Mike08: Mewithoutyou Ten Stories

Mike08 05.03.12	This ranking for me is easy actually. I have alot of respect for mewithoutYou, this is the first bland album. UGH! It might overtake It's all crazy, but thats about it. I'm not sure. as to the rating yet. Either a 3 or a 3.5
Mike08 05.03.12	foxxxy: Does that make Ten Stories your favorite? Do justify, I'm interested
Mike08 05.03.12	Baseline: A and C. - I rarely have a band's sound I LOVE, and mewithoutYou is unique for that. I think that Brother, Sister is pitch perfect, but I enjoy the rawer side of A to B, and the melodic catchy side to Its all false. This one takes elements from their last three albums, and strips the charm of each album. I also think that Weiss has a more commading voice then this. Each of the last four albums he has a voice that carries the whole album. Here he just sits quietly in the back and "sings." Easily his weakest both lyrically and vocally. Elephant in the Dock, Aubergine, and All Circles are throw away fillers
Quen 05.03.12	"i dont listen to lyrics and i like his singing voice better than his usual vocals, they remind me of murder by death and they rule just like eve 6" you don't listen to lyrics? why? lyrics can be the most powerful element in a band's music if they use them correctly.
Thane 05.03.12	its a 2.5
ThunderNeutral21 05.03.12	fox is off 2 1 3 5 4
ThunderNeutral21 05.03.12	the worst mwy song is better than the best japandroids song
ThunderNeutral21 05.03.12	huh
Veldin 05.03.12	I really enjoyed the album and once I read the lyrics and the "story-book", I think it will create a more dense atmosphere for the album.
ThunderNeutral21 05.03.12	im hurt
Thane 05.03.12	will someone pls wipe proggys ass blood from the floor, its making me nauseous
ILJ 05.03.12	Bassline making stupid comments as per usual. I was pretty excited to listen to this, but now I'm kind of skeptical.
johnnyblaze 05.03.12	ya i think it was hyped a bit too much... lots of solid material here though.
jdennis31 05.03.12	is this out?
Thane 05.03.12	there's one good song and thats fox's dream. i feel like aaron is using the same vocal melodies and hooks on everything though. and i 4.5'd brother, sister. damn this sucks.
ThunderNeutral21 05.03.12	it doesnt suck feb 1878 is one of the best songs theyve ever written, all circle and bears vision are great too. Fox's Dream is also awesome. The rest is alright.
fuckthatnoise 05.03.12	3 > 5 > 4 > 1 > 2 Ten Stories is basically Catch For Us The Foxes Part 2. it's essentially that album filtered through elements that defined the 2 albums that succeeded it. Couldn't be happier with how it turned out, honestly.
fuckthatnoise 05.03.12	it might be my AOTY so far. if not, then it's definitely competing alongside TMV and Spiritualized for that spot.
chambered69 05.03.12	meh album compared to their older stuff
ThunderNeutral21 05.03.12	compared to their first three, definitely. I was just happy it was definitely better than its all crazy. Though most of it is just okay, the few highlights are really good songs.
fuckthatnoise 05.03.12	It's All Crazy rules faces tho 2folk4u
ThunderNeutral21 05.03.12	i listen to a ton of folk and im a pretty insanely huge fan of their first three they just made a bad decision with that album even if it was another band releasing that album i still woulda 2.5'd it it sucked mostly
fuckthatnoise 05.03.12	It's All Crazy is reminiscent of ITAOTS and it has lyrics like POWDERED SUGAR FUNNEL CAKE COCAINE therefore anyone who rates it lower than a 4 is stupid and their opinion no longer has any relevance.
ThunderNeutral21 05.03.12	well 1st off that song was not only the best on there but one of the best songs theyve ever written but fig with a bellyache makes it a 2.5
fuckthatnoise 05.03.12	fig with a bellyache is aight.
ThunderNeutral21 05.03.12	shit
fuckthatnoise 05.03.12	best on IAC is a toss-up between Every Thought, Fox Crow & Cookie, and Bullet To Binary 2. worst is prob Allah Allah Allah.
jdennis31 05.03.12	yeah, fox, cookie, crow. carrot stick song, and king beetle are all amazing songs but rest were fairly weak. or at least got old really quick
fuckthatnoise 05.03.12	Ten Stories > Brother, Sister i have no regrets whatsoever about saying that.
Aids 05.03.12	Downloaded it but I don't have huge hopes for it. Expecting 3.5 max.
fuckthatnoise 05.03.12	uggghhhhhh fuck i love East Enders Wives so much >dat melody
VicariousIntent 05.03.12	I'm a huge mewithoutYou fan, and I love all the songs they've released so far. I really hope this album isn't disappointing like you guys are making it out to be...but this site tends to make a lot of things out to be disappointing when they're not.
Mike08 05.03.12	Vicarious Intent: I'm picky, sorry. The problem with bands I truly respect is that "adequate" isn't good enough. Nothing about this album rises above that level. There is also no new territory explored here. Weiss has dropped lyrically. This album might make a good homework album though (I don't mean that condecendingly actually). I'm a sucker for "Angel of Death" and "Timothy Hay" Album artwise: Its my third favorite behind Brother Sister, and A to B: Life
Masochist 05.03.12	Hmmm...mewithoutYou, Silversun Pickups, The Gaslight Anthem or Japandroids--who will make the album I latch onto this summer? (Bet they all get rated the exact same thing)
fuckthatnoise 05.03.12	Lyrically, i fail to see how this has dropped in terms of quality. The only reason i can think of is that people wouldn't be able to relate of the lyrics (lmao @ listening to music because you can "relate" to it), which is not an acceptable reason. Weiss's lyrics on this album are just as good as anything he's done before. It's actually better in many regards. Plus, this is a more consistent album than Brother Sister. Although i will admit, the high points on 10S aren't as impressive as those on B,S (Wolf Am I! and In a Market Dimly Lit, especially), but at the same time, even the weakest tracks on 10S i wouldn't consider to be anything worse than decent, but Brother Sister had a couple of tracks that i reeeeaaaaally wasn't a fan of. (C-Minor and The Sun and The Moon; also, while it's not a bad song, All Circles is definitely a more impactful album closer than In A Sweater Poorly Knit.)
Mike08 05.03.12	Elephant in the Dock and Aubergiene, and Aubergiene gets really boring at the choruses. I also feel that the riffs overstay their welcome. Like OPEEEEEETH, they don't quite know when to pull that plug.
Funeralopolis 05.03.12	band sucks anyways
fuckthatnoise 05.03.12	Aubergene is chill as fvck, and Elephant In The Dock's chorus rules. "I also feel that the riffs overstay their welcome." lolwut. if you went into this expecting "riff rock" then lmao. mwY has NEVER been about riffs.
Mike08 05.03.12	HHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAANG THHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEE EEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEPHAAAAANTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! X4
fuckthatnoise 05.03.12	THE ELEPHANT MUST HAAAAAAAAAAAANG
Mike08 05.03.12	Alright This is a 3.5 and is better than It's All Crazy. If only because of the consistancy. Thats the verdict after 10 listens. Over and out guys; I got finals.
Graveyard 05.03.12	band suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks
YourDarkAffected 05.03.12	I don't know why people are so disappointed in this. I think this album came together really well. It's more vocally melodic by Weiss, but I think he still pulls it off well.
cliiint 05.03.12	2:18 - 2:42 on cardiff giant is so good
cliiint 05.03.12	but Blood Enough is still their best work clearly
Gyromania 05.03.12	I want to post my Ten Stories review but I'm pretty sure it'll get deleted.
johnnyblaze 05.03.12	rating? .. i actually like most of aaron's singing. especially nine stories
YourDarkAffected 05.03.12	the chord progressions in Nine Stories are so damn catchy
ti0n 05.08.12	it's all crazy is pure shit. ten stories is much better
Xenophanes 05.08.12	liking it a lot
johnnyblaze 05.08.12	listened 4 times now, getting better each time.
Motiv3 05.08.12	I thought Ten Stories was really good. Better than All Crazy easily. Don't get the negative feedback...oh well.
Xenophanes 05.08.12	same I don't understand some of the hate. But the average is pretty high so someone is obviously liking it.