All Killer No Filler [ENHANCED]

Sum 41

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 8, 2001)
• Original Release Date: May 8, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Island
• ASIN: B00005BJMW
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (400 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,241 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
If you've heard Blink 182, the Offspring, or Green Day, you've heard Sum 41, with or without All Killer No Filler. The Canadian quartet's California punk formula is a well-worn one that seems to be working--all the way from the store to the Warped Tour. Set poppy, three-chord rock to hyperactive speeds, write songs about why you don't give a shit, and play up your juvenile-delinquent side for all it's worth (check out the "Going, Going, Gonorrhea" video with the band "doing all the dangerous and immature stuff you shouldn't try from the safety of your own home"). Of course, this has all been done before and will continue to be rehashed again as long as a silly, snotty attitude brings in the record company gold. While these punks are hardly walking down the block less traveled, they still packed All Killer full of hooks that should snag modern rock radio listeners. Peppy sing-along choruses, rolling drum solos, and guitar-driven anthems uncork the energy and brightly color this fast-moving, TRL-friendly disc. --Jennifer Maerz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok so it's a good cd..., June 13, 2001

By	tre mazzo (South Barrington , Il) - See all my reviews

So what the hell are a bunch of canadians doing on this cd? Playing a great mix of pop and skater punk, thats what. I really didn't expect much on this cd. The low price tag didn't do too much to reverse my opinion either. I went in not too familiar with the band. I heard their single Fat Lip and thought it was a good, catchy song. The video for it was great too. At any rate I got the cd and heres my take on it. To start with I think the lyrics are good. They go well with the music and such. I like the mix of topics. Sum 41 doesn't try to be The Ataris and do the bitchin' about girls in every song nor do they try to be Blink 182 with stupid potty humor. Again, good mix of topics. Fat lip is your basic punk rock theme song. Rebelling against anyone who ain't down with us. It's a good song. Shows the bands intentions. I don't hold Fat Lip in the highest regards on the cd. That goes to Handle This. Good lyrics and great use of vocals and guitar.

Theres something about the way the cd sounds that is just awesome. The guitars come thru all nice and crunchy. The bassist is pretty damn good. The drummer is decent. I like on the vocals how everyone gets involved. This is a trend I like. Breaks up the monotony. Pain For Pleasure is a great sounding song, even if it is a joke song. Fat Lip is great to listen too. It builds up the intensity till an almost orgasm-like effect on the last chorus with the guitars. These canadians let their guitars hang out and it's for the best

Good cd. Nothing that will win any awards. It's fresh and isn't as nice to the general public than Blink 182. I doubt any 14 year old girls are going to be wetting themselves to get to this band. A nice, bright future for the boys of Sum 41. Can't wait till the next cd, eh?

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Punk for the Teeny-boppers..well, pop for teenyboppers, August 8, 2002

By	"xxlessthanfishxx" (Bristol, IN United States) - See all my reviews

I have to agree with the kid who said that it's a shame that Slum 41 has to be compared to Green Day, because SLUM 41 { }BR>Green Day, did their own thing and was rewarded because they have talent. Sum is famous because all those MTV loving trendies wanted another Blink 182 to make them look cool. This album is NOT PUNK ROCK, and it's NOT EVEN POP PUNK. It's pop. If your trend loving friends were into Green-Day right now, you'd be right along with em', ya MTV-loving poser. If you want to listen to punk, listen to Anti-Flag, Propagandhi, Strung Out, ETC. If you want to listen to Pop-Punk, listen to The Queers, Rancid, The Riverdales, Chixdiggit, ETC. If you want to listen to pop and prove to all your preppy friends that you're punk just like them, go listen to these #1 on TRL Posers. Do you see them wearing hurleys and stuff? Uh, oh ya, I'm a punk because I have a skateboard, aren't I cool. I'm sure when the fad is out, you'll be out to you friggin' preps.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This [is not good], July 26, 2002

By	Lemuel Smalley (Fayetteville, NC) - See all my reviews

I have kept hearing people saying this is a hard rock alblum. Well, this alblum [is not good]. Sum 41 are only posers, they wouldn't know what music is if it someone showed it to them in the dictionary. All the songs can be considered whiney. It seems that this is just like all the "rock music" that plays on MTV, its just a bunch of guys with hair that doesn't look like its been washed in a week, pissing and moaning about whatever comes to their minds. Billy Joel rocks harder than Sum 41! If you want real music get Slayer's "God Hates Us All," that is metal!