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Track Listing
1. Guilty As Charged
2. DRNK TXT RMEO
3. Peace Sign/Index Down
4. Like Father, Like Son (Papa's Song)
5. Blinded By The Sun
6. Catch Me If You Can
7. Cookie Jar
8. Live a Little
9. Don't Tell Me It's Over
10. Live Forever (Fly With Me)
11. Kissin' Ears
12. Home
13. No Place To Run
14. Coming Clean
Album Notes
Gym Class Heroes: Dishashi Lumumba-Kasongo (vocals, guitar); Travis McCoy (vocals); Eric Roberts (bass instrument); Matt McGinley (drums).
Personnel: Andre Lyon (vocals, background vocals); The-Dream, Patty Crash, Lindsey Rey, Daryl Hall, Estelle , Busta Rhymes (vocals); Cool & Dre (various instruments); Dave Cabrera (guitar, bass guitar); Patrick Matera (guitar); Frank Fontaine (saxophone); Sal Cracchiolo (trumpet); Wendell Kelly (trombone); Adam MacDougal (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards); Eddie Montilla (piano); T-Bone (bass guitar); Patrick Stump (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Neal H. Pogue; Jaycen Joshua; Dave Pensado; Ben Allen; Machine.
The follow-up to Gym Class Heroes' breakthrough album, AS CRUEL AS SCHOOL CHILDREN, 2008's THE QUILT furthers the upstate New York ensemble's rap-rock sound. Not surprisingly, Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, a frequent band associate, has his hand in the proceedings, producing half of the album, while hip-hop gurus Cool & Dre helm many of the other tracks. Highlights of the energetic outing include the playful "Cookie Jar" (featuring The-Dream) and the romantic "Live Forever (Fly With Me)," which makes great use of guest Daryl Hall's falsetto vocals.
Industry Reviews
4.5 stars out of 5 -- Every song has an insistent hook, but despite the high-profile hip-hop guests, nothing feels calculated.
3 stars out of 5 -- Gym Class Heroes can approximate the ecstatic pop of the Jackson 5 as naturally as if they were dancing to 'ABC,' and they skillfully pilfer reggae and pop punk, too.
[I]t's polished, radio-friendly pop. Longtime collaborator Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy produced half of the disc's 14 songs, anchoring it with guitar-driven tracks that cater to GCH's core fans.
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