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| Sing The Sorrow Ranked
Decided to rank what is probably my favorite album, at least in the rtop 3 of rthem. This album is timeless, and each song is deserving of a listen. rRanking was really hard because I love each song, and I have rnothing ragainst the bottom tracks, they just aren't my favorite. | | 1 | AFI
Bleed Black
A tough tie between this and The Leaving Song Part II but everything about this song
screams emotion. The verses switch it up between driving and mid-paced, leading into
a fantastic chorus. The way this song flawlessly transitions is amazing, and each
instrument complements one another so well. From the dynamics and the haunting
bridge that leads back into the song, this has it all. Favorite lyric: "Like morphine cuts
through, through dead end veins, I'm numbing in these days" | | 2 | The Leaving Song Part II
Outstanding tapping opens this slow-paced but heavy song. The guitar parts are
probably my favorite out of everything in this song, but the lyrics are certainly a
highlight and the gang chants in the chorus rule as well. I think as a single, this song
is a great representation of what AFI had to offer around this time. One of the first
post-2000 AFI songs I learned on drums. Very close for number #1. Favorite lyric:
"I've thought too much, you won't find anything worthy of redeeming" | | 3 | ...But Home is Nowhere
Holy shit this song. Absolutely epic closer that features everything you'd expect from
AFI. This top 4 ranking could be interchanged, and at this point I'm thinking this song
should be higher. But I'll keep it where it is. Anyways, the chilling atmosphere at the
beginning of this song is very reminiscent of the horror punk AFI were known for
circa-Black Sails but combined with the new take on their sound. The bridge is one of
the best you'll ever hear with Davey's relentless screams. Favorite lyric: "I lay strewn
across the floor, pieced up in sorrow, the pieces are lost, these pieces don't fit, pieced
together incomplete and empty" | | 4 | Death of Seasons
I was taken aback the first time I heard this by the heavy presence of synth in this
song, something fans of early AFI probably weren't expecting. Anyways, from the
bass intro and the pounding bass drum kick accompanied by Davey's shouts through
the melancholy outro, this song deserves a spot in the top of any Sing the Sorrow
ranking. Unbelievable how powerful Davey's use of "fuck" is. Favorite lyric: "And I
disintegrate 'cause this hate is fucking real and I hope to shade the world as stars go
out and I disintegrate" | | 5 | Paper Airplanes (Makeshift Wings)
This song starts with a punch and hardly lets up. One of the faster songs on the album
and their Art of Drowning sound shines through here. This song really shows the
growth between the two albums, something that is hard to hear through songs like
Girl's Not Grey. The drums in thing song are pounding and along with Hunter's bass
really drive this song forward. The harmonized vocal parts in the chorus are a definite
highlight, WATCH THEM BURN. Favorite lyric: "Dancing in the rain of descending ash,
dancing in your dust, I'll see you all falling, I'd stop it, had you a heart" | | 6 | This Celluloid Dream
For the longest time this was my least favorite song on the album, but clearly its
grown on me. I think the lyrics turned me off because I didn't see them to be as
fantastic as the other songs'. Jade's guitar parts through the verses works so well and
carries over flawlessly into the pre-chorus and so on. The way this song fluctuates
between calm with Davey's singing into explosive instrumentation and his screams
makes it a standout track. Favorite lyric: "In the shadow of a star, in static pallor, I
realized I never began" | | 7 | Dancing Through Sunday
One of post-2000 AFI's heavier cuts, this track showcases exemplary guitar playing
from Jade, I always used to love the pick slides and his solo does precisely what it
needs to without overstaying its welcome or going too far. Even in 2 and a half
minutes this song is able to accomplish just as much as any longer AFI song. The
bridge works as well as any of their others, and the chorus is easily sung along with.
The ferocity from this song shows that AFI isn't disengaged from their past. Great live
song. Favorite lyric: "We all have no chance in this horrid romance | | 8 | Silver and Cold
#2 of the singles comes in at 8 on this ranking. This is a true AFI ballad, starting off
with a daunting piano riff before the band comes in. The verses are so solemn, giving
the band space to showcase their abilities with a slow and quiet section. Not to linger
too long though, the explosive chorus and outro show how exactly how a slower song
can be built up. The gang chants of "your sins into me" are immediately hooking, as
the entire chorus is. Favorite lyric: "And now, it is silver and silent, it is silver and cold.
You, in somber resplendence, I hold" | | 9 | Girl's Not Grey
I remember hearing this song after having only heard Art of Drowning and All Hallows,
boy was I pissed. This song bleeds pop-rock, something I was not happy with.
However, it an excellent song and is placed perfectly in the tracklist. The verses are
ominous in their delivery, accompanied by not so discreet lyrics that are unfortunately
mislabeled as "emo". AFI sure know how to craft catchy choruses, and this is one of
their best. The bridge is good but you'd expect more from AFI. This is a single though,
and they transition back in the chorus well, so I'll let them off the hook with it.
Favorite lyric: "Swim in the calm tonight, this art does drown" | | 10 | The Great Disappointment
I need to reestablish how this ranking doesn't mean I dislike the songs towards the
bottom, as this song is truly epic in the literal sense of the word. However, I do not
find myself playing this song as much as the ones that are before it. The gloomy
mood this song creates is without parallel on this album, and the verses are haunting
like no other here. This song reminds me a lot of God Called In Sick Today but is
heavier and a more conventional song structure. The bass shines on this song, as it
thumps away from the verses. The bridge is outstanding, and the guitar work towards
the end is also above par for the band. Not a bad song at all, but not my favorite.
Favorite lyric: "Soft creatures draped in white, light kisses gracing me. I can
remember when I first realized, dreams were the only place to see them" | | 11 | Miseria Cantare (The Beginning)
The best way this album could have opened. The chants and eerie electronic effects
create the desired mood of hopelessness and bleakness. One of the best intros AFI
have crafted. The chants of "Love, your hate, your, faith lost!" is greatly reminiscent
of "though our bleeding we are one" from Black Sails. The verse thrown in is very
nicely done, again setting the bar for what is to come. Favorite lyric: "Nothing from
nowhere I'm no one at all" | | 12 | The Leaving Song
Coming in at last place, this song is a slow and quiet break after the past 30 minutes
of sheer emotion. However, it is also a bit of a calm before the storm that is ...But
Home Is Nowhere. This song is fairly repetitive, though for AFI repetition is not a
boring thing. This song does do a good job of reestablishing the theme of
hopelessness and despair on this album. This song is missing Hunter and Adam.
Davey's singing is appreciated though. Favorite lyric: "All the cracks will crawl right
through me, and I fell apart" | |
JackSparrow
10.17.12 | Fuck I love this album | Sconza
10.17.12 | Amazing album | NOTINTHEFACE
10.17.12 | Me too. It's the seminal Halloween album. Although I would rank these completely different than you did, I think we can agree that there's nothing on here that even comes close to being bad. *fanboy toast*
Also, where the hell is "This Time Imperfect"? | dylanjones42
10.17.12 | Are you lumping it into "...But Home is Nowhere?" | ViralOblivion
10.17.12 | Haven't listened to this in years | Trebor.
10.17.12 | Jamming right now, what a coincidence.
I think Paper Airplanes is the perfect AFI song, it has so many sweet parts. Ranking would be really hard for me cuz it's
such an album album ya know
| JackSparrow
10.17.12 | I didn't include This Time Imperfect but it would be probably be right before Death of Seasons, that song rules. I also didn't
include the bonus track Synesthesia even though thats one of my all time favorite AFI songs | benkim
10.17.12 | This is probably the hardest album ever for me to rank as it is consistently good from start to finish with all the tracks being equally strong. Such a breathtaking album. | JackSparrow
10.17.12 | Ranking was really hard. I usually listen to this album beginning to end with no skipping. I was and kind of still am a fanboy of this band. I even listen to the demos from this haha | Apollo
10.17.12 | Fucking love this album
Been listening to it in constant rotation since I was 15 | Apollo
10.17.12 | Which was 11 years ago I might add
| Apollo
10.17.12 | Also, JON LAJOIE! saw him live 3 years ago and it was fucking awesome | benkim
10.17.12 | I actually had this album for such a long time around 6 years before I gave it a spin around 5 months ago. I still don't have a clue what I was thinking! | JackSparrow
10.17.12 | This album basically rules in every way an album should. I never used to do anything without listening to this while doing it. Still gets so much rotation as well man. Haha Jon Lajoie is hilarious, did he play songs? | JackSparrow
10.17.12 | This Time Imperfect should be right after Paper Airplanes, I think thats a good place for it. Favorite lyric from that is "I'd show a smile but I'm too weak, I'd share with you could I only speak, just how much this hurts me. Just how much you...." It adds so much fucking emotion how it ends with that, doesn't even finish the sentence | Ecnalzen
10.17.12 | Great album, Leaving Song Part II is my favorite. | Trebor.
10.17.12 | Three penis wine is da best
I want a job at TacoCorp | JackSparrow
10.17.12 | Anyone see the new season? Chalupa Batman! | ITsHxCTOASTER
10.18.12 | This Celluloid Dream is my fav | JackSparrow
10.18.12 | Celluloid Dream rules man. I used to not like the chorus, something about it didn't settle right. | ITsHxCTOASTER
10.18.12 | Oh man, that's the best part | GreyShadow
10.18.12 | i'll make this list tommorow. i can't criticize your ranking but The Great Dissapointment is too low for my liking. | JackSparrow
10.18.12 | Believe me man I feel bad about it too its such an awesome song. The way it builds up to that bridge couldn't be executed any better. Look forward to seeing your list | GreyShadow
10.18.12 | It really couldn't be. And also, props for actually ranking this because it's a difficult thing to do, especially when songs just keep getting better. | JackSparrow
10.18.12 | It was really hard and I can see this changing, I listen to this album so much. To me Bleed Black has that gloomy, hopelessness to it and I feel the band put everything they had into it. Same with the whole album though | JackSparrow
10.18.12 | What's your favorite andcas? | JackSparrow
10.18.12 | The album is flawless, all worthy choices |
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