American Cheese

• Artist: Nerf Herder
• Rating:
• Release Date: August 13, 2002
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Nerf Herder is one of the few early-2000s pop-punk bands worth listening to, and on American Cheese, their third album, the nerd-rockers really perfect their sound. The influence of one of the greatest pop-punk bands ever, the Descendents, can be heard throughout, matched by the slapstick but sharp-witted attitude of the Dead Milkmen and the arena-ready sound of Weezer. This genre doesn't get much better then the hilarious "Mr. Spock" ("you don't want a boyfriend, what you want is Mr. Spock...something more than human, someone with blood that's cold and green"). And "New Wave Girl" coolly updates the Descendents' love themes with a Mr. T Experience chorus and Ric Ocasek vocals -- it might not live up to "Silly Girl," but what does? Other highlights include "Jenna Bush Army," where Nerf Herder comes as close as it gets to political lyrics ("there's a new leader in the land with a platform that I understand, I saw her face in the magazine, she looks hot in her tight jeans") and the awesome sci-fi metal homage "Defending the Faith." But really, every song on American Cheese could make a great single. Maybe pop-punk isn't dead after all. ~ Charles Spano, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Welcome to My World	Parry Gripp	Nerf Herder	(2:07)
High Five Anxiety	Parry Gripp	Nerf Herder	(3:06)
New Wave Girl	Parry Gripp	Nerf Herder	(2:53)
Mr. Spock	Parry Gripp	Nerf Herder	(3:29)
Jacket	Dave Ehrlich	Nerf Herder	(3:00)
Rock City News	Dave Ehrlich	Nerf Herder	(2:06)
Cashmere	Parry Gripp	Nerf Herder	(2:37)
Nervous Breakdown	Parry Gripp	Nerf Herder	(2:47)
Jenna Bush Army	Parry Gripp	Nerf Herder	(3:06)
Defending the Faith	Parry Gripp	Nerf Herder	(3:06)
Busted		Nerf Herder	(2:18)
New Jersey Girl	Parry Gripp	Nerf Herder	(4:03)

Credits

Eddy Schreyer (Mastering), Steve "The Cougar" Sherlock (Photography), Justin Fisher (Bass), Angus Cooke (Mixing), Parry Gripp (Guitar), Angus Cooke (Producer), Steve "The Cougar" Sherlock (Layout Design), Elissa Meihsner (Assistant), Dave Ehrlich (Guitar), Steve "The Cougar" Sherlock (Drums), Parry Gripp (Photography), Dave Ehrlich (Photography), Angus Cooke (Engineer), Aaron Ives (Photography), Joey Cape (Producer), Parry Gripp (Vocals), Ryan Greene (Engineer)

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