Gym Class Heroes - "Shoot Down The Stars"

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

This is the follow-up to "Cupid's Chokehold"

You can hear it here:
myspace.com/gymclassheroes

I'm on the fence with it. Again- I think it's like I'd like it in small doses but it's not the type of song I can stand a lot of.

[Grenade]

This is WAY better than "Cupid's Chokehold". I like it.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

Yeah there's something nice about the chorus that has a laid-back summer afternoon vibe. Overall though, it just seems a little generic to me... like Fort Minor's stuff.

[irice22]

I like it a lot!

[Punchanello]

Thank god they didn't go with "Clothes Off!". That song is like post-2003 Black Eyed Peas territory with Patrick Stump as their Fergie.

[cactus tree]

*imagines Patrick Stump shaking his ass in a video a la Fergie*

*eyes burn*

Yeah, this song is a better choice.

[tozion]

This is boring.

[duh5]

These guys stink. Don't like it.

[backintime]

irice22 said:

I like it a lot!

[tozion]

I think "Clothes Off" is still the next single. It's up on All Access and a bunch of stations are adding it.

[Punchanello]

The video for this premieres April 30th. I'd rather have them be a one hit wonder than be known for crap like "Clothes Off".

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

tortuga said:

The video for this premieres April 30th. I'd rather have them be a one hit wonder than be known for crap like "Clothes Off".

Yeah... and their MySpace is calling this their next single too. Confusing!

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

I love this now. The instrumental is almost alternative R&B sounding, and I find the chorus very catchy.

I see the video a lot now. It's a great video too.

This is getting a push from the label, but not going for adds. I don't get it. Not sure what this song's status as a single is.

[RedDragon]

jerseyboy said:

I love this now. The instrumental is almost alternative R&B sounding, and I find the chorus very catchy.

Yeah, I love this too.

[Grenade]

I love this now too.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

This HAS to be a summer hit! It'd be so refreshing to hear this on a hot summer night hanging out on like a dock with some Corona.

[Punchanello]

It HAS to. But I don't think it will. "Clothes Off" is at #52 right now.

Grrr.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

tortuga said:

It HAS to. But I don't think it will. "Clothes Off" is at #52 right now.

Grrr.

Yeah- and the two songs couldn't be further apart in quality. That song is cheesy and novelty as hell and I bet it will have the video to match. "SDTS" on the other hand feels like an actual respectable song. The video is really great too. I think they just threw the video out there to MTVu to show the band's college fans that they didn't completely sell out to the middle school crowd, but who knows.

[cactus tree]

They're using "Clothes Off" in a cell phone commercial right now. Ugh.

[Grenade]

This song should have been next. I've been listening to it a lot, and I've been seeing the video a lot on MTV Hits, so I don't get why they released "Clothes Off." "Clothes Off" grew on me too though.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

The video: youtube.com/watch?v=bSwZSozPHd4

I like it a lot.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

Does anyone know if they have more songs similar to this one? I downloaded "Papercuts" from an older album and I LOVE it... but so far anything else I checked out sounds more like "Cupid's..." and "Clothes Off." I really want more stuff more like this and "Papercuts."

[Grenade]

"Viva La White Girl" kind of sounds like this.

[Punchanello]

jerseyboy said:

Does anyone know if they have more songs similar to this one? I downloaded "Papercuts" from an older album and I LOVE it... but so far anything else I checked out sounds more like "Cupid's..." and "Clothes Off." I really want more stuff more like this and "Papercuts."

The entire Papercut Chronicles album is good. From that album I liked "Pillmatic", "Petrified Life and the Twice Told Joke", "Graduation Day", and the instrumental "Apollo 3-1-5".

edit; "Graduation Day" is also an instrumental.

[RedDragon]

This should definitely be the third single.