I am of two minds about this CD. On one
hand, I have to admit that I enjoyed it, in all of it’s simplicity. On
the other hand, if I were to hand out points for originality then these
guys would get zero. If anything if I didn’t know any better I would venture
to guess that I was listening to a new CD from Sum 41.
Formulaic? That’s a big yes. Enjoyable?
That’s another big yes. I guess if you’re gonna jump on a bandwagon, you
try to attach yourself to all the winning aspects of that bandwagon and
that’s just what Gob did here. They took everything that works for other
“pop-punk” bands and simply regurgitated it. So the final result is a showcase
of the genre more than an original piece of work. From a commercial standpoint
I can understand that but it also severely limits the band and their music.
Now the dilemma reaches another impasse
because the CD is actually pretty good for what it is and at points better
than the bands it is derived from. I never connected with Sum 41 but I
did find a lot with Gob that I liked. Maybe because they are just a tad
heavier. Gob’s sound is very similar just executed a little better and
a cynic would say that the songs were engineered exactly for that reason,
to win people over with something familiar.
The mix was a bit muddy as well; the vocals
seemed to get buried by overdriven guitar at points. The lyrics are not
groundbreaking either but the bottom line is this is a “pop-punk” album
that does hit the mark because it seemed engineered to do exactly that.
But as a result it lands somewhere in the mediocre territory on the judgment
scale.
Gob should appeal to the fans that buy
CD’s from similar bands but they do absolutely nothing to break new ground.
This is a safe record, plain and simple. So buy it if you like “pop-punk”
or move on to other things if you don’t.
CD Info and Links
Tracks: Lemon-Aid
I've Been Up These Steps
Oh! Ellin
I Cut Myself, Too
Fed Up
Ming Tran
When Life Gets Boring...
Give Up The Grudge
Bones
This Evil World
I Hear You Calling
Bully
Cold Feet
Everybody's Getting Hooked Up
Posted by awesomeness:
gob are so rockin any 1 who disses them are retards
Posted by awesomeness:
gob are so rockin any 1 who disses them are retards
Posted by bitesizeproblem:
THIS CD ROX!! Best cd ive heard in ages!
Posted by the dude:
this album rules
well good buy it
Posted by Pip:
Foot In Mouth Disease is one of the best CD's I've heared!
Posted by Bren:
Gob is the cooler Sum41. The cd is amazing.
Posted by Tzeen L'aqshy:
oh! ellin is my favorite
Posted by punk:
Gob rocks @$$. f**k the
rest.
Posted by zach the gob worshipper:
i think gob totaly kicks ass idk how all u people can put them next 2 sum 41??? i mean common....i must say that their album rocked and should have gotten higher ratings. i totaly luved give up the grudge and ming train. i personally have luved gob ever since i saw their first cd sittin on a shelf and decided 2 buy it.oh man was i blown away. all i have 2 say is stop even coming close 2 dissin gob....
Posted by ZE guy:
Hey, why do everyone think Foot in mouth isn't good? Foot in mouth hasn't got big hits like I hear you calling but ALL songs are good. This is a very good album.
Posted by rohbit:
I've liked gob ever since i heard "I hear you calling" on 99.3 the fox. The song was stuck in my head for months before i finally found out who wrote it. I like most of Gob's stuff, and even bought tickets to teh avril lavine concert so i could see em. I love their music, they are a talented bunch. Their drummer is freakin sweet, theo and tom awesome for the fact that they still include solos in their songs, 80's metal solos for that matter, Craig is sweet on bass, and the fact is, they're EXTREMELY FUC*ING AMAZING LIVE! Blew Avril and The Swollen Members right offstage!!! I dislike "Oh ellin". My least favourite gob song of all time. It is too engineered. The rest of FIMD is great! Sum 41 NOW sounds something like them. Gob has always had edgier, heavier music.
Posted by Kim:
I find it kind of sad that everyone complains about Gob for 'copying' Sum 41. If some of you 'elitists' would get off of your soapboxes and do your research, you'd know that seeing Gob play all the time made the guys in Sum 41 want to start a band and even though Gob is 'mallpunk' as you call it, they were an indie band for years and toured tirelessly, building a huge following. Gob isn't mallpunk, they are a punk rock band who have managed to do the impossible; get a record deal and still stick to the same kind of music that they have always played.
Posted by kyle:
gob f*ckin kicks a$$ eat sh*t all you haters
Posted by marilyn:
i think both sum 41 and gob are great bands! they both rock out hard.
Posted by Punk Rock Is Shjt Rock:
Learn to play instruments you losers. METAL FOREVER!!!
Posted by The Gobfather:
Gob definitely rocks and have "gobs" of talent. Well written tunes and great live show - Punk Lives!
Posted by Joel's Riot Girl:
I rekon Gob have a lot of talent and i rekon they rock! if u dun like their music then dun listen to em! but u gotta realise the effort it takes for them and the talent they have. u cant go round dissing people like their crap.
Posted by The Avril Hater:
I sure wish this "punk" fad would die. It sure is getting annoying. I mean, how much longer are we going to have to put up with this? Every time I turn on a radio or TV, I have to hear some wuss singing about his girlfriend with a crappy band backing him up. How annoying! Honestly, if one more wussy mallpunk band like Good Charlotte or Simple Plan pops up, I swear I'll never turn on another radio or TV ever again. I just can't bear to hear any more of those irratating mallpunk songs. It is so irratating the way these dorks dominate the charts and ruin everyone else's chance to get popular. I'd rather listen to New Kids on the Block than this garbage. Die Mallpunk Die! Mallpunk sucks. DON'T LISTEN TO MALLPUNK!!! I can't stress that enough.
Posted by kris:
Sum 41 were in grade eight when Gob's first influential cd broke out in Canada, duh.
Posted by Emo:
I reckon Gob bludy roks man, Haha Theo is tha best
Posted by Babaca:
Yah, dont say Gob is copying SUM 41's style. SUM 41 was copying Gob's style when they started. Gob's first cd came out in 96 in Canada (where I live). they had this sound what be4 everyone else, they just wernt as popular. there sound is awsome and they perform amazing. written astoundingly
Posted by Amanda:
Gob is so cool! They have so much Talent. I went to their concert at the palace it was awesome. =) They slided on there guitar and kicked Ass!
Posted by freeko 182:
i have an ac up my ass ... thats why its so cold here. anyways i love the foot in mouth disease cd. its really rad. l8er
Posted by jenna:
not that i am a gob fan but gob is not trying to copy sum 41 or to jump on the "pop-punk" bandwagon, gob was definetely playing this style of music long before it become popular. they have been around in canada for a pretty long time and they may not be very original but they are not trying to copy anyone.
Posted by muisc:
Gob kicks ass! I bought the CD and I love it! I sugest evryone gets it.
