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| 3.5 great | Iluvatar | June 15th 09 |
A bunch of really good rock songs. The vocals can be grating and the song formula is pretty consistent and unvariable, but all in all it contains some of the most instantly accessible music alexisonfire have made to date.
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| 4.0 excellent | pneumoniahawk93 | June 18th 09 |
It's easy to go on about how they changed their style, and how they are a shadow of what they used to be, or how George sounds awful, or whatever. The fact of the matter is, these are a great collection of rock songs, with some of their catchiest and most accessible material to date. George may not sound great, but you can't scream like that for 8 years and expect to have a great voice can you? So stop hating it for what it isn't and start embracing it for what it is.
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| 2.0 poor | jaw | June 18th 09 |
As a big Alexisonfire fan, I'm sad to say that I was completely disappointed by this new album. While others don't mind it, George's vocal changes were a huge let down for me. I tried not letting this change sway my verdict, but IMO the songs weren't as energetic as the last album. Although there were a couple of songs that I enjoyed, overall - a disappointment.
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| 3.5 great | HollywoodConstantine | July 2nd 09 |
Very political. Perhaps a step down from Crisis, which I loved. Listen to The Northern and taste the laid back brilliance of Old Cros/Young Cardinals.
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| 3.0 good | TheSpruceMoose | January 23rd 10 |
I think by now everyone has realized this is by far Alexisonfire's worst album to date. I had such high hopes for this album, even after hearing "Young Cardinals" as the first single. I heard rumors of an EP being released in 2010, let's hope they pull their shit together.
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| 0.0 | Super Grover | August 22nd 09 |
Alexisonfire took some heat with their newest release Old Crows/Young Cardinals, and while it isn't up to the level of Crisis or Watch Out!, it's still an impressive album, with a couple fantastic tracks in The Northern and Midnight Regulations. It's still driving and relentless at points, but the somber atmosphere featured in a few songs gives the record a whole other dimension.
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| 3.5 great | Ludovician | June 15th 09 |
It's pretty good, after a few listens. Nothing jumps out at me like most of their other songs do. But it's not bad by any means.
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| 3.5 great | charliecoolman | June 15th 09 |
It's different, some songs are just not up to their usual standards. Georges screams can become a little annoying (just sound dull) Born and raised is my favourite so far. Not a poor effort though.
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| 1.0 awful | Do I have somfing n my face? | June 25th 23 |
normally i dont care too much about lyrics but those on this are so atrocious i cant even give this here dallas-green-just-wants-to-get-back-to-city-and-colour-core .5
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| 3.5 great | TableLamp | December 13th 19 |
Alexisonfire strays from their post-hardcore roots towards a more relaxed punk/alternative style.
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| 3.5 great | hobblepot | August 13th 16 |
by a 3.5, what I really mean is a 3.3. Final two tracks are my favourites, the rest are good but nothing about this makes me wanna listen to it again and again
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| 0.0 | SmileNerd | June 15th 15 |
With this record, they are trying to create a new sound for themselves but it just ends up sounding like generic modern rock.
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| 3.5 great | Jangoman | July 3rd 13 |
On repeated listens, the songs really root themselves.
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| 2.5 average | ANewTypeOfPunk | October 4th 10 |
George's vocals aren't great on this album. Why'd they change their sound? for the worst imo.
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| 3.5 great | munchman92 | March 19th 10 |
Alexisonfire are consistent, producing a great album, but nothing more than that.
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| 3.5 great | soldier0cross | January 17th 10 |
If I were to hand you a copy of Alexisonfire's debut cd or even watch out and hand you a copy of OC/YC you probably would not believe it to be the same band, with each release they have changed their sound in different ways and adapting to stay on the edge of the music scene without ever selling out or going with the trend.
While Alexisonfire is no longer the same angsty young men they once were, they have definetly not lost their touch for creating very good music. Old Crows and young cardinals is filled with enough high quality songs to keep you listening and to keep you coming back. The only problem is, is that where I could listen to "Alexisonfire" or "Watch Out" front to back, I find myself simply coming in and out of OC YC for a couple songs at a time, this is by no means a bad thing, it just says that this album doesnt have the same grab and atmosphere as their early works have.
Nonetheless this is a good album with well written songs and pretty good lyrics, sure George's scream has become more a rasp, its still very powerful and Dallas is still as excellent as ever. I still recommend this album to any fan of the band or the post-hardcore music scene.
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| 3.5 great | Aids | November 17th 09 |
Don't you hate when bands change musical direction for the wrong reasons? Well, this album is the perfect example of that. Following their two monstrously awesome albums, their opus Watch Out!, and their experimental, genre-bridging Crisis, Old Crows / Young Cardinals is somewhat of a disappointment. Apparently, they wanted to get as far away from the "screamo" label as they could, which is stupid for two reasons. One, they weren't ever screamo (and that term is thrown around too much anyway), and two, George's excellent scream was perhaps the best sounding of all the vocalists to be found in the post-hardcore genre. So they compromised, wrote more straightforward radio-ready tunes, and George adopted a weird gruff kind of yell in lieu of his legendary scream. It's still a great album with some really excellent tracks (most notably, The Northern and Young Cardinals), but Alexisonfire were never a great band, they were a phenomenal band. Hopefully, they can learn to be true to themselves for the next record and not naively try to avoid getting labeled.
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| 2.5 average | renny48 | October 12th 09 |
Overall the album is not good, but "Born and Raised" is one of my favorite songs of 09.
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| 3.5 great | Mevz | September 3rd 09 |
Nothing too ground breaking or phenomenal, but consistently good. Dallas's vocals are still as piercing as they were on Crisis and Watch Out! The only criticism I have is with George's screams, they seem duller and less raw than in previous albums, which is a shame, but overall a good album.
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| 3.0 good | stricken | August 25th 09 |
It's a solid album.. There's no terrible songs but nothing stands out either... It's just safe
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| 2.5 average | SLADE775 | July 17th 09 |
This style is way too saturated. Watch Out! stands as their best work.
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| 2.0 poor | sspedding | June 18th 09 |
I never thought I'd find myself saying an Alexisonfire album is sub par. But this is in every way.
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