Gym Class Heroes

Awesome Wednesday...

Ok, so I'm not a big fan of samples... but in this day and age, what are you going to do? Most of the riffs have already been played, accept it. Unless we want to just meld into Synch-Pop or Electro, we have to get over that something new may sound like something old. Sometimes, it may be the better for it.

Gym Class Heroes put out an album in 2006 with an awesome title, As Cruel as School Children. From this awesome effort (labeled either Punk Funk or Indie Hip Hop... whatever) came the track "Cupid's Chokehold." In the opening measures of the song, one hears the famous Supertramp vocal "ba da da da" from "Breakfast In America." The stylings of the Supertramp song is featured frequently in the song.

The rap featured in the Party scene was from a previous album, The Papercut Chronicles. It somewhat broke the flow of the song and the video, but it was quite amusing to see old, white men dancing to a rap. The song is fun, and the video is pretty nicely directed. It follows the lyrics of the song well, with little deviated interpretation. The beat is smooth, a nice compliment to the vocals. Take a look for yourself.

Have a great Wednesday.
-om

Just a note, I hate the Katy Perry song, but I must admit she is cute in this video. -om