Product Description

With tongues planted firmly in cheek, Southern California'sHome Grown stake their claim to you-know-which-neo-punk-trio's throne with their third full-length album and debut for the hugely popular Drive-Thru Records. KINGS OF POP is riddled with rapid-fire pop-punk riffs in the tradition of scene stalwarts Green Day and Blink 182, but isn't afraid to show a melancholic side when it comes to lyrics. "I Love You, Not" and "I?ll Never Fall In Love" provide routes for angst-filled youth to get their everyday aggressions out in a positive way.
One can?t help but maintain a hopeful attitude while singing along to the sunny, harmony-filled choruses of "Cannot Stop the World" or "Second Best", but the edgy guitarsset against soaring vocals on "Kiss Me Diss Me" remain the band's calling card. Setting aside their ska roots, the triomoves forward skilfully on KINGS OF POP, blending the musical worlds of power-pop, punk and emo.

Track Listing

1. Tomorrow
2. I Love You, Not
3. Give It Up
4. Kiss Me, Diss Me
5. You’re Not Alone
6. I’ll Never Fall In Love
7. Second Best
8. Why Won’t You Leave Me
9. Cannot Stop The World
10. My Time Alone
11. Waiting On Me
12. Disaster

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28925 in Music
• Released on: 2003-01-27
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Second Best - I think not
You can tell that HomeGrown aren't 100% serious from their bling-writing and mocking title "Kings of Pop". While known for their hit "You're Not Alone", there are many tracks overlooked on this album.

Coming from, no doubt, the best new-skool-punk-rock labels, drive-thru (New Found Glory, Alister) homegrown prove themselves to be worthy of the label through their opening of "Tomorrow" and songs such as "Give it Up", "Cannot Stop the World" and "Love You, Not" (wittingly titled). Half joking, half serious - this is deffinetly a great album to buy if you're into any band from Blink-182 to Jimmy Eat World.

Possibly The Best Drive Thru Band??
Everyone hears about this album from their first single off this album 'You're not alone' and that song is just a taster of what to come, not only are these guys extremly funny live but they write catchy songs which every adolscent teenager can relate to.
The title 'Kings of Pop' is Homegrown's funny sense of humour making fun of the title they have been given in the name of pop punk. At least they can accept they are pop punk which is something most bands hate to admit and opt for the emo label instead but with songs like 'I Love You Not' and 'Kiss Me Diss Me' its hard to ignore their whiny voices and simple melodies. Possible the breakthrough band on drive thru in 2003/04!

Superb album
I really did not know what to expect from this album, basin my purchase on hearing "you're not alone", i was expecting a typical one song album, but i was surprised, this is a very impressive album every song is well put together, and this is a must for any Pop/Emo punk fan.