Album Rating: 4.0

There are themes like anxiety and there's still childishness, but I don't know it seems more clever and self-aware now. The musical style is also more up my alley than pop punk.

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And that vibe fits perfectly. The lyrics and the music combat against each other so well, and the fact that it's so blatantly addressed on tracks like fake happy and hard times makes it all the more cynical. Love it. Their best album (coming from someone who enjoys all their stuff). Shows their mature growth as a band, doing something different while still keeping their identity. Instant classic.



Best tracks - Fake happy, 26, Tell me how.

Album Rating: 3.5

"There are themes like anxiety and there's still childishness, but I don't know it seems more clever and self-aware now. The musical style is also more up my alley than pop punk."



agreed, and i have more tolerance for pop punk myself lol but i get ya. i'm glad that their early years were unabashedly immature tho -- it's more human and relatable, even if it can be naive.

Album Rating: 3.0

I still like Riot the best but I do agree that the sound is very of its time

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Once a whore, you're nothing more.



Oh yeah. That's relatable.

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Just joshing with you. haha



I totally agree. The early albums do feel human and relatable, but to be fair, I don't think that ever stopped in their music.

Album Rating: 3.0

"Once a whore, you're nothing more.



Oh yeah. That's relatable."



Lmfao that was good

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*dramatic bow*

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah the first two albums are bad guys just get a grip face the truth that this and self-titled are the Ride the Lightning and the Master of Puppets of when it comes to the genre of Pararock.

Album Rating: 3.5

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I appreciate that Arthur meme. I have good memories of watching that show in my younger days.

Album Rating: 3.5

"this and self-titled are the Ride the Lightning and the Master of Puppets of when it comes to the genre of Pararock"

literally no lmfao

Album Rating: 3.5

"Easily their best album and Pool is their best song."

Pool is the best thing on here but this album kinda blows compared to their usual output. And I hate pop-punk, never really considered these guys that except for a few earlier tracks

Album Rating: 3.5

sonically no but culturally yeah 😔

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What would you consider them then? Pop rock?

Album Rating: 3.5

alt rock / pop rock / emo in the way hayley belts / their own genre

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Yeah that makes sense. I guess they just got put under the pop punk label because of their surrounding bands and who they were associated with. Same with how MCR gets labeled as "Emo" when they really just aren't. They are more gothic if you ask me.

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Panic! also still gets labeled as emo and I'm like "do you even know what you're talking about?"

Album Rating: 3.5

they're more alt than anything imo

Album Rating: 3.5

alt is the most accurate one, but i've always thought they had quite the unique sound