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3 out of 10
Right off the bat I loved this album. Seriously, you should have heard how well it shattered off my Louisville Slugger. The experience of listening to the debut of blink 182’s side project (featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker) would have been better served with a set of instructions. For example, the following hints would have greatly expedited my listening pleasure: "This album is filled with a horrible noxious gas, destroy immediately" or "Throw CD ten feet in the air over a hard surface, swing at CD with an oversized club like tool. Repeat as necessary."

Goes Well With: Failing to compensate for a ton of bubble-gum-pop-punk albums.
Lyrics: Mostly excerpts from 7th grade yearbooks. They might have well been "K.I.T, "Don't ever change", and "sorry so sloppy." Hell, that would have been an improvement.
Music: Would have been borderline terrorism without the drumming--- inventive fills, breaks, and beats, especially involving the high-hat and snare. Indeed, the drumming is awesome. In fact, most of the performances are strong. If it weren't for Mostly 8th notes, the overused "quiet then loud" trick -- ABABCAC format, one melody songwriting, and horrifying lyrics -- I might actually buy the Tom Delonge guitar and not break it over my newly tainted CD player.
Disclaimer I: If you're into the pop side of punk, metal, or rock -- this might be a good transition into "emo" or "indie" -- whatever the fuck that means.
Disclaimer II: Eight out of ten stars go to the drummer.
Disclaimer III: If recording this album shattering into enumerable pieces, I recommend a SM57, a wooden bat, and Einsturzende Neubauten's "Engel Der Vernichtung. Otherwise the results are not guaranteed.

CREDITS: BRAD ANNESTREET // SLAMM MAGAZINE