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Four Year Strong show that growing up can be tricky on their fourth album, In Some Way, Shape, or Form. For the newly minted quartet, growing up involves cutting the synthesizers out of the mix, and it’s a change that finds the band returning as a tighter, more serious-sounding unit. One of Four Year Strong’s most charming elements was their infectious pop energy, a feeling that came through their music even as they pushed it in an increasingly hardcore-influenced direction. In comparison to their other albums, In Some Way feels like that spark has faded a bit. The energy is still still there, and songs like “Fairweather Fan” still have a driving quality that makes them hard to ignore, but it just doesn’t feel like the bandmembers are having as much fun as they used to. This straight-faced, more serious version of the band still knows how to crank out some solid songs, but it would seem that, in maturing, Four Year Strong have lost their way. While it’s foolish to think that a band will never change its sound, especially in genres as mercurial as punk and hardcore, it still comes as a surprise when a band goes through such a pronounced sea change, and it’s a change that fans of the band may need a little time to adjust to.
© Gregory Heaney /TiVo
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David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kato Khandwala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Robbins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Year Strong, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Fasulo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon D'Uva, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael "Mitch" Milan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kato Khandwala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Robbins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Year Strong, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Fasulo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon D'Uva, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael "Mitch" Milan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kato Khandwala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Robbins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Year Strong, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Fasulo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Weiss, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jon D'Uva, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael "Mitch" Milan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kato Khandwala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Year Strong, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alan Day, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Robbins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Year Strong, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Shep Goodman, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Accetta, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael "Mitch" Milan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kato Khandwala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Robbins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Year Strong, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Fasulo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon D'Uva, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael "Mitch" Milan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kato Khandwala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Robbins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Year Strong, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Fasulo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon D'Uva, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael "Mitch" Milan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kato Khandwala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Robbins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Year Strong, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Fasulo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon D'Uva, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael "Mitch" Milan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kato Khandwala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Robbins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Year Strong, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Fasulo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon D'Uva, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael "Mitch" Milan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Robbins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Year Strong, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Shep Goodman, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Accetta, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael "Mitch" Milan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kato Khandwala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Robbins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Year Strong, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Fasulo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon D'Uva, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael "Mitch" Milan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Bender, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kato Khandwala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Robbins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Year Strong, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Fasulo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Weiss, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jon D'Uva, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael "Mitch" Milan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Four Year Strong show that growing up can be tricky on their fourth album, In Some Way, Shape, or Form. For the newly minted quartet, growing up involves cutting the synthesizers out of the mix, and it’s a change that finds the band returning as a tighter, more serious-sounding unit. One of Four Year Strong’s most charming elements was their infectious pop energy, a feeling that came through their music even as they pushed it in an increasingly hardcore-influenced direction. In comparison to their other albums, In Some Way feels like that spark has faded a bit. The energy is still still there, and songs like “Fairweather Fan” still have a driving quality that makes them hard to ignore, but it just doesn’t feel like the bandmembers are having as much fun as they used to. This straight-faced, more serious version of the band still knows how to crank out some solid songs, but it would seem that, in maturing, Four Year Strong have lost their way. While it’s foolish to think that a band will never change its sound, especially in genres as mercurial as punk and hardcore, it still comes as a surprise when a band goes through such a pronounced sea change, and it’s a change that fans of the band may need a little time to adjust to.
© Gregory Heaney /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:36
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Four Year Strong
- Composer: Four Year Strong
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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