Hopeless Romantic

by The Bouncing Souls

Overview

Hopeless Romantic is the Bouncing Souls' fourth studio album, and it maintains the group's standard of catchy, party-ready punk-pop. The more serious moments can come off as a bit emotionally underdeveloped, partly because of the band's penchant for dealing with problems using jokey, ironic detachment elsewhere. Still, too much seriousness would sink the record's fun party atmosphere, and ironic detachment is what the Bouncing Souls do best. The songs that will likely leave the greatest impression upon listeners' memories are the more exuberant, uptempo tracks like "Bullying the Jukebox" and "¡Ole!," singalongs so blatant that their simplistic catchiness borders on excessive. There's also "Wish Me Well (You Can Go to Hell)," a spoof of male/female duets that may be a little obvious but injects a bit of endearing self-deprecation. ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date:	05/04/1999
Label:	Epitaph
UPC:	0045778655014
Rank:	16222

Tracks

1. Hopeless Romantic
2. '87
3. Kid
4. Fight to Live
5. Bullying the Jukebox
6. You're So Rad
7. Night on Earth
8. Monday Morning Ant Brigade
9. Ole
10. Undeniable
11. Wish Me Well (You Can Go to Hell)
12. It's Not the Heat, It's the Humanity
13. The Whole Thing

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Bouncing Souls   Primary Artist
Greg Attonito   Vocals
Bryan Kienlen   Bass
Shal Khichi   Drums (Snare)

Technical Credits

Thom Wilson   Producer,Engineer
The Bouncing Souls   Composer