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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The evolution of gob..., January 28, 2005
Thru out the years, I've been following the candian punk-pop foursome known as gob. This is what i've found; In 1995, they released a debut called "too late...no friends". It was your basic mid-90's punk album, with little to no melody, short songs, below average production, and poor song structure.
In 98', the band released a follow up called "how far shallow takes you". This time around, the songs were a bit longer and had slightly more melody, and the band's transformation from "punk" to "punk-pop" was already underway.
After about three years of being off the scene, gob returned once more in early 2001 with "the world according to gob", an album which owed more to Britney spears and the current Blink 182 than it did to early Green Day or the Ramones. The songs were overly poppy, the production was super slick, and the lyrics were varied and covered more topics than just potty humor and teen rebelion. It was A HUGE step in the right direction, with the boys producing an album as strong as "enema of the state" and "all killer no filler". In my opinion, it's their best record to date.
Unfortunatly tho, even with a pop sound and modern lyrical content, gob was still no where near being as big as Simple plan or blink, so one year after releasing "the world according", they decided to go on tour with fellow canadian punk brats Sum 41. The tour gave them the opportunity to impress Arista's Executive producer LA reid, so much in fact that he sent the boys of gob into the recording studio the following year to create...
"Foot in mouth disease". To be honest, its a bit MORE "punk" than "the world according to gob" , but not by much, and with producer Mark Trombino (blink 182, Diffuser, The Starting Line, Finch ect.) and labelmates Avril Lavine and Wakefield, the difference isn't easily noticed. It features 14 songs that run between 2-5 minutes on average, and are all really catchy and singable (the formula for "the world according to gob" was basically duplicated). If you're into melodic, catchy pop-punk, I'd recommend getting "the world according to gob" first and then "foot in mouth". DO NOT pick up "too late...no friends" or "How far shallow takes you" unless you actually prefer hardcore punk to pop-punk.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Shut up whiners!, April 26, 2003
By A Customer
Admittingly I was at first disapointed when buying this record. I was familiar with "Too Late ...No Friends" and you put this CD on and at first it's kinda blah. But after listening to it a few times it's pretty good. Like I said not the same caliber as the others but it's worth a listen. And there are some who wanna say "It's not as punk" but does it really matter? These are all around good songs especially "Give Up the Grudge" which takes shots at hoiti toti whining upper class. (Kinda like a "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" Sequel). "Foot in Mouth Disease" puts [bad] life situations together with catchy tunes. If you have a few extra bucks buy this. It's not the best but it's pretty darn good.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great follow up to a great cd, April 6, 2003
By A Customer
Gob is one the best underplayed bands that I have heard of recently. Their last full-length cd, The World According to Gob, was a fast-paced pop-punk cd that you couldn't help bouncing around to. Foot in Mouth, gives the band a little more of a rock edge, yet still maintaining that same punk feel with great songs such as Oh Ellin, Lemon-Aid, and Bones. Also on this cd are the songs I Hear You Calling and Ming Tran, great songs from The World According to Gob and F.U. E.P, respectively. This is a must for every pop-punk fan who is looking for a new band to love.
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