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Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016


45703 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Dog's Blood is a 4.75

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016


6263 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Writing a review for Alexisonfire either tomorrow or the day after where I'm gonna mention how they started their career the exact opposite of this album; no choruses, long instrumental sections, no predictability in song structure... pure beautiful, blistering fun.

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016


6263 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Dog's Blood is a throwback to their earlier work instrumentally so that's kinda strange that you'd rate it higher than this but stuff from that era lower than this.

Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016


45703 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Every release seems like a natural progression of song-writing to me so idk man

Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016


45703 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

They mastered a style every release it wouldn't make sense to continue making similar music because there's no point. Like underoath.

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016


6263 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Look at the prominence of vocals in their music, as well as how Dallas-heavy it is. It does a boomerang from the debut with a high point at Cardinals and then swings back down on Dog's Blood.

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016


6263 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I was really excited to see where they were going next (remember Wade saying something about it being really, really heavy) but then... Dallas.



EDIT: Found the quote: "so heavy it's going to make Dog's Blood look like a ska record"

Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016


45703 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

indeed. and for instance the title track to dogs blood is a perfect example of how a little dallas vocals perfectly complimented the newer songwriting chops

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016


6263 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I'm one of those people who thinks their songwriting prowess peaked when they were just out of high school (or still in high school in Wade's case).

Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016


45703 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I understand why. There isn't an Alexisonfire album under a 4

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016


6263 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Maybe I'm too harsh on this one.

Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016


45703 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

You'd have to listen to it again to know. I'd say overall it's an admirable attempt to do Thrice/Vheissu while still retaining the drum bass guitar singing and screaming without extra shit like Vheissu did and adding political lyrics about growing up and understanding the real world

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
October 15th 2016


6263 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

The "Brooooooooooooootheeeeeeeeer, there is no chaaaaaariiiiiityyyyyyyyyyy" chorus is still one of the best things they've ever done.

TooManyFriends
October 15th 2016


3495 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I play em on shuffle in the car a lot so of course when that song comes on I try to hit that note but really it just ends up sounding like I turned the shower too hot

trackbytrackreviews
October 15th 2016


3469 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I feel like I'm the only that didn't actually like Midnight Regulations

Storm In A Teacup
October 15th 2016


45703 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Muh muh muh midnight! Regulations! Muh muh muh midnight! Regulations!



Oh shit ghost we agree on something. I'm working hard on a cover of Northern

spookynewghostfriend
November 12th 2016


730 Comments



"Half a million people living in the corpse of the brown brick 50's
To the north, all the small town outcasts are now big city bourgeoisie"


fucking great, this album was my first full treatment from these guys back in the day

Storm In A Teacup
November 12th 2016


45703 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

oh fuck yes! got another one! and it's the better of the two ghosts! I win

GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
November 12th 2016


6263 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Technically he rated both the same so it's a tie.

Storm In A Teacup
November 12th 2016


45703 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

it's not about vs other albums though. your game doesn't matter here



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