Well the my favorite song by them is The Days Of The Phoenix.

[QUOTE=Kasey!]Don't care what anyone says, Sing The Sorrow was such an awesome cd.[/QUOTE]

I didn't like Sing the Sorrow too much, a couple songs are good. I like your avatar. I'm wearing a champion shirt right now.

I only like Answer That....

They're so-so. Some good singles.

All Hallows EP is their best release. Black Sails is the best full length.

Are they really straight edge? They don't sound like most bands that are.

Some members are. Since when do all straight edge bands sound the same?

Isnt straight edge a belief?

Yes, just like christianity and judaism.

AFI is a pretty good band. I listen to them. I admit it. I pull out Black Sails In The SUnset and The Art Of Drowning and sing along in the shower.

I know Davey is a straight edge, He has the markings on his hand in The Leaving Part 2 video.

[QUOTE=Sk8SkaNJ]Since when do all straight edge bands sound the same?[/QUOTE]

They don't have to, but they often tend to. At least from what I've listened to, not saying it all osunds the same.

Ive never heard of any edge bands.

[QUOTE=Remedy]Ive never heard of any edge bands.[/QUOTE]


Minor Threat

The All Hollow's EP was their best in my humble opinion. I liked The Art Of Drowning too, but there were some seriously crappy songs on that CD.

The songs i really like off Drowning are, 6 to 8, Days of the phoenix, Morning star.

[QUOTE=chairman_of_the_board]Minor Threat[/QUOTE]


Are you sure they're actually edge though?

AFI is ok, I like some songs, but otherwise they are kind of meh.

[QUOTE=Skrunnch 3]Are you sure they're actually edge though?[/QUOTE]
Alot of people i know that are 'Straight Edge' like that band.

So what are the current rumors on the new album?

[QUOTE=Remedy]Alot of people i know that are 'Straight Edge' like that band.[/QUOTE]

They started the movement with their song 'straight edge', i'm pretty sure the entire thing was a joke though.

AFI's great, one of my favorite bands. I can't say that I like the way their music is going right now, though. I own all of their full-length albums, and I think [I]Black Sails in the Sunset[/I] and [I]Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes[/I] are their best releases. [I]Sing the Sorrow[/I] was good, but its a really moody album and I can only enjoy it when I'm in the right mood.
[QUOTE=Sk8SkaNJ]So what are the current rumors on the new album?[/QUOTE]
I haven't heard much other than they are definetely in the studio recording it right now. Some are saying that they went in months ago, some are saying that they went in a few weeks ago. The album isn't expected until next year sometime.

Got some catching up to do. =/


[QUOTE=Rude Boy Ska]They were okay/good til they sold out.

And by 'sold out' I mean changed their sound to get on MTV, made music videos, signed a major label for money and raised ticket prices for their shows.[/QUOTE]
I don't get how they did. I think Sing The Sorrow seemed like a natural progression for the band after The Art Of Drowning. They changed plenty of times during the course of their existence without trying to be on MTV. Plenty of bands I bet you listen to make music videos. They signed to a major label because Dexter of Nitro Records told them that they couldn't do much more for the band than they had done in the past, being that Nitro is an indie label. Dexter suggested they leave Nitro. I don't know about ticket prices as I have never seen them live. But that's what happens when you are on a major.


[QUOTE=Remedy]I remember El_Shizzy did a excellent AFI thread a while ago.[/QUOTE]
Thank you. :)


[QUOTE=Dextomethorphan]Are they really straight edge? They don't sound like most bands that are.[/QUOTE]
Davey and Jade are the only edge members in the band.



[QUOTE=Sk8SkaNJ]So what are the current rumors on the new album?[/QUOTE]
Nothing new has come out in a while, but last I heard (which was a few months ago) they had a LOT of songs together, but not yet recorded. They were in the studio at the time though.



[QUOTE=Skrunnch 3]They started the movement with their song 'straight edge', i'm pretty sure the entire thing was a joke though.[/QUOTE]
Haha, no Ian really claimed edge. But it wasn't really a movement 'til him. He really didn't smoke, drink, or f'uck. Not sure about nowadays although I know he doesn't claim edge anymore. But I've seen an interview with him, so he was serious about it. He really walked the walk.



I think that about does it.


AFI is coming up next in my playlist with my second favorite song of theirs, "The Boy Who Destroyed The World".



And ummm, my thoughts? If you can't tell, I am in love with this band. Not the best thing to happen to punk by any means, but they are my favorite band. Words cannot describe all that owns about this band in my mind.

I downloaded some stuff off the Haloween EP, I still would rather buy it. I listened to Fall Children and The Boy Who Destroyed The World.

im a pretty big fan of AFI, but i wouldnt call them punk, theyre older stuff maybe, but definatley not anything after a fire inside ep. im actually a member of the Despair Faction (thier official fanclub), i only joined to get the rad package. with thier next album apparently Adam is tracking drums right now. I have all thier cds, but i dont have any of their vynals. My favorite albums are Answer that and Shut your mouth, im not really into Sing the Sorrow, its a good album, but nowhere near as good as thier older stuff. If anyone wants to join an un-official afi forum heres the url: [url]www.cruisecontrolforums.tk[/url]

also im a newbie to this board, so hi everyone.

id like to finish by saying Hunter is the raddest member.

i think they are a good band, used to be much beter than they are now, anyone know of any uk tour dates yet ?

[QUOTE=Sk8SkaNJ]So what are the current rumors on the new album?[/QUOTE]
i am under the impression they're recording alot of tracks that they wrote for sing the sorrow that didn't get on the album. they wrote something like 70 songs at that point, so there's about 55 left over. i'm not sure if they're also writing new ones too. what direction they go in though, i can't say.

I have heard a few songs from other albums which are good. I only have Sing [I]The Sorrow[/I] which is pretty good.

I enjoyed everything except sing the sorrow.

I have Sing the sorow, Shut your mouth and open your eyes, very proud of ya and Black sails in the sunset.

Sing the sorrow is my favourite...