Four Year Strong show that growing up can be tricky on their fourth album, In Some Way, Shape, or Form.
For the newly minted quartet, growing up involves cutting the synthesizers out of the mix, and it’s a change that finds the band returning as a tighter, more serious-sounding unit.
One of Four Year Strong’s most charming elements was their infectious pop energy, a feeling that came through their music even as they pushed it in an increasingly hardcore-influenced direction.
In comparison to their other albums, In Some Way feels like that spark has faded a bit.
The energy is still still there, and songs like “Fairweather Fan” still have a driving quality that makes them hard to ignore, but it just doesn’t feel like the bandmembers are having as much fun as they used to.
This straight-faced, more serious version of the band still knows how to crank out some solid songs, but it would seem that, in maturing, Four Year Strong have lost their way.
While it’s foolish to think that a band will never change its sound, especially in genres as mercurial as punk and hardcore, it still comes as a surprise when a band goes through such a pronounced sea change, and it’s a change that fans of the band may need a little time to adjust to.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The InfectedDavid Bendeth, Four Year Strong | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | The Security of the Familiar, the Tranquility of RepetitionDavid Bendeth, Four Year Strong | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Stuck in the MiddleFour Year Strong | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Just DriveFour Year Strong | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | Fairweather FanFour Year Strong | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Sweet KeroseneFour Year Strong | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Falling on YouFour Year Strong | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Heaven Wasn't Built to Hold MeFour Year Strong | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | UnbreakableFour Year Strong | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | Bring on the WorldFour Year Strong | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | Fight the FutureFour Year Strong | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 12 | Only The Meek Get Pinched | Four Year Strong | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 40 mins | 93 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 313 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Accetta | Engineer, Producer |
| 2 | John Bender | Engineer |
| 3 | David Bendeth | Composer, Mixing, Producer |
| 4 | Patch Culbertson | A&R |
| 5 | Alan Day | Group Member, Guitar, Piano, Vocals |
| 6 | Jon D'Uva | Engineer |
| 7 | Gaby Fainsilber | Marketing |
| 8 | Chris Fasulo | Engineer |
| 9 | Four Year Strong | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 10 | Shep Goodman | A&R, Engineer, Producer |
| 11 | Jackson Massucco | Drums, Group Member |
| 12 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 13 | Kato Khandwala | Engineer |
| 14 | Dan Korneff | Engineer, Mixing |
| 15 | Dan Kruchkow | Marketing |
| 16 | Jon Lammi | Assistant Engineer |
| 17 | Avery Lipman | A&R |
| 18 | Michael "Mitch" Milan | Guitar Technician |
| 19 | Dan O'Connor | Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 20 | Cliff Rigano | Product Manager |
| 21 | Brian Robbins | Assistant Engineer |
| 22 | F. Scott Schafer | Photography |
| 23 | Joe Spix | Art Direction, Design |
| 24 | Elizabeth Vago | A&R |
| 25 | Joe Weiss | Bass, Group Member |
| 26 | Joseph Weiss | Vocals |
| 27 | Pete Wentz | A&R |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |