Become a Member
Remove ads, unlock a dark mode theme, and get other perks by upgrading your account. Experience the website the way it's meant to be.

Deryck Whibley Reflects on ‘All Killer, No Filler’

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Melody Bot, May 17, 2021.

  1. Melody Bot May 17, 2021
    Melody Bot

    Your friendly little forum bot. Staff Member

    This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply.

    Deryck Whibley of Sum 41 talks with Billboard about All Killer No Filler on its twenty years anniversary:

    I’ve always felt somewhat, like, when that record had success — and maybe this is just my personality — but when it got as successful as it did, I had an immediate embarrassment. Almost like you become ashamed of your own success. In some way, I feel like it snuck through and everyone’s going to find out soon that it’s not that good. Like I sort of cheated my way, somehow. That’s kind of what I’ve always felt about that record. I think if I listen to it now as I’m older, maybe I can be a little bit more objective. But for the longest time, I thought it wasn’t a very good record.

    more

    Not all embedded content is displayed here. You can view the original to see embedded videos, tweets, etc.
     
  2. fredwordsmith May 17, 2021
    fredwordsmith

    Trusted Supporter

    Truly no better title for that record. An absolute classic.
     
    huntercrunch, brandon, pbueddi and 2 others like this.
  3. Phil507 May 18, 2021
    Phil507

    Resident NYC snob Supporter

    Eh....it's a good album but definitely of it's time. I got a lot of play out of it at age 17 but at age 37 sounds a bit dated.
     
    parkerxcore, jackyjackyjack and Brent like this.
  4. mrenkens007 May 18, 2021
    mrenkens007

    Surprise, Surprise Prestigious

    The two records that followed have more replay value to me than this one does. Chuck was a big moment of my teens.
     
    JamesMichael likes this.
  5. Remove
  6. Bartek T. May 18, 2021
    Bartek T.

    D'oh! Prestigious

    Well, I did go back to listen to it for the 20th anniversary, and it is an awesome record, though not something I could blast out on a daily basis (being over 30). Nothing wrong with that though.
     
  7. huntercrunch May 20, 2021
    huntercrunch

    Regular

    It's okay. Even artistic geniuses are wrong sometimes too.

    Record still holds up amazingly today, in my opinion. I've always appreciated that album for not fixating on relationships for lyrics on every song unlike most pop-punk bands, and consequently has a lack of troubling lyrics by comparison to most of their contemporaries at the time.
     
    Bartek T. and fredwordsmith like this.
  8. thisisasong May 22, 2021
    thisisasong

    Newbie

    Seems like a shitty attitude to have, as if he’s taken for granted all these years the fact that he got to work with the legendary Jerry Finn with him as producer on the album.
     
  9. angrycandy May 22, 2021
    angrycandy

    I’m drama in these khaki towns Supporter

    you doing ok there, Jerry?
     
    thisisasong likes this.
  10. thisisasong May 22, 2021
    thisisasong

    Newbie

    I actually commented before finishing reading the entire interview where Deryck woulf clarify what he meant. My bad.

    Damn I miss Jerry though.
     
    angrycandy likes this.