Roper - Brace Yourself for the Mediocre
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Artist: RoperEdition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced
CD Release Date: 2004-10-19
Music Label: Five Minute Walk
Soundtracks:
- Hello Lamewads
- You're With Stupid
- Amplify
- Vendetta!
- Red Eye To Miami
- Quicksilver
- 1985
- Say Sayonara
- How Your Halo Fell
- Day Of Pigs
- Fireflies
- You're Still The One
- In Excelsis Deo
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Free Music Review: Dissapointed at first, love it now... not like FIF at all.
Hit: 4 Stars
I was very interested in Roper ever since the fateful and very real (not many false alarms) breakup of Five Iron Frenzy (FIF). I downloaded (very illegally) one mp3 to test it out before ordering, and was intrigued. So I decided to go out on a limb and order this CD.
Some background, I like pop/punk (MxPx, some Blink 182, Rufio, etc) and a wide variety of others. I like energetic music (like the above) or thoughtful/moody music (Coldplay, Nickel Creek). And of course, the all-important FIF, especially their earlier albums. I'm not much of a lyrics person, and normally don't know most of the words to the songs I listen to except for some of the good ones. Most of this review is on musical style.
When I first got this, I was disappointed. I wanted a really creative album with a bunch of good hits, but it seems like most of them were ok (mediocre?) and with just a few slightly better ones. I decided to keep listening. Now, I really love a bunch of them. They all reek of Reece Roper's rougher vocal style... the more edgy, whiny (for lack of a better word) voice rather than the smoother style used in FIF's stuff. You can really see this on track 2, "You're with Stupid"... very rough sounding, though it fits the song.
A lot of the music seems like it was quickly put together, not as refined and a bit methodical; especially the guitar and drums. I'd describe it as a bit standard. However, the real saver are the songs like "Quicksilver", "1985", "How your Halo Fell", "Fireflies", and especially the grand exit and last track, "In Excelsis Deo". The rest of the tracks I could take or leave (and probably leave, they're not my style like the regae/rock n roll "Red Eye to Miami"), but these keepers just dig in and now give me chills.
The tracks I mentioned seem to exude more of the deep passion FIF was known for, and I feel make this album worth it. I'm not much of lyrics person, though I still loved FIF for being passionate and honest (and goofy too). I really appreciate the music behind about half of the Roper album, and can't wait for the second more refined album. However, who knows how long that'll be; from what I've read, this was more of a project or collaboration, not a full fledged band. That's disappointing, as this album has got me excited to see what they could come up with given enough time and refinement. Come one Reece... rope 'em back together and put together a second album, maybe "Our Newest Album Ever"?
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