Big Bad World

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Big Bad World
Studio album by Plain White T's
Released September 23, 2008
Genre Pop rock
Length 33:57
Label Hollywood
Plain White T's chronology
Every Second Counts
(2006)		 Big Bad World
(2008)		 Wonders of the Younger
(2010)
Singles from Big Bad World
  1. "Natural Disaster[1]"
    Released: August 8, 2008
  2. "1, 2, 3, 4"
    Released: December, 2008

Big Bad World is the fifth album by Plain White T's. It was released on September 23, 2008 by Hollywood Records.[2] To promote the album, the Plain White T's launched a few webisodes, which together form the series Meet Me in California.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tom Higgenson, except for when noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Big Bad World" (Higgenson, Chris Tompkins) 3:07
2. "Natural Disaster" (Higgenson, Ian Kirkpatrick, Tim Lopez, Mike Retondo) 3:40
3. "Serious Mistake"   3:32
4. "Rainy Day" (Higgenson, Tompkins) 3:11
5. "1, 2, 3, 4"   3:18
6. "That Girl"   3:07
7. "Sunlight" (Higgenson, Lopez, Reed Calhoun) 3:50
8. "I Really Want You"   2:58
9. "Meet Me in California" (Higgenson, Tompkins) 3:34
10. "Someday" (Higgenson, Lopez, Evan Frankfort) 3:40
Total length:
 33:57
Bonus Track
No. Title Length
11. "Love at 10th Sight" (UK/iTunes Bonus Track) 2:59
12. "I Get Screwed" (iTunes Bonus Track) 3:02

[edit] Personnel

  • Tom Higgenson - vocals, piano on tracks 7 and 9, harmonica on track 8
  • De'Mar Hamilton - drums
  • Dave Tirio - guitar
  • Tim Lopez - guitar, piano on track 10, vocals
  • Michael Retondo - bass, piano on tracks 6, 8 and 10, bass clarinet on track 3, melodica on track 3, coronet on track 3, saxophone on track 1, vocals
  • Johnny K - slide guitar on track 9, Mellotron on track 7
  • William Hamilton - organ on track 7
  • Matt Harris - screams on track 6
  • Eric Remschneider - strings on tracks 3, 4 and 10
  • Ian Kirkpatrick - horn arrangements on track 1 and 3
  • Jon Brion - Chamberlin on track 5

[edit] Bonus

The clothing store Aéropostale started selling the album. Buying it from there includes a limited edition Plain White T's t-shirt; also trying on a pair of jeans there gets you a code to type on Aeropostale's website for a free song download titled "Love at 10th Sight". This was also done with the latest Fall Out Boy album to increase awareness of the Aero brand. The free download is no longer available due to it being limited until midnight of the album release.[1]

The single "Natural Disaster" is featured as downloadable content for the Rock Band series.

  • Natural Disaster
  • Hey There Delilah
  • Hate (I Really Don't Like You)
  • Our Time Now
  • Making Of 'Big Bad World'
  • UK Tour Footage
  • Making Of 'Natural Disaster'
  • Rodders

[edit] Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 4.5/5 stars[3]
AbsolutePunk.net (24%)[4]
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[5]
Blender 3/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly (B)[6]
Kerrang! 2/5 stars
PopMatters (1/10)[7]
Rocklouder! 1/5 star[8]

The album received mixed reviews, with The Album Project giving the album a score of 2/5 and saying; "the new Plain White T's seem to be making music with the intention of not simply becoming a one hit wonder ("Hey There Delilah") and "making it big" but in the process have watered down everything."[9] AbsolutePunk.net reviewer Chris Fallon gave the album a score of only 24%, saying "the band continues their steep decline by writing some of the cheesiest, most gimmicky songs even Kidz Bop wouldn't consider covering".[4] AbsolutePunk later lampooned the record by claiming that album had sold 10 million copies, as their April Fool's Day joke of 2009.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.plainwhitets.com/#/news/
  2. ^ Big Bad World Amazon.
  3. ^ Lamb, Bill. "- Big Bad World Review". http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/bigbadworld.htm. Retrieved June 27, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Fallon, Chris (September 21, 2008). "Plain White T's - Big Bad World". AbsolutePunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=562911. Retrieved September 23, 2008. 
  5. ^ Leahey, Andrew. Review: Big Bad World. Allmusic. Retrieved on October 6, 2008
  6. ^ Wood, Mikael (September 16, 2008). "Big Bad World Review". http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20226311,00.html. Retrieved April 30, 2009. 
  7. ^ Langager, Ross (January 8, 2009). "Plain White T's: Big Bad World Review". http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/67146-plain-white-ts-big-bad-world/. Retrieved April 30, 2009. 
  8. ^ May, Phillip (November 12, 2008). "Plain White T's - Big Bad World". http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/6459/Plain-White-Ts---Big-Bad-World.html. Retrieved April 30, 2009. 
  9. ^ "Full Review: Plain White T's - Big Bad World". The Album Project.net. http://thealbumproject.net/2008/09/full-review-plain-white-ts-big-bad-world/. Retrieved September 23, 2008. 
  10. ^ "Plain White T's Go Diamond - News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=973951. Retrieved 2012-01-09. 
Plain White T's
  • Tom Higgenson
  • Dave Tirio
  • Mike Retondo
  • De' Mar Hamilton
  • Tim Lopez
  • Steve Mast
  • Ken Fletcher
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