Search - Roper :: Brace Yourself for the Mediocre

I wish I was mediocre...

J. Borup | 05/03/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I believe the title explains it all. Go out and buy this cd right now, it's a great cd by any standard, but, taking into consideration that this is the first cd from a brand new group, it transcends every expectation i ever had. Although I did feel Reese's lyrics weren't quite as carefully crafted as in the past, the music more than makes up for this flaw. I have a feeling the next cd will return to the awesomely poetic lyrics of the great Reese Roper and, combined with this fresh, new style that Roper has established, will be rather condescending on bands of this and other genres. "Lord search my heart, create in me something mediocre!""

Very good first album

Varga39 | Illinois | 12/25/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Hey if you like FIF you'll like these guys too. They are a good band with a good future ahead of them. All the songs on the CD are good. The only problem with some of them is that the refrain is repeated too much. Vocalist Reese Roper brings these songs to soaring heights with his unique voice and great lyric writing skills. People should buy this album. The band needs to stick around for a while:)"

Feel good music

S. Ginter | USA | 08/22/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard of Roper when I saw them at the Spirit West Coast festival. I was pretty impressed by the singer's (that it Reese Roper's) ability to hit the high notes live, so I went and got the cd. I never listened to much ska before, or Five Iron Frenzy (Roper's old band), so I had no real expectations coming into the album.



I guess the closest thing I could describe the music as is pop-punk, but that's almost a derogatory label where I come from, so we'll just say it's rock. It's pretty good too, I think of it as feel good music with great big sing-along choruses and pretty good lyrics.



There's a bunch of songs that I like a whole lot on the album (You're with stupid, Amplify, 1985, You're still the one) and others that I really like, just not as much (Quicksilver, How your halo fell, Day of pigs, Fireflies). The rest of the songs are pretty good too, but I find myself skipping them to get to the other songs that I just love.



I liked this band so much that I decided to listen to a little bit of FIF, but from the clips I've heard on Amazon it just doesn't do it for me. I guess I'm just more into the rock stuff, or maybe I just need to listen to a few more songs. All I know is that when you listen to Roper it lifts your spirits, which is a good thing."