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| 4.5 superb | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | April 1st 09 |
Following on from their rather disappointingly derivative and wordy self-titled EP, The Academy Is... show pop sensibilities beyond their years on debut full-length release 'Almost Here'. No matter which way you look at it, this is one hell of a hooky & impressive album without a bad track to be heard. It is catchy pop-rock at its very best. If there is justice in the music world, The Academy Is...'s time is NOT "Almost here"... It IS here! Recommended Tracks: Slow Down, The Phrase That Pays, Down and Out & Attention.
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| 3.0 good | bellamuerte337 | August 21st 07 |
Although the songs are lacking a strong guitar and instrumental part, William Beckett's velvety croon makes up for it. The lyrics are actually fairly well-written, despite focusing on making the album. All in all, a decent album. Not life-changing, but nice.
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| 4.5 superb | 3waycrash | March 2nd 16 |
During the rise of Fueled By Ramen bands like Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco, The Academy Is... were amongst that group. It might have been easy to write them off as another one of "those" bands based off of the smaller attention the band received. While they never quite had the amount of attention as the aforementioned bands, the band still delivered some great songs. Their debut, Almost Here is an album full of fine pop rock tunes that is immediately catchy and memorable. Each song has its own identity, but they all equal in quality with some shining more than others. Even after years since its release, this still stands as a pretty great pop rock album.
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| 4.5 superb | andrianoc | October 16th 14 |
Forgot how insanely catchy this album is! Holy jams
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| 4.0 excellent | Smiley903 | February 2nd 11 |
Favorites include: Attention, Season, and Almost Here
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| 0.0 | dswhite85 | September 4th 08 |
This is their best album. Each track is great and very memorable. Plenty of good memories have been had thanks to this album. Cheers.
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| 2.0 poor | sockdonkey | September 3rd 08 |
I'm sorry to all those faithful The Academy Is... fans, but frankly, I cannot stand this album. I've had it for a while but never really listened to it, and once I gave it some serious attention, I was sorely disappointed. It is the same uncatchy pop-punk that pervades recent Warped Tour line ups. Almost Here offers nothing new, nothing original, nothing but ephemeral tunes and nauseating choruses. Any merit deserved by the lyrics, which seemed above average, were thrashed by the singer's repetitive vocals that seem to lack any emotion.
If you must check this out, I recommend The Phrase That Pays, Attention, and Checkmarks. Better yet, I recommend turning to bands such as Taking Back Sunday, Something Corporate, or Motion City Soundtrack, all similar bands that are far more interesting in my eyes.
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| 3.5 great | calgonewinter | December 20th 07 |
Almost Here is one of the few pop punk albums that melts my heart. It's simple and very well produced. The majority of the songs are fun and catchy. However, I found the chorus in songs like Classifieds and Down And Out to be a little weak leaving the song to feel incomplete. But Checkmarks makes up for the missing pieces.
Overall, The Academy Is... definitely stand out over the many pop punk bands that sound horribly the same but I'd like to see them branch out even further away.
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| 3.5 great | PhillyBNew | March 15th 07 |
Hard to rate bc this album is basic, beautiful, and far too short. Very melodic and easy to get lost in with the heart this band brings to their performing. Excellent live as well but they leave you hoping for, but uncertain if they are capable of further truely artistic production.
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| 3.5 great | tinytim | February 22nd 23 |
| 2.5 average | Get Low | February 1st 22 |
| 3.5 great | xlev | October 4th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Verkrah | February 25th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Lucman | December 27th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | casey | December 15th 19 |
| 3.5 great | vult | October 25th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Raqinq | November 27th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Sarah | March 29th 18 |
| 3.5 great | ElSomni | December 30th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | nbats | December 1st 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Corney | April 22nd 17 |
| 2.5 average | El Olam | January 15th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Illume | August 29th 16 |
| 3.0 good | elry2k | February 20th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Tom Read CONTRIBUTOR | August 29th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | mCihhh | February 17th 15 |
| 3.5 great | djc208 | January 29th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Runeii | December 12th 14 |
| 3.5 great | djc20 | April 7th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Eriik22 | March 23rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Sebe | January 27th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | imsopunk | December 20th 13 |
| 3.0 good | wil94 | October 20th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | vali28 | January 22nd 13 |
| 2.5 average | Lenix | December 31st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | hylyxx | November 19th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | youpi | August 23rd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Sirob | May 15th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Troggy | April 26th 12 |
| 3.5 great | mttgry | January 19th 12 |
| 2.5 average | KUBT | December 11th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | svgtech | September 6th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Amalea | July 25th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Rowdy | May 25th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | pmillar | March 4th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Curse. | February 28th 11 |
| 3.5 great | iGuter | January 25th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | 10timk10 | December 11th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Xell | December 8th 10 |
| 2.5 average | IN64 | October 17th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Edub991 | September 6th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | wachooo | July 11th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Avid | June 6th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Manon | May 22nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kleur | May 18th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | ctf283 | April 2nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | ThePove | March 24th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | joshc | March 5th 10 |
| 3.5 great | CutMan | February 23rd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Jips | February 14th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Jamekae | January 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | rodigo1 | December 18th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Matte | November 7th 09 |
| 2.5 average | rawr456 | November 2nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | TEM | October 16th 09 |
| 3.5 great | XZIST | October 2nd 09 |
| 3.0 good | Thef | August 29th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | ebay | July 12th 09 |
| 3.0 good | DhA | July 2nd 09 |
| 3.5 great | PieRye | April 2nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | camw | January 19th 09 |
| 3.5 great | mkCII | December 15th 08 |
| 3.5 great | Ryder88 | November 27th 08 |
| 5.0 classic | MKOHLER | August 19th 08 |
| 3.5 great | runner | August 19th 08 |
| 2.5 average | roofi | July 28th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | axmacd | July 18th 08 |
| 3.0 good | bwomp | April 12th 08 |
| 3.0 good | skitz | February 16th 08 |
| 2.5 average | donovr | December 12th 07 |
| 1.5 very poor | hummer | September 10th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Goku | August 27th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | Kiku | August 22nd 07 |
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