Brace Yourself for the Mediocre

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Brace Yourself for the Mediocre
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 19, 2004
Recorded2004, One Way Studio
Genre Pop punk
Length42:59
Label Five Minute Walk
Producer Frank Tate
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Brace Yourself for the Mediocre is the first and only album of the band Roper, released October 19, 2004. It was put together by lead singer Reese Roper before he had put the rest of the band together. The album has a pop punk sound, although HM comments that it "has much more in common with the raw side than... with Simple Plan or Relient K. [2]

Contents

The albums contains lyrics that avoid the clichés of pop punk and deliver scathing wit alongside representations of faith, typical of Reese Roper. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Hello Lamewads" – 3:16
  2. "You're With Stupid" – 2:27
  3. "Amplify" – 3:59
  4. "Vendetta" – 3:47
  5. "Red Eye to Miami" – 2:56
  6. "Quicksilver" – 3:21
  7. "1985" – 3:20
  8. "Say Sayonara" – 3:32
  9. "How Your Halo Fell" – 3:30
  10. "Day of Pigs" – 2:37
  11. "Fireflies" – 3:28
  12. "You're Still The One" (Shania Twain cover) – 2:57
  13. "In Excelsis Deo" – 3:42

Personnel

Additional Music
Additional Vocals
Touring Band Lineup

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

YearChartPosition
2004Top Heatseekers46

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References

  1. 1 2 Breimeier, Russ (2004). "Reviews / Brace Yourself for the Mediocre". Christianity Today . ISSN   0009-5753.
  2. 1 2 Fisher, Mark (January–February 2005). "Reviews / Brace Yourself for the Mediocre". HM Magazine (111): 55. ISSN   1066-6923.