Minority Rules

Whole Wheat Bread

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 2005)
• Original Release Date: January 25, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fighting Records
• ASIN: B0007514R6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,847 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A slice of powerful punk -- and hidden hip-hop, too, February 3, 2005

By	Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews

RECORD REVIEW: * * * * (4 out of 5)

A slice of powerful punk -- and hidden hip-hop, too
By Jim Abbott
Orlando Sentinel Pop Music Critic

January 14, 2005

**** Whole Wheat Bread, Minority Rules (Fighting Records): Jacksonville punk-pop trio Whole Wheat Bread is a formidable presence on stage, but that doesn't always guarantee a new band an impressive debut album.

Fortunately, the 11 songs on Minority Rules (in stores Jan. 25) explode with almost the same force as the band's live show. There's nothing particularly ambitious about the approach to these hard-hitting sonic bursts, which detonate in intervals of roughly two minutes each.

Yet singer-guitarist Nicholas Largen, drummer Joseph Largen (Nick's brother) and singer-bassist Aaron Abraham deliver the goods so solidly that innovation isn't required. Producer Darian Rundall, whose credits include work for Yellowcard, merely gets out of the way to provide an uncluttered landscape on tracks recorded at Redondo Beach and Cell Studios in Orlando.

Without needless studio distractions, the emphasis is wisely on the driving beat and exuberant vocals. "Old Man Samson," which the band will be promoting with a music video produced this week at Bar-BQ-Bar, illustrates the calling card: a raucous sing-along chorus and churning guitars that blaze along with relentless speed.

All the sheer double-time muscle of songs such as "Scar Your Lungs" is accented by occasional surprises: the twangy, almost country feel to the opening guitar in "Samson," the crisp guitar solo that introduces the call-and-response vocals in "Loud & Clear." Such touches -- more of them wouldn't hurt -- start to elevate the band from its obvious influences (Green Day comes immediately to mind).

But, wait a minute, what's this?

On three hidden tracks that close the album, WWB abruptly turns into a hip-hop group. The results are an interesting mixture of moody melodies, crackling live percussion and cocksure attitude that still sounds more like a band than a DJ.

Whether the band rocks or raps, Minority Rules shows that Whole Wheat Bread does it with considerable promise.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars F*ck your title, September 28, 2006

By	T. Harris (Loserville, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's three black dudes playing awesome punk rock. think mxpx, but way better. This cd f*ckin rules.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Whole Wheat Bread is better for you anyway..., August 2, 2005

By	j "jukebox bully" (Jax, FL) - See all my reviews

I saw these guys earlier this year in Jacksonville (where they're from) when they where touring with Tsunami Bomb (whom I've seen numerous times) and ...some other band -I think Lawrence Arms-, and they owned. They cram so much influence in their shows/music its fantabulously orgasmic. How many bands can get CRUNK, own the crowd with a riff-tastic punk song, have freestyle rap battles between songs, and beat out Tsunami Bomb (sorry, Agent M) for best band of the night? ...not many. These guys are some of the freshest dudes out there.

I love black guys.