Gonna say.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 18:11 (ten years ago) link
I am halfway through the second song of this, which is further than I've gotten on any previous AFI release
I see why A Perfect Circle would be namechecked here but I feel it's a little too bombastic/conventional to really link to The Thirteenth Step so far? Very little syncopation, the guitars aren't used the same way, little-to-know time signature fuckery so far, and personality-wise the singing is not at the same level.
It's like Green Day covering The Thirteenth Step, which isn't as damning a comment from me as it would be from others.
― a dessicated quasi-tsunami of gut-busting cosmic - tech (DJP), Thursday, 24 October 2013 19:40 (ten years ago) link
fyi "The Conductor" is great
― a dessicated quasi-tsunami of gut-busting cosmic - tech (DJP), Thursday, 24 October 2013 19:50 (ten years ago) link
wait brad you compared afi to apc?? wow
― 乒乓, Thursday, 24 October 2013 19:51 (ten years ago) link
"Heart Stops" sounds like New Order covered by Blink 182
― a dessicated quasi-tsunami of gut-busting cosmic - tech (DJP), Thursday, 24 October 2013 19:55 (ten years ago) link
the idea that this sounds like a tolerable amalgamation of Muse and Coldplay crossed my mind and now I can't shake it and it's lessening my enjoyment of the album ;_;
― a dessicated quasi-tsunami of gut-busting cosmic - tech (DJP), Thursday, 24 October 2013 19:58 (ten years ago) link
the thirteenth step comparison occurred to me in the middle of listening to "no resurrection"; i agree it's sort of like if a pop-punk band attempted that depth of mood, and i think it works really well
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 25 October 2013 15:26 (ten years ago) link
also i can maybe hear muse but i have no idea where you're hearing the coldplay
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 25 October 2013 15:27 (ten years ago) link
maybe he means metallica
― 乒乓, Friday, 25 October 2013 15:30 (ten years ago) link
Davey's mom on raising him. This is so great:
http://theava.com/archives/45934
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 31 July 2015 17:08 (eight years ago) link
aw this is so great
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, 31 July 2015 17:54 (eight years ago) link
revisiting this record right now and jeez it's still great
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, 31 July 2015 18:32 (eight years ago) link
the new album sucks :(
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Monday, 2 January 2017 11:14 (seven years ago) link