Strong contender for best AOF song yet.
I've already listened to it more times on iTunes than I have for any other song of theirs, including my personal favourites Mailbox Arson and No Transitory.
I disagree. This song is nowhere near "best Alexisonfire song".
The new album is weak. It's still awesome because it's Alexisonfire, but it's weak. You hear a lot less Dallas. George screams maybe once or twice on the album, but does that gargling thing he's been doing lately the rest of the time. Wade sings over Dallas a lot which was a bit disapointing. I thought they'd do different vocal lines over each other, but they do the same thing. Plus, there are times where you listen and think "...this sounds alot like (insert track name)".
I disagree. This song is nowhere near "best Alexisonfire song".
The new album is weak. It's still awesome because it's Alexisonfire, but it's weak. You hear a lot less Dallas. George screams maybe once or twice on the album, but does that gargling thing he's been doing lately the rest of the time. Wade sings over Dallas a lot which was a bit disapointing. I thought they'd do different vocal lines over each other, but they do the same thing. Plus, there are times where you listen and think "...this sounds alot like (insert track name)".
I agree with the new album being weak, there's maybe two songs that I like for certain, this being one and Midnight Regulations being the other. I'd prefer more Dallas for sure, but I don't think George's new vocal styles are that bad. Sure it's a lot less dynamic than his usual screaming, but I think this album is more about 'power to the people' if you will, rather than addressing more personal issues like previous albums. Definitely, Crisis subjects included more widespread problems like the blizzard of '77 and societal issues (see Crisis and This Could Be Anywhere In...
I agree with the new album being weak, there's maybe two songs that I like for certain, this being one and Midnight Regulations being the other. I'd prefer more Dallas for sure, but I don't think George's new vocal styles are that bad. Sure it's a lot less dynamic than his usual screaming, but I think this album is more about 'power to the people' if you will, rather than addressing more personal issues like previous albums. Definitely, Crisis subjects included more widespread problems like the blizzard of '77 and societal issues (see Crisis and This Could Be Anywhere In the World) but most of Alexisonfire's previous material was on, like I said, personal issues, and Old Crows/Young Cardinals is somewhat of a departure from that. The new album has a very different perspective than the previous albums, and the band look with more worldly, wizened eyes at problems that plague more than just themselves and their hometown (i.e. America being bastards, the struggle of the working class, religion). I think that George's new style is representative of this - on the old albums he was screaming as a tortured soul tormented by his own problems, on Old Crows/Young Cardinals he is 'gargling' as a member of society, a faceless entity in a sea of like-minded citizens. On the new album, rather than being the afflicted individual, he is the oppressed mob.
"The next record, I think, is us pretty much wanting to put the knife in screamo. I don't want to be the band that saves it, I want to be the band that kills it." - George Pettit
"The next record, I think, is us pretty much wanting to put the knife in screamo. I don't want to be the band that saves it, I want to be the band that kills it." - George Pettit
So they wanted to try something new, so what? Bands change all the time, it's still awesome and in my opinion is still sounds like Alexisonfire.
So they wanted to try something new, so what? Bands change all the time, it's still awesome and in my opinion is still sounds like Alexisonfire.
Strong contender for best AOF song yet. I've already listened to it more times on iTunes than I have for any other song of theirs, including my personal favourites Mailbox Arson and No Transitory.
I disagree. This song is nowhere near "best Alexisonfire song". The new album is weak. It's still awesome because it's Alexisonfire, but it's weak. You hear a lot less Dallas. George screams maybe once or twice on the album, but does that gargling thing he's been doing lately the rest of the time. Wade sings over Dallas a lot which was a bit disapointing. I thought they'd do different vocal lines over each other, but they do the same thing. Plus, there are times where you listen and think "...this sounds alot like (insert track name)".
I disagree. This song is nowhere near "best Alexisonfire song". The new album is weak. It's still awesome because it's Alexisonfire, but it's weak. You hear a lot less Dallas. George screams maybe once or twice on the album, but does that gargling thing he's been doing lately the rest of the time. Wade sings over Dallas a lot which was a bit disapointing. I thought they'd do different vocal lines over each other, but they do the same thing. Plus, there are times where you listen and think "...this sounds alot like (insert track name)".
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Watch Out! is still the best Alexisonfire album.
Just because you don't like it doesn't make it 'weak'. I think it's a really strong album. S/T will still be my favourite but I still love this.
Just because you don't like it doesn't make it 'weak'. I think it's a really strong album. S/T will still be my favourite but I still love this.
I agree with the new album being weak, there's maybe two songs that I like for certain, this being one and Midnight Regulations being the other. I'd prefer more Dallas for sure, but I don't think George's new vocal styles are that bad. Sure it's a lot less dynamic than his usual screaming, but I think this album is more about 'power to the people' if you will, rather than addressing more personal issues like previous albums. Definitely, Crisis subjects included more widespread problems like the blizzard of '77 and societal issues (see Crisis and This Could Be Anywhere In...
I agree with the new album being weak, there's maybe two songs that I like for certain, this being one and Midnight Regulations being the other. I'd prefer more Dallas for sure, but I don't think George's new vocal styles are that bad. Sure it's a lot less dynamic than his usual screaming, but I think this album is more about 'power to the people' if you will, rather than addressing more personal issues like previous albums. Definitely, Crisis subjects included more widespread problems like the blizzard of '77 and societal issues (see Crisis and This Could Be Anywhere In the World) but most of Alexisonfire's previous material was on, like I said, personal issues, and Old Crows/Young Cardinals is somewhat of a departure from that. The new album has a very different perspective than the previous albums, and the band look with more worldly, wizened eyes at problems that plague more than just themselves and their hometown (i.e. America being bastards, the struggle of the working class, religion). I think that George's new style is representative of this - on the old albums he was screaming as a tortured soul tormented by his own problems, on Old Crows/Young Cardinals he is 'gargling' as a member of society, a faceless entity in a sea of like-minded citizens. On the new album, rather than being the afflicted individual, he is the oppressed mob.
"The next record, I think, is us pretty much wanting to put the knife in screamo. I don't want to be the band that saves it, I want to be the band that kills it." - George Pettit
"The next record, I think, is us pretty much wanting to put the knife in screamo. I don't want to be the band that saves it, I want to be the band that kills it." - George Pettit
So they wanted to try something new, so what? Bands change all the time, it's still awesome and in my opinion is still sounds like Alexisonfire.
So they wanted to try something new, so what? Bands change all the time, it's still awesome and in my opinion is still sounds like Alexisonfire.