From The Screen To Your Stereo Vol.1 - New Found Glory

...New Found Glory's second EP, From The Screen To Your Stereo, is a collection of covers of the theme songs from definitive 80s/90s films comprising of:

1. That Thing You Do
2. Never Ending Story
3. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (from Armageddon)
4. The Goonies 'r' Good Enough
5. The Glory of Love (from Karate Kid 2)
6. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (from Robin Hood)
7. My Heart Will Go On ...
...an eclectic mix of songs, from the timeless Bryan Adams ballad, 'Everything I Do', to the theme from the seminal children's flick, Never Ending Story, they somehow manage to make these vastly different songs sound very similar by sticking to a theme of electric guitars and lots of noise . If one of these New Found Glory covers was played on the radio, even the most fervent music buff would probably not recognise the original song.

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(A) New Found Glory's second EP, From The Screen To Your Stereo, is a collection of covers of the theme songs from definitive 80s/90s films comprising of:

1. That Thing You Do
2. Never Ending Story
3. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (from Armageddon)
4. The Goonies 'r' Good Enough
5. The Glory of Love (from Karate Kid 2)
6. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (from Robin Hood)
7. My Heart Will Go On (from Titanic)

My main problem with Floridian fivesome New Found Glory is that while all their songs are for the most part bouncy and uplifting, they struggle to create any moments of brilliance or ingenuity whatsoever.

Even when covering such an eclectic mix of songs, from the timeless Bryan Adams ballad, 'Everything I Do', to the theme from the seminal children's flick, Never Ending Story, they somehow manage to make these vastly different songs sound very similar by sticking to a theme of electric guitars and lots of noise . If one of these New Found Glory covers was played on the radio, even the most fervent music buff would probably not recognise the original song.

For what New Found Glory generally specialise in is nasally vocals and loud guitars which detract from the lyrics somewhat.

That isn't to say that it's unpleasant listening, but for those who aren't already familiar with New Found Glory, or any of the new wave of pop-punk bands chasing the shadows of blink-182 or Green Day, this probably is not the best record to start your collection with.

It is however, an enjoyable novelty, and is true to the standard of other New Found Glory albums by providing sing-along anthems (albeit unoriginal), and an upbeat, invigorating sound which, while you may not love, you'd find it hard to hate.

For me, the stand out track on this album is the Never Ending Story theme tune, as the original was not exceptionally memorable or exciting, as a children's movie theme should be, and this cover brightens it up considerably.

NB. As this is a cover album, my ratings of lyrics etc. are kind of skewed 

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