PW's Song Of The Week: SONG OF THE WEEK: 6/12/22

Thursday, June 9, 2022

SONG OF THE WEEK: 6/12/22

SONG: "Put You On"

ARTIST: Four Year Strong

ALBUM: "It's Our Time"

YEAR: 2005

PLACE OF ORIGIN: Worcester, Massachusetts

YEARS ACTIVE: 2001 - present

WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:

I get a sense "Put You On" seems to be about someone, perhaps a former bandmate, who was given an opportunity with the band but blew his shot because of his attitude. Maybe this person began being too pushy or tried to take control of the band but the rest of the guys weren't having it and it was probably that move of letting him go which propelled them to get to where they ultimately wanted to go as a band.

FOUR YEAR STRONG DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):

2005 - It's Our Time (Open Your Eyes Records)

* did not chart on the Billboard 200

2007 - Rise Or Die Trying (I Surrender Records)

* did not chart on the Billboard 200

2009 - Explains It All (I Surrender/Decaydance Records)

* peaked at #115 on the Billboard 200 on 10-10-09

2010 - Enemy Of The World (I Surrender/Decaydance Records)

* peaked at #47 on the Billboard 200 on 2-15-2012

2011 - In Some Way, Shape, Or Form (Universal Republic Records)

* peaked at #88 on the Billboard 200 on 11-20-11

2015 - Four Year Stong (Pure Noise Records)

* peaked at #77 on the Billboard 200 on 6-9-15

2017 - Some Of You Will Like This, Some Of You Won't (Pure Noise Records)

* did not chart on the Billboard 200

2020 - Brain Pain (Pure Noise Records)

* peaked at #175 on the Billboard 200 on 3-10-20

MY THOUGHTS ON FOUR YEAR STONG:

Four Year Strong formed as a band back in 2001, when all the members were still attending high school in Worcester, Massachusetts. After releasing a few EP's, the band dropped their debut album in 2005 called "It's Our Time". This debut was hastily recorded and the band's next release, 2007's "Rise Or Die Trying", was a much more polished effort. In 2009, the band paid tribute to some of the artists they grew up on with the release of the covers album, "Explains It All". In 2010, the band definitely shifted a corner with the album "Enemy Of The World". You could really sense that Four Year Strong was getting tighter in their playing and songwriting skills. In 2011, the band released their only album to be distributed by a major label when they put out "In Some Way, Shape, Or Form" through Universal Republic. That proved to be a one off deal as the band would form a relationship with Pure Noise Records for the last three releases, starting with 2015's self-titled "Four Year Strong". Then they put out the compilation album "Some Of You Will Like This, Some Of You Won't" which featured re-worked recordings of some of their hit songs. Their most recent full length release would be 2020's "Brain Pain". Most recently, Four Year Strong released a cover of Green Day's "Brain Stew/Jaded" in May of 2020. Four Year Strong is definitely a pop punk band. I find them to have a little grit to them though. I first started getting into these guys in 2010 with their "Enemy Of The World" album. I was instantly hooked from hearing the song "Wasting Time (Eternal Sunshine)". Album wise, it was their next album, "In Some Way, Shape, Or Form" that was, and still is my favorite album from the band. Four Year Strong is a pretty consistent band, putting out new music fairly on the regular. These guys are one of many that proves that punk rock music is alive and well in my home state of Massachusetts!

SIMILAR ARTISTS:

A Day To Remember

Bayside

Transit

The Swellers

The Starting Line

TEN FOUR YEAR STRONG SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:

1. Stuck In The Middle

2. Wasting Time (Eternal Sunshine)

3. Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die

4. Talking Myself In Circles

5. We All Float Down Here