As Cruel as School Children by Gym Class Heroes - Uhune

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Implementing live instruments instead of looped samples or beats -- and helmed by the quick tongue of MC Travis McCoy -- there's really no denying the enjoyable affair that is Gym Class Heroes' As Cruel as School Children. Launching with the booty-shaking "The Queen and I," the Heroes prove straightaway that they've got enough confidence, catchy rhythms, and sense of melody amid all their tight grooves and emo hipster instincts to keep things moving right along. Being a hip-hop outfit largely residing in the world of the Warped Tour, it somehow makes sense that Arrested Development's Speech makes an appearance ("Biters Block") alongside guys like William Beckett from the Academy Is... ("7 Weeks") and Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump (on the eccentric "Clothes Off!"). But while this combination of influences largely works to Gym Class Heroes' musical advantage and overall appeal, there's still something that makes their music seem not quite like a novelty and more like a fleeting pleasure. How long can a song based on Myspace relationships ("New Friend Request") really last before lines like "My man Tom introduced us but I was too shy to say hi" or "I never see my face in your Top 8" become more annoying than witty? And even if hitting topics like the life of a touring band and calling out fake, trendy music is relevant, by now it just seems more a cliché. The band's sincerity isn't in question and Gym Class Heroes are a talented crew. But ultimately, it's this standard spring of inspiration that keeps As Cruel as School Children from being much else than a perfect hangout record for summer 2006.
© Corey Apar /TiVo

1. The Queen and I

by Gym Class Heroes

Audio Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Producer: S*a*m
Sluggo
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Programmer: Sluggo
S*a*m; Production
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Composer: Dave Katz
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo
Matthew Mcginley
Sam Hollander
Travis Mccoy; Composer
Recording: Joel Hamberger
Eric Ronick; Production
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Additional Programmer: Patrick Stump; Other
Audio Recording Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Other

2. Shoot Down the Stars

by Gym Class Heroes

Audio Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Producer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Programmer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump; Production
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Composer: David Katz
Matthew Mcginley
Sam Hollander
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo
Travis Mccoy; Composer
Recording: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Other

3. New Friend Request

by Gym Class Heroes

Audio Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Producer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Programmer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump; Production
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Composer: David Katz
Matthew Mcginley
Sam Hollander
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo
Travis Mccoy; Composer
Recording: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Other

4. Clothes Off!!

by Gym Class Heroes

Audio Engineer: Joel Hamberger
Eric Ronick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Producer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Programmer: Patrick Stump
S*a*m
Sluggo; Production
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Composer: Dave Katz
Sam Hollander
Preston Glass
Matthew Mcginley
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo
Narada Walden
Travis Mccoy; Composer
Recording: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Additional Vocals: Patrick Stump; Other
Audio Recording Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Other

5. Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 1

by Gym Class Heroes

Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Composer: Matthew Mcginley
Travis Mccoy
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Composer
Audio Engineer: Joel Hamberger
Eric Ronick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Producer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Additional Vocals: Bob Mclynn; Other
Programmer: Sluggo
Patrick Stump
S*a*m; Production
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Recording: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Other

6. Viva La White Girl

by Gym Class Heroes

Audio Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Producer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Programmer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump; Production
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Composer: David Katz
Matthew Mcginley
Sam Hollander
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo
Travis Mccoy; Composer
Recording: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Other

7. 7 Weeks

by Gym Class Heroes, William Beckett

Featured Artist: William Beckett; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Additional Guitar: Dave Katz; Other
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Composer: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo
Matthew Mcginley
Sam Hollander
Travis Mccoy
David Katz; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Producer: Dave Katz
S*a*m
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Programmer: Patrick Stump
Dave Katz
S*a*m; Production

8. It's OK, but Just This Once!

by Gym Class Heroes

Audio Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Producer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Programmer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump; Production
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Composer: David Katz
Matthew Mcginley
Sam Hollander
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo
Travis Mccoy; Composer
Recording: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Other

9. Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 2

by Gym Class Heroes

Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Composer: Matthew Mcginley
Travis Mccoy
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Composer
Audio Engineer: Joel Hamberger
Eric Ronick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Producer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Additional Vocals: Bob Mclynn; Other
Programmer: Sluggo
Patrick Stump
S*a*m; Production
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Recording: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Other

10. Biters Block

by Gym Class Heroes

Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Additional Vocals: Speech; Other
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Producer: S*a*m
Sluggo
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Composer: David Katz
Matthew Mcginley
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo
Sam Hollander
Travis Mccoy; Composer
Vocals: Andrea Goetz
Brandon Katz
Lauren Lachs
Noah Malale
Carden Katz
Jake Cohen; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Programmer: Patrick Stump
Sluggo
S*a*m; Production

11. Boys in Bands Interlude

by Gym Class Heroes

Audio Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Producer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Programmer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump; Production
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Composer: David Katz
Matthew Mcginley
Sam Hollander
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo
Travis Mccoy; Composer
Recording: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Other

12. Scandalous Scholastics

by Gym Class Heroes

Audio Engineer: Joel Hamberger
Eric Ronick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Producer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Programmer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump; Production
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Vocals: The Kids Of Crush High; Performer
Composer: Travis Mccoy
David Katz
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo
Matthew Mcginley
Sam Hollander; Composer
Recording: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Other

13. On My Own Time (Write On!)

by Gym Class Heroes

Audio Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Producer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Programmer: S*a*m
Sluggo
Patrick Stump; Production
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Composer: Travis Mccoy
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo
Matthew Mcginley; Composer
Recording: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Other

14. Cupid's Chokehold / Breakfast in America

by Gym Class Heroes

Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Patrick Stump; Performer
Additional Engineer: Doug White
Matt Green; Other
Engineer: S*a*m; Production
Mixing Engineer: Serban Ghenea
Doug White
Matt Green; Production
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Additional Background Vocals: Rand Bellavia; Other
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Piano: Adam English; Performer
Composer: Sam Hollander
Rick Davies
Roger Hodgson; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Producer: S*a*m
Doug White
Sam; Production

15. Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 3

by Gym Class Heroes

Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Composer: David Katz
Matthew Mcginley
Sam Hollander
Travis Mccoy
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Composer
Audio Engineer: Joel Hamberger
Eric Ronick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Producer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Additional Vocals: Bob Mclynn; Other
Programmer: Patrick Stump
S*a*m
Sluggo; Production
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Recording: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Other

16. New Friend Request

by Gym Class Heroes

Drums: Matt Mcginley; Performer
Guitar: Disashi Lumumba-kasongo; Performer
Keyboard: The Ghost Of Harlem; Performer
Audio Engineer: Joel Hamberger
Eric Ronick; Production
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Lead Vocals: Travis Mccoy; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ue Nastasi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tim Latham; Production
Producer: Sluggo
S*a*m
Patrick Stump
Sam; Production
Primary Artist: Gym Class Heroes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Eric Roberts; Performer
Additional Instruments: Patrick Stump; Other
Composer: David Katz
Disashi Lumumba-kasongo
Matthew Mcginley
Sam Hollander
Travis Mccoy; Composer
Programmer: Patrick Stump
S*a*m
Sluggo; Production
Recording: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Production
Remixing: Papoose; Production
Additional Guitar: Sluggo; Other
Additional Vocals: Papoose; Other
Audio Recording Engineer: Eric Ronick
Joel Hamberger; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

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16 tracks available

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ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

53 minutes and 3 seconds

Explicit

None

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16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

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Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

13/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Hip Hop, Rap, Alternative, Indie Rock, Alternative Rap, Hip-Hop Hitmakers

Label

Decaydance - Fueled By Ramen - ATL

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jul 24, 2006

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Available

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75679462268