Album Rating: 3.5

if you look at what I've rated recently I'm all over the place but I'm listening to new albums all the time

borderline trash

1.9/5

thats the spirit

get it :D

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Lowered to 4.5, definitely not a 5, but still the best RTJ album by far

Album Rating: 4.5

Wouldn't say 'by far' but it is their best [2]

Album Rating: 3.5

I prefer the less "sjw" overtones of their debut. This is definitely better than rtj2 tho.. that one was a bit disappointing on a lot of fronts.

Album Rating: 4.5

Nothing in that sentence made any sense to me Evo.

Album Rating: 3.5

Allow me to rephrase myself i guess.



"I like the less political tone of their first album compared to this, but this is still better than their second album."

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah, that. "I don't like politics in music" is a standard that I cannot get behind. I think it's a really stupid position to hold actually.

Album Rating: 3.5

^ totally agree

Album Rating: 2.0

Musicians usually don't bring up the greatest of arguments, and that usually works against the songs themselves.



unless you are very, VERY smart and can pull off not only a good set of politically relevant and smart observations and arguments with a sharp, subtle and unpatronizing tone, you probably gonna have a shitty song.

Album Rating: 4.0

what specific umbrage do you have with their "arguments" on here? genuinely curious.

Album Rating: 2.0

I didn't really pay attention to the lyrics, being honest here.



I just think they made the same record for the 3rd time on a row and since the formula from the

1st was just barely ok, I was thoroughly disappointed with 2 and even more with this one.



Since I'm not a USA native nor do I live in the US I rather not engage on a political discussion here :T

Album Rating: 2.0

But I still stand by my previous comment. I rather not have anyone sing me their 'deep' and 'well elaborated' political views.

Album Rating: 4.0

gotcha. probably dumb of me to assume your dislike of this album necessarily has to do w/ its politics.

Album Rating: 4.0

and i disagree with your previous comment. musicians are every bit as qualified to talk politics as the general populace. some are just more cogent and erudite than others.

Album Rating: 4.5

In general I want my political music to be even LESS articulate. Politics breed emotions and emotions breeds passion and passion breeds great art. Panopticon, Propaghandi, RATM, SOAD, Kemba, etc. are all awesome because it's just raw. Hell there's entire genres of metal just about certain political stances. If you don't like passion in your music, why listen?

"Mike said "You a bitch! You a bitch! You a bitch!" Is one of the best parts on here. The whole last song is amazing.

Album Rating: 2.0

When it's unfiltered passion it's alright... I may not always share the point of view, but I get where it's not about the 'political' aspect but more about the emotion it conjures. Grindcore, a heavily poiltical genre if you would, doesn't REVOLVE around its political views, rather than the emotions (anger, disgust, paranoia, etc.) That's fucking cool.



What I don't like is being lectured while I listen to MC Dogshit or whatever the fucker's name is like he's giving this massive revolutionary speech about race, and police-state while shouting bitchass nigga bitch every few bars. It creates a 'who the fuck is this asshole to lecture me?' attitude in me, even if I SHARE the same political views as the performer.



I mean, all forms of art are political in some way, culture works that way, but when you put that aspect of the music above the rest it comes off as not natural, like you are using your mic and your craft as a plataform, and that feels like cheating honestly, and like you are USING your audience or manipulating them in some way, which doesn't happen when you just do your art and let your worldviews come out naturally from your work.

Album Rating: 4.5

"What I don't like is being lectured while I listen to MC Dogshit or whatever the fucker's name is like he's giving this massive revolutionary speech about race, and police-state while shouting bitchass nigga bitch every few bars. It creates a 'who the fuck is this asshole to lecture me?' attitude in me, even if I SHARE the same political views as the performer."

Are you serious.

"I mean, all forms of art are political in some way, culture works that way, but when you put that aspect of the music above the rest it comes off as not natural, like you are using your mic and your craft as a plataform, and that feels like cheating honestly, and like you are USING your audience or manipulating them in some way, which doesn't happen when you just do your art and let your worldviews come out naturally from your work."

The fuck. It never comes across to you as the artist actually caring? Are you telling me that an artist is NEVER genuine about their political stances? All music should avoid actually discussion and only be about the emotions? Like I said, I like that but it's not like articulate politics are a bad thing.

But no, it's "using" the audience? Are you sure you're not just feeling emotions and trying to fight them?