Hopeless Romantic
Studio album by
the Bouncing Souls
ReleasedMay 4, 1999 (1999-05-04)
Recorded1999
Genre
Length39:58
LabelEpitaph
ProducerThom Wilson
The Bouncing Souls chronology
Tie One On
(1998) 		Hopeless Romantic
(1999) 		How I Spent My Summer Vacation
(2001)

Hopeless Romantic is the fourth full-length studio album by American punk rock band the Bouncing Souls. It was released in 1999 on Epitaph. The album finds the band experimenting with tempos and genres, all while maintaining the energetic punk sound of their previous albums. Hopeless Romantic contains fan favorites like "Kid", "¡Olé!", and the ballad "Night on Earth."

Release

Hopeless Romantic was released in May 1999. The Bouncing Souls toured with H2O, Vision, and the Casualties on the east coast in November and December 1999.[5] Drummer Shal Khich left the band in January 2000.[6] Towards the end of the year, the band supported Green Day in Europe.[7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The album was included at number 31 on Rock Sound's "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list.[4]

Track listing

All tracks by The Bouncing Souls except where noted.

  1. "Hopeless Romantic" – 2:12
  2. "'87" – 3:27
  3. "Kid" – 2:50
  4. "Fight to Live" – 2:58
  5. "Bullying the Jukebox" – 3:48
  6. "You're So Rad" – 1:19
  7. "Night on Earth" – 4:54
  8. "Monday Morning Ant Brigade" – 2:24
  9. "¡Olé!" (Armath, J. Deja, The Bouncing Souls) – 3:04
  10. "Undeniable" – 2:37
  11. "Wish Me Well (You Can Go to Hell)" – 2:56
  12. "It's Not the Heat, It's the Humanity" – 2:14
  13. "The Whole Thing" – 5:13

Trivia

Personnel

References

Citations
  1. ^ Powers, Matt. "Bouncing Souls - Hopeless Romantic". Punknews.org. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Bouncing Souls - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2023. The Bouncing Souls were in stronger form on 1999's Hopeless Romantic, which found the band exploring more personal lyrical themes while still delivering their energetic punk sound.
  3. ^ a b Hopeless Romantic at AllMusic
  4. ^ a b Bird, ed. 2014, p. 71
  5. ^ Paul, Aubin (November 11, 1999). "East Coast Fuck You Tour Dates!". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Paul, Aubin (January 27, 2000). "Bad Bouncing Souls". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  7. ^ White, Adam (December 18, 2000). "Bouncing Souls LP Finished". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
Sources
  • Bird, Ryan, ed. (September 2014). "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time". Rock Sound (191). London: Freeway Press Inc. ISSN 1465-0185.
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