Customer Reviews

Make Your Mama Proud

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I got this CD for Christmas and honestly I wasn't that excited about it at first. I LOVE their other two CD's. People have said in other reviews that if you like the "radio songs" that Fastball has you won't like this. I very much disagree. This is the same Fastball. Usually you can chart a change of sound as a band slowly attains fame. With Fastball, you just have the same fantastic sound. I LOVE this. My advice: If you like the other two Fastball CD's, get this. It's just as good. Songs like Are You Ready for the Fallout, She Comes 'Round and Seattle make me want to hug this band and thank them for being so fantastic. Nice thing is, all the tracks on this disc are good. Some take longer to get used to, but I was hooked on this CD all the way after the second listening. Hooray, Fastball!

This c.d. is a hell of alot better than their second two. the second two are okay, but this is so... Green Day-Blink 182-ish. alot better... if you don't have it GET IT. These guitar riffs are amazing and will get stuck in your head. listen to me ..... GET THIS C.D.!!...

How can anyone not like this? I've read the reviews that basically say, "Ewww, too punky" and wondered, "What are you people thinking?" Granted, I first heard "Make Your Mama Proud" and "Nothing" on a snowboard video in 1995 (I think?), so maybe I came to expect all their songs to sound like that, but still...

Yes, some of the faster tracks like "Eater" and "Knock It Down" are more one-dimensional and much harder-edged than later Fastball stuff, musically speaking; but even so, the lyrics are spot-on. I mean, haven't we all met someone like the narrator of "Eater" ("I will make you hate you")? Who hasn't known someone (or been someone) who's scared of growing up and lets that fear get in the way of his relationships ("Make Your Mama Proud")? Those songs, plus "Emily", "Seattle," "Are You Ready for the Fallout" and others, are by turns angry, goofy, frazzled AND struggling toward maturity--in other words, remarkably similar to what it's like for many twenty-somethings in America these days.

Bottom line: If you like the Fastball you've heard on the radio, stick to their latter two releases. But if you like a bit more edge and, uh, assertiveness, while still maintaining that trademark Fastball knack for catchy melodies--or if you thought the "radio Fastball" was nice and all, but a little too laid-back--this CD is the one to get.

How come these guys weren't famous before? This album is awsome. it combines catchy riffs that get stuck in your head, and a punk attitude. songs like "She Comes 'round" and "Altamont" really bring out their punkish side. although "all the pain money can buy" and "The harsh light of day" are both excellent c.d's, I wish Tony, Joey, and Miles would have continued with their "Make your mamma proud" attitude. If your have a little more alternative and punkish blood in you, this c.d. is for you. if you like the slower but still clevar and amazing stuff, get "all the pain money can buy" or "The Harsh light of day" instead.

Different from their second album, which offers catchy guitar-driven pop and a greater variety of sounds. This album is more one-dimensional, raw, and straight-forward (with the exception of "Fallout" which is the only song that sounds as though it belongs on All the Pain Money Can Buy). At the same time, this album is still catchy and memorable in its own right. The songs here offer driving beats that end only two soon and the two lead singers switching off for many of the songs does lend some additional sense of depth and creativity. A few of the knock-out tunes on here are "Human Torch", "Make Your Mama Proud", and, quite possibly the best (and the shortest) piece on the album, "Nothing". All in all a worthwhile purchase for hardcore Fastball fans or for punk-oriented fans.

dang, i bought this cd a year ago because i liked their second one a lot and i think that this one is much better. if you dig faster, edgier, more intense fastball, then this cd will do it for you. they switch off on the vocals for almost every song. tony is the better singer and his songs stand out the most. i don't know, i just think that this is a good cd, especially with no more nirvana making music.

'Make Your Mama Proud' is fast, loud, and at times downright addictive. This album is far from being a let down, but at the same time you kind of feel like Fastball has more to offer than this. It's nothing less than expectation, yet on some tracks nothing more either. Don't get me wrong, songs such as "Nothing", "Emily", and "Telephone Calls" will crawl inside your brain and have you humming it all night long, the album does not lack that finger snappin' feel. However, there is a lack of depth. Hooks along with decent songwriting about life in the slow lane are about all the album has to offer.

On first listen, I found the songs all seem to blend together, but once you've allowed this CD to grow on you, I fail to see how anyone with an ear for a good rock sound, cannot love this album. It's far more full-on rock, than 'All the Pain Money Can Buy' (which in retrospect seems quite a diluted version of their original style), with a definite 70's influence. If you like your music loud and upbeat, with a hint of pain and anger to keep it edgy, I'd recommend you buy this album.

After "all the pain" I tried this one. Mistake. Most songs, except "fallout" are quite bad. The frantic pace and weirdo lyrics don't help much, either.

This CD just makes their sophomore CD seem better, and mature. Buy "all the pain" and forget about this garbage.

This band has everything to make it big, they just need to find the right songs. They are still good, but if they find the right stuff and go with their same style they'll be HUGE!