{"id":18100,"date":"2013-09-11T07:30:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T21:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=18100"},"modified":"2013-09-11T00:02:21","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T14:02:21","slug":"bowling-for-soup-%e2%80%93-lunch-drunk-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2013\/09\/bowling-for-soup-%e2%80%93-lunch-drunk-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowling For Soup \u2013 Lunch. Drunk. Love."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Bowling For Soup are one of my favourite bands and I\u2019ve been there with them since back in \u2018Nam\u2026 mind you, I actually wasn\u2019t there when the honourable ones rocked on or when they did it for Johnny but I was there when they were drunk enough to dance and have been ever since, there for them, not drunk, well, actually, maybe\u2026 So when the band started a pledge music campaign to support the creation of their new album I was all over that and how. What I\u2019ve always loved about BFS is the way they interact with their fans, and this allowed the fans to see into the making of an album, get updates along the way and even vote on the name of the album, which incidentally is \u2018Lunch. Drunk. Love.\u2019 and as I watched the pledges go up and up and even up, it\u2019s fair to say that there are many out there that love this band as much as I do. Anyway, enough gushing about the band from me, let\u2019s listen to the album (another perk, I got it early because I pledged!)<\/p>\n

I\u2019m reviewing this on my first listen, it\u2019s like Christmas, I woke up to an email that said I could download the album and I bounced out of bed to open my present. Sure my shitty internet connection took its time but here it is! Woo hoo! \u2018Critically Disdained\u2019 is the perfect opener and perfect BFS song, that signature style, quirky lyrics and even a Gin Blossoms mention, you just know what you\u2019re in for and I for one am happy straight away. \u2018Since We Broke Up\u2019 was one I was waiting for as this was a very early demo that the guys posted and sounded great back then, but the recorded version is \u2018Grant Park\u2019 for this era, you just need to sit back and enjoy these songs, they actually make you smile, if anyone was here they\u2019d probably think I was a goof for sitting here smiling while typing, but hey, shut up\u2026 oh and a guitar solo? Yes\u2026 this band isn\u2019t scared of you music industry.<\/p>\n

\u2018Real\u2019 is a song for the any man, well the man that isn\u2019t Ryan Gosling\u2026 hands down, this is the best song that BFS have done since \u2018Val Kilmer\u2019 in my opinion, and what a chorus! This song has more hooks than they\u2019d even need to fish for any woos, oh man, a middle 8, seriously, oh and an acoustic breakdown? Fuck man, this song wins everything right now. The gold star is in the mail. Here I am thinking, this project allowed the band to be who they are and do whatever they wanted and you know what, it shows, this album just sounds like they had fun and \u2018From The Rooftops\u2019 is destined to be a live song that will have us all \u2018Whoa oh oh ohing\u2019 but the meaning behind \u2018Follow your heart, fuck everybody else\u2019 is a tattoo worthy lyric and it\u2019s the truth and can be applied to this band and this project. Even if it\u2019s not related to that, it sure could be.<\/p>\n

Ooh a nice acoustic intro, ooh I hope this continues to be a big ballad, as with songs like \u2018Turbulence\u2019 and \u2018When We Die\u2019 it\u2019s proven that the band know how to write a ballad, and so far \u2018Circle\u2019 is living up to that previous expectation. They waste no time though in rockin\u2019 it back up with \u2018Normal Chicks\u2019 which is your traditional BFS song full of famous names, and of course a Motley Crue reference, but you just go with it as they do it so well, and seriously, other bands, listen up, listen to a song like this, the structure of it, musically it is amazing, what\u2019s wrong with catchy songs? NOTHING, that\u2019s right! So, actually, other bands go away, leave it to Bowling For Soup. Whoa, hold the phone\u2026 \u2018I Am Waking Up Today\u2019 where did you come from? Tempo overload, fast, frantic, instant sing along and I just keep loving the album more and more as it goes along. \u2018Couple of Days\u2019 is a bop along song and then \u2018And I Think You Like Me Too\u2019 is just so damn cute\u2026 yeah, I know, cute\u2026 maybe not the right word but damn it, it is. This acoustic driven story teller would make Frank Turner proud, and is although different from all the above so far, this song is just great.<\/p>\n

Volume, resume. \u2018Envy\u2019 well you just win instantly with a Poison reference in the first line, and another BFS structured gem, you kinda get the idea what to expect with these guys, but ha ha, love the ending to this one. Ooh ooh I have a feeling \u2018How Far This Can Go\u2019 is going to get another gold star, you ever get that feeling when you hear the opening bars of a song and you perk up? That\u2019s what this one did, ahhhh yep, there it is… thank you BFS, you\u2019ve just written my favourite song of the last 4 minutes, I mean, year. I could listen to that one over and over and maybe even over. \u2018Right About Now\u2019 I love simply for the trade-off vocals with bass player Erik which balance it perfectly and not to mention this is the best song that Sum 41 or Blink 182 never wrote, and again, I can\u2019t wait to be down the front yelling this one back to band when they play it live, just let me get it out of my system \u2018\u2026 Fucked Up Right About Now\u2026\u2019 phew, thanks for letting me do that.<\/p>\n

Awwwwww I\u2019m up to the last song\u2026 that\u2019s not fair\u2026 \u2018Kevin Weaver\u2019 is another acoustic, hang on, you big trickers\u2026 I was hoping they wouldn\u2019t go out slow, and my hopes were realised, and a harmony guitar solo? Are you kidding me? Stop being so awesome, actually, no, don\u2019t. This was a most excellent way to end a most excellent album. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.\u00a0 (that means I\u2019m putting it back on from the beginning in case you missed that.)<\/p>\n

If Bowling For Soup were any more fun guys, they actually would be mushrooms\u2026 so get out there and support a band you know you love and check out this rockin\u2019 slab of goodness. Seriously, go now and check it out. This is my album of the year. Take that every other release that\u2019s been and is to come. \u00a0Lunch. Drunk. Love.? More like So. Fucking. Awesome.<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Denton, Texas, USA<\/p>\n

Produced by:<\/strong> Jaret Reddick and Linus of Hollywood<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 10 September 2013 (USA) 30 September 2013 (Worldwide)<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.bowlingforsoup.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n<\/strong>Critically Disdained
\nSince We Broke Up
\nReal
\nFrom the Rooftops
\nCircle
\nNormal Chicks
\nI Am Waking Up Today
\nCouple of Days
\nAnd I Think You Like Me Too
\nEnvy
\nHow Far This Can Go
\nRight About Now
\nKevin Weaver<\/p>\n\n

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