AMG Review of Breaking Things

Mike DaRonco
All Music Guide

The nerdcore offense known as All continues on with their third vocalist. With Chad Price handling the microphone in a deeper, more powerful tone in comparison to previous singer Scott Reynolds, the music has a bit more of a backbone to it. Not to say that All have gone heavy metal (although they do come pretty close with "Guilty" and "Crucified"), they're still the same playful, heartbroken teenagers (in the bodies of middle-aged men by now) who continue to share their love for food and fishing. The only significant difference is that the tone isn't as wimpy while they sing about their latest girl trauma. With that in mind, Breaking Things is the start of something new for All. Just pretend that their follow-up Pummel never happened.