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Whisper War

(2008, Rock, by The Cab, Label: Decaydance)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 11.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Bouncy, nice-guy fun is self-absorbed.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 11 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Innocuous and self-absorbed; with an impressive density of clichés, but no particular message.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    "Baby, take it off...the Devil's language tastes of lust" is about as steamy as it gets.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    One or two references to drinking as a metaphor for attraction: "I need your attention/it's like the alcohol…your scent is the rum/the room is a bottle/keeping me hopeless until I wake tomorrow."
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Whisper War

Parents need to know that the five members of The Cab make an effort to come across as nice guys. With a clean-cut image and an album of bouncy love songs, they're tween-safe and appealing.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how everyone's connected in the music business these days. What are the benefits of collaborating with others? How can it devalue an album or an artist? Families can also talk about the use of clichés in pop music lyrics. "I'm up, down, spinning around/high and dry/and kicked to the ground/I'm lost and I'll never be found," for example. Can you think of a more original way to say the same thing?

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  1. Parent Reviewer
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    Borderline suggestive lyrics, I interpret them as sexualy charged.

    I don't know who rated the lyrics, but they didn't listen very closely. The song Bounce is about sex, plain as day. 13 yes. 11 ? no. "And when you use your lips they better be on me" 'Liars turn me on" "I put bodies into motion/Keep this skin out in the open/Liars turn me on" are just a few of the lyrics I personally found borderline. And I'm pretty liberal with what I allow.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 5.0

    Cabulous

    The Cab is an amazing band! I love this album, and I think that anyone who doesn't is crazy. The songs are awesome, and very danceable. Alex Deleon, the lead singer, has an incredible voice and clever lyrics.

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