Underdog Alma Mater

Underdog Alma Mater
Studio album by Forever the Sickest Kids
Released April 29, 2008 (U.S.)
May 5, 2008 (UK)
July 7, 2009 (UK, U.S.) (Deluxe Edition)
Genre Pop punk, powerpop
Label Universal Motown Records Group
Forever the Sickest Kids chronology
Hot Party Jamz
(2008)		 Underdog Alma Mater
(2008)		 The Weekend: Friday
(2009)
Alternative Covers
Deluxe Edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
AbsolutePunk.net (78%)[2]
Punktastic [3]

Underdog Alma Mater is the debut album from Dallas band Forever the Sickest Kids. It was released on April 29, 2008.[4] The first track to be heard from this album was "Whoa Oh! (Me vs. Everyone)", which was released on their MySpace page on March 19 at midnight. The track listing for this album was released on March 20, revealing that 5 of the songs on this album are re-recorded versions of songs that have been previously released.[5] The full album was leaked onto the internet on April 17; pre-order information also soon surfaced online.

In June 2008, it was announced that Underdog Alma Mater would be re-released as a deluxe edition on July 7, 2009. This new release features the original songs plus 18 previously unreleased tracks, including demos and acoustic songs, as well as a DVD.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Whoa Oh! (Me vs. Everyone)" – 3:24
  2. "Hey Brittany" – 3:08
  3. "My Worst Nightmare" – 3:46
  4. "Believe Me I'm Lying" – 3:05
  5. "The Way She Moves" – 3:43
  6. "She's a Lady" – 4:00
  7. "Uh Huh" – 2:58
  8. "Phone Call" – 3:20
  9. "Breakdown" – 3:37
  10. "That for Me" – 2:58
  11. "Coffee Break" – 2:41
  12. "Catastrophe" – 3:18

Best Buy bonus tracks

  1. "Give and Take" (Remix)* – 2:21
  2. "Hurricane Haley" – 3:42

iTunes bonus tracks

  1. "Indiana" – 3:50
  2. "Becky Starz" (Remix) – 3:48

UK bonus track

  1. "The Party Song" – 3:35

Deluxe Edition additional tracks

  1. "Intro" – 0:19
  2. "Middletro" – 0:15
  3. "Believe Me, I'm Lying" (Demo) – 2:00
  4. "Indiana" – 2:44
  5. "Who Invited the Monster" – 1:53
  6. "Bundled Up" – 2:47
  7. "Uh Huh" (Demo) – 1:40
  8. "Catastrophe" (Acoustic Demo) – 2:54
  9. "Believe Me, I'm Lying" (Featuring Chae Hawk) – 3:53
  10. "My Worst Nightmare" (Demo) – 1:21
  11. "Give and Take" (Acoustic Demo) – 1:22
  12. "Give and Take" (Remix) – 2:19
  13. "Heat Wave Jam Out" – 1:35
  14. "The Party Song" – 3:31
  15. "Love Story (Taylor Swift cover)" – 3:24
  16. "Cop Car" – 3:14
  17. "Outro" – 0:08

Deluxe Edition DVD content

  1. "To The Show"
  2. "Alien Encounters"
  3. "Battle Of The Bands"
  4. "The Death Of Scuz"
  5. "Forever The Sickest Epilogue"
  6. "1755 Live"
  7. "In The Mix"
  8. "She's A Lady Music Video"
  9. "She's A Lady UK Music Video"
  10. "Behind The Video of Whoa Oh!"
  11. "Whoa Oh! Music Video"
  12. "Ron Browz 'Jumpin Out The Window' Remix"
  13. "London September 2008"
  14. "London September 2008 pt. 2"
  15. "London September 2008 pt. 3"
  16. "London September 2008 pt. 4 - Whoa Oh!"
  17. "London September 2008 pt. 5 - She's A Lady"
  18. "London September 2008 pt. 6 - Hey Brittany"

Production

Of the 12 tracks, 8 were produced by Matt Squire and 4 were produced by Matt Mahaffey and Jeff Turzo. Geoff Rockwell provided additional production on each track.

Personnel

Promotion

Fans would receive special bonuses by pre-ordering the album from certain retailers.[6]

Chart performance

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 45[7]

References

  1. ^ Underdog Alma Mater at Allmusic
  2. ^ AbsolutePunk.net Review
  3. ^ Punktastic
  4. ^ "Forever the Sickest Kids' MySpace". MySpace, Forever the Sickest Kids. http://www.myspace.com/foreverthesickestkids. Retrieved 2008-03-19. 
  5. ^ "Forever the Sickest Kids at Absolute Punk". Absolute Punk. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=305685. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
  6. ^ "Forever the Sickest Kids' MySpace". MySpace, Forever the Sickest Kids. http://www.myspace.com/foreverthesickestkids. Retrieved 2008-04-17. 
  7. ^ Forever the Sickest Kids Billboard Chart trajectory - Billboard 200
Forever the Sickest Kids
Austin Bello · Kyle Burns · Jonathan Cook · Caleb Turman
Kent Garrison · Marc Stewart
Albums
Underdog Alma Mater · Forever the Sickest Kids
EPs
Television Off, Party On · The Sickest Warped Tour EP · Hot Party Jamz
Compilations
Singles
"Whoa Oh! (Me vs. Everyone)" · "She's a Lady" · "What Do You Want from Me" · "She Likes (Bittersweet Love)" · "Keep on Bringing Me Down" · "Crossroads (I Guess You Can Say Things Are Getting Pretty Serious)" · "Summer Song" · "Shut the Front Door (Too Young for This)"
Label