You have to give Sumthin Terrible some credit for adhering to truth in packaging concepts–you know exactly what you’re getting into here if you buy a copy of U Stupid. At first glance it sort of looks like the name of this record is U 2 Stupid, which made me want to buy the album instantly–U2 IS stupid and have far outlived their relevance. The last interesting thing they ever did was let Edge sing on Numb. Remember? It was back when they were still trying to be “edgy”.

Heh.

I have to give this bunch props for trying something original–in hip hop the “me too” factor is so high that it’s almost shocking when a fresh concept emerges. Sad that “me too” didn’t happen with groups like Arrested Development or Digable Planets in the same way it did with damn near every other successful name in the genre.

This album cover is a mess. What the hell is going on here? It looks like either a 28 Days Later-style zombie attack setup with the zombies sadly MIA or maybe these guys all at the leftover shrimp from last week. Either way, it’s an big ol’ FAIL of an album cover. Yawn.

I suppose with a band name like Sumthin Terrible there’s only so far you can go with any particular concept. Guys–back to the drawing board. Or maybe this is a REALLY SUBVERSIVE album cover–a band called Sumthin Terrible with…a TERRIBLE ALBUM COVER. There’s a level of subtlety here we’re obviously missing.
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