The One and Only Typicals (The O. A. O. T.’s) released their debut album Typical in September of 2004.

The group’s music is a fusion of pop, punk and alternative rock. The group formed in 2002 in Los Angeles by Matt Garappolo (guitars and vocals), Eddie Garcia (bass and vocals) and Dave Palamaro (drums).

Their loud, fast beats and rhythm combined with their repetitive and predictable rhyming lyrics make for catchy songs that most anyone could enjoy as it spans a few genres of music. They are somewhat reminiscent of 1980s pop punk, similar to a mix of the Ramones and the Cars.

The songs mostly speak about love and the humorous or serious sides to love.

Of the 13 tracks on the CD, number 12 seems to differ the greatest in its beats and tune.

There are multiple songs with different girls’ names so the listener can tell what these musicians’ main focus is besides their music.

“Janelle” is a humorous, fast and upbeat song about a prostitute. “Who wants to come and pretend that they love me? Who wants to take off their clothes for some money?”

“Can’t Let You” starts off with beats like U2. This is more of a hate song than a love song.

“On & On” is a song where the lead singer almost creates a beat with the way he is singing. He stops abruptly after every couple words in the chorus to make an emphasis.

“Kelly Oh” has some almost trite lines that the listener already knows before hearing.

“Nothing to Me” is about a jealous ex-lover seeing his old girl with a new guy.

“Accelerator” plays on the title of the song by starting off slow and getting faster and faster.

The ideas this group expresses make me feel as though the always like get their way. They have to get their girl at the end of the day.