This Is the End of Control explained

This Is the End of Control
Type:studio
Artist:Hey Violet
Cover:This is the End of Control cover.jpg
Studio:Red Decibel, Brea, California
Genre:
Label:Hollywood
Producer:
  • Red Decibel
  • Bobby Huff
Prev Title:Stark
Prev Year:2011

This Is the End of Control is the only studio album by American rock band Cherri Bomb. It was released on May 15, 2012 by Hollywood Records. Prior to the album's release, its song "Shake the Ground" was featured on The Avengers soundtrack. The album also features the song "Let It Go" from the band's 2011 debut EP Stark. This Is the End of Control peaked at number 24 on Billboards Top Hard Rock Albums chart and at number 11 on its Top Heatseekers chart.[3]

Background and recording

Guitarist Miranda Miller described writing the album as an "extremely creative" process done by the four band members and their producers. She said they wrote so many songs, that it became difficult to decide which ones to include on the album. Miller cited the band being new to recording as the most difficult part. Describing the members as perfectionists, she said they had to learn when to stop.[4]

The title, This Is the End of Control, is a lyric from the band's song "Shake the Ground". Lead guitarist and vocalist Julia Pierce said it is a message of empowerment, meaning, that even though the members are minors, they plan to make the decisions that are best for them; "As teenagers, as a band that really doesn't fit the mold, we don't want people trying to control us or tell us to be something that we're not."[5]

Reception

In her review for AllMusic, Heather Phares declared "This Is the End of Control proves that Cherri Bomb is a straight-ahead rock band with talent, a rarity in the 2010s no matter how old or what sex the people in the band are". She concluded by calling the album an "impressive debut" and "while the band's talent should guard against them being treated like a novelty, the most rebellious move the women of Cherri Bomb may make is just being who they are". Writing for Girls' Life, Rachael Ellenbogen wrote that in a music industry full of "pop princesses and auto-tuned maniacs", This Is the End of Control is "a breath of fresh, angst-infused air" with songs that stand out.[6] Brian Giffin of Loud Magazine Australia commented that "Cherri Bomb have been attracting all the right kinds of attention, and much of it has even been for all the right reasons". He describes the album as "a punchy collection of exuberant and catchy tunes that should bring a smile to the face of even the most cynical" and compliments the hooks the band writes. He concludes by calling the album a "pretty solid debut".

Zachary Houle of PopMatters rated the album a 6/10, calling the album "decent enough, with no real surprises and the odd clanger in the lyrics department here and there".

Personnel

Cherri Bomb

Production

Notes and References

  1. News: Hey Violet and Terror Jr: The New Female Pop Rebels. The New York Times. 4 July 2017. July 10, 2017. Caramanica. Jon.
  2. Web site: Exclusive Q and A: Cherri Bomb Separate The Girls From The Boys . Ourstage.com . August 7, 2012 . February 8, 2014.
  3. Web site: Cherri Bomb . Cherri Bomb - Awards . AllMusic. Macrovision Corporation . 2012-06-28.
  4. Web site: Price . Jason . Cherri Bomb's Miranda Miller Discusses The Band's Powerful Debut Album! . 11 June 2012 . Icon Vs. Icon . February 27, 2022.
  5. Web site: Reavy . Pat . Cherri Bomb are America's next trailblazing all girl band . 21 September 2012 . . February 27, 2022.
  6. Web site: Ellenbogen . Rachael . Cherri Bomb proves teen rockers are sweet and powerful . . February 27, 2022.