agaetisbyrjun Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Wait...so Max (presumably via Darren) got to "bounce ideas off of" Kanye for this album? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Wait...so Max (presumably via Darren) got to "bounce ideas off of" Kanye for this album? I don't know enough about Kanye to know certainly, but that's what it sounds like. I have to say, popular opinion aside, I REALLY like the first few songs I've heard. This is certainly the Death Grips of Say Anything albums. I will be buying this for sure. It may not be IARB, but I'm not the 18 year old I was then either. stl_ben and Cpen5311 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_ben Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 . It may not be IARB, but I'm not the 18 year old I was then either. THIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 THIS Really, it's true about a lot of records. I'm pretty open minded when it comes to things related to the music I love. Even if Max aimed to make another IARB or IDOTG, it would never be the same because we're not; nor is Max the same. Some of you are going to hate it just because you don't like it, and that's 100% okay, but I urge anyone who couldn't get past the first track to just give it one solid run through. There are some solid tracks in here. VinylGyroid, AWasteOfATime, cfrancese5 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Some of you are going to hate it just because you don't like it, and that's 100% okay, but I urge anyone who couldn't get past the first track to just give it one solid run through. There are some solid tracks in here. Yep! AWasteOfATime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throughbeingcruel Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Best thing Max ever did was the first Painful Splits release IMO. Haven't liked a Say Anything album since. That being said, my mind and ears are open. Fuck Anarchy, My Dear though. So fucking bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxsilence Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Did anyone who hated the first song keep going? I'm only on the second track but in typical Max fashion, the song is wildly different then the track just before it. I dig the second song a lot more than the first already and glad I didn't shut it off after the first track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Phillip Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 First was not too bad (not too great), but I like the next track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Did anyone who hated the first song keep going? I'm only on the second track but in typical Max fashion, the song is wildly different then the track just before it. I dig the second song a lot more than the first already and glad I didn't shut it off after the first track. Just keep going. It gets better, then different, but remains interesting. First impressions as I approach the final track: this could easily be my favorite Say Anything album. No joke. I've loved this band for a long time, but this is some next level shit. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantdance Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I couldn't stomach the first track but I'll give the full album a listen later since $40 is backing it so hard Fowty Dollaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 It is really good. I'm going to order at the earliest tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I couldn't stomach the first track but I'll give the full album a listen later since $40 is backing it so hard It depends on what your interests are. Again, you may hate it, but I really like it. I also like the Goo Goo Dolls, Coheed and Cambria, The Postal Service, and Modest Mouse. I'm all over the place. Definitely do listen though. If you don't like a track, skip it. Black Phillip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himynameisShane Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Woah didn't realize that was the whole album, whoops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantdance Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Okay it's definitely better than that first track gives it credit for. I'll have to give it a better listen later but it's pretty decent. A little too "messy" in not a good way though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danionly Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Am I missing something? Video in the OP is the first track, but it just ends after that. Where's the stream of the full album? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewfro Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 http://sayanythingmusic.com/ streams in full with the video on the bands website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danionly Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Ah got it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Max should've stopped writing music after In Defense of the Genre. disagreed. self-titled isn't a great album, but cemetery and ahhh men are incredible songs, and i'll tolerate the remaining mediocrity for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texan4life Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Self titled is my favorite. I'm gonna take Fowty's advice and give it a listen through. YesPlease and Cpen5311 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 i'm largely opposed to "empowerment" songs mostly because they're typically so corny. "we don't give a damn what they say" -- i think that qualifies. super corny. the songwriting sincerely feels less intricate and thoughtful than it did dating back to the self-titled and first painful splits. not that songs need to be intricate, but, i don't know, dynamic, maybe? say anything has always been stylistically dynamic, yes, given he experiments from album to album. but that doesn't necessarily make the actual songwriting dynamic. "give a damn" is a good exemplification. just not dynamic at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewberinger Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Album is dope - can def hear that blood brothers influence on the first track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpen5311 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Self titled is my favorite. That's the album that got me into them 7 years ago! Unfortunately, i'm missing the first lp for that record and not sure what to do since its probably been too long to contact the label or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewfro Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 That's the album that got me into them 7 years ago! Unfortunately, i'm missing the first lp for that record and not sure what to do since its probably been too long to contact the label or anything. probably would have to buy another copy. it's not OOP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I still don't own S/T or Hebrews. I need to get my shit together. I wish they would have pressed the early years stuff. Menorah/ Mejora is my favorite period. Black Phillip and MCDELTAT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinylGyroid Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I have to say, I pre-ordered this record without listening to anything and I'm glad I did. The first track isn't that great, but not bad either in my opinion, but it really doesn't represent the rest of the album well AT ALL. The album is full of these gorgeous twinkley, math rockey guitar riffs (which I am an absolute sucker for) but then you also have songs like "Goshua" that sound very electronic/techno influenced and I think they're great too!There are a handful of songs on Hebrews I like better than the songs on this album, but as a complete product I enjoy this album much more. I can definitely say it's my favorite record of theirs with the exception of Is A Real Boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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