| | Amazon.ca: All American Rejects [Enhanced]: Music |
 | | No shame in that--on their major label debut, the All-American Rejects marry punk and pop with a clear sense of purpose and no particular loyalty to either form, cherry-picking the best of each and arriving at a spiky, effervescent middle ground. |
 | | While comparisons to nerd-rock dandies Weezer are probably inevitable for the fabulously named All-American Rejects, discerning listeners will note that where the cheeky lyrics about painfully awkward love end, the group's rhythmic force picks up, positioning the Oklahoma crew more as a geeky Green Day than the above-named preppy pop dabblers. |
 | | Now that emo has truly and irrevocably gone mainstream, fans have two choices: 1) Whine about it online and dismiss all major-label releases as hypocritical sellouts like punker-than-thou elitists; or 2) Accept it, move on, and judge the albums on their own merits. |
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