The Go! Team deliver <i>Proof Of Youth</i>

And double dutchers across the country rejoice.

Go! Team

Proof Of Youth

Released on Nov 30, -0001

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I hopped onto The Go! Team's, well, team when just about everybody else did -- the first time they heard Huddle Formation off their last release, Thunder, Lightening, Strike. Huddle Formation was like something I'd never heard before. Because of this, it was used by almost every media outlet that could use it for any reason whatsoever. This found the Go! Team some moderate success, on which they look to capitalize with their newest release Proof Of Youth.

The Go! Team deserve credit. No band has made me want to jump rope on a playground, but they somehow accomplish this. I have a feeling that The Go! Team would list Jock Jams as one of their inspirations. They are kooky enough to draw you in, catchy enough to get you to listen a few times and clever enough to make you a fan. This album is more of the same from The Go! Team, which is a good thing. But it still seems to be missing something.

The closest thing to a standout track seems to be Keys to the City. This "cheer" is a drum-heavy romp with some horns thrown into the chorus. While this is a common formula for The Go! Team, Keys to the City delivers a staying power in which none of the other tracks show. Grip Like A Vice is the single, and it's completely forgettable.

One thing that The Go! Team does well on Proof Of Youth are the instrumental tracks. They are a different tone then the rest of the album, and it's a welcomed change to hear. Patricia's Moving Picture is the perfect song for packing boxes for a mid-fall move to your dorm or new apartment and My World belongs on a PBS special, which I mean in the most endearing way possible.

Proof Of Youth doesn't move forward from the band's previous work; but it doesn't move them backwards, either. I could see them releasing five or six albums throughout their career; Proof Of Youth being the one that people forget to mention.

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Posted by Wes Soltis on Sep 02, 2007 @ 12:00 am