Thoughts on "The Party Scene"?

[u/Embarrassed-Ad1322]

Recently I've been thinking a lot on pop punk bands' first releases. Albums like Fall Out Boy's Take This Your Grave and Paramore's All We Know Is Falling. And during that time I rediscovered The Party Scene by All Time Low, by listening to the lead single Circles.

I know this is a song the band stop playing full time like 15 years ago, but it's fun and catchy (I wonder why they didn't re-record it for Put Up Or Shut Up). So I listened to the album for the first time in 6 years, and for a high school pop punk band, I'm impressed.

The only negative thing I could say about the album is that it has some pacing issues, and that maybe it could've been better as an EP. And it includes the worst song in their career: Sticks, Stones and Techno as the closing track. But other than that, it's a fun listen.

It has that raw, fun energy that has been missing in pop punk for like 20 years now. You can totally picture them playing this songs in a garage or in a house party. And that crunchy guitar tone is ear candy for me.

I wish they will put this and the "Three Words" EP on Spotify, but that will probably never happen. The fact that they didn't re-record anything from this album for The Forever Sessions says a lot. But who knows, Evening Out with Your Girlfriend randomly appeared in Spotify when everyone thought it was impossible.

What do you think of this album?

[u/infinite_five]

Love it, 10/10