monk0nuggets Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 After one full listen, I think the first disc has some great songs on it, but doesn't carry any momentum. It has too many different styles mixed in to do so. The second disc is much more cohesive than the first. It felt more like an album. I thought the second disc was better mainly for this reason, but the songs are well developed and fit together. The lyrics, as expected are awesome. Bemis sticks with is grotesque phrasing, but talks about more positive situations for the most part. Good record. I think its going to take more listens to let this one soak in though. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 after only one listen of the whole thing, I liked the first disc more, and thought the 2nd was a little boring. I'm not a huge fan of double discs, it's a whole lot of music to digest at once. I also think it makes it harder to just "throw on an album." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenontheradio Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 after only one listen of the whole thing, I liked the first disc more, and thought the 2nd was a little boring. I'm not a huge fan of double discs, it's a whole lot of music to digest at once. I also think it makes it harder to just "throw on an album." Totally agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I don't like this album at all, but I was never a big fan of this band anyway. Some songs are catchy, but that is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest falloutcollapse Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 This is just a bunch of songs. So disappointing. But Anthony Green is on 'Hangover Song,' so I'm pretty stoked about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfactor675 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 This is just a bunch of songs. So disappointing. But Anthony Green is on 'Hangover Song,' so I'm pretty stoked about that. Don't be, it's the worst thing on the album easily, its about a minute, so it's not even a real song, i'm dissapointed on that. the others are great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Booooooooooooooooooooooring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfactor675 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Booooooooooooooooooooooring. no way!! I'm just listening 2nd time and it's getting better and better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest falloutcollapse Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 This is just a bunch of songs. So disappointing. But Anthony Green is on 'Hangover Song,' so I'm pretty stoked about that. Don't be, it's the worst thing on the album easily, its about a minute, so it's not even a real song, i'm dissapointed on that. the others are great!! Anthony Green + Throw-up noises = My immature ass is happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 After a second listen of the first disc, I think there are more stand out tracks, but I still feel it doesn't fit together as nicely as the second disc. I'll give another listen to the second disc on the way home from work today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magalvsr13 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 its growing on me with every listen, but overall I think if they took the best songs from this and made one disc, it would have been a lot more solid. I think the second half of the first disc is my favorite but I need to give the second disc more of a shot before i write it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dietrootbeer Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 *yawn* for real real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 this is one band that ill continue to fail to understand the appeal/hype. ive listened to this band countless times since the majority of my friends are in love with the band and i just dont get it. ive seen them live about 3 times just before they got hugely sploog inducing and it just didnt do it for me. something about the dudes voice annoys me. every word just seems to be over emphasized like a high school drama kid. to top it off this new album isnt even catchy to me. the way people talk about this band i almost feel bad for myself that maybe im missing something but instead ill just scratch my head in disbelief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 It is really strange that almost everyone that has responded doesn't like them. I didn't like them when I first heard them before they put out their first record either, but I saw them open for Thrice and Dashboard and they blew me away. I picked up their For Sale... EP and listened to it probably 500 times. I loved it. Is a Real Boy came out and I loved it even more than the EP. So, I had pretty high expectations of this record, and I feel like it isn't as good as Is a Real Boy, but it still has some great songs on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest falloutcollapse Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 It is really strange that almost everyone that has responded doesn't like them. I didn't like them when I first heard them before they put out their first record either, but I saw them open for Thrice and Dashboard and they blew me away. I picked up their For Sale... EP and listened to it probably 500 times. I loved it. Is a Real Boy came out and I loved it even more than the EP. So, I had pretty high expectations of this record, and I feel like it isn't as good as Is a Real Boy, but it still has some great songs on it. I love ...Is A Real Boy. It is one of my all-time favorite CD's. I just haven't given this one enough spins to judge it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share Posted October 22, 2007 So I listened to the second disc on the way home from work and I still think the second disc is better. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I fell asleep listening to this record this morning. I tried giving it another shot, but it's flat out boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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