F.T.T.W.

H2O | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 1999)
• Original Release Date: May 18, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Epitaph / Ada
• ASIN: B00000IPVV
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,256 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Fronted by ex-Sick of It All roadie Toby Morse, H2O have the kind of street cred and New York Hardcore (NYHC) chops that get the blood pumping. In addition, the band is well versed in the melodies of outfits like Hüsker Dü and Bad Religion and the art of crafting songs that stick like a mouse in a gluetrap. H2O's third album, F.T.T.W. (which stands for Faster Than the World) is the group's most focused and energetic release, incorporating straight-edge dynamics and pop-punk hooks on full-throttle window-breakers like "Guilty by Association," "Helpless Not Hopeless," and "Day by Day." However, the band sometimes falls in a rut, penning songs that aren't poppy enough for Offspring fans and not quite heavy enough to cause serious damage. --Jon Wiederhorn

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars East Coast nostalgia, November 28, 2006

By 

77Jim (Philadelphia PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: F.T.T.W. (Audio CD)

Having the nostalgic urge to hear "everready", I discovered today that the entire "trilogy" of classic H2O albums combined takes up less space on the iPod than a few measley photographs...

H20 tunes were always short and sweet, no-nonsense, take it or leave it stuff. Some of it's a little goofy and dated sounding now with countless group shout-outs and some forgetable repetitive verse-chorus verse chorus overkill, but a decade later looking back this band's passion is respectable. Musically the band always carried it's love for Gorilla Biscuits high above it's head, but they flirted with melody and pull it off fairly well at times. I felt they peaked as a band with this album back in the day... a fun band that treated it's fans great.

The disks are still a charge to revisit 10 years later, though I gotta play them in my cubicle now (at a "reasonable volume").

"One Life!"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Faster Than Most..., February 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: F.T.T.W. (Audio CD)

This is the album that got me into punk. Well, not strictly 'punk' but anyways...all I have to say is that if you ride BMX or skate then this album will be like a best friend to you.
You can't help but want to ride as the title track starts up on your headphones. It makes you genuinely happy to be doing what you're doing and within a few weeks you'll know every single word, and get looked at funny as you ride round the skatepark singing it at the top of your voice.
Yes, it really is that good. If you're beyond being all stuck up and 'hardcore' about your music then you'll love this. And so will your thirteen-year-old pop-loving sister...which is exactly the beauty of it. Any album that makes you this happy is worth a try, no?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album..., August 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: F.T.T.W. (Audio CD)

I was very excited abouth the release of H2O's third album and I have to say that I believe it's their best effort yet. They've retained all the elements that make H2O so exciting and unique and they've also expanded, but in a really good way. There isn't a song on here that I don't love, including the hidden 7 Seconds cover. This band keeps putting it on.