Bowling for Soup - A Hangover You Don't Deserve

Japanese pressing of 2004 release, scheduled to include one bonus track and one exclusive bonus track. Details TBA. Jive. Album Description

awesome

I love this band the songs are so catchy and thier lyrics are funny. its almost like these songs were written for my ex girlfriends lol. if like punk rock like blink 182 or greenday you'll love these guys they are even better. September 5, 2008

Good enough to buy again!

I bought this CD when it first came out. Due to heavy usage between my truck and my wife's car, it finally became unplayable. I had to replace it, so thanks to Amazon I got a pretty good price. The shipping price was great, but it did take a little longer than I would have liked. April 16, 2007

Very Nice....VERY Nice!

As others have noted, this isn't really punk. If that's what you're looking for, you can stop looking here. Just move along.

But this is definitely a fun album, and worth your attention.

"Almost" is a bouncy little song about a near-miss in a relationship. Not terrible, but not great, either - 6/10

"Trucker Hat" really doesn't appeal to me, but it isn't unlistenable. - 4/10

"1985" is just a great anthemic song about the '80's music scene. As others have noted, it's a song penned by another band, but BFS put their mark on it here. - 8/10

"Get Happy" isn't a great song, but I like it somewhat more than "Trucker Hat". 5/10

"Ohio" is just tremendous. It's a silly song about how the state of Texas, collectively, wants the protagonists girlfriend to return. There are references to the Bush twins, Forest Whittaker, and others. It's worth the price of the CD just to hear the list of all the people that "want you back". "I've got a premonition I'm making a petition, and the whole state's gonna sign!". Oh yeah! - 10/10

"Ridiculous" is unremarkable, at best - 4/10

"Shut-Up and Smile" is okay. 6/10

"Last Call Casualty" is catchy, even if it's somewhat light as a song. - 6/10

"Next Ex-Girlfriend" is wonderfully cynical and really energetic. 7/10

"A-hole" is probably the best song on the album. It's about a guy realizing what a...well, what an a-hole he's been to his ex, and how he deserved the dumping he got. It's about as close to a love song as BFS will ever probably write. It's a shame that it won't get a lot of airplay outside of satellite radio (if even there). Even if you never listen to another BFS song in your life, listen to this one. - 10/10

"My Hometown" is most definitely not a Springsteen cover. The guys rail here about how much they hate their hometown, and how they're so glad to be out (in very profane terms). - 7/10

"Smoothie King" is somewhat too long for the small idea it contains. 5/10

"Sad Sad Situation" is just okay. 6/10

"Really Might Be Gone" isn't a bad song, but not my thing. 5/10

"Down For The Count" has a boxing metaphor that's actually well-done throughout. (Most such metaphors in songs aren't.) The verses are broken up by the "announcer" (Jarret) (e.g., "And now on to Verse 2!!"), and the presentation is clever. And, interestingly, they hold back on profanity here, preferring "effing" to the big F word (used as an adjective) throughout the song. You might not think it'd work, but it matches the tone of the song. The song ends with the protagonist checking his cell phone messages and hearing the love interest's final message, then deleting it. It's an interesting effect here, and it works. 8/10

"Two Seater" is a deceptively cheery song about a guy trashing his ex-girlfriend's car. ("I hope you like your two-seater, no radio, keymarks parallel to the pin stripes...".) Definitely a funny song. 8/10

"Friends O' Mine" is basically the band's ode to each other. It's been done before. It's nice, but not impressive. 6/10

"Ohio (Hidden Track)" continues the list of people that "want you back" in the original song. It's basically the guys goofing around. It's pretty funny, even if it does get juvenile at times. 7/10

"Belgium (Hidden Track)" is a boy-band mix of their original song, "Belgium". It's funny as a self-parody, but I don't know if a lot of people will realize that's what it is. 7/10

So there you have it. Now go buy it! :) January 2, 2007

Their most successful, 3 hits, but all are great. Must have in any collection. Happy rock with a punk edge.

Bowling for soup burst on the scene a few years ago with their funny videos and rocking edge, but also a suprise grammy nomination for Drunk enough to dance riding high on the hit song/video Girl all the bad guys want. This album is the follow up to drunk enough to dance, and spawed 3 successful radio songs with 1985, almost, and Ohio. This album is now also available as a dual disc, with videos for 1985 and Almost on it. Either way, this album will keep you hopping all day with a smile. check it out. December 9, 2006

Skip this and go for the real thing

At first listen BFS sounds like a great power pop band with catchy lyrics of self deprecating humor. After a couple of listens though you'll realize they're really just a cheap rip-off of Fountains Of Wayne, who instead write really smart/funny lyrics, great power pop hooks and awesome arrangements.
As a general note, I think really there's so little good original music available these days that many mediocre bands are getting rave reviews. I see it all the time as I scroll through Amazon's reviews..4 stars here, 5 stars there and the music is either total [...] or uncreative garbage that gets old after three listens. I've decided to hold out for the "WOW" factor and if it's not there, then pass without settling for mediocrity. There's a few bands in this vein that are the real thing: Spoon, The Zutons, I Am Kloot, Harvey Danger, Dogs Die In Hot Cars just to name a few. Don't settle folks, keep your standards high otherwise what will happen is the market will continue to be saturated with bands that have made it on nothing but marketing power and/or imitations of the real thing. Use your power as consumers to spend your hard earned cash on those that deserve it. September 9, 2006

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