Description: Tracks:My Paper HeartYour StarSwing, SwingTime Stands StillOne More Sad SongWhy WorryDon't Leave MeToo Far GoneDrive AwayHappy EndingsThe Last Song Performer Notes: The All-American Rejects: Tyson Ritter (vocals, bass); Nick Wheeler (guitar, keyboards, drums, programming).Recorded at Mission Sound and Headgear Studio, Brooklyn, New York.Audio Mixer: Tim O'Heir.Recording information: Headgear Studio, Brooklyn, NY (2002); Mission Sound Studios, Brooklyn, NY (2002).Arranger: The All-American Rejects.Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler, the two college-age clean-cut men who form the nexus of the All-American Rejects, have a knack for driving home a pop hook. Clearly weaned on power pop's history from the Beach Boys and Big Star to the Cars and Weezer and other more modern proponents, the Oklahoma outfit serves up gentle pop radiance with a hint of Replacements-style brashness on its self-titled debut.The All-American Rejects' songs capture a youthful simplicity without slipping into juvenile lyrics like many bands with a similar sound. There is an endearing innocence in tunes like "My Paper Heart" with its simple opening entreaty "please just don't play with me/my paper heart will bleed" over insistent acoustic guitar before a quiet storm replete with a tympani-sounding instrument. Ornate instrumentation abounds, but it augments the music, never seeming forced or out or place, likely a combination of prescience on the pair's part and the experienced hand of producer-engineer Tim O'Heir (Sebadoh, Superdrag, Possum Dixon). In fact, the album's hallmark is a bewitching, summery, infectious pop consistency. Professional Reviews: Spin (4/03, p.107) - "Pop professionalism meets emo's romantic amateurism..." - Grade: A- Producer: Tim O'Heir Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 4 February, 2003 Label: Dreamworks SKG Dimensions: 12.7 x 14 x 1.3 centimeters (0.09 kg)
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Language: Eng
Track #1: My Paper Heart
Track #2: Your Star
Track #3: Swing, Swing
Track #4: Time Stands Still
Track #5: One More Sad Song
Track #6: Why Worry
Track #7: Don't Leave Me
Track #8: Too Far Gone
Track #9: Drive Away
Track #10: Happy Endings
Track #11: The Last Song
Producer: Tim O'heir
Release Year: 2003
Format: CD
Genre: Rock
Artist: The All-American Rejects
Record Label: DreamWorks, DMW
Release Title: All-American Rejects
