Papas Fritas - Papas Fritas

Pop Has Freed Us

This is an awesome album that I keep coming back to over the years. I have their two other albums.... i'll give them a listen again... but this is the one that puts my head in rifle fire. Great music and vocals, Great lyrics... and I'm posting here because I can't believe so many of the reviews missed the mark on this great trip of an album. October 22, 2007

Good tunes, fun listening.

This debut album from Papas Fritas is good, but it is nothing too special. Catchy melodies and harmonies abound. "Helioself" and "Buildings and Grounds" are much better. October 11, 2005

I like French Fries

Yes, Papas Fritas is French Fries in spanish. Of course I'm bilingual, would you expect anything less. Papas Fries are a quirky band that kind of makes me want to chase an ice cream truck on my big wheel. I started my esteemed Runza career on the fries. It was very apparent after about ten minutes that being a fry cook was way below me even at age 16. I was cranking out perfect fries right on cue to the point that my manager said I had more potential than Todd Ulikor, the greatest fry cook in Runza history. My dreams were well above Fries. After a month, I was on the grill, the ovens, the put out window and the drive thru. I was running the place after awhile. That doesn't take into account the hot cheerleaders that worked the counter that I was hooking up with. I'm that way with everything I do. There's a quote I saw the other day from civil rights leader Whitney Young that states, "The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self." This quote is a pile of dog doo. There may not be anything noble in being superior to someone else, but it sure is fun. As far as being superior to my former self, I'll admit it's dang near impossible to improve upon myself but I manage to do it each day. I'm the answer to the question, can you really give 110%? I'm 10% better than most people I come in contact with. I'm probably 17% better than you. September 22, 2005

An Excellent Debut

This actually deserves 4.5 stars, but I couldn't quite justify giving it a 5 star rating. Full of great pop songs that are hard not to sing along with. Personal favorites include Smash This World, Lame To Be, Afterall. Still very relevant and listenable after five years. May 26, 2000

Moderation is in order

This is album is neither lousy nor a five-star classic that will live on in our hearts and souls for all time. What it is is fun, simple yet varied, lyrically diverse, bouncy, brief, and an altogether enjoyable if not compelling album. My main gripe is the usual 36-minute "we want more" line. The songs themselves are usually on the chronologically conservative side as well. They make interesting use of vocal harmonization but sing only marginally better than Ben Folds. April 17, 2000

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