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Plain White T's - Big Bad World
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his pop-punk quintet hit it big last year with ''Hey There Delilah,'' an acoustic ballad clearly modeled on Green Day's ''Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).'' Here the Plain White T's sound eager to duplicate that success with a handful of cutesy campfire jams clearly 
modeled on ''Delilah.'' (''1, 2, 3, 4'' even has sweet strings.) Big Bad World also features some cranked-guitar rockers seemingly designed to prove the band hasn't gone (totally) soft, but even those ring with echoes of ''Delilah'' — on ''Natural Disaster'' singer Tom Higgenson falls for a lady who saw him singing his heart out on MTV. B Download This: Listen to ''1, 2, 3, 4'' on the band's MySpace page...full text |
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| After "Hey There Delilah" turned the Plain White T's into 2007's most unexpected success story, the band decamped to Malibu to dream up a proper follow-up. Arriving one year later, Big Bad World is a refreshingly smart release that emphasizes the band's pop/rock leanings. Slower songs dot the set list, but the Plain White T's never attempt to recreate the magic that fueled "Hey There Delilah," focusing instead on slick, sunny songcraft with nary an acoustic guitar in sight. Perhaps fueled by his recent success, frontman Tom Higgenson is in fine voice here, particularly when flanked by his bandmates' harmonies. "Big Bad World" and "Natural Disaster" introduce that tight vocal sound, while "Sunlight" takes its cues from '70s soft rock, boasting a gauzy chorus that takes a page from the Eagles' songbook. Most punk-pop musicians wouldn't be caught dead with an Eagles tune on their iPods, but Plain White T's have always prized pop above punk. Accordingly, pop forms the basis of Big Bad World — not acoustic balladry, as the success of "Hey There Delilah" would suggest, and not emo-tinged punk, despite the many publications that categorize the band's music as such. Other groups traffic in similar circles, and bands like Jimmy Eat World and The Academy Is... (whose 2008 release, Fast Times at Barrington High, arrived just several weeks before this album) arguably do it better. Still, Big Bad World is a tidy, enjoyable release, and the Plain White T's deserve points for remaining grounded after a meteoric year....full text |
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Success has its consequences. Plain White T's fourth full-length, Big Bad World, will enter this world under the still-looming shadow of "Hey There, Delilah," the band's breakthrough ballad off 2006's Every Second Counts, which won the hearts of teenagers and Top 40 DJs everywhere. Needless to say, the T's' latest effort has some Delilah-sized shoes to fill. With Big Bad World, Plain White T's seem completely cognizant of the very real one-hit-wonder threat; so instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, the band look to classic sounds that will supply the "roll" provided that T's bring the "rock." The band's emphasis on ingenuity is evidenced by the fact that there isn't a single blatant "Delilah" knock-off to be found on the new album, and they're to be applauded for resisting that temptation. Doo-wop-inspired harmonies lend a barbershop charm to the Chicago quintet's earnest and energetic pop-punk sound, though the retro styling of World occasionally comes off as more tired than inspired. The T's should, however, be given credit for their attention to detail and old-school authenticity. The opening title track hits all the right notes from the perfectly pitched harmonies to the catchy chorus hook....full text |
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