justinthunderliger Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I couldn't possibly pick a favorite album. My current favorite song of the moment is "Tuesday" off 4 am. ("AM I ON MY OOOOOOOOOWWNN!!) I'm so happy these are pressed again but it kinda bums me out that I already had them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keevhren Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 all time favorite song is the falls. cant pick an album. all are so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 favorite songs: Blue Ridge, Sidewalk, Beliefs Pile, 25 Years, Cross Tie, Nickel Bridge.... and many many more. Can't wait to get these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawbroken Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 oh man i wish i had money for all of these. great color choices too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 all time favorite song is the falls. cant pick an album. all are so good. it's sooo awesome to hear somebody else name drop a front porch stories song title...I fucking LOOOOVVVE that record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanargyle Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I can't believe this isn't as popular as the Falcon thread... Avail >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Falcon (and I like them too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I can't believe this isn't as popular as the Falcon thread...Avail >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Falcon (and I like them too) this is why they don't tour anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanargyle Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Please explain....are you saying Avail doesn't tour anymore because they aren't as popular? If so, that really sucks. Either way, they will be popular on my record player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 In this trendy day and age... Avail = Baskin Robbins Falcon = Pinkberry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Please explain....are you saying Avail doesn't tour anymore because they aren't as popular? If so, that really sucks. Either way, they will be popular on my record player! I can't really speak FOR the band, but their popularity has been dwindling the past few years and thus not coming home with much money doesn't help...which is only made worse by the fact that they're still one of, if not the best live bands around. still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamitekid Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I really wish that Avail would come to San Diego. I'll buy the whole venue if thats what it takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisw Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Ordered the 6 pack for my christmas present Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keevhren Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Please explain....are you saying Avail doesn't tour anymore because they aren't as popular? If so, that really sucks. Either way, they will be popular on my record player! I can't really speak FOR the band, but their popularity has been dwindling the past few years and thus not coming home with much money doesn't help...which is only made worse by the fact that they're still one of, if not the best live bands around. still. I'd say a large part to their popularity dwindling has a lot to do with the fact that they dont tour though... in addition to the lack of new material. But I can 110% agree that (apart from Bad Religion, well, because to me no one will ever top them) Avail are by far the best live band... like, the handful of Avail shows I've been to have been so utterly insane in the best way possible that I don't think they can be topped. Especially seeing them in Richmond of all places every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jochert Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 woohoo! ordered! 1 six-pack flying out to the lowlands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixedfrequencies Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I want all three records so bad. I wish I had more money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviolentworld Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I can't really speak FOR the band, but their popularity has been dwindling the past few years and thus not coming home with much money doesn't help...which is only made worse by the fact that they're still one of, if not the best live bands around. still. I'd say a large part to their popularity dwindling has a lot to do with the fact that they dont tour though... in addition to the lack of new material. But I can 110% agree that (apart from Bad Religion, well, because to me no one will ever top them) Avail are by far the best live band... like, the handful of Avail shows I've been to have been so utterly insane in the best way possible that I don't think they can be topped. Especially seeing them in Richmond of all places every time. ditto to that......my favorite show of all time was avail and boy sets fire in 99. runner up is agent orange for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankerdesk Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 saw them on that tour in Detroit, and I have to say it was the worst I'd seen of both of those bands. I think the venue was too big but they were both just kinda bland. Having seen avail in a super small club pre- Over the James was probably my favorite avail show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisahiijack Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 picked up the 6-pack. still need to get the originals for 4am and dixie though. and satiate. and the split with (young) pioneers... and other stuff.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I can't really speak FOR the band, but their popularity has been dwindling the past few years and thus not coming home with much money doesn't help...which is only made worse by the fact that they're still one of, if not the best live bands around. still. I'd say a large part to their popularity dwindling has a lot to do with the fact that they dont tour though... in addition to the lack of new material. But I can 110% agree that (apart from Bad Religion, well, because to me no one will ever top them) Avail are by far the best live band... like, the handful of Avail shows I've been to have been so utterly insane in the best way possible that I don't think they can be topped. Especially seeing them in Richmond of all places every time. it's a double edged sword...because when they do tour their fans, being mostly (getting) older, have families and jobs now that prevent them from getting out to early all ages shows...and given they don't tour as much and the younger generation of kids don't know their importance, they're lost in the shuffle. I talked with Tim about this a few years ago, he said they had never played a 21+ show ever, and they were thinking they'd need to start playing 2 shows in a few cities to allow some of their old friends/fans to make it out to see them. The major difference to now compared to back then was that Avail was unavoidable in the mid-to-late 90's. everywhere you went it seemed like EVERYONE had an Avail patch on something they were wearing....and when you see that kind of constant reminder en masse...you think to yourself, I should check that band out...now for the most part, patches are passe and are seldom worn by most of the people at shows. So I think it's our duty to make mix CDs of Avail songs and give them to kids, I guess...the only problem with that is Avail doesn't really sound like anybody that kids listen to nowadays...but if there was a way to slap the bullshit christian metalcore, terrible street punk and "boy band pop" masquerading as pop punk out of kids and see some of them wise up...Avail would be the band to do it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samlesous Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Avail is the greatest live band I have ever seen, 14 times and each one of them mind-blowing. The level of sincerity is unparrallel. I just don't think the kids of today, I am not some jaded asshole (but we all have to admit things changed after 2000/Vagrant), could really understand this band or kind of music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Avail is the greatest live band I have ever seen, 14 times and each one of them mind-blowing. The level of sincerity is unparrallel. I just don't think the kids of today, I am not some jaded asshole (but we all have to admit things changed after 2000/Vagrant), could really understand this band or kind of music. I agree, I'm not trying to be the jaded asshole either, despite the tone of my previous post... Avail always operated on another level...and for the most part I don't think a lot of younger people could wrap their head around that band. It was particularly telling last year at the Fest, when after they played Aaron Danger was like oh my god, I totally understand that band now...I never really got it until now. and that's EVERYONE's reaction...you may like their records, but you don't truly get it until you've seen them play live. edit: Aaron's reaction was preceded by 5 minutes of him laughing and freaking out about how crazy I was going off during Avail's set, so if you're one of the 5 or 6 people I apparently face palmed while blindly going apeshit, I apologize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 ...you may like their records, but you don't truly get it until you've seen them play live. couldn't have said it better myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samlesous Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Absolutely true, I was at Fest 6 myself, and a friend of mine who could never drink the Kool-Aid on those guys realized what he had been missing. I had the fortune to have never heard Avail before seeing them. I was 16 and 4am Friday had just been released and the Violent Femmes cover totally sold me. Avail rules, hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Absolutely true, I was at Fest 6 myself, and a friend of mine who could never drink the Kool-Aid on those guys realized what he had been missing. I had the fortune to have never heard Avail before seeing them. I was 16 and 4am Friday had just been released and the Violent Femmes cover totally sold me. Avail rules, hands down. when i saw them for the first time in 98 it was unreal, I had never heard them before the show, me and my friends went to the show just because when we were at fireside, all everyone was talking about was "Avail is coming to play again! Avail is coming to play again!" etc... and like I said, EVERYONE had Avail patches on everything...so we talked to the door guy about it,he said we could get tickets to the show if we came the day of(I think it was sold out in advance) and because we were these young kids who were, I don't know, wide eyed and enthusiastic, he said he'd make sure we would get in because he thought it'd be a good show for us to see...he was selling us on Avail as a band....big time. and that show changed my life...there's no other way to describe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I remember the first itme I saw Avail. Not sure the year, but they played in this old movie theatre with Discount. I saw them open for HWM in Melbourne shortly afterwards. I agree with Justin, they are much like Fugazi in the respect that they don't give a fuck about what people think, they do things their way and on their terms. My wife, who hates punk rock, knows that my 5 favorite bands of all time include Avail. Yeah.......punk rock NEEDS Avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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