Drunk Enough to Dance

by

Bowling for Soup

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BFS is another pop-punk band, but dont dismiss them right away. You will be tempted to think all songs sound the same, which is close to the truth, but the lyrics, and the way they are sung makes each song unique. They all have good hooks that push them over the top, making this a solid cd by an exscellent band.

1. I Don't Wanna Rock - not one of the best, it is still kinda catchy though, and shows their good musicianship. 3/5

2. Emily - this isnt very special at first listen, but the verses are delivered well as are the choruses. It takes a few listens. This is their 2nd andmost recent single, and the video rocks, check it out. 5/5

3. Girl All the Bad Guys Want - the first single, great tune, great instruments, probably the first one that you get into. the first listen should capture you. 5/5

4. On and On (About You) - kinda cool, but doesnt compare to the better ones. the chorus can be kinda boring. in the end the singer sings in spanish and does it well. 3/5

5. Surf Colorado - again your basic punk-pop, though it is still kinda catchy there are way better tunes. you will probably skip this one over, but oh well. 2/5.

6. Life After Lisa - what a great song, the second one i really got into. such great lyrics, and the chorus will pull u in. 5/5

7. Where to Begin - this is the only song that is really meant to be a ballad but it still is punky and poppy. i dont like it as much as some others, and 5 minutes is way too long.

8. Last Rock Show - i love this song. only 1:28, but it starts of with a bang, when the singer goes "yeahhhhhhh" in his funny voice and i love that part, it just rocks on form there. 5/5.

9. Self-Centered - catchy and funny lyrics, very good vocal melody. 5/5

10. Hard Way - ehhh ok, what else can i say. 3/5.

11. Out the Window - ok 3/5.

12. Cold Shower Tuesdays - great lyrics sung well. extremily catchy. 4/5

13. Running from Your Dad - so funny, great melodies. i like when he talks about the seethru underwear and porn dvds. listen to the song. 5/5.

14. Scaring Myself - decent. 3/5

15. She's Got a Boyfriend Now - kinda annoying 2/5

16. Greatest Day - the bonus song. kinda catchy though the better songs were earlier in the cd. 3/5

17-27 - silence - not too good, but better than some songs by some other bands.

28. An acoustic version of one of the songs on their debut album which u should get too. very catchy but slow and melodic.

Kick-started in the late 1970's by bands such as the Misfits, Ramones and the Damned, punkrock was an anti-mainstream alternative to the over-produced poppy music that was dominating the mainstream. Citizens of the punkrock community were disapointed by the 1970's and the signifficant decrease in consisteny, raw, hard, thumping rock n' roll, and so they made their own sub-genre; even rawer, harder, and much faster. And thusly "punk" was born.

Recently, artists such as Good Charrlotte and Bowling For Soup have achived mainstream credibility and have called themselves, "punk." This is ironic seeing as how on this 10+ song rambling of over-produced, modern pop garbage there's not a strand of what was originally dubbed "punk" to be found. The sound is predominantly mid-paced guitar-rock, (sans much if any lead or interplay,) that features high-pitch vocals and lyrics that are interchangably designed for a cheap laugh and overtly terrible. (Ex: It really sucks to give your heart to a girl

You want to know her like she knows the whole world

But 10 seconds in, it's obvious, your going nowhere)

And so they may have never claimed to be anything more than a souless, contemporary pop-oriented rock band, (complete with a live show that features mock-covers of modern rap songs,) the main fault of Drunk Enough To Dance is simply that...it's souless, contemporary pop-oriented rock.

--- Jon Blanton 2004(C) cddude24@yahoo.com