myspace phenomenon will be able to relate to. "Clothes Off" is an uptempo song that puts a whole new spin on the classic Jermaine Stewart song "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off."
When listening to As Cruel As School Children I had that same feeling I got when I listened to the Souls of Mischief album 93' To Infinity for the first time. From start to finish it's a solid album and it's the kind of album you can imagine listening to at a summer barbecue or at a day at the beach. Stand out tracks on the album include the first single "Friend Request," "Shoot Down The Stars," and "7 Weeks."
Travie, Matt, Dishani, and Eric have released a real fresh album for the summer. A little Jamiroquai, a little Souls of Mischief and N.E.R.D., a little Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gym Class Heroes have ushered in a brand new style of hip-hop rock pop funk.
 Why? August 18, 2006
7 out of 12 found this review helpful
Alright, their first two full-lengths "For The Kids" and "The Papercut Chronicles" were amazingly original. The live instruments backing Travis' lyrics broke up the monotony of today's hip hop.
Now with this latest release has kept me wishing they had never signed with Fall Out Boy's label.
They have replaced the primarily instrument driven music with samples. Travis lyrics still are very good, but nothing special in the world of conscious hip hop.
So, the more I listen to As Cruel As... the more upset I get that they threw away something incredibly special for a more mainstream-pop sound.
Maybe they will pull it together for a follow-up.
COME BACK OLD GYM CLASS HEROES.
CD is ok, Amazon's track list is WRONG February 10, 2007
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
I haven't listened to the entire CD yet, but it's only OK from what I have heard. Of course I bought this CD wanting to get not only "The Queen and I" but also "Cupid's Chokehold."
Just a quick note, if your are looking for "CUPID'S CHOKEHOLD," DO NOT buy this CD. That song is not on here. I know the track list says it is, but it's not. I have contacted Amazon about the wrong track listing; it remains to be seen if they'll do anything about it.
This is the actual track list:
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 Girl
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. Detention: Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 3
A New Band Kicking it Old School July 28, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Gym Class Heroes bring back old school style hip hop with a new school attitude. They mix live and real instruments with smooth, funny, and often relatable lyrics. Their first album had a bitter sweet message which all the bands true fans loved them for, but the new album blends fresh positive lyrics and beats with the same smooth rhyme spittin from Travis guaranteed to make all parties happy. New fans buy this and the Papercut Chronicals ...and you original fans buy this one. These guys are about to blow up so be ready you heard it first from me.
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