This Won't Hurt...

This Won't Hurt...
Studio album by
The Methadones
ReleasedJuly 10, 2007
RecordedAtlas Studios
GenrePunk rock, pop punk
Length33:08
37:42 (Reissue)
LabelRed Scare Industries
The Methadones chronology
21st Century Power Pop Riot
(2006) 		This Won't Hurt...
(2007) 		The Methadones/The Copyrights Split
(2008)

This Won't Hurt... is the fifth studio album by punk rock band The Methadones. It was released on July 10, 2007 by Red Scare Industries.[1] In 2022, the album was re-released with the bonus track "Take Me to Japan", including a vinyl pressing.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Reception

Weeks after release in 2007, Brian Schultz of Punknews.org[1] wrote, "the Methadones haven't necessarily progressed terribly far beyond their old selves, but there have been enough subtle changes through the years to finally call them unique," noting that fans of the band would enjoy it.

Ramsey Kanaan of AMP criticized the vocal effects on several of the songs, saying, "it’s a good CD, but a few notches below their last few efforts."[8]

Multiple punk zines reviewed the album. Andy Darling for Maximum Rocknroll called the record "really well written and well played melodic punk," noting, "this is power pop for the new millennium"[9] A review of the album in Razorcake expresses surprise "that it was within poppunk’s molecular structure to mature along with its audience and practitioners?"[10] Joachim Hiller of the German language Ox praised the classic three-chord structure, noting the record still felt contemporary.[11]

Track listing

  1. "Six Degrees Of Separation" – 1:27
  2. " Getting Older / Losing Touch" – 3:14
  3. "Poor Little Rich Girl" – 3:17
  4. "Street In My Hometown" – 2:16
  5. "Turning Up The Noise" – 3:11
  6. "Where Did You Hide The Sun?" – 1:57
  7. "Falling Forward" – 3:24
  8. "Alcohol Makes The World Go Around" – 2:42
  9. "Break Out Of My Head" – 2:30
  10. "Starting Line" – 2:54
  11. "I Believe" – 2:36
  12. "Already Gone" – 3:40

Vinyl/digital bonus track

  2. "Take Me To Japan" – 4:34

References

  1. ^ a b Shultz, Brian (July 24, 2007). "The Methadones - This Won't Hurt... (2007)". punknews.org. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Miladinović, Djordje (2022-06-11). "The Methadones Re-Release This Won't Hurt… On Vinyl Via Red Scare Industries". THOUGHTS WORDS ACTION. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  3. ^ "Inteview [sic]: The Methadones Frontman on Band's Prospects –". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  4. ^ "NEWS: The Methadones Announce 'This Won't Hurt' Re-release". New Noise Magazine. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  5. ^ "NEWS: The Methadones Announce "This Won't Hurt..." Vinyl Reissue". ThePunkSite.com. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  6. ^ "The Methadones To Release "This Won't Hurt…" For The First Time On Vinyl". Jaded Chicago. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  7. ^ "The Methadones' This Won't Hurt on vinyl". Scene Point Blank. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  8. ^ Kanaan, Ramsey (June–July 2008). "The Methadones, This Won't Hurt... CD". Soundscape, Music Reviews. AMP. Martinez, California: American Music Press Magazine. p. 157.
  9. ^ Darling, Andy (Sep 2007). "Methadones - "This Won't Hurt..." CD". Records. Maximum Rocknroll. No. 192. San Francisco. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  10. ^ Rev. Nørb (Sep–Oct 2007). "Methadones, The: This Won't Hurt...: CD". Record Reviews. Razorcake. No. 40. Los Angeles.
  11. ^ Hiller, Joachim (Oct–Nov 2007). "Methadones, This Won't Hurt... CD". Ox-Fanzine. No. 74. Solingen, Germany.
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