The album is different and stands alone, like every Against Me album before it. I like it, though.
I'm just anticipating the wave of negativity that will be flooding the comments section of these new songs. It's bound to happen, since punk-rock kids just loooove to hate on AM! these days.
i think it's a mistake to dismiss all criticism of new against me as pure trendiness. there are legitimate reasons behind the backlash. yes, it's their prerogative to take their music in any direction they wish, but the new stuff seems very boring and overproduced to me, for the most part. it's almost impossible to say something like "this isn't punk!" with a straight face since that argument is used improperly approximately 103% of the time, but in this case, i think it actually applies - it's disingenuous to call this a punk album. it's a rock album. there's nothing...
i think it's a mistake to dismiss all criticism of new against me as pure trendiness. there are legitimate reasons behind the backlash. yes, it's their prerogative to take their music in any direction they wish, but the new stuff seems very boring and overproduced to me, for the most part. it's almost impossible to say something like "this isn't punk!" with a straight face since that argument is used improperly approximately 103% of the time, but in this case, i think it actually applies - it's disingenuous to call this a punk album. it's a rock album. there's nothing inherently wrong with that, of course, but it's disappointing (at least, to me) to watch what was once one of my favorite bands go in this direction.
This is a really pretty song.
The album is different and stands alone, like every Against Me album before it. I like it, though.
I'm just anticipating the wave of negativity that will be flooding the comments section of these new songs. It's bound to happen, since punk-rock kids just loooove to hate on AM! these days.
i think it's a mistake to dismiss all criticism of new against me as pure trendiness. there are legitimate reasons behind the backlash. yes, it's their prerogative to take their music in any direction they wish, but the new stuff seems very boring and overproduced to me, for the most part. it's almost impossible to say something like "this isn't punk!" with a straight face since that argument is used improperly approximately 103% of the time, but in this case, i think it actually applies - it's disingenuous to call this a punk album. it's a rock album. there's nothing...
i think it's a mistake to dismiss all criticism of new against me as pure trendiness. there are legitimate reasons behind the backlash. yes, it's their prerogative to take their music in any direction they wish, but the new stuff seems very boring and overproduced to me, for the most part. it's almost impossible to say something like "this isn't punk!" with a straight face since that argument is used improperly approximately 103% of the time, but in this case, i think it actually applies - it's disingenuous to call this a punk album. it's a rock album. there's nothing inherently wrong with that, of course, but it's disappointing (at least, to me) to watch what was once one of my favorite bands go in this direction.