THE GET UP KIDS

"GUILT SHOW"

Review Date: 03/24/04

Rating: 9/10

Rewiewed By: suj

When it comes to surviving in the music industry you must be able to change, yet still stay true to the fans that stood by you when your journey began. This business can destroy bands, but with the thing about The Get Up Kids is that no matter what they do they know how to bring the goods to please their fans.

Through each of their albums you can clearly hear the growth more so evolution of the band. "Four Minute Mile" and "Something To Write Home About" both clearly showed their ability to capture its listeners with catchy lyrics with a emo sound fully enforced. They had signature compositions that can rival the best of the pop-punk world have to offer (that means you Green Day and Blink) and even so the emo world (that means you Brand New and Death Cab). The next album "on a wire" would show the bands progression of trying something new to change if you will, to show that their not just another pop-punk-emo band. "on a wire" slowed the tempo's down and unveiled a 70s rock influenced sound, but still showed the lyrics the fans have grown to love. Now the latest album "guilt show" is something special. It molds the excitement of the first two cds with warmness of "on a wire" and the overall glistening of Matthew Pryor’s “The New Amsterdams" (his side project which I suggest you check it out cause its one hellva album).

Like I said in the beginning a bands got to change yet still stay true and "guilt Show" is a fine example of that. A hybrid of all things Get Up. The cd opens up with the short yet sweet track "man of conviction" which has amazing breaks throughout out where the music suddenly stops then seconds later it starts back, bigger and better. What's great about this record is its use of keyboards and syths which just furthers the overall enjoyment of all the songs, There just ridiculously outstanding. The cd truly shows the best of lyrical content of all of their albums.

Listening to this album I don't know how The Get Up Kids will top it cause' its best I’ve ever heard.