The All-American Rejects

来自美国俄克拉荷马州的The All-American Rejects乐队组建于1999年。乐队成员包括Tyson Ritter（主唱/贝斯手）、Nick Wheeler（吉他手）、Mike Kennerty（吉他手）和Chris Gaylor（鼓手）。其中Mike Kennerty和Chris Gaylor直到2002年才加盟进来。乐队在2002年发行了他们的首张同名专辑 The All-American Rejects ，朗朗上口的歌词，精彩的吉他和solo丝毫没让乐迷失望。专辑里的 Swing Swing 还获得了2003年MTV音乐录影带最佳新人提名。 The All-American Rejects is the self-titled debut studio album by American rock band The All-American Rejects, originally released October 15, 2002 by Doghouse Records,[1] before being re-released commercially on January 17, 2003 by Dreamworks Records. Big hooks abound on this forceful debut by power pop whiz kids Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter. Though not yet old enough to legally buy an alcoholic drink in the year 2002, All-American Rejects are capable songwriters, accomplished vocalists, and skilled instrumentalists. Guitar-driven and underpinned with a humane-sounding drum machine cranking out frenetic backbeats, each cut on this self-titled debut brims with harmonies that recall the early Who and classic Beach Boys. Bolstered by the brash bar band bravado akin to the Replacements, the Goo Goo Dolls, and Fastball in all their ragged glory, All-American Rejects passionately render songs about girls, love, self-doubt, and youthful abandon. Cuts such as "Too Far Gone" employ a sympathetic orchestral backdrop, while tracks including "Drive Away," "My Paper Heart," and "One More Sad Song" prove that loud guitars and a broken heart make great rock & roll. A talented band destined for great things, All American Rejects are primed to be embraced by the masses.