When this CD came through the post I was really looking forward to listening to it and got it in to the player as fast as I could. The reason for this is that I had heard a track on the Rock Against Bush compilation and been really impressed with what I had heard so was hotly anticipating this track. I have to say I was definitely not disappointed when this track kicked off – you are thrown straight in at the deep end with a heavy opening guitar riff showing that the bands Pop Punk days are now in the quite distant past. Sum 41 are no longer a Pop Punk band for the Under 14s to enjoy – they are a much more mature band these days producing some top notch material.
‘We’re All To Blame’ is by far the greatest Sum 41 track I have ever heard with its awesome metallic guitar riffs, strong drumming, blinding bass lines, and excitable vocals. Derek is definitely a talented vocalist and I think that it is on the bands heavier tracks that this talent really shines through so on this track his voice sounds totally amazing. This track has a superb chorus that will stick in your mind and you will be singing along to it as you walk about for the rest of the week. Never before have the band produced a song quite as exciting as this one – it is a truly energetic, catchy little number that is far heavier than their earlier material and they are sounding a hell of a lot better for it.
This single has been taken from their forthcoming album ‘Chuck,’ and if this is anything to go by then this album will definitely be the bands greatest album thus far and most certainly the heaviest. The band have definitely matured and come of age since they emerged on the scene with ‘Fat Lip’ a few years back and they have most certainly changed for the better with their newfound heavy material.
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
