August 4, 2000

MACCA


Album Review: Sum 41

HALF HOUR OF POWER
By DARRYL STERDAN



HALF HOUR OF POWER
Sum 41
(Aquarius / DKD)

These kids sure talk a good game. Based on the appearance of their debut EP -- which has a cover pic of a guy in boxers wielding a SuperSoaker and features song titles like Grab the Devil by the Horns and **** Him Up the *** -- you'd expect these Ajax, Ont., teens to be wild and crazy punks. Well, you'd be disappointed. They may act irreverent, but this foursome is really just your standard pop-core outfit. And this 11-tune disc has all the pogo beats, gritty guitars and layered harmonies of any major-label act like Blink-182, Green Day or Offspring. Aside from the metal spoof of Grab the Devil ... and the old-school Beastie-metal hip-hopper What We're All About, these guys aren't half as cool as they think they are. Not that they're bad; but if they put more of their rebelliousness into their music, they'd be about 41 times more original.

Track Listing 1.Grab The Devil By The Horns And **** Him Up The ***
  02.Machine Gun
  03.What I Believe
  04.T.H.T.
  05.Makes No Difference
  06.Summer
  07.32 Ways To Die
  08.Second Chance For Max Headroom
  09.Dave's Possessed Hair/It's What We're All About
  10.Ride The Chariot To The Devil
  11.Another Time Around
 


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