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Because I'm Awesome starts off very well. The title track is catchy and has fun, amusing lyrics such as "I always tell you how great you smell / it's because I'm naturally de-oderized / you're stronger, faster, and can spell!" It's very upbeat and a good opener.
Unfortunately, most of the following songs don't have that same lyrical spark, and the pedestrian musicality of the group only exacerbates the problem. The songs are short enough as it is, but then they contain an unreasonable amount of nonsense words such as "hey, hey, hey," "no oh, no oh," "lalala," and the like. "Out of L.A." is the worst offender by far. There are also modulations found in 4 of the 13 songs, a clear indication that they lacked the substance to hold attention for their full lengths without using one of the least interesting tricks in pop music.
On the bright side, "Brand New Key" has a good melody line, singing, and vocals, so its modulation can be forgiven. "Nobody Wants U" is also a highlight, with a relaxed feel similar to "This Crush," only it has the most lyrical substance out of any songs on the album, and its bridge contains new lyrics rather than nonsense words or an instrumental.
Overall, the music and lyrics do not express a lot of new ideas. The music is by-the-books pop punk with little to differentiate it from other groups. The lyrics are centered around typical heterosexual relationships in shallow ways, all about lust, and the distance between that and love is glossed over. But then again, that might be expecting too much of a pop punk album.
Recommended: "Because I'm Awesome," "Brand New Key," "Nobody Wants U"
2/5
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