Customer Reviews

Nothing Personal

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

At first I was torn. Alex's voice is so different. It's pop with minimal punk. So Wrong It's Right was more punk oriented. That being said, the new sound is incredible. It's really catchy, some nice riffs as well. I agree at times it's slightly overproduced, however (Too Much).

Weightless (10/10) - The first single. Great song, the chorus will be stuck in your head for a long time. So catchy.

Break Your Little Heart(10/10) - This is the song that's most comparable to So Wrong It's Right. Pop Punk at its finest. One of my favorites.

Damned If I Do Ya (9/10) - It's a good song, but I'm not sure it's worthy of being the second single.

Lost In Stereo (9/10) - This is the first song where you can REALLY notice Alex's different sound. It's got an amazing beat though.

Stella (10/10) - Another one of my favorites. The lyrics are quirky kind of, but that's part of what makes ATL great. I especially like the part where it slows down in the middle.

Sick Little Games (8/10) - It'd be a good songs for a lot of bands. But it's not one that stands out tremendously, especially on an album this good.

Hello, Brooklyn (10/10) - Another song where the different vocals come in. But the chorus is especially catchy. And the ending where he goes through the cities.

Walls (9/10) - I don't especially like the beginning. Too techno. But the lyrics are great, and he sings with a lot of passion in this song.

Too Much (5/10) - By far the worst song on the album. It's so different, so bleh. Didn't enjoy it at all. Boy bandish almost.

Keep The Change, You Filthy Animal (9/10) - Another song that reminds me of the old ATL. Good beat, etc.

Party Song (8/10) - At first I was in love with this song. But it's too much like so many other songs. Good nonetheless.

Therapy (13/10) - Incredible. By far my favorite song on the album. Maybe ever. The lyrics are great, Alex hits soo many notes, sings with so much passion. It picks up in the middle. A great way to end an amazing album.

All this being said I believe this is the album of the year. From start to finish it beats my other nominees (The Glass Passenger, 21st Century Breakdown). All Time Low keeps getting better, I can't wait to see where they go from here.

All Time Low is completely a product of the Pop/punk scene in the early 2000s, taking their name from a New Found Glory song, starting off as a Blink-182 cover band, All Time Low has picked some of the best to look up to. Their early albums had their highlights, but were less than memorable, so listening to "Nothing Personal" it's clear that it's a clear progression for the band. It keeps their same sound, but it's better produced, and thankfully more memorable. "Nothing Personal" is also a product of the times carrying a distinct electronic tinge in parts, but the band uses it to its advantage.

Highlights Include:
Weightless
Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't)
Sick Little Games
Walls
Keep The Change, You Filthy Animal
Therapy

Nothing personal, but this isn't the most original album in the world, but it makes up for this by getting the formula right. It's fun, it's catchy, it's danceable, it's rockin', and most of all, it's a great summer album. In fact, I can't point out a weak song on the album. Some are better than others, but they're all good, with some reaching the heights of awesomeness.

Overall, for a genre that's had it's share of ups and downs, mostly downs, during this decade, it's nice to know fans still have a great band to latch onto. If you're a fan of the band, the genre, or you're just looking for this year's summer soundtrack, this is the album for you. If you're hate the genre, this won't change your mind. With "Nothing Personal" All Time Low reaches an all time high.

Real Score: 4.5

This summer's releases were nothing short of a disappointment; I am a huge All Time Low fan, but this album was overproduced and under-punk-ed (if you thought that was even possible for pop punk, the answer is "Yes" and the example is this album). I'll say it as plainly as possible: Auto-tune thoroughly ruined this album.

I would stop short to call them sell-outs because I have so much respect for their previous work (i.e. `The Party Scene' and `So Wrong, It's Right'). I loved these albums, and have loved this band ever since I first listened them playing Blink 182 cover songs at Warped Tour 2006. Since then, they've created passionate hits like `Remembering Sunday', `Six Feet Under the Stars', `Coffee Shop Soundtrack' and most importantly - `Jasey Rae (esp. Acoustic)'. These albums/songs pluck the heartstrings of my soul. It is an understatement to say I have held captive by their pop punk appeals.

Needless to say, I waited with much anticipation for this release. I preordered it, patiently waited for it to ship all the way to Iraq, and went straight from my room to sit on my bed to listen to the CD while perusing the line notes.

My disappointment was immediate--Alternative Press could not pen truer words than to write, "Alex Gaskarth can sing, just let him." Auto-tune belongs to bands the like of Maroon 5, not to the likes of pop-punk sensations All Time Low. It is a tragedy to butcher the songs with unnatural chalkboard screeches. I wish I could blame the producers, but they all generally have a successful history of hit songs/albums in their repertoire; the truth is that everyone involved in this project was lost in the glamour of `mainstream hooks' and `generalized pop lyrics'.

Don't get me wrong, this album is not completely without salvation; more than half of these tracks have grown on me. Though the entire album is overproduced, `Weightless', `Break Your Little Heart', `Walls', `Too Much', `Keep the Change, You Filthy Animal', `A Party Song', and `Therapy' manages to overcome their auto-tune barriers and generate, potent, emotional, get-up-and-dance beats. That being said, I refuse to listen to `Lost in Stereo' or `Hello Brooklyn' anymore; they are simply awful songs. I pray to the Pop Punk gods these songs are never played live in concert.

I hold the idealistic hope that All Time Low will turn back to their pop punks roots and this will be a minor blip in their musical career. Only time will tell...

I'm a little torn on my feelings about All Time Low's Nothing Personal, as once again, we have an example of a "rock" group's third album that's so slickly produced it interferes with the 'human' element of music that I find so important. Without question, this record will be ATL's most successful (commercially, that is). This super-refined, manufactured-to-sell production is sure to 'wow' the younger demographic with its triple-layered guitars, extra crisp and punchy drums and drum machines, tight, mistake-free vocals and hooks-all-over-the-place nature. There also must be a couple of dance-pop producers among the slew of 'big name' contributors...so, if you don't take this too seriously and embrace the fun, mainly upbeat, sing-along vibe this record offers, you should be more than pleased.

While you don't necessarily go into an ATL record with expectations of music with a whole lot of depth, they have made an impression on me in the past with songs like "Remembering Sunday", "Six Feet Under The Stars", "Coffee Shop Soundtrack", and "Jasey Rae" (especially the acoustic version). The songs on Nothing Personal are, in general, decent...but, to my ears, there's a lack of sincere, heartfelt music here. And, everything sounds so gosh darn 'perfect'!

"Damned If I Do Ya" almost overdoes it in the 'hook' department, with its clever title & chorus line, plenty of "Oh, Oh, Oh's" and handclaps, and kind of a Pat Benatar "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" vibe. "Weightless" and "Stella" sound like they have major Fall Out Boy influences, and several songs aren't very original... we've heard similar material many times before. For what it's worth, the 'better' songs IMO are "Sick Little Games", "Keep The Change, You Filthy Animal", and "Therapy"...perhaps because they're the most 'real'-sounding to me.

For what it is, a 'mindless fun'-type record, Nothing Personal easily succeeds. The recording quality and dynamic range are excellent. It should be around for awhile, but whether or not it's considered a classic years from now remains to be seen, and I have my doubts.

I have been waiting so patiently for this album to come out, and when it did I was ecstatic. I mean after hearing the single "Weightless" how could this album go wrong ? Well it did, it most definitely did. First off, let me say the good things about this album. The sound is amazing, everything sounds so crisp and beautiful. Who ever produced it really went all out and found a definite sound. Another good thing about this album is that it has some catchy songs and catchy chorus's that will keep you humming them for days.

Alright, here is where we go south. I enjoy the first few songs on the album, they are really fun to listen to, BUT, my major concern with this is the album gets old REALLY fast. I listened to it a few times a day for about 2 days and then moved on. It doesn't stick with me the way "Put Up or Shut Up" did. It seems to mainstream and too produced for its own good. The songs aren't memorable at all. The best song on this album is "Therapy" solely because its the only song that actually sounds like ATL.

Alex's vocals are soo over produced on this album. If you were to play a song from this album compared to their older albums, it doesn't even sound like him. There's a few parts where you can tell it's ATL but most of the time, his vocal talents are just restrained. They tried too much to get catchy chorus's and a new fan base that they forgot about their old one. Speaking of "Too Much", what a terrible song. I can't even listen to it all the way, it's not that I personally don't like it, it's just a bad song period. It's annoying and the lyrics are even worse.

What happened to the ATL that had punk-pop feeling guitar and lyrics that actually went somewhere? It's very clear that this band got way to popular and the studio made all the decisions for them this time. If I want to listen to All Time Low all day, I'll pop in Put Up or Shut Up and listen to it over and over again. If I want an album where there's only a few good songs and a way to overproduced feeling to it, I'll pop in this one.

It's not that I don't like the album, it's just not as addicting as their previous efforts. It seems dulled down and they didn't bring anything new to the table except poor vocals and electronic beats.

I really hope their next album does better.

I definitely think this CD is more catchy and upbeat rather than the other albums. I can't relate to it as much as I can to Dirty Work but its still the same love :D This is the first ATL CD I bought and it made me buy "So Wrong, It's Right, The Party Scene, Dirty Work, STD, and their MTV Unplugged special.

This is my favorite album from them. Unbelievable songs. Love almost all of them! 12 songs, only one I rated as 3 stars and only two on 4 stars, the rest is 5 of course.

After first hearing Coffee Shop Soundtrack I fell head over heels in love. I love how All Time Low mixes the edgy punk tones with the melodic and super catchy pop melodies. Needless to say I had this album release marked on my calender for months.

After I was done listening to the CD, I felt very...empty to say the least.

Sure. The catchy-ness and upbeat is there. But after that there was nothing to it. Everything seemed so perfect, so (dare I say it?) robotic. Like every note had it's own little niche. The lyrics were okay. Nothing really mind-boggling. It all seemed a bit shallow. It's not like So Wrong It's Right where everything has edgier and messier. The beauty of those songs were they were a little bit raw but had so much depth and insight.

As much as I love All Time Low, this album was by far not the greatest. It's too safe and over produced.


Every note on this album may have been in tune, but the album as a whole fell very flat.

Saw them when they opened for Fall Out Boy. I thought they sounded good, so bought their CD. I'm a lil bit disappointed. I really enjoyed them live but on CD they are kinda average. I liked one song though, "Hello, Brooklyn". Others are fine, but not great.

I can't take this CD out of my stereo! LOVE IT! Seriously good power pop punk stuff. These guys are just as good live as they are on CD so I have an even bigger appreciation for them now.