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There isn't much difference between Sticks and Stones and New Found Glory's prior, self-titled MCA effort. It's highly accomplished, energetic punk-pop, the harmonies radiating youthful cheer, Jordan Pundik's lead vocals adding a tinge of youthful defiance and vulnerability. It's much more upbeat, for instance, than the opening lines of the opening cut, "Understatement," might portend: "I'm sick of smiling, and so is my jaw." Could it be that they're tiring of their usual upbeat demeanor and slyly slipping in a subversive message there? Not likely -- most of these are still upbeat if ambivalent songs about tense relationship growing pains and breakups, though sometimes colored with the wider territory of finding inner strength, dealing with loss, and coming out of rough experiences for the better. It's more engaging than exciting, and though it sounds pretty radio-ready in the better sense of that term, it does start to blur together over a full-length hearing.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Neal Avron, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - chad gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Bolooki, ComposerLyricist - Ian Grushka, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Pundik, ComposerLyricist - New Found Glory, MainArtist - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Klein, ComposerLyricist - Rusty Pistachio, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Morse, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Neal Avron, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - chad gilbert, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Bolooki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ian Grushka, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Pundik, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - New Found Glory, MainArtist - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Klein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Neal Avron, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - chad gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Bolooki, ComposerLyricist - Ian Grushka, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Pundik, ComposerLyricist - New Found Glory, MainArtist - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Klein, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Hoppus, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neal Avron, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bane, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - chad gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Bolooki, ComposerLyricist - Ian Grushka, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Pundik, ComposerLyricist - New Found Glory, MainArtist - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Klein, ComposerLyricist - Chris Georggin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - What Feeds The Fire, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Neal Avron, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - chad gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Bolooki, ComposerLyricist - Ian Grushka, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Pundik, ComposerLyricist - New Found Glory, MainArtist - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Klein, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Neal Avron, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - chad gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Bolooki, ComposerLyricist - Ian Grushka, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Pundik, ComposerLyricist - New Found Glory, MainArtist - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Klein, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Neal Avron, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - chad gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Bolooki, ComposerLyricist - Ian Grushka, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Pundik, ComposerLyricist - New Found Glory, MainArtist - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Klein, ComposerLyricist - Matt Skiba, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Andriano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Neal Avron, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bane, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - chad gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Bolooki, ComposerLyricist - Ian Grushka, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Pundik, ComposerLyricist - New Found Glory, MainArtist - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Klein, ComposerLyricist - What Feeds The Fire, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Neal Avron, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - chad gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Bolooki, ComposerLyricist - Ian Grushka, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Pundik, ComposerLyricist - New Found Glory, MainArtist - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Klein, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Neal Avron, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - chad gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Bolooki, ComposerLyricist - Ian Grushka, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Pundik, ComposerLyricist - New Found Glory, MainArtist - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Klein, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Neal Avron, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - chad gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Bolooki, ComposerLyricist - Ian Grushka, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Pundik, ComposerLyricist - New Found Glory, MainArtist - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Klein, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Neal Avron, Producer - chad gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Bolooki, ComposerLyricist - Ian Grushka, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Pundik, ComposerLyricist - New Found Glory, MainArtist - Steve Klein, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist - New Found Glory, MainArtist
℗ 2012 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
There isn't much difference between Sticks and Stones and New Found Glory's prior, self-titled MCA effort. It's highly accomplished, energetic punk-pop, the harmonies radiating youthful cheer, Jordan Pundik's lead vocals adding a tinge of youthful defiance and vulnerability. It's much more upbeat, for instance, than the opening lines of the opening cut, "Understatement," might portend: "I'm sick of smiling, and so is my jaw." Could it be that they're tiring of their usual upbeat demeanor and slyly slipping in a subversive message there? Not likely -- most of these are still upbeat if ambivalent songs about tense relationship growing pains and breakups, though sometimes colored with the wider territory of finding inner strength, dealing with loss, and coming out of rough experiences for the better. It's more engaging than exciting, and though it sounds pretty radio-ready in the better sense of that term, it does start to blur together over a full-length hearing.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:47
- Main artists: New Found Glory
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen*
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2012 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2012 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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