Future Future Future Perfect

Freezepop

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 25, 2007)
• Original Release Date: September 25, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rykodisc
• ASIN: B000UPCD9Q
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,133 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

After hacking together a time machine from some old synths, blinky lights and duct tape, premiere U.S. electropop band Freezepop have emerged three futures later to present Future Future Future Perfect, an album carefully crafted to make you feel pretty awesome. The lead track Less Talk More Rokk appears in Guitar Hero II and is a digital download sensation.

With a wry sense of humor displayed in their music and live shows, the Boston-based Freezepop have perfected the art of serious fun. Their performances, designed specifically to counter the boring dudes behind a keyboard reputation of many electronic bands, are filled with keytars and other wonderful electronic gadgetry, fan participation, snacks, crowd-surfing stuffed sharks and future perfect fun.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Freezepop's latest is more mature, still great fun, October 3, 2007

By	K. Rice "Sarkazein" (Irving, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Opening the CD with Guitar Hero 2's "Less Talk, More Rokk" is a very tough act to follow. However, FFF Perfect, while not necessarily 'perfect', is a great electropop CD that may even introduce a few new people to this style of music.

For those not in the know, it's mostly bleeps and bloops (thanks to the mostly lo-fi instruments) that sounds like it came from Yaz or early Depeche Mode (although not as moody as the latter). While "Less Talk" is certainly a very well crafted, highly produced song, others such as the surprisingly lyrical "Balloon Thoughts" or the goofier "Pop Music Is Not A Crime" submit to the earlier techno flavor mentioned earlier. "Do You Like My Wang?" is really just a silly play on a pun, while "Swimming Pool" is surprisingly lucid and touching.

As a whole, there are not really any songs that are clunkers here, but this style of music is not everyone's cup of tea. You may want to listen to the snippets linked here on Amazon, or head over to Freezepop's website (freezepop.net) for a few full songs (free to listen to). "FFF Perfect" is a supreme example of this style of music full of good beats and memorable melodies; just know what you are purchasing first. No one wants another shiny $12 coaster.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, September 25, 2008

By	J Smith (Charleston, SC United States) - See all my reviews

I love this album. Honestly I haven't much cared for the other freezepop offerings, but this is a great album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars get Fancy Ultra Fresh if you want tasty licks from the past...get this one if you're ready for the future., August 2, 2008

By	Cynthia Pop (Houston, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

Freezepop's "we're growing up...but not all the way" album. Some old-school fans may complain that it's not jammed full of peppy poppy cartoon ditties like their earlier albums, however in terms of production, continuity, and variety, this is probably the best Freezepop album yet. Liz Enthusiasm, who previously delivered every song in doe-eyed monotone is now pushing her vocals harder in songs like "Frontload" and "Brainpower", the latter being a song about an ill-chosen band name. The album wraps up on a downbeat tone, with an ominous Moroder-like riff and a tale of stolen styling gel.

Though the album is docked a star here for being less than pefect due to the inclusion of "Do You Like My Wang", there's a 5-star import version of this album available elsewhere with "Wang" replaced by "Get Drunk With Milk", "I Think Best In Wire" and "Smoke Machine(storslagen mix)". Nab that one.

Similar to the direction taken by desperate-but-not-serious synthpoppers Joy Electric, Hyperbubble, and Femme Fatality, "Future Future Future Perfect" concentrates on keeping things on the upbeat, while taking the occasional peek into the darkness. Don't worry though, with Freezepop at the controls, the future looks bright.