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Reggie and the Full Effect - Pomotional Copy (Cover Artwork)

Reggie and the Full Effect

Pomotional Copy (2000)
Vagrant Records

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Contributed by: WussEmoRock
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Published on February 25th 2003


Everyone knows who The Get Up Kids are, but does everyone know that James DeWees, the keyboardist of TGUK have a side project called Reggie and the Full Effect? Probably.

James, and whoever else he can get to play on his records definitely know how to write some rocking tunes. This is one CD that cannot be classified under any genre, because it is different in every song. One second you will be hearing the pop-punk sounds of "From Me 2 U," and next you will here a slower song called "Congratulations Matt and Christine." After every few songs, Reggie puts in some techno beats, whether it be a beat that quickly drifts into the tune after it, or if it is a tune he turned into a song such as "Boot to the Moon Wad and Wayne Jentry and..." If you don't think that this is enough, he always has some "harder" sounding songs on it, including a hilarious song called "Dwarf Invasion." Although some of these songs may strike you as quite funny and clever, they do get tiresome after awhile.

If you don't like pop-punk or goofy songs, then this is definitely not the record for you to pick up. You either love it (and then get tired of it), or hate it and find it incredibly annoying. But, this CD does show some great talent on the keyboard, and it incorporates in a lot of the songs a drum machine to help keep the beat. Now, if you still aren't excited enough to check out this album, go ahead and listen to these two songs, "Gloves" and "Ode to Manheim Steemroller," my favorite tracks on the record.



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    Anonymous (February 26, 2003)

    but every thing you do does suck!

    love, Tj

    WussEmoRock (February 26, 2003)

    please explain to me why this is half-assed? I told you everything you could possibly want to know about this CD, and didn't give you bullshit as filler.

    *****Wuss-Emo-Rock*****

    p.s. just because you don't like me, does NOT mean that everything I do sucks.

    Anonymous (February 26, 2003)

    Stop reviewing things. Seriously. This is half-assed at best.

    Anonymous (February 26, 2003)

    ^^^^^^^^
    This is dwarf invasion!

    ElVaquero (February 25, 2003)

    wow, i knew who wrote this review before i even looked at it... that's a bad sign

    El Vaquero

    Anonymous (February 25, 2003)

    sucky review
    ok cd

    Anonymous (February 25, 2003)

    I wish wuss emo rock would kill himself. i mean, uh... i wish he would... kill himself, yeah, thats what i wanted to say.

    Anonymous (February 25, 2003)

    I wish wuss would have been at that Great White concert in rhode island.


    Wow...that was harsh.

    WussEmoRock (February 25, 2003)

    I gave it 3 stars because you should have read my entire sentence...I said "you either love it (and then get tired of it) or hate it. I love it (and am tired of it), and for that reason alone, it can't get a full 5 stars.

    *****Wuss-Emo-Rock*****

    Anonymous (February 25, 2003)

    I wish wuss would have been at that Great White concert in rhode island.

    Anonymous (February 25, 2003)

    If you either love this or hate it then why did you give it 6 stars... somewhere in the middle? that doesnt make sense.

    pope_schlomo (February 25, 2003)

    I'll say this record is better than "Under The Tray" but crap compared to "Greatest Hits 84-87". Again I repeat, brink back Coalesce. Damn it James get Sean and record something good.

    Ramo

    Anonymous (February 25, 2003)

    what a terrible review.

    Anonymous (February 25, 2003)

    if you've heard one album by this band, you've heard em all. nothing new.
    ~Zäk

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