 | Sum 41 Half Hour Of Power
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| Ranking: #115 for 2000 | |
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| 2.5 average | hasan | April 8th 17 |
i do not know.... sum 41 some rude stuff on the disc song names so am not a big fan, parts of
songs are okay with some heavy hitting a lot on guitar and drums, strings slapping . i give this
one a 2.5 out of 5 points. why should i here this old cd when i can hear underclass hero
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| 0.0 | rzrbicks | March 3rd 22 |
Every time i recommend this album to a friend i always tell them like the title its literally a half hour of power. Fast paced pop punk guitar and heavy hitting drums, and such an unorthodox mix of several genres in rock that blend so well together. Half hour of power is my favourite sum 41 release, and its not even an album!!
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| 3.0 good | Bedex | January 27th 22 |
Sum 41 when they already knew how to write riffs, but didn't know how to write songs. Indeed, a lot of the actual songs making the bulk of this EP (as opposed to some of the transition songs) boast very cool riffs, meaty intros, and then unfold into very okay to mediocre songs with bland vocals. 3,5,6, or 8 are great examples. There are flashes of greatness on this - for instance, the bridge at min 2 on 8 with its brass and complete change of sound amidst some cringy shredding is an absolute surprise and is extremely cool. There is also a directionless feel, the intro starts off on hair metal instrumental, then the transition into the pop punk 2 - probs the most overall consistent song here - is really cool. 4 has touches of hair metal again, but also thrash/hxc/idk, and while on paper that may sound great the execution just feels chaotic. 7 is a fun drum heavy transition track. By 9 it was all getting a bit much, and then the album hits you with surprsing but questionable nu metal and rapping. 10 brings us back to hair metal briefly, and altho it was about time it ended, 11 does conclude on dumb fun quite adequatly. Very little to retain, surprising variety, unsurprisingly questionable maturity and execution. 3.2
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| 1.5 very poor | EasterInTheBatcave | December 29th 15 |
A crude and messy record. It oozes potential ("Machine Gun") but is quite clearly the product of a young band still finding their voice.
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| 0.0 | Lambda | November 10th 09 |
This is Sum 41 at their youngest and most raw- and I suppose with that mind it shouldn't be any surprise that what plagues this record is also what makes it so fun to listen to: the immaturity. You can tell the band had fun recording this, but it goes wildly up and down in quality like a roller coaster, and is also very short at only half an hour long (hence the title). If you can get past some of the bland ("What I Believe," "Summer") and oddly-placed ("What We're All About," "32 Ways to Die") tracks, then you can find some fantastic ("Machine Gun", "Second Chance For Max Headroom") songs here. 2.8
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| 3.0 good | StuntmanMike | August 30th 08 |
It is fairly consistent album. I like it. It is impressive for a debut album. You can tell that they had a great time making it. The only songs that make it memorable are "Makes No Difference" and "What I Believe". It is essential for fans, but not for a casual listener.
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| 3.5 great | FnTom | August 29th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Watch | July 6th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Get Low | February 1st 22 |
| 3.0 good | Jalapeno CONTRIBUTOR | July 18th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Timtim | May 5th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | bsker1 | April 2nd 20 |
| 3.0 good | Dylan | February 18th 20 |
| 3.0 good | tellah | November 12th 19 |
| 3.5 great | NateMa | February 1st 19 |
| 5.0 classic | TommyD | January 8th 19 |
| 3.3 great | Atari STAFF | July 18th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Veldin | May 16th 18 |
| 3.5 great | maxer | March 31st 18 |
| 3.5 great | Noobl | February 13th 18 |
| 3.5 great | nbats | November 8th 17 |
| 3.5 great | chris. | February 22nd 17 |
| 2.5 average | El Olam | December 11th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Gozpot | October 19th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Snide | May 20th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | shem | April 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dmax28 | September 12th 15 |
| 3.0 good | ariich | October 6th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Fujay | April 20th 14 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | April 14th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mr Snrub | February 25th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Joejk3 | December 29th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Boozby | September 30th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Thane | April 20th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | amkunz | February 25th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Shocker | February 22nd 13 |
| 3.0 good | DylanD | December 15th 12 |
| 3.0 good | fyffe | October 21st 12 |
| 3.0 good | ryanX | August 29th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Sirob | May 21st 12 |
| 3.5 great | stevep | March 22nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | ala | February 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | itsdark | January 19th 12 |
| 2.5 average | mrnic3 | December 4th 11 |
| 3.0 good | whynot | November 7th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Trebor. EMERITUS | July 17th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | July 15th 11 |
| 3.5 great | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | April 8th 11 |
| 3.5 great | BrentF | March 29th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Spgale | March 26th 11 |
| 3.0 good | quik40 | March 23rd 11 |
| 2.5 average | Koshino | February 3rd 11 |
| 5.0 classic | draven | January 18th 11 |
| 1.0 awful | wylpyl | January 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Koda | December 19th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | SadGonzo | December 10th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | joshl | October 16th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Kourouh | August 31st 10 |
| 3.5 great | dgrona | August 8th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Mace | June 14th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Comj | October 19th 09 |
| 3.0 good | mar1s | October 1st 09 |
| 3.5 great | E sharp | September 26th 09 |
| 2.5 average | KILL | August 7th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | jj182 | April 27th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Ferris | March 29th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | arheez | February 6th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Jake806 | December 17th 08 |
| 2.0 poor | xarius | October 23rd 08 |
| 3.5 great | gafel | September 10th 08 |
| 2.5 average | A7XEric | August 17th 08 |
| 3.0 good | Umb | July 24th 08 |
| 3.0 good | brocoy | April 21st 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pause | April 21st 08 |
| 2.5 average | dav4550 | January 28th 08 |
| 2.5 average | spudnik | January 10th 08 |
| 3.5 great | Kronzo | December 25th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chaz13 | September 24th 07 |
| 2.0 poor | Omgz | September 23rd 07 |
| 3.0 good | aless | August 11th 07 |
| 3.5 great | JayVex | July 30th 07 |
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