Plain White T's' debut album,
Stop, follows in the footsteps of
Jimmy Eat World's sudden success in 2002, and evidently these four young men read up on their history.
Stop is rather generic, although it does provide several enjoyable songs, such as "Please Don't Do This," in which vocalist
Tom Higgenson pleads for his girlfriend to admit her cheating ways, and the breezy "Shine."
Plain White T's' largest obstacle is its sounding like emo figureheads
Dashboard Confessional and the aforementioned
Jimmy Eat World, and in its desperation to emulate these groups it forgets to also inject its songs with a noticeable style of its own. As of such,
Stop is simply a forgettable release overshadowed by its peers in the emo/rock scene. ~ Jason D. Taylor