I'm Not a Fan, But the Kids Like It!
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I'm Not a Fan, But the Kids Like It! is the debut album by the American crunkcore
group Brokencyde
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with over 6,000 copies sold in the first week.
The album overall received a very negative reception. An NME
writer gave the album a negative review, stating "even if I caught Prince Harry and Gary Glitter adorned in Nazi regalia defecating through my grandmother’s letterbox I would still consider making them listen to this album too severe a punishment". Kerrang!
also gave the album a negative review, stating that "I'm Not A Fan... boasts a self-aware title, but that's where all trace of intelligence ends." All Music Guide
s review was slightly more positive, noting that although the album displays an "irresponsible attitude toward drinking, women, and songwriting", it also boasts "silly energy" and "some great ideas conceived in a high-school hallway".
Production
Crunkcore
Crunkcore is a musical genre that combines crunk hip-hop with elements of screamo...
group Brokencyde
Brokencyde
Brokencyde is an American crunkcore musical group from Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 2006.-History:Brokencyde was founded by singers Se7en and Mikl. The name of the band supposedly originated from the idea that their music was "broken inside" due to personal problems. After the band began...
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Reception
The album debuted at number 86 on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
with over 6,000 copies sold in the first week.
The album overall received a very negative reception. An NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
writer gave the album a negative review, stating "even if I caught Prince Harry and Gary Glitter adorned in Nazi regalia defecating through my grandmother’s letterbox I would still consider making them listen to this album too severe a punishment". Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
also gave the album a negative review, stating that "I'm Not A Fan... boasts a self-aware title, but that's where all trace of intelligence ends." All Music Guide
All Music Guide
Allmusic is a service of music guide, owned by All Media Guide. Allmusic was founded in 1991 by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine as a guide for consumers. Its first reference book was published the following year...
s review was slightly more positive, noting that although the album displays an "irresponsible attitude toward drinking, women, and songwriting", it also boasts "silly energy" and "some great ideas conceived in a high-school hallway".
Track listing
Personnel
Brokencyde- Se7en – screams/rapRapRap may refer to:*Rapping, performance in which rhyming lyrics are used, with or without musical accompaniment ; while an MC performs spoken verses in time to a beat/ melody**Hip hop subculture**Hip hop music...
- Mikl – vocals
- Phat J – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s, programming - Antz – rhythmRhythmRhythm may be generally defined as a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions." This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in time may be applied to a wide variety of cyclical natural phenomena having a periodicity or...
production, beats
Production
- Produced by Mike Kumagai and Se7en
- Executive production by Brad Baker and Kevin Zinger
- Mastered by Tom Baker
- Art direction and design by Casey Quintal