House of Heroes

• Artist: House of Heroes
• Rating:
• Release Date: April 26, 2005
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

House of Heroes are the quintessential alt-rock outlet for Christian youth who have difficulty stomaching the likes of Chris Tomlin and other straight-up worship acts. The peppy grunge-pop trio's self-titled effort on Gotee Records was originally packaged with little ado. But successful tours with MxPx and Relient K helped buoy up the band until the album was re-released with two additional tracks as Say No More. At points they sound like Weezer or Fountains of Wayne with a few extra power chords thrown in for good measure. Where Relient K come off as earnest yet lighthearted, HoH's calling card is a crunchier rhythmic prowess with bursts of thunder. The lyrics are never transparently Christian; in fact, they are barely discernible at times underneath layers of lamentable social commentary and relationship doctoring. Yet as sticky as the guitars get on songs like "Make a Face Like You Mean It (Vampires)," the band comes across as playful and somehow optimistic. ~ Jared Johnson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Buckets for Bullet Wounds	Colin Rigsby, A.J. Babcock, Tim Skipper	House of Heroes	(3:39)
Fast Enough	Colin Rigsby, A.J. Babcock, Tim Skipper	House of Heroes	(4:03)
Friday Night	Colin Rigsby, A.J. Babcock, Tim Skipper	House of Heroes	(3:25)
Mercedes Baby	Colin Rigsby, A.J. Babcock, Tim Skipper	House of Heroes	(3:27)
Serial Sleepers	Colin Rigsby, A.J. Babcock, Tim Skipper	House of Heroes	(3:10)
Make a Face Like You Mean It (Vampires)	Colin Rigsby, A.J. Babcock, Tim Skipper	House of Heroes	(3:12)
Metaphor in Parentheses	Colin Rigsby, A.J. Babcock, Tim Skipper	House of Heroes	(4:46)
Pulling Back the Skin	Colin Rigsby, A.J. Babcock, Tim Skipper	House of Heroes	(4:12)
The Bois d'Arc Circus	Colin Rigsby, A.J. Babcock, Tim Skipper	House of Heroes	(1:31)
Suicide Baby	Colin Rigsby, A.J. Babcock, Tim Skipper	House of Heroes	(3:13)
Angels in Top Hats...	Colin Rigsby, A.J. Babcock, Tim Skipper	House of Heroes	(11:28)

Credits

Dan Leffler (Engineer), Toby McKeehan (Executive Producer), Grant Harrison (A&R), Dan Leffler (Mixing), Joey Elwood (Executive Producer), Oran Thornton (Producer), Greg Leppert (Photography), Greg Leppert (Design), Eddy Boer (Creative Director), Dan Leffler (Mastering), Greg Leppert (Layout Design)

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