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Man Overboard
Hung Up on Nothing

Independent (2008) Michael

Man Overboard – Hung Up on Nothing cover artwork
Man Overboard – Hung Up on Nothing — Independent, 2008

Man Overboard is the latest bubble-gum pop-punk band to come around, joining the existing one hundred thousand others. This four-piece hails from New Jersey, and like so many others they take influence from groups like Blink 182. I'm not blaming Man Overboard by any means, but I'm starting to get sick of these kinds of bands

By the way, if their name were a Far reference and not an obvious Blink 182 reference I'd be more stoked to listen to this EP.

"Love Your Friends Die Laughing" launches this EP into action and unfortunately for them, I'm not a fan. This acoustic sing-along is basically what happens when someone unplugs Taking Back Sunday's gear, but with much worse lyrics. Not to mention, opening with an acoustic sing-along song seems like the most backwards move ever.

"Dreaming" thankfully sees the band plug in, which is a vast improvement. The result is a pogo-ing punk jam with some cool guitar parts, but again, the lyrics are quite repulsive. The remainder of this EP is the same - fast and upbeat bubble-gum pop-punk that is rather juvenile and in need of serious work, especially the lyrical content.

I'm sure there are ton of All Time Low fans that will eat this band up but I can't really find much good to say about this EP. My opinion here really doesn't matter because there are a slew of kids stoked on the Blink 182 reunion to support this band's quest for glory.

3.0 / 10Michael • June 30, 2009

Man Overboard – Hung Up on Nothing cover artwork
Man Overboard – Hung Up on Nothing — Independent, 2008

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