I Get Wet by Andrew W.K.

Pros: Hard rock anthems with no rap. Definite plus!
Cons: Bite your tongue!

I like him. I really, really like him!

Do you ever have moments when you need music that just lets you scream and yell to the point where you lose all control of your senses? Yeah, maybe this was a sensation you experienced...

Pros: Hard-hitting, fun, rawk anthems
Cons: I need more WK than 35 minutes

Mulletsgalore.com, the premiere mullet site, defines butt rock as “rock n' roll music produced from the mid ‘70s to present that has the following characteristics: four or five male members with long, feathered hair (bangs are common, but not necessary)...

Pros: Loud, rebellious, and not in the least bit pretentious.
Cons: Zero intelligence to the lyrics, repetitive

Although not a great musician, singer, or songwriter Andrew W.K. has stumbled upon a niche market. The Detroit-based punk/rock artist has thrown together a rather compelling argument of an album. It’s fast, no holds barred fun and not in the...

Pros: fun, loud, and rambunctious...that OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL
Cons: way too short

Do you remember the last third of 2001? You know, all those articles about how The Strokes were going to be the ones to save rock and roll from it's monotonous self and reinvigorate the genre the way Nirvana did in 1991? To be sure, the...

Pros: An Excellent and Fun Debut from Andrew W.K.
Cons: Its partying theme can feel stupid for some who are more into intelligent rock.

The one thing that has kept rock n’ roll edgy throughout its nearly fifty years of existence is the fact that it wasn’t safe. From the time Elvis Presley gyrated his hips in front of the youth of America in the 1950s to the time punk rock godfather Iggy...

Pros: Party rock at its best
Cons: Short album; a little too goofy and/or loud for some listeners

Andrew W.K. is a California-born rock and roll legend. Well, that's the way he comes off. I Get Wet is his first major-label album, after two underground releases in 1998. Even though the album was released in 2001, it took a good ...

Pros: Straight-ahead synthmetal looking back at the '80s with a knowing wink
Cons: Take in small doses if you have problems digesting cheese

What a strange little piece of work this album is. Here we are in 2002, and the last of the '80s revival fad seems to be slipping away. Enter Andrew W.K., stepping into the fray with this promise of everything that was fun about the '80s--and...

Pros: Good stupid party metal--Andrew W.K. reminds us all what rock music is all about.
Cons: You're kidding, right?

When rock and roll music first came onto the scene in the 1950's, its main goal was to make uncool parents angry and cool teens happy and provide them with something they could listen to. That goal stayed largely intact until 1991, when the gruesomely...

Pros: Its Rock n Roll...remember that????
Cons: Rap metal punks will clearly misunderstand its simple beauty.

Remember back in the day when music was all about getting laid and partying? Remember how it was all mindless fu@#ing fun and it pi#$ed everyone off....especially the teachers and your parents? Well Andrew W.k. has a new world perspective using some...

Pros: A brilliant loud statement. We want fun!
Cons: Distributors' censorship of the album cover in stores.

It's about time someone had the guts to make an album like this. It's also about time a buzz was attached to someone who deserves it. Andrew W.K. is steering rock back toward its nucleus with a ham fist and iron lungs. I'll forewarn the reader that...

Pros: Straight-forward good time rock and roll, energetic songwriting
Cons: The songs lack personality, flavor, originality, purpose, depth, maturity...

2002 will not go down as one of the best years the recording industry has ever experienced, and the ...

Pros: Every song has the "sing-along" quality of an anthem.
Cons: It's not fun to play at low volume.

Andrew W.K.'s release "I Get Wet" is an amazing rock album. It's not the most complex album lyrically, and though it contains a diverse library of influences, it breaks it all down and focuses it into the simple, up-tempo theme of partying, having fun...

Pros: Fast, good when played loud, innovative when compared to contemporaries
Cons: Album seemed kinda short...no solos...

Good rock bands as of late have been few and far between. Most rock bands in this day and age seem more intent on just going with the trends and cashing in while they can before the "rap rock" or "whine like a girl" styles of music fade out. But Andrew...

Pros: Loud, Kicka** Rock the way it was originally meant to be played
Cons: Maybe a little short...

Last summer, I heard a buzz about a band on the Ozzfest bill named Andrew W. K.(named after their lead singer, Andrew Wilkes-Krier). I never got a chance to hear them, though, until a roommate of mine got Madden 2003, where their song "Party Hard,"...

Pros: Either you love it or you hate it; A**-kicking rock to bang your head to!
Cons: Many songs on the album sound the same; you love it or you hate it

Andrew W.K. is a genius. The former one man band (who played all seven instruments) has created an album that satisfies any would-be rocker's need for head thrashing metal/rock. "I Get Wet" is a modern day masterpiece. Although practically every song...