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 wendy,cumming,ga Oct 27, 2009
Good cd, I like the sound, I hope they have more good things to come.
 Took me a while to get into it. Oct 13, 2009
I'm giving this 3.25 actually.
I loved Cobra Starship's first two albums. I would debate which one I liked the best. It was so hard to choose.
Not the case with this album.
When I first heard "Good Girls Go Bad," it was oh so radio friendly. Too radio friendly. I was really hoping that this wasn't the best on the album. But the song is catchy after a few plays, and I got into it. It is the perfect song to goof around to.
The album was just okay to me. I still think it is okay. I mean, I do like it a bit, and I play it (thought I didn't buy it for myself, it was a late birthday gift). It just doesn't measure up to the first two. It sounds almost like Cobra Starship, and they are one of my favorite bands, is trying to be more mainstream. I hate when that happens.
By far, the best song on the album for me is "Nice Guys Finish Last." Having read the other reviews, people seem to hate that track. But I'm a theatre person. It sounded great to me. I have a great idea for a video for it too. I'd love to pitch the video somehow. GGGB isn't the best, but sadly, one of the best. Compared to the previous albums though, it doesn't measure up.
There are some lyrics on the songs that are catchy enough to keep me listening. I do hope Cobra Starship goes back to their old songs. At least when they are in concert, they do older songs.
When I first gave it a listen in August, I would have given it 2.5 stars. With more listens, it improves. This isn't like Panic!'s "Pretty. Odd.," which I can't get into still, or whatever the hell the album Fall Out Boy released in 2008 was (didn't buy that one, and so glad too because it sucked). I can listen to it, and play it before dance class from time to time to get me ready to move.
 Don't let the change of sound fool you - it's still the same great music Sep 30, 2009
Oh man this is easily the catchiest and most fun album I have heard in a long while. Let me be clear: this album is not Viva la Cobra. It is a new stage of music and a new sound for Cobra Starship, and some understandably are disappointed. However while Viva La Cobra was not a standout album to me (but Guilty Pleasure was always worth a random listening to), this album is what really captured me. Absolutely every song on the album is worth listening to, and has the best pacing and beat. To say the music is bad because it is different from the old band style is just simply being too closed-minded. Don't let the different sound scare you hardcore CS fans off - the beat and fun is still there, but now more mainstream and more accessible to new fans. Viva la Cobra Starship!
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Just plain fun! Sep 17, 2009
Most of the songs are just fun to dance along to, obviously it's different than their past cds, but in a good way. I hope people give this a chance, and not dismiss this band based just on the ery catchy single track.
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 holy dreck batman Sep 10, 2009
do yourself a favor and withhold your spending money. do not buy this cd. no, don't illegally download it, either. don't put yourself through that. give yourself a break for once. you can do better, ok? stop being so hard on yourself! you don't need to waste your mind listening to this...you are better than that. if you want a REAL hot mess...try janet jackson( who is SO much more fun). and if you wanted an urban outfitter pop drone, try miley cyrus. but this? not this. their are not many excuses for this. half hearted pseudo ironic appeals to hip urban youth do not equal a band of actual talent, wit, or even slight guilty pleasure. but god...could they at least have a smidgen of these traits? then a band like cobra starship would be semi listenable.
and if i can be frank...this is my review based on only the opening single. that is a fair critique. this band has chosen this as the debut single, and thus should be judged accordingly. the opening single is typical misogynist pop...the video features the band decked out in horrible day glo clothing, bought for them on a wal mart shopping spree. the female singer featured is leighton meester..and if her vocal preformance on this is any indication...her debut album will not only rival...but will top this album in terms of lack of quality.
you might ask...how can he feel this way about hot mess if he hasn't even listened to the album? i don't need to listen to the rest of the album. i already know how it will be. i have come to the point in my life where i don't need to be dragged down. why focus on the negative? why let some vampire-esque audio recording bring me down? the mind is an important thing and it only has so much space...to fill it with such dreck such as this is not fair. its a disservice towards humanity.
If this is the culmination of what this band has worked for in their career...then they have wasted their lives and need to get serious. they need to get some respect and go work for mcdonalds, and stop making music like this.
and i think i am in love with them.
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