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Strictly a Blink-182 side project (featuring that band's guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker), Box Car Racer doesn't stray too far from addressing the needs and concerns of the "other" band's core teen fanbase. Choosing to leave behind the toilet humor and skate-punk swagger normally associated with Blink, this outing instead goes down the road of vulnerability and insecurity that makes up the dark side of adolescence. Not surprisingly, Box Car Racer's stylistic hard-wiring features plenty of harmonies, prickly riffs, and pounding rhythms that come to the fore on the funky "And I," the hard-charging time changes of the opening "I Feel So," and the raging hardcore of "My First Punk Song."
Balancing out all this aggression are numbers where DeLonge swaps his electric guitar for an acoustic; heartfelt proclamations of love ("There Is") and the realization of life's fragility ("Letters To God"). Rounding out this self-titled debut are guest spots by Rancid's Tim Armstrong and A New Found Glory's Jordan Pundik (a chiming "Cat Like Thief"), and Blink bandmate Mark Hoppus ("Elevator"). BOX CAR RACER turns out to be an interesting visit to Blink-182's emerging serious side.
Thomas Delonge & Travis Barker From Blink-182
Recorded at Signature Sound, San Diego, California; Larabee, West Hollywood, California; O'Henry Studios, Burbank, California.
Box Carr Racer: Thomas DeLonge (vocals, guitar); Dave Kennedy (guitar); Anthony Celestino (bass); Travis Barker (drums).
Box Car Racer: Thomas DeLonge (vocals, guitar, bass); Dave Kennedy (guitar); Roger Joseph Manning (keyboards); Travis Barker (drums).
Additional personnel: Tim Armstrong (vocals, guitar, bass).
Additional personnel: Mark Hoppus, Tim Armstrong (vocals).Q (6/02, p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Box Car Racer confound expectations with a very good record..."
Q (6/02, p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Box Car Racer confound expectations with a very good record..."
NME (Magazine) (5/25/02, p.32) - 7 out of 10 - "...The sensitive, socially conscious and politicised Blink-18U2....BCR attempt to bury the Blink schtick at the Joshua Tree."
NME (Magazine) (5/25/02, p.32) - 7 out of 10 - "...The sensitive, socially conscious and politicised Blink-18U2....BCR attempt to bury the Blink schtick at the Joshua Tree." Box Car Racer Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews love this cd
i love this album. Tom delonge is a genius at singing too bad he is no longer in that band but i really enjoyed his side project. Awesome cd.
Submitted by arelys1 (fort myers,)
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Delonge At His Best
I love Blink 182, but I'm not sure about their new stuff. I don't like Angels & Airwaves, but I love Box Car Racer. It's just like Blink's turning point in changing, the songs are more mature but they still have the playful catchy sounds which Blink's older stuff had. A must buy for a blink fan. If it was an actualy blink album it wouild be the best one.
Submitted by fags_r_us_2 (Sydney, NSW, Australia)
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they set out to show them the serious side and they did it. best song is "i feel so" you cant help the feeling you get when you see the video, by all means get the cd and watch it.
Submitted by james a.k.a hoggi (hampshire in united kingdom)
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this is an ausom album, cant stop listening to it!
I feel so-8/10-good song, gets a "single" feel after a little while
All Systems Go-8/10-good song, but nothing to make you want to press repet.
Watch the world-8/10-good song that sets the true mood of this album
Tiny Voices-10/10-great lyrics ausom song, proves all emo dosent have to be slow
Cat Like Theif-7/10-Has Tim Armstrong from rancid doing guest vocals, but he just dosent seem needed for the song.
And I-5/10-worse song on album, just dosent do much, dosent stick out
Letters to God-8/10-good song, gets repatitive
My First Punk song-7/10-sorta turns the mood around, but still good
Sorrow-20/10-best song on album
There is-10/10-2nd best song on album, very hopefull
The End with you-10/10-ausom faster song
Elevator-10/10-ausom lyrics, and has mark from b182
instrumental-7/10-pretty kewl
Submitted by zachincredible (maryland)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No very good cd
yes just the chord progressions and two guitars in this band gave it that full sound and then with the bass helping to place the unknown genuine beats of travis barker-worlds greatest drummer- makes this cd awesome there is a song on here for everyone the lyrics are magical and puts anyone in a mood of relating themselves to the songs all in all a great cd with good guitar bass and drum riffs that are one of a kind great cd
Submitted by punk_rock_skateboarder (Paris texas usa)
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