''I'm Not a Fan, But the Kids Like It!'' is the debut album by American
crunkcore
Crunkcore (also known as crunk punk and scrunk) is a musical fusion genre characterized by the combination of musical elements from crunk, post-hardcore, heavy metal, pop, electronic and dance music. The genre often features screamed vocals, ...
group
Brokencyde
Brokencyde (stylized as brokeNCYDE) is an American hip hop group from Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 2006. The group's lineup consists of David "Se7en" Gallegos and Michael "Mikl" Shea, and musically are one of the founding groups in the ...
.
Reception
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 86 on the
''Billboard'' 200, with over 6,000 copies sold in the first week.
Critical reception
An ''
NME
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'' writer stated, "even if I caught Prince Harry and Gary Glitter adorned in Nazi regalia defecating through my grandmother's letterbox I would still consider making them listen to this album too severe a punishment."
''
Kerrang!
''Kerrang!'' is a British weekly magazine devoted to rock, punk and heavy metal music, currently published by Wasted Talent (the same company that owns electronic music publication ''Mixmag''). It was first published on 6 June 1981 as a one- ...
'' said that ''"I'm Not a Fan...'' boasts a self-aware title, but that's where all trace of intelligence ends."
AllMusic
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's review stated that, although the album displays an "irresponsible attitude toward drinking, women, and songwriting", it also boasts "silly energy" and "some great ideas conceived in a high-school hallway."
Track listing
Personnel
;Brokencyde
*Se7en –
rap vocals
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
,
screamed vocals
Screaming is an extended vocal technique that is popular in "aggressive" music genres such as heavy metal, punk rock, and noise music and others. It is common in the more extreme subgenres of heavy metal, such as death and black metal as wel ...
* Mikl –
sung vocals
*Phat J – vocals,
growled vocals
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,
keyboards
Keyboard may refer to:
Text input
* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
* Computer keyboard
** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Musi ...
,
synthesizer
A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...
s,
programming
*Antz – backing vocals, programming
;Production
*Produced by Mike Kumagai and Se7en, except for "Scene Girls", "40 Oz.", and "Yellow Bus" which are produced by Tristan Krause
*Executive production by Brad Baker and Kevin Zinger
*Mastered by Tom Baker
*Art direction and design by Casey Quintal
Chart performance
References
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2009 debut albums
Brokencyde albums
Suburban Noize Records albums