As Cruel as School Children [Clean] (2006)

About this title: Implementing live instruments instead of looped samples or beats -- and helmed by the quick tongue of MC Travis McCoy -- there's really no denying the enjoyable affair that is Gym Class Heroes' As Cruel as School Children. Launching with the booty shaking "The Queen and I," the Heroes prove straightaway that they've got confidence, catchy rhythms, and a fine sense of melody amid all their tight grooves and emo hipster instincts to keep things moving right along. Being a hip-hop outfit largely residing in the world of the Warped Tour, it somehow makes sense that Arrested Development's Speech ... read more

Tracks:

1. 1st Period: The Queen and I
2. 2nd Period: Shoot Down the Stars
3. 3rd Period: New Friend Request
4. 4th Period: Clothes Off! [Gym Class Heroes/Gl]
5. Lunch: Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 1
6. 6th Period: Viva La White Girl
7. 7th Period: 7 Weeks
8. 8th Period: It's OK, But Just This Once!
9. Study Hall: Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 2
10. 10th Period: Biters Block
11. Yearbook Club: Boys in Bands Interlude
12. 12th Period: Scandalous Scholastics
13. 13th Period: On My Own Time (Write On!)
14. Detention: Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 3

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.