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The Fags

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2006)
• Original Release Date: October 31, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Idol Records
• ASIN: B000IFSFKO
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #179,317 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Sharp boy-meets-and-loses girl anthems punched up with huge riffs and endearingly ragged vocals. The best power pop band you nearly never heard. --Spin Magazine

Product Description

With an infectiously dazzling array of crunchy sugar-candy rhythms, melodiously sparkling hooks and leads, jangly stratospheric riffs and hoarse but pitch perfect vocals, The Fags assuredly stand on their own as champion creatively skilled power pop musicians and song craftsmen destined to musically make their mark on the world while possibly influencing a new generation of bands to continue carrying the pop rock torch into the future and beyond. UNDER THE VOLCANO MAGAZINE

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Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YES! FINALLY!, October 31, 2006

By	kevin yee (franklin, nc) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just moved away from Detroit to North Carolina, and the one thing I will miss the most is the music; the accessibility of the stores, the artists, and the venues. Musically, it is a truly fine city with plenty of history and character.

This album was supposed to be a out a long time ago (a LONG time ago). It is really a treat for the fans who have gone to the shows to hear these great songs because now they can have them to play at home. This is especially true for me, since I no longer have the ability to see shows in Detroit :*-(

For those who have yet to hear of the Fags, you're also in for a treat. Their sound reminds me the most of Cheap Trick; they write very well crafted songs, but also maintain enough of a rough edge that really keeps this from falling into the category of soulless corporate crap rock.

My favorite song has become 'Rockstar', but again, they write good songs, so enjoy every moment of it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good things come to those who wait......., November 9, 2006

By	D. Jacobs (Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Yes kids, four years after the release of their debut EP, The Fags
have finally released their full-length debut, and it's well worth the
long,long wait.The Fags have crafted the perfect power pop recipe:
A cup of Cheap Trick, a teaspoon of The Replacements, a dash of Lindsay
Buckingham circa 1978, and a big ole pinch of...Def Leppard?? Yep, Def
Leppard. It all comes together on this brilliant record,where all eleven
songs will get stuck in your head and never leave. In a just world, The
Fags would become rock stars. In reality, we will have to settle for them being the greatest power pop band around.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Butch Walker fans check this band out, December 29, 2006

By	J. Castelloe "Music Addict" (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I will keep this simple. This is a great cd in the mold of Butch Walker, good Checp Trick and other pop bands with an edge. Buy it today!