Funeral For A Friend

[Surtr]

With the release of their newest album coming quite soon, is anyone else pumped as ****?

I'm sorry if this should be in another forum, just move it if you think it should be.

[cobert]

Belongs in pop-punk.

[Mute Print]

Definitely belongs here.


Not a huge fan, but they're okay.

[Grohlthegreat]

I only really like Roses for the Dead...

[Permanent Solution]

I don't see why this band is so popular. Not at all interesting.

[cbmartinez]

On my bottom 5. Terrible. The album cover for Hours is pathetically bad.

[DepthsOfDreams555]

The album cover for Casually Dressed and Deep In Conversation is pretty cool. I liked Casually Dressed and Hours but from what I've heard from their new album it is going to suck so bad.

[JebRand]

I like funeral. They put on a good show, but Hours is very lacking. The best stuff is the Bsides of the singles.

[Ganondorf]

From what ''Into Oblivion'' sounds like, this is really just rock music, wouldn't call it pop-punk. They're an alright band though.

[DepthsOfDreams555]

From what ''Into Oblivion'' sounds like, this is really just rock music, wouldn't call it pop-punk. They're an alright band though.

If that's the only song you've heard you should listen to some older stuff.

[santi3hg]

Wait, why is this still in the hc/emo forums still?

[Surtr]

Uhhh...

I like funeral. They put on a good show, but Hours is very lacking. The best stuff is the Bsides of the singles.
Hours is my favorite album by them..

[Dave de Sylvia]

I've lost interest in them since Hours. I saw them live last summer and their set was 90% Casually Dressed material, which probably says a lot.

[Surtr]

That's quite true.

But Hours is far from a bad album. It's got some amazing songs on it. And I'll agree that this new album, from the song currently released, sounds as if it's not going to be FFAF at all, I still imagine that either it'll be a good album that's not very FFAF sounding, or that only a few songs will sound like that.

[Concubine]

i like their lead guitarist part, it's interesting

but the rest of the bands are just dull and bland

[RetiredAt21]

With the release of their newest album coming quite soon, is anyone else pumped as ****?

I'm sorry if this should be in another forum, just move it if you think it should be.

Pumped as ****? For some of the most generic **** I've ever heard.

[antihippy]

thyeir new single is bad.

[nobodyblossomsforever]

Pumped as ****? For some of the most generic **** I've ever heard.

They do sound very generic. I'd like to see if they improve any on their new album, but if they're keeping the same pace as most bands these days then it's not going to be that great.

Not a horrible band, but very boring to listen to imo.

[Dinosawesome]

All The Rage is their best song by far.

[Kif]

I like them. Their new stuff lacks energy, but other than that they are decent enough. I've seen them a few times, met them too. Good blokes.

[hey, you're not cory!]

Terrible, terrible band.

So bland and unimaginative. Nothing about them is good.

[bottlerocket]

Definitely belongs here.


Not a huge fan, but they're okay.

lol ty Brian good job. :D

I don't see why this band is so popular. Not at all interesting.

Thank you!

So stale, so boring...the lyrics are lifeless, music boring and cliche. I see nothing interesting about this band, really. It's like they were churned out by the "generic 'post-hardcore' 'emo' 'screamo' band generator for bands that want to sound like Silverstein meets Senses Fail."

[lunchforthesky]

These guys were making popcore well before Silverstein and Sense Fail.

Casually Dressed is the only good popcore album every made in my opinion.

[Kif]

lol ty Brian good job. :D



Thank you!

So stale, so boring...the lyrics are lifeless, music boring and cliche. I see nothing interesting about this band, really. It's like they were churned out by the "generic 'post-hardcore' 'emo' 'screamo' band generator for bands that want to sound like Silverstein meets Senses Fail."
You say that as if Silverstein and Senses Fail aren't "generic 'post-hardcore' 'emo' 'screamo' :p

[Blaze Of Glory]

I like this band.

[indietrash]

they do nothing for me. I can't tell them apart from any of the other boring overhyped crap bands out there.

[Ganondorf]

If that's the only song you've heard you should listen to some older stuff.

I've got Casually Dressed..... and some of the songs before that, never really bothered with Hours as they were a bit boring for me by then, but stuff like ''This Years Most Open Heartbreak'' is still good I think.

[Mute Print]

These guys were making popcore well before Silverstein and Sense Fail.
Silverstein has been around a little longer than FFAF.

lol ty Brian good job.
What? I didn't do anything. :p

[B]

Silverstein has been around a little longer than FFAF.


What? I didn't do anything. :p

123 they have a couple eps and stuff that were out long before their first album

[Ganondorf]

Silverstein is terrible.

[B]

theyre better than ffaf imo

[lunchforthesky]

123 they have a couple eps and stuff that were out long before their first album

Funeral Had early Ep's too which got a lot more recognition than Silverstein's. Silverstein's only really made any kind of name for themselves when they release WBIEF where Funeral had popularity (at least in the UK) well before they brought out their debut.

Plus no one in their right mind would steal their sound from Silverstein, they both owe a lot more to Thursday, Glassjaw, Thrice, TBS.

[Mute Print]

I'm guessing Silverstein was as popular in Canada as Funeral For A Friend was in the UK.

Plus no one in their right mind would steal their sound from Silverstein, they both owe a lot more to Thursday, Glassjaw, Thrice, TBS.
That part is pretty much true. +Grade.

[B]

I'm guessing Silverstein was as popular in Canada as Funeral For A Friend was in the UK.


That part is pretty much true. +Grade.

123 to everything itp

well, confirming the first part, silverstein is from around here and, ffaf still suck more.

[lunchforthesky]

Silverstein are awful, he is one of the worst singers ive ever heard.

They are pretty similar to FFAF but without the song dynamics and decent writing in exchange for scene kids and unashamed whining.

[Mute Print]

In exchange for scene kids?

They both appeal to incredible amounts of scenesters, from my experience.

[B]

Silverstein are awful, he is one of the worst singers ive ever heard.

They are pretty similar to FFAF but without the song dynamics and decent writing in exchange for scene kids and unashamed whining.

i honestly dont think you know what youre talking about on this one, ffaf attracts just as many scene kids as silverstein and they definately dont have any better song writing ability, theyre both just straight up generic and bad

im not saying i dont like them, but they are both just plain terrible

[lunchforthesky]

In exchange for scene kids?

They both appeal to incredible amounts of scenesters, from my experience.

Meh not here. FFAF being from the UK are pretty big so they mostly attract "normal" people.

And Casually Dressed is a good album but all the other FFAF sucks as does all of Silverstein.

I cant get over how awful the Silverstein singer is.

[B]

when i saw them before their new cd at a tiny little club (like 150/200 people) he actually sang really well, ive seen them since and they were completely terrible. i dont know if it was because it was a hall or maybe he just got worse.

[cbmartinez]

Silverstein and FFAF are both absolutely terrible.

/end

[Ganondorf]

I dunno, I feel with FFAF trying to mvoe away from their ''scene'' sound of Casually Dressed....., they've really just become a generic rock band. Into Oblivion is catchy though, I'll give them that.

[B]

Silverstein and FFAF are both absolutely terrible.

/end

lol ive already said that but sure :)

[lunchforthesky]

I dunno, I feel with FFAF trying to mvoe away from their ''scene'' sound of Casually Dressed....., they've really just become a generic rock band. Into Oblivion is catchy though, I'll give them that.

I agree completely.

[bottlerocket]

You say that as if Silverstein and Senses Fail aren't "generic 'post-hardcore' 'emo' 'screamo' :p

No, you read that as if I didn't say that, which I was inferring.

Wow that's confusing.

But no, I think they definitely are. Are you kidding me? :lol:

What? I didn't do anything. :p

Moving the thread from HC/E to pop-punk. :thumb:

[Kif]

Woah I'm confused :eek:

Anyway, yeah FFAF are definitely trying to shed that whole scene image. They had it during 2003, and to be honest, that kind of thing wasn't big in the UK then. When Hours hit, they tried to be more melodic, and I think Tales Don't Tell Themselves is just them trying to improve on that.

I'm rather glad FFAf haven't kept churning out the same album actually. It makes CDADIC still really fun to listen to, and Hours has it's moments on there too.

[lunchforthesky]

I'm all for change, i just wish they had changed to something less generic.

[Ganondorf]

yeah, now they just sound like Hundred Reasons or InMe or any other generic UK rock band :p

[team_racket]

as generic as they were, the early stuff was pretty interesting. they have slowly waned over time and now churn out middle of the road rock. hundred reasons were an immense band back in the day. live especially.

lol at InMe. one of the worst bands anyone will ever hear.

[lunchforthesky]

as generic as they were, the early stuff was pretty interesting. they have slowly waned over time and now churn out middle of the road rock. hundred reasons were an immense band back in the day. live especially.

lol at InMe. one of the worst bands anyone will ever hear.

Agreed on all counts.

[team_racket]

glad you agree. hundred reasons in their prime was top stuff. britains answer to sensefield, with a bit of quicksand thrown in.

[Bad Blood]

ffaf are good

[Kif]

glad you agree. hundred reasons in their prime was top stuff. britains answer to sensefield, with a bit of quicksand thrown in.
Hundred Reasons are awesome. Kill Your Own was a great return for them, even if it didn't get as much coverage as it deserved.

[JebRand]

INME make my ears bleed

[Mute Print]

Moving the thread from HC/E to pop-punk. :thumb:
I'm still not a super. I can't do anything like that.

It was REINER, I think.

Edit - lynch_me, actually.

[Concubine]

Hundred Reasons are awesome. Kill Your Own was a great return for them, even if it didn't get as much coverage as it deserved.

Hundred Reasons are kinda bland

Hell is For Heroes and Million Dead are better

[B]

hell is for heroes is decent

[Ganondorf]

I liked Million Dead.

[antihippy]

from what i've heard, funeral for a friend's new album would either be good or boring. into oblivion disappointed me a little, but out of reach actually kicks ***.

[skingle]

The 'Seven ways to scream your name' is by far the best. Casually dressed is very good. I thought hours was very average, and i'm not sure what to make of the new stuff.

Wait for it and see i guess.

They're good live too, very impressive show i thought.

[team_racket]

hell is for heroes are f'ucking sweet. and million dead were equally as good back in the day.

[Bad Blood]

monsters imo

is the best song they've written

[byrkee]

these guys are not pop-punk, never were either, now they make just straight up great rock songs.
generic? are you kidding? not in the least.
this is an amazing band, and their new album will be their best yet.
just wait.

[bottlerocket]

Haha okay I'm waiting.

If it sucks I want back the 40 or so minutes of my life I wasted listening to it, plus an extra 20 minutes compensation. Deal?

[byrkee]

haha deal. comes out may 15th.

[DepthsOfDreams555]

The new album is going to be so weak.

[byrkee]

wow. a senses fail fanboy just said a ffaf album is going to be weak...

[nobodyblossomsforever]

these guys are not pop-punk, never were either, now they make just straight up great rock songs.
generic? are you kidding? not in the least.
this is an amazing band, and their new album will be their best yet.
just wait.

This forum isn't limited to just Pop-Punk. Usually just anything that is mainstream. Then usually anything that is discussed that isn't mainstream falls under Pop-Punk. If it doesn't then that's mainly because there's no other good bands to talk about. :p

FFAF is Post-Hardcore, and that's close enough to be discussed here. ;)

[bottlerocket]

FFAF is most certainly not post-hardcore.

[lunchforthesky]

They are popcore, but that isnt a real genre.

They owe more to metal than to hardcore although they have abandoned that for mainstream rock.

[nobodyblossomsforever]

I wouldn't really know what they are because they aren't very listenable to me. :(

[Bad Blood]

oh no genres

[Ganondorf]

Their older stuff (This Years Most Open Heartbreak etc) certainly has some kind of metal influence.

[B]

Mainstream rock.

[byrkee]

right now they are just rock.

[Concubine]

i just heard their new single, Into the Oblivion or something, and wow it's really bad

[byrkee]

if you dont like that then try out of reach.

[Concubine]

i doubt i will

[lunchforthesky]

New songs are terrible, so bland.

[Concubine]

I thought i was listening to Hoobastank or something

On the side note, i just realised the new FATA sounds like old FFAF, only worse

[byrkee]

new album is up to stream on their myspace, go listen to it now.
myspace.com/funeralforafriend

[Surtr]

Oh god...Hope it's good....*Fingers crossed*

/Listen's...

[lunchforthesky]

It's as bland and generic as i assumed it would be.

[Surtr]

It's not bad.

Not FFAF really, but much better than bland and generic.

[lunchforthesky]

i used to like this band, but they have just become so un-interesting.

[DepthsOfDreams555]

The new CD is sooo bad. It's terrible.

See it's not much better than bland and generic because that's what it is.

[byrkee]

WHAT THE HELL!?
it seems you would like bland and generic since you like senses fail so much!

[cobert]

Funeral For A Friend are buttcrack.

[DepthsOfDreams555]

WHAT THE HELL!?
it seems you would like bland and generic since you like senses fail so much!

mmmmm good one. Haha that was clever. Senses Fail are pretty generic but they're enjoyable to listen to and not boring. They have grown as a band and their new CD is solid. They have some very good guitar solos on that CD. Senses Fail are generic but they aren't boring.

Matt sounds so bored he has no emotion in his voice. There is no energy in this CD it's a complete and total step down from CDADIC and Hours, and I like both those albums btw.

And also you're just agreeing to my point that they're bland and generic.

I'm not the only one that thinks this album sucks big hairy monkey balls.

[B]

WHAT THE HELL!?
it seems you would like bland and generic since you like senses fail so much!
uh no

senses fail at least had a decent ep

ffaf are just bad

some songs off of casually dressed are okay but thats it

[lunchforthesky]

FFAF are ten times the band Senses Fail are.

Buddy is quite possibly the worst vocalist in alternative music, and he is even crappier live than on record.

[Surtr]

I'd say this was really more of a Matt Project album than a FFAF album. The entire thing is about a man needing to get over his DEATHLY fear of water, so he can go back home to his family. But when he gets on the boat, it crashes and he's stranded out in the middle of his worst fear on a little piece of wreckage.

It's a sweet concept, but not a FFAF album.

[B]

FFAF are ten times the band Senses Fail are.


lol maybe if youre deaf

[Grohlthegreat]

FFAF are ten times the band Senses Fail are.



thats not saying much

[lunchforthesky]

thats not saying much

It's really not but FFAF are at least the high end of generic along with the first A Static Lullaby album.

[Ganondorf]

At Give It A Name some of the guys I was give threw ketchup bottles at Senses Fail hah.

[byrkee]

mmmmm good one. Haha that was clever. Senses Fail are pretty generic but they're enjoyable to listen to and not boring. They have grown as a band and their new CD is solid. They have some very good guitar solos on that CD. Senses Fail are generic but they aren't boring.

Matt sounds so bored he has no emotion in his voice. There is no energy in this CD it's a complete and total step down from CDADIC and Hours, and I like both those albums btw.

And also you're just agreeing to my point that they're bland and generic.

I'm not the only one that thinks this album sucks big hairy monkey balls.

i wasnt agreeing with you, i was saying if you think its generic then you should like it. and senses fail actually knows how to make some good songs, but ffaf defnitely knows and does makes some real real great music.

[DepthsOfDreams555]

FFAF are ten times the band Senses Fail are.

Buddy is quite possibly the worst vocalist in alternative music, and he is even crappier live than on record.

No. They're not. And yea Buddy has terrible vocals live but his voice on record isn't bad at all. I've seen FFAF live Matt's voice was awful.



i wasnt agreeing with you, i was saying if you think its generic then you should like it. and senses fail actually knows how to make some good songs, but ffaf defnitely knows and does makes some real real great music.

Alright, it's your opinion.