This Is the End of Control

This is the End of Control
Studio album by Cherri Bomb
Released May 15, 2012
Genre Hard rock, alternative rock
Length 37:35
Label Hollywood
Producer Red Decibel
Singles from This is the End of Control
  1. "Shake The Ground"
    Released: 2012
  2. "Too Many Faces"
    Released: 2012

This is the End of Control is the debut studio album by American rock band Hey Violet, then known as Cherri Bomb, released on May 15, 2012 by Hollywood Records. Prior to the album's release, the song "Shake The Ground" was featured on the The Avengers soundtrack. The album features the song "Let It Go" from the 2011 EP Stark. The album peaked at 24 on Billboard's Top Hard Rock Albums and at 11 on Top Heatseekers.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Loud Magazine Australia 78%[3]
Sputnikmusic [4]
PopMatters [5]

In her review for Allmusic, Heather Phares declared "This Is the End of Control proves that Cherri Bomb is a straight-ahead rock band with talent, a rarity in the 2010s no matter how old or what sex the people in the band are". She concluded by calling the album an "impressive debut" and "while the band's talent should guard against them being treated like a novelty, the most rebellious move the women of Cherri Bomb may make is just being who they are".[2] Brian Giffin of Loud Magazine Australia comments that "Cherri Bomb have been attracting all the right kinds of attention, and much of it has even been for all the right reasons". He describes the album as "a punchy collection of exuberant and catchy tunes that should bring a smile to the face of even the most cynical" and compliments the hooks the band writes. He concludes by calling the album a "pretty solid debut".[3]

Zachary Houle of PopMatters rated the album a 6/10, calling the album "decent enough, with no real surprises and the odd clanger in the lyrics department here and there".[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Cherri Bomb, Gannin Arnold, Andy Dodd, Adam Watts and Anastasia Lovelis unless noted otherwise. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Take This Now"  Watts 0:47
2. "Better This Way"  Cherri Bomb, Watts, Dodd, Arnold, 2:48
3. "Raw. Real."  Cherri Bomb, Arnold, Dodd, Watts, Lovelis, Kenny Enea, 2:37
4. "Shake the Ground"  Cherri Bomb, Arnold, Dodd, Watts 2:42
5. "Too Many Faces"  Cherri Bomb, Arnold, Dodd, Watts 4:44
6. "Let It Go"  Bobby Huff, Anastasia Lovelis 3:39
7. "Sacrificial Lamb"  Cherri Bomb. Arnold, Watts 2:55
8. "Act the Part"  Cherri Bomb, Arnold, Watts, Lovelis 3:38
9. "Drawing a Blank"  Arnold, Dodd, Watts, Anastasia Lovelis 2:47
10. "Heart is a Hole"  Bobby Huff, Anastasia Lovelis 4:14
11. "Paper Doll"    3:42
12. "Hold On"  Cherri Bomb, Watts, Arnold, Dodd, Lovelis 3:02
Total length:
 37:35

Personnel

Charts

Charts Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums 24
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 11

References

  1. ↑ Cherri Bomb. "Cherri Bomb - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Phares, Heather. "This Is the End of Control - Cherri Bomb" (Review). allmusic.com. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Giffin, Brian (2012-05-15). "Cherri Bomb - This is the End of Control" (Review). loudmag.com.au. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  4. ↑ Boy, Davey (2012-05-22). "Cherri Bomb - This Is the End of Control (staff review)" (Review). sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Houle, Zachary. "Cherri Bomb: This is the End of Control < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-06-28.