Ultimate Fakebook

Since their beginning in Manhattan, Kansas on Halloween 1996 (they have since spread out to Lawrence and Kansas City, KS), Ultimate Fakebook has amassed a loyal and fanatic fanbase built solely on their live shows and top notch work ethic. After two full length albums on Noisome Records (1997’s Kissing Parties, 1999’s This Will Be Laughing Week), the second of which was re-released in 2000 by Sony/550 Music, UFB’s fans have longing for over two years for their third, and what promised to be their best, album.

Open Up And Say Awesome does not disappoint, featuring the band’s best work to date. Produced by Ed Rose (Get Up Kids, Reggie And The Full Effect) at Redhouse Studios in Eudora, Kansas, and featuring guest appearances by Matt and James from The Get Up Kids and Stephen from Descendents/All, this twelve song tribute to the power of rock and roll gives new meaning to "hooks" and finally puts "power" at its rightful place, directly in front of "pop." If The Replacements perfected what Big Star attempted, then UFB has taken the next step - an edgy combination of Cheap Trick’ songwriting and Kiss’s cartoonish glory, a reminder of what we all loved about Weezer’s first album. In many ways, as all great bands are, UFB are a tribute to their favorite bands. They wear their influences on their sleeve, and are poised to take their place among them, the timeless icons of rock and roll.