Customer Reviews

F.T.T.W.

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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!"

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?

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.

Faster Than The World is H2O's first release on MCA records, although they have previously released two albums on Epitapth. The move to MCA upsets fans who want to keep the music less known and feel like it's "theirs", but thats pretty much just greed and the generic punk attitude... Getting h2o on mtv and the radio has allowed them to get the credit they deserve and for the world to hear some good music.

musically speaking this album holds it own next to "Thicker Than Water" as well as "H2O". Song's like "one life, one chance", "liberate", and "can I overcome" (to name a few) will have you singing along in typical h2o fashion whether or not it's live or coming from a stereo. There is not one song on this album I don't love.

While I can't say I'd consider this album "hardcore", It's still punk and it's definitely stellar. Don't pick it up expecting a hardcore album, pick it up expecting a good album.

YES.....

This album gets me sooo pumped up... All I want to do when I listen to this cd is jump and move around. The entire album is fast and hard, and full of sweet sing-a-longs.

Everybody loves h2o's S/T album, as they should, but this album doesn't get the credit it deserves. FTTW is just full of quality songs that will make you move. It is my favorite album ever made!

I normally don't review cds, but h2o is too good to not try to spread their word. Get this cd, and you will not be dissapointed! I guarantee it!

This is what makes me proud to be an H2O fan
it was their first album i got
and its their best
its very fast paced from the first song to the last
there are a couple bad songs,Day By Day and the bonus track Not Just Boys Fun are terrible
but the rest kick ...
my personal favorite is FTTW of coarse
i highly recomend this if you are an H2O fan
you WONT be disappointed

When i first listened to this cd, i thought it sucked. But then the more i listened to it the more i liked it, and now i love it. It is 18 songs long but it doesn't really seem like it, from start to finish these guys bring it out fast and heavy. And also they have a great bass player.

Everyone says their 1st CD, "H20", is their masterpiece. While it's certainly a great album, I really think FTTW is their best. They really nail down the combination of melody with speed better than anyone else out there. Make no mistake though, this isn't "pop punk", it's straight ahead NYHC punk! It's good to see a band put out a positive message too. Definitely one of the best punk CDs of the 90s, and I have many!

This cd is awesome! I bought F.T.T.W. cause i've been an h2o fan for a while and wanted a new CD. Though this cd is different from "H2O" and "Thicker Than Water", it still rocks! For those people that call this band pop/punk, you are sorely mistaken. They are hardcore punk and always will be. As Toby says in the title track: "...world wide hardcore punk you can't slow down..."!

With kickin songs such as One Life One Chance, Old School Recess, Force Field, and a whole lot more, how could you not love this album. H2O has put out 2 other great albums but not as good as this. If you love punk, you'll love this album. Sort of a mix between NOFX and Rancid (sorta). Easily worth buying, its worth the 15 bucks!