Product Description

'Welcome To Loserville' is the debut album by ex-Busted member James Bourne's new band, the Son Of Dork. A collection of melodic punk rock stormers, the songs are full of exuberance and energy and are reminiscent of material by bands such as Busted and Blink 182. Includes the single 'Ticket Outta Loserville'.

Track Listing

1. Welcome To Loserville
2. Ticket Outta Loserville
3. Eddie's Song
4. Little Things
5. Party's Over
6. Boy Band
7. Sick
8. Slacker
9. Holly I'm The One
10. Wear Me Down
11. Murdered In The Mosh

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32899 in Music
• Released on: 2005-11-21
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Special Edition
• Running time: 50 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
The debut album from young James Bourne’s post-Busted band is, like his ex-bandmate Charlie’s Fightstar project, a sojourn into heavier, punkier climes. Unlike Busted, though, Son Of Dork aren’t out to alienate an audience weaned on the likes of "Year 3000" and "What I Go To School For". Rather, Welcome To Loserville--recorded with the help of Pixies/Foo Fighters producer Gil Norton--is a gradual maturation into Blink 182-style pop-punk, the first date to Busted’s schoolboy crush. "Party’s Over" is an angsty morning-after-the-night-before number, Bourne lamenting "I just watched my girlfriend get laid on the sofa", while "Murdered In The Mosh" is a barbed snapshot of punk cred-chasers ("She’s into Jane’s Addiction but she doesn’t know their songs"). All in all, it’s something of a brave admission on Bourne’s part that it’s OK to be in a pop band--and if it’s a pop band that rocks, well all the better. And unlike Fightstar, it doesn’t feel like a calculated move to placate the metalheads. As he quips on the acerbic "Boyband": "These days they’re all under nine/ So I’ll be fine…"--Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews

A one way ticket outta Loserville
Fightstar were the first band to come out of the Busted split, with the reason being Charlie's decision to make metal music and they released material in the middle of 2005 .Son of dork followed them up in November of the same year with a far more impressive and suitable album and much better songs. It wasn't too much of a difference from Busted, whereas Fightstar were about as different as you can get. I was anticipating the release because Busted were my favourite band when they split, and I was waiting to see just how James could do with a group he had combined together. My view when I discovered the band was just to listen to the music and that was all. Blink 182 had become my favourite band by that point and it was around the time of this album that they split up too. I have really bad luck with bands! My musical taste by then had somewhat matured so I really accepted this album whereas maybe I wouldn't have when the band had split. I was pretty impressed with what I heard as soon as I listened to the album for the first time. I could tell that it was much more pop punk than pop rock, but I was fine with that. One significant difference I came across was the guitars. The guitars in Busted were somewhat hidden but in this album James has decided that the band should have noticeable guitar riffs and they should soar to the listener.
The album, in my opinion is not as good as Busted's 1st album in that it isn't as polished but it is certainly better than Busted's second album. The band had to change record label instead of Island to Mercury. The band has set out a theme with what they are and what this album represents and that theme is being a loser. The album's name is an indication of trying to escape that fact but what this album conveys is not escaping but actually experiencing living the life of a loser. The album is very teenage sounding music and is straight up pop punk. There are themes of sex and teenage life throughout, in some songs more than others. Instrumentally the band are outstanding and there are some brilliant guitar riffs in a few songs. Boyband, Sick and Slacker are the most noticeable. The drumming is well done too. It is a shame that the band didn't progress with their song writing and make another album. If they could move on from the teenage pop punk to something more meaningful, but still with a similar sound then they would be a great band because they work well together and they're proper musicians.

The opening song was the first release from the album and pretty much sets up the scene for the rest of the album. It is a fast paced pop punk song with a nice sound. If you listen closely you can hear Dave screaming near the end. The main reason I bought the album. It isn't the best song but it was perfect as the 1st single. Eddie's song is one of my least favourite because of the sound and what it is about. I think I heard it was based on Van Halen. Little things is a really immature and soft sounding pop tune although the theme is nice. Party's over is another really teen sounding song., with the lyrics 'I just watch my girlfriend get laid on the sofa' and 'Stranded at first base I never saw her naked', it's pretty pathetic. Boyband is my favourite song on the album, purely for the sound. The intro is a headbanger and the song is so sarcastic. The best guitars and riffs. That's probably because there are 3 guitars playing different parts, which is something that the band likes to do. Sick is a dark song. The cellos or violins in the verses are a diverse element in the album. The lyrics are quite teen sounding , but it has emotions in it. The bridge has the singer contemplating suicide which shows intensity. Slacker is apparently the band's favourite song. It is about a teenager who lives in his own world of neverland. He is nerdy and plays computer games all day and night , and is compared to Napoleon Dynamite. It has great guitar riffs and a nice sound. Holly I'm the one is my least favourite song on the album. It is really immature about a guy telling his friend some one liners and the friend winning the girl instead of the guy who taught him. With lyrics `He's a dick and you're amazing' you can tell how teenage this sounds. Wear me down has been compared with Busted's Can't break thru but I think this is better. It still sounds like teen lyrics but it has a good message and has some power within. Murdered in the mosh is one of the best sounding songs. It is about letting people see your musical tastes for who you are instead of pretending to like other stuff and being a faker. What is really silly is that there is a hidden song with a choir singing the chorus. It lasts so long in between the two songs that it's 13:28 when the choir enters and 14:30 when the song ends. That is so much wasted space and time, especially if you put it onto your mp3 player, because it takes up so much memory. This could be replaced with 2 other songs instead because of the time. After listening to this teen pop-punk, having a more mature choir singing the chorus makes me laugh.

In the songs the singing is done by another guy not just by James. I think James has the perfect pop punk voice; it's really smooth, and the other guy has a smooth voice as well. James is a great lyricist but I think this album just sounds too immature and teen-like. He was 22 when he wrote this album. By that age I expected him to have meaningful lyrics throughout, but his full song writing ability is not shown. Aly and AJ were 16 and 18, or maybe younger when they wrote Insomniatic, and that is a better album than this. It is a good album and if you are about 14 you will enjoy this. If your tastes are more mature then you might like this but you should check out samples first because you are buying at your won risk.

This Is Amazing
This CD is amazing. it's a shame that people think they are Busted copy's they are not they are a pop- punk band that are amazing in their own way. This is a good CD that has catchy tunes in it. There are some flaws:

Holly... I'm the One
Wear me Down

These are probably the worst songs on the album but are still worth a listen.
The best songs are:

Ticket Outta Loserville
Eddie's Song
Party's Over
Murdered In The Mosh

They are the best songs on the album but the definate highlight of the album is Boyband as it is probably the heaviest song on there.

Great album with the songs that i haven't mentioned are just as good. They are worth a look even if you weren't the biggest busted fan in the world.

BUY THIS ALBUM!!!

Son Of Dork
The cutest member of Busted is back with this well put together pop-punk/rock quintet. Their sound is reminiscent of Busted but with slightly more mature lyrics. The vocals on the album are performed mainly by Steve Rushton and James Bourne, Steve's vocals are clear and have a pleasant sound whereas James is still putting on that whiny American accent which could put some people off. All the songs are written rather well and i don't think there's much 'filler', although there could be more than just ten songs on the album.
'Welcome To Loserville' will satisfy existing Busted fans and anyone else just looking for new music.