So Wrong, It's Right Review

Release Date: Sep 25, 2007
Label: Hopeless
Genres: Punk-Pop
Number Of Tracks: 12
The sound they create is distinct, but not totally distinct. There has been a surge of bands such as Mayday Parade and Just Surrender that have a very similar sound.

Sound:	8.7
Lyrics:	8.7
Impression:	9
Overall rating:	8.8
Users rating:	7.3
Comments:	48

overall: 8.7

Featured review by: UG Team, on october 15, 2007

Sound: This band clearly has a lot of potential and a lot of it shows through with this recording. Their sound can’t really be classed as “new”, but it’s certainly refreshing and slightly unique, I can’t say completely unique because they sound like a mixture of Blink 182, Paramore, Fall Out Boy and others like them (a fact that is obvious through their “Would Like to Thank” section of the CD case). Even with the thought of other bands sounding like them, All Time Low only take the best aspects of today’s bands and shape them into something new. In songs like This Is How We Do and Let It Roll, their talent for Pop-Punk-Revival music shows itself and blows you away… for a while, at least. After a few tracks, you get used to the style and find yourself either at ease with the music or bored of it. It depends upon the listener’s personality, I suppose. When you get to track 6 (Dear Maria, Count Me In), it’s nice to hear the brilliant transition into Shameless, which is almost un-recognisable. There is an almost complete switch of styles with Remembering Sunday as most of it acoustic, with light drums and piano, only changing when it gets towards the end, becoming as heavy as the rest of the songs on the album (another nice transition, but within one song this time). // 9

Lyrics and Singing: There are some great harmonies with the singer’s vocals and the backing vocals, that can’t be denied. But some tracks sound pretty similar to each other, vocal-wise. That’s the only flaw with the singer’s vocals, a flaw that I have often seen with Blink 182 (a band that, not surprisingly, is in their “thank” list). The lyrics themselves are pretty good, I think. Very catchy. Some of them don’t make sense with the rest of the song. That’s ok though, because (whilst you’re listening to them) you’re still either tapping your foot to the beat or singing along, not taking in the meaning of the words. // 8

Impression: I like this album, which is something, because usually I dislike bands that sounds anything like the classic American punk-band persona (like, as you guessed, Blink 182). I can’t guarantee that everyone will like it, but if you’re a fan of the bands that I have mentioned or if you’re a fan of pop-punk/punk revival music, then the chances are that you’ll probably enjoy this album. // 9

overall: 9

Reviewed by: sweetpeasuzie, on october 05, 2007

Sound: All Time Low’s fourth studio effort, So Wrong It’s Right has heart-pounding pop-punk emissions burgeoning with optimism and elating vibes. The vocals vaunt excitably along the energetic rhythms and zesty guitar flourishes. The music has a likeness to the pop-punk/Vans Warped Tour crowd of Boys Like Girls, Tokyo Rose, Mayday Parade, and Valencia. It’s music that defines the times and wraps you up in it's dance-punk throbbing and frilly garland of guitars and zealously swung vocals. Singer Alex Gaskarth’s vocals sling briskly over several bars of chords with complete abandonment. Guitarist Jack Barakat creates tumultuous fumes swigging the drum fills while bassist Zack Merrick and drummer Rian Dawson produce fervidly fat beats. Produced by Matt Squire (Panic! At The Disco, Daphne Love Derby, The Receiving End Of Sirens) and Paul Leavitt, the album heavily tips it's chord movements towards inciting fun in it's listener. The energy level on numbers like “This Is How We Do,” “Let It Roll,” and “Poppin’ Champagne” feels like the wind blowing in your face and the sun on your back as you fly down the beach on a motorbike. The members of All Time Low may originally come from the Baltimore, Maryland area but they have an edgy So-Cal punk vibe running through their veins. The music is loaded with freeing agents that bind you from whatever is holding you down. The music has a youthful bounce and elating slopes that take the listener along for the ride even when they slow their levels down on the sentimental acoustic rock tune “Remembering Sunday.” So Wrong It’s Right is an album you will want to take with you in your back pocket wherever you go. // 9

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are about the four things that almost every adolescent centers their life around, sex, drinking, daydreaming, and friendships. “Let It Roll” winds all these themes into one song: “Out here the hills roll on for miles/And the sun is like my own sense of direction/I’m always drawn to each horizon/When it’s rising, when it sets/But all I think about is sex and playing one more game of six-cup in the backyard at “The Wedge”/I know I’ll never die alone because of all of you/Take, take a breath/We’ve got all the time in the world to get a grip on the fact that we don’t last/But right now I want to watch the tide roll in with my best friends.” The lyrics pine over those happy moments in life and those that are bound to come. // 9

Impression: A lot of songs have pop-punk moves on them that are archetypical of the genre, but some of the stand out moments are the gang vocals made by the band on the chorus parts for the track “Stay Awake (Dreams Only Last For A Night) and the femininely sweet vocal harmonies of Juliet Simms on “Remembering Sunday.” All Time Low’s latest release So Wrong it's Right is the band’s follow up to their 2006 EP Put Up Or Shut Up and their two self-released studio efforts The Party Scene in 2004 and The Three Words To Be Remember In Dealing With The End in 2003. All Time Low will be finishing up 2007 on tour with Boys Like Girls and then starting up another round of shows in 2008. // 9

overall: 8.7

Reviewed by: 40oz2freedumb, on october 03, 2007

Sound: All Time Low has come a long way since Put Up or Shut Up. And along that journey, something amazing happened to them. They matured and put together 12 songs that will blow you away. This is an album that has a lot of energy. You can imagine yourself at a concert and singing along to every single one of these songs. This is an album that will make girls go crazy, it's just that type of band. There are some negatives though. The sound they create is distinct, but not totally distinct. There has been a surge of bands such as Mayday Parade and Just Surrender that have a very similar sound. One other problem would be that after listening to it for a while, or many times over, you realize that the songs sound sort of similar. // 8

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrical compostion of this album is very solid. You are being told a story in some songs, and you can imagine yourself in the situation. If you listen closely enough, you can relate to at least one or two of the songs. Amazing lyrically, coudlnt ask for much better. // 9

Impression: This album is an elite album in a scence that is rising. I would like to point out that I think rock is dead. Not saying this album helps with the rock scence, just my opinion. This album can get to your emotions and also it can let you relax. It is an album that makes you think. Definently buy this if your into their type of music. The only reason I'm giving this a 9 instead of a 10 is because I'm a ska kid at heart. I think ska is the greatest music ever, and only ska albums deserve 10. // 9

Comments

[nicholasnbg]

good album, not great. their ep, 'put up or shut up' was a perfect record, hard to beat, but it was a good effort. im just hopin they will come down to Aus soon.

[JessicaGonzales]

So Far I like the Cd. Havent had enough time for all the songs to set in. But Put Up or Shut Up was Amazing. There was not one bad song on that cd. All Time Low is also great in concert. Cant wait to see them Oct. 14th

[CoHead]

A lot of the songs do sound alike, but it is still fun to listen to. The album should be called Remembering Sunday because that song just towers over the rest. Good CD

[LEGZ]

gotta love all time low

[anguz_young]

this is a great album by a top band.put up or shut up is better than this but this album definatly shows what all time low are capable of.they better get 2 aus soon

[IcePh0enix]

Meh, from what I read in the review it seems like a great one to miss.

[x/taluha]

i really like them theyre really good i like the sound

[EG_Noob]

this is an awesome, my fave song is Remembering Sunday, It rocks!!!!

[rockmachine666]

punk pop. uh-uh. i'm not even trying that again. Simple Plan is labeled as punk-pop, and that's never worked for me.








i'm outta here.

[mrryan]

the only reason i clicked this was to hopefully find out the answer to benkarton's question

[HurricaneSG]

i listen to em the first time and i like em

[The-13roken]

haha I don't think emo is a genre! very few bands even admit that they are an emo band so how do we know what emo is?

Checked.

[lilboisX3]

well they are setting an all time low for music everywhere

[IcePh0enix]

I like good pop-punk, not Blink pop-punk.

[masternk]

Hahaha. ATL.

These guys are from my town.
It's pretty interesting that
when I first got involved with my
local music scene years ago, these
guys were nobody. Now they've made
a name for themselves.
I personally cannot stand them,
but respect the fact they've done so well.

[nasty89]

on their website it shows them hugging each other while wearing their undies, what in the hell? and another picture of them eating bananas, I'm pretty sure they are gay.

[SeanHart213]

was wondering if this was another one of those gay pride bands that have been popping up everywhere.... apparently it is.

its a releif to see so many people with common sense though. after all, we all are guitar players here lol

(i wonder about the fans of this band though....)

[NocturnalFlesh]

Heh...

I'm from their town. I remember my band was playing with these guys a few years ago in Phoenix, MD. They acted like total dicks towards us.

[Ivory_Soul]

These guys make me sick. They are obviously clueless as to who they are. I guess they haven't hit that stage yet. Usually we do when we're teens but these guys obviously haven't even matured yet. I hate guys like these they're not cute or funny...they're setting low standards for everyone. Well if you can get lower then them then you've beaten their record!

[RainBeforeDawn5]

whoever wrote that headline is a twat...seriously?!? just surrender and Mayday Parade?!?! can u name one song on either of those cds that sounds even comparible to All Time Lows fast punky whiny songs...i really doubt it...BAD COMPARISON

[ross1234]

th.e picture on the UG homepage mad me laugh. they look absolutely crap

[RageAgainst...]

NocturnalFlesh wrote:

Heh...

I'm from their town. I remember my band was playing with these guys a few years ago in Phoenix, MD. They acted like total dicks towards us.

yea i live around where they're from too, everyone at my school thinks that are the greatest band ever just because they're local...i've met them 5 or 6 times at local venues and things like that and i realized that they are the most egotistical people i've ever been around...they're complete *******s and look down on every other band from around the area...i really dislike them as people

Checked.

[ruler505]

Lol they must think they are all big and bad posing in underwear on their album cover. Too bad they are total crap, just like every other band in this genre. When will people be awakened from a sleep of ignorance and listen to REAL music again?

[GuitaPlaya]

1/10. God, I listened to their myspace, it's absolutely terrible. Distinct sound? Give me a ****ing break, every "pop-punk" (worst term ever) sounds just like them. If you wanna hear a great new band check out Giddy Motors. http://www.myspace.com/giddymotors It'll kick your ass!

[maidenpriest69]

these guys went to my high school and they were the biggest faggs i knew both of their guitarists suck and they are riding the bandwagon of homos in the yes (worst term ever and a big ****ing oxymoron too) pop-punk scene

[DiveRightIn63]

like the album. from what i hear, they're dickheads.. that's disappointing.

[ipco9]

ummm soo... i was listening to this band on i tunes, like the demo, and i came to the conclusion that this band is horrible. They are no different then any other punk bad that has been ruining music for the last 3-4 years. They have no soul to they're music, and in all the samples, i thought it was all one song cause u have to admit they pretty much all sound the SAME!!!

[ipco9]

ummm soo... i was listening to this band on i tunes, like the demo, and i came to the conclusion that this band is horrible. They are no different then any other punk bad that has been ruining music for the last 3-4 years. They have no soul to they're music, and in all the samples, i thought it was all one song cause u have to admit they pretty much all sound the same!!!

[HawkNelsonGeek]

This CD is THE BEST!!!!!IDC what u say.

[Robbie`]

crap?
like everything else in this genre?
I havent yet listened to any of their stuff, but you can't put down an entire genre of music because it doesent fit your tastes.
If the world was filled with YOU, there wouldent even be a need for the word "genre".
Everything would be the same, thus boring.
Music is a form of expression &nobody should be put down for making the music that feels right to them.

[flash5253]

It's a pretty good album, I think personally. I've heard better, I've heard worse.

[Robbie`]

uh?

[Robbie`]

oops haha

[ruler505]

Is there supposed to be a difference between this band, Fallout Boy, and a pile of shit?

[jpgilbert701]

It's amazing how Hopeless can sign bands like The Human Abstract and then sign this thing....

[Robbie`]

Its called mixing it up a little.

[sloppyjoe109]

they graduated high school in 2006.

they landed their deal with hopeless records when they were seniors in high school.

thats something to admire.

[sloppyjoe109]

oh.

and they are the nicest people ive ever met.

they were super cool when i met them.

[ross1234]

If the world was filled with YOU, there wouldent even be a need for the word "genre".
Everything would be the same, thus boring.

No, there just wouldn't be anything like this.

[HurricaneSG]

I didnt know about em before this review and i must say I like this album pretty much

[Something-Cool4]

Im seeing them on Nov 16th with Boys Like Girls that should Be a night to remember!

[ejscan1]

i love all these people putting them down when, theyve made it as a band, theyre a great band, nd this is the only website ive seen where people say nything bad about there personality, i loved the album 9.5 out of 10

[LydiaMusic]

alot of negative comments from really stupid people who do nothing but try to spread their own ideology about music. too bad everyone defines what good music is suppose to be. All time low is an amazing band imo and this cd is pretty solid.

[Sorrows]

These guys are amazing

[chapaton3]

i agree with lydiamusic. this is probably one of the best albums i have heard in a long time

[whitestrat279]

They aren't egotistical. They just act like it to be funny. Look up their interviews on youtube, they're pretty funny.

If you're looking for some one who is egotistical who plays blink-182 music, try Tom Delonge.