Underclass Hero
Sum 41
Engineer: Doug McKean,
Producer: Deryck Whibley
Island Records (USA), 2007
1 CD
Catalogue #: 1734086
EAN: 0602517340862
UPC: 602517340862
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Sum 41: Deryck Whibley (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); CONE (bass guitar); Stevo (drums, percussion).
Recording information: Ocean Way, Hollywood, California.
Prior to 2007's UNDERCLASS HERO, Sum 41's studio follow-up to the well-received CHUCK, the Canadian punk-pop band weathered the departure of longtime guitarist Dave Baksh. The resultant streamlined sound suits the trio well, with frontman Deryck Whibley--fresh off of a stint producing tracks on Avril Lavigne's THE NEXT BEST THING--balancing melody with punk-inspired aggression, as best revealed on the title song, which comes across like the naïve younger sibling of Fugazi's anti-establishment anthem "Merchandise." Other revved-up tunes, most notably the propulsive "March of the Dogs," point to the act's apparent aspiration to become a pop-friendly version of Rancid, making Sum 41 the bad-boy group of choice for sensitive kids not willing to hop on the emo bandwagon.
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Sum 41
The four neo-punk/pop upstarts from Toronto who make up Sum 41 formed the band while they were all still in high school, and the youthful exuberance of those days can still be strongly felt in their 2000 debut EP HALF HOUR OF POWER. The endearingly bratty skate-punk sound of that recording placed the band in the sonic company of Blink-182, with whom they would eventually tour. Sum 41's first full-length album ALL KILLER NO FILLER was the band's major chart breakthrough, establishing them as a force to be reckoned with.
