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All Killer No Filler

 
Album Review: All Killer No Filler

  • Artist: Sum 41
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: May 08, 2001
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

It would be a mistake to view Sum 41 as just another second-rate band cashing in on the early-'00s punk-pop boom, even if it did recruit Jerry Finn to produce All Killer No Filler. Just as Finn had done for both blink-182 and Green Day, he charges Sum 41's punk-pop with a razor-sharp edge, the sort of dynamic in-your-face sound that helps this music cross over to MTV and radio so well. Besides the notable production, a lot of credit should go to the band as well. Its songwriting is obviously more diverse here than it was a year earlier on its debut album, Half Hour of Power; for example, the group's rap and '80s metal influences rise to the surface more frequently here than on that first album and instill a fun sense of camp. "Fatlip" is perhaps the best example of how Sum 41 has made an effort to diversify the music with more than just power chords and melodic punk vocals. Judging from this album, Sum 41 still isn't quite on the same level as alt-rock peers such as Weezer or Green Day, but the band is obviously headed in the right direction. In the meantime, it's difficult not to enjoy this album for what it is, even if it's a bit derivative. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Introduction to Destruction (Lyrics) Sum 41 Sum 41 (:37)
Nothing on My Back (Lyrics) Sum 41 Sum 41 (3:01)
Never Wake Up (Lyrics) Sum 41 Sum 41 (:49)
Fat Lip (Lyrics) Sum 41 Sum 41 (2:58)
Rhythms (Lyrics) Sum 41 Sum 41 (2:58)
Motivation (Lyrics) Sum 41 Sum 41 (2:49)
In Too Deep (Lyrics) Sum 41 Sum 41 (3:27)
Summer (Lyrics) Sum 41 Sum 41 (2:49)
Handle This (Lyrics) Sum 41 Sum 41 (3:37)
Crazy Amanda Bunkface (Lyrics) Sum 41 Sum 41 (2:15)
All She's Got (Lyrics) Sum 41 Sum 41 (2:21)
Heart Attack (Lyrics) Sum 41 Sum 41 (2:48)
Pain for Pleasure (Lyrics) Sum 41 Sum 41 (1:45)

Credits

Tom Lord-Alge (Mixing), Joe McGrath (Engineer), Robert Read (Assistant), Jerry Finn (Producer), Sean O'Dwyer (Engineer), Jonathan Mannion (Photography), Jonathan Mannion (Inlay Design), Alan Sanderson (Assistant), Katy Teasdale (Assistant), Sum 41 (Main Performer), Cone (Bass)
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All Killer No Filler
Studio album by Sum 41
Released May 8, 2001
Recorded 2000 & 2001 at the Metalworks in Toronto, Canada and Cello Studios in Los Angeles, California
Genre Pop punk, punk rock
Length 32:13
Label Aquarius Canada, Island US
Producer Jerry Finn
Professional reviews
Sum 41 studio album chronology
All Killer No Filler
(2001)
Does This Look Infected?
(2002)
Singles from All Killer No Filler
  1. "Fat Lip"
    Released: August 28, 2001
  2. "In Too Deep"
    Released: December 3, 2001
  3. "Motivation"
    Released: March 4, 2002
  4. "Handle This (Japan & Europe only)"
    Released: June 17, 2002
Alternate Cover
Cover of UK release

All Killer No Filler is the first full-length studio album by Sum 41, released on May 8, 2001. The album was eventually certified platinum, selling over 1 million copies in the first few months of its release[citation needed]. The album features lyrics with various subjects such as society, laziness, self-indulgence, and relationships. On an episode of MTV Cribs featuring drummer Steve Jocz's house, frontman and guitarist Deryck Whibley said that the majority of the songs for All Killer No Filler were written in Steve's basement. The title may be a reference to the Jerry Lee Lewis album All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology.

As of 2006 the album has sold 0,5 million copies in USA and 1.5 million world wide[citation needed]. Top40.com lists the album as the 9th greatest punk pop album of all time.[1]

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Deryck Whibley and Greig Nori, except when noted.

  1. "Introduction to Destruction" (Jocz) – 0:37
  2. "Nothing on My Back" – 3:01
  3. "Never Wake Up" – 0:49
  4. * "Fat Lip" (Whibley/Jocz) – 2:58
  5. "Rhythms" – 2:58
  6. "Motivation" – 2:49
  7. "In Too Deep" – 3:27
  8. "Summer" – 2:49
  9. "Handle This" – 3:37
  10. "Crazy Amanda Bunkface" – 2:15
  11. "All She's Got" – 2:21
  12. "Heart Attack" – 2:49
  13. "Pain for Pleasure" (Jocz) – 1:42
  14. ** "Makes No Difference" (UK bonus track) - 3:11

* The song Fat Lip is featured on the rock compilation album Buzz Cuts.
** The songs "Summer" and "Makes No Difference" were originally from Half Hour of Power. Summer is a newly recorded version.

Personnel

  • Sum 41
    • Deryck Whibley - guitar, lead vocals, drums on "Pain for Pleasure", guitar solo on "In Too Deep"
    • Dave Baksh - lead guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Fat Lip"
    • Cone McCaslin - bass
    • Steve Jocz - drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Pain for Pleasure", co-lead vocals on "Fat Lip"
  • Greig Nori - Management, backing vocals on "Motivation", guitar on "Handle This" and "Pain for Pleasure"
  • Jerry Finn - Producer
  • Tom Lord-Alge - Mixing
  • Jonathan Mannion - Photography, Inlay Design
  • Joe McGrath - Engineer
  • Sean O'Dwyer - Engineer
  • Robert Read - Assistant
  • Alan Sanderson - Assistant
  • Katy Teasdale - Assistant

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2001 The Billboard 200 43
2001 Top Canadian Albums 21
2001 UK Albums 16

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2001 "Fat Lip" Modern Rock Tracks 1
2001 "Fat Lip" The Billboard Hot 100 66
2001 "In Too Deep" Modern Rock Tracks 50
2002 "Motivation" Modern Rock Tracks 74

References

  1. ^ Lamb, Bill. "Top 10 Punk Pop Albums". About.com. http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/punkpop.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-19. 

 
 
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