I remember seeing Sum 41 the day that this album came out. I knew that they would really make something big out of themselves because of their performance. And then what do you know.... I come home, turn the T.V on and their is Sum 41 all over MTV. I bought this album after that show, and instantly fell in love with it, it didn't leave my cd player for weeks. But now if i listen back at it, I've def. grew out of it. But I can still honestly say that this is a solid album, and the only album from Sum 41 that I can stand. Good Tracks : Fat Lip, Nothing On My Back, In Too Deep, and Motivation.
Pop-punk-rock at its finest. The name says it all (albeit in a rather pompous way). Before SUM 41 started chugging cock (after Brownsound left) they were surfing the mainstream airwaves with instant classics such as "Fat Lip" and "In Too Deep". SUM 41 used super catchy melodies and semi-difficult riffs/ideas to take punk rock to a new level. A punk rock classic.
In my opinion All Killer No Filler is the best pop-punk album around. When I'm driving in summer time with my windows rolled down nothing hits the spot better than All Killer No Filler. The combination of extremely catchy hooks and good musicianship by all of the band's members makes Sum 41's sophomore release virtually unable to lose its fun and fresh sound. Tracks like "Motivation" and "Fat Lip" remind me why Sum 41 has been able to sell so many records and continue to write music to this day.
Sum 41 are the greatest! I know lots of people automatically connect the pop-punk genre with the antics of Good Charlotte and co, but to compare this album to them is just wrong! This energetic, action-packed album simply spits in your face and walks off defiantly, which is not a bad thing! It is longer than "Half Hour Of Power", the Sums' debut offering, and not as repetitive as the newer "Does This Looks Infected?". Highlights include the singles Fat Lip, Motivation and In Too Deep, but Handle This and the fantastic Pain For Pleasure are also great. There are a couple of weaker songs like Crazy Amanda Bunkface and Never Wake Up, but the better tracks outweigh them by miles. Oh, excellent intro, too! In short: this album misses the threshold of snotty, defiant pop-punk perfection by less than a millimetre (yes, I'm British). Buy it!
