Album Rating: 4.0

Well, I'll probably end up getting them both, but I wondered what's the best album to listen to first, to get the best introduction to the band?

^ yeah

Album Rating: 4.5

i would start with this then go to tdag then at some point later go back to your favorite weapon cause it'll just sound kinda funny (but awesome) after hearing the more mature stuff

Album Rating: 4.5

Your Favorite Weapon is their best album so start there or here

Album Rating: 4.5

that's not true.

it's fucking awesome, and arguably the best pop punk record of all time, but I think TDAG is their best work for sure, no question.

arguably the best pop punk record of all time

hyperbole

jesse lacey would probably cringe

jesse lacey would probably cringe

oh no, i meant "arguably the best pop punk record of all time"

though he is a bit of a pretentious douche irl, i hear.
and the lyrics to "i believe you but my tommy gun don't" make me want to puke no matter how satirical they might be.

Oh okay but I would appreciate it if you could give me some criticism on the review please :]

i don't see anything wrong with it, so here's a pos. it's fairly simply written, which is fine but might turn off reviewers and readers who really find academically written reviews to be quality.

i find you attribute a lot of your content to assumptions made about how the listeners will listen to brand new, which could definitely be disagreeable whether or not you enjoy this album.

Album Rating: 4.5

a lot of this review makes me "orly??"

THE SMITHS!!!!!!

a lot of this review makes me "orly??"

I will assume that's a bad thing... Could you elaborate on that please?

Also, thanks for your criticism balcaen!

Album Rating: 4.5

I'm saying that YFW is one of the best pop punk records of all time.



What is cringe-worthy to Jesse about that...?

Album Rating: 3.5

About the review, it's solid but it's rather... I don't want to say conversationalist, but maybe just unprofessional. It may be the use of second person or lines like this one: "One line that particularly touched me was “take heart, sweetheart, or I will take it from you”, which perfectly showcases Lacey's amazing songwriting skill."



The word amazing is not very professional and doesn't actually say much. You'd be much better served picking a better more descriptive adjective. Heartbreaking? Beautiful? Clever? Creative? It's still pos-worthy but that's my two cents.

Thanks a lot for that xtoxin, I'll keep it in mind!

Album Rating: 4.5

For example: "Deja Entendu is French for 'already heard', which is a comment on modern radio music, which is, of course, lacking musical variety and depth."



"It marks a new era for Brand New, as they leave their puberty with all its petty problems behind, and head straight for the big world, with a newer, more progressive sound, and a pocket full of new, more interesting themes to sing about."



"Musically, Deja Entendu is exactly what it's title suggests, being that it's not particularly innovative. However, Brand New knew damn well what they were doing, and they probably figured that the lyrical themes themselves were already heavy enough, so that they didn't have to put them to amazingly innovative, technical, or whatever kind of musical tricks bands use to hide their poor lyrics."



Stuff like the above are massive generalizations that make you sound like you don't know what you're talking about, which you do, when it comes to the album. It feels like there was an effort to justify this record's quality in the context of a bigger musical scene that you just haven't had a lot of experience with. I would've liked to have seen a more in depth analysis of the album rather than how much better Brand New is than a vaguely outlined, simplistic "mainstream."

Thanks a lot Mr. Downer!
Actually, I'm not happy with how this review turned out at all so yeah

Album Rating: 3.5

I can't speak for Downer but I'd be willing to bet that a post like that annoys him as much as it's annoying me. All he's saying is drop the generalizations about mainstream music, I think.