Music : The Quilt
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075678993169
Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Manufacturer: Fueled By Ramen
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Fueled By Ramen
Release Date: September 09, 2008
Sales Rank: 1908
Studio: Fueled By Ramen
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Gym Class Heroes' eagerly anticipated third release, The Quilt, follows 2006's RIAA gold-certified As Cruel As School Children. Acclaimed for their unique approach to alternative hip-hop, Gym Class Heroes became an international sensation in 2007 with their #1 blockbuster hit, 'Cupid's Chokehold/Breakfast In America'.
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The cd is good,but not as great as the first or second one from the band.
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Gym Class Heroes serves up another addictive album with a major supporting cast of producers, and guest stars as diverse as Estelle, Daryl Hall and Busta Rhymes, to name just three.
If you liked "Cupid's Chokehold" from their last album, you'll also like the single "Peace Sign/Index Down" [try it yourself] with Busta Rhymes, which has a chorus that may get you fired if you perform it at work in front of the wrong audience. [Note to self: listen with ear buds at work, but DON'T sing along if you can be overheard] Other than the PA lyrics, there are also funky, trippy lines such as "But now I'm sittin' lovely off in Wonderland with Alice / With purple people passin' me at the catapillar's chalice", and I think I've grown rather fond of this track.
The other single released is "Cookie Jar", featuring The-Dream, which is a funny song about a compulsive cheater. Another good track is "DRNK TXT Rmeo" which is about people who would rather send a text message than have an actual conversation - "I usually avoid any kind of confrontation, conversation, moderation / Lips sealed but my fingers are flying"
Other tracks for your consideration are "Like Father, Like Son (Papa's Song)", which samples "Papa Was a Rolling Stone"; the reggae-beat "Blinded By the Sun"; "Live a Little"; "Live Forever (Fly With Me)", an R&B track with Daryl Hall; and "No Place to Run", which sounds a little like BritPop.
This is a solid fourth album, and well ... Read More
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The Quilt, as a whole, is probably better than 95% of the pop-rap/hip hop played on the radio today, it has deep lyrics (in some songs) and some decent beats. That being said, this is not at all what I expected from Travis. Papercut Chronicles was a real, raw, powerful album full of unpolished art... that's what made it so beautiful! When ACASC came out I think that everyone was a little bit worried that GCH may have sold out a bit, the album didn't have as many powerful songs as Papercut Chronicles, but still sounded decent. The Quilt, however, is a true sign of artistic departure. Every single song is overproduced and the lyrics are shallow and bland. Cookie Jar? DRNK TXT Rmeo? Are you kidding me? Is this the same Travis that said "F*** mass appeal, art is art?"
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Gym Class Heroes were coming off new found fame with their newest project titled 'The Quilt'. This album is NOTHING I mean NOTHING like anything you may have heard from them. Their first album was a very dark and gloomy album that caught many of their early fans by surprise and 'As Cruel As School Children' showed a very hungry and lively band...but 'Quilt' needs patchwork.
Lead Singer Travis McCoy went through many problems in the making of the album which included his addiction to drugs and family loses...which therfore makes the album 'Quilt'. A family theme can be felt with many shout outs to family and like the chorus of Peace Sign "F.U. this is for MY people" So here is the breakdown
Guilty As Charged (formally called Tell Hip-Hop)- This track is very lively, Estelle does a nice job holding the chorus...this was supposed to be a rap to hip/hop but...you can listen to this song and cannot see what this song has to do about hip hop. The chorus really saves the song.
6.5/10
Drunk TxT Romeo- Is a very cheap version of their MakeOut Club back in the Papercut Chronicle Days and has a very generic sound even with the original concept. He talks about his desire for women and how they are his 'obsession' towards them. It has the poppy feeling and may appeal to some audience but not the die-hard GCH fan.
5.5/10
Peace Sign- Again, this song shows off the band's originality with the chorus to make the middle finger towards ... Read More
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Along with many other Gym Class Heroes fans, I had been waiting for this album to drop for quite a while now. I have played out their first few LP's more times than I can count on my IPOD. After listening to "The Quilt" a few times all the way through, I am extremely disappointed with almost every track. I tried to give it a fair shot and thought it might grow on me, but no such luck...
Their first few CD's had fresh beats, creative lyrics & didn't fall into that 1 or 2 hit category. On this album, Cookie Jar is a hot track but it gets played out quick and I would say the only redeeming song on the entire LP is Peace Sign / Index with Bustah Rhymes.
Too many ballads, TRL sounding top 25 tracks, etc... Just a huge let down after the first few albums.
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