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From First To LastFrom First To Last: Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has A Body CountDear Diary, My Teen Angst Has A Body Count (2004)Epitaph Records Reviewer Rating: 3.5 User Rating: Contributed by: greg0rbgreg0rb (others by this writer | submit your own) Welcome into my nerdy world- As my roommate, his girlfriend and I sat down to play a rousing game of late-night Monopoly, I put this disc in for the first time and said to them "If this sounds like Story of the Year, I'm going to be pissed!" They chuckled, and I don't really know why I got that vib.   Welcome into my nerdy world- As my roommate, his girlfriend and I sat down to play a rousing game of late-night Monopoly, I put this disc in for the first time and said to them "If this sounds like Story of the Year, I'm going to be pissed!" They chuckled, and I don't really know why I got that vibe- the album art perhaps, or the title, but I ended up only being mildly pissed. Ok, I wasn't pissed at all really, but anyway… we shall return to this board-gaming scene. Yes, this is yet another band doing the scream-whiny sing-scream switcheroo. But when they scream, boy do they ever. From First To Last does a much more convincing job, bringing a level of hardcore MTV would never accept (we can hope). The band ends up sounding more like Thrice than SOTY at times with the double bass drum in "Note to Self" or "Ride the Wings of Pestilence", but they more often sound like The Bled such as in "Secrets Don't Make Friends" and the wicked breakdown of "Kiss Me I'm Contagious." Smack in between the two previously mentioned songs is "Populace in Two" a melodic ditty remniscant of Brand New, especially the lyrics which even mention Morrissey. Then even stranger is "I Liked You Better Before You were Naked on the Internet", funny title aside, which sounds like it could have been an outtake from Blink 182's session for their newest album: boomy drum loop, synths, and a dead-on Tom DeLonge impression switching to a Mark impersonator halfway. "The One Armed Boxer vs. The Flying Guillotine" is perhaps the best mix of all on the album, changing tempos and dynamics well, with harsh screams balanced out by piercing melodies, and the previously mentioned "Note to Self" is another winner on the album in that respect. And then there's "Emily", a song of long distance romance, which starts out as a promising acoustic track with two guitars that arpeggiate in harmony. Then the vocals come in and I'm slightly let down, but still it's not too bad. There is another cool acoustic tune in "Minuet", (which actually could be defined a minuet classically…thank you music degree…) and this time there are no vocals to drag it down. It's more of an interlude than anything, but it is nice to have this variety and to make the acoustic songs a pair rather than just one tacked-on. Closer "Ride the Wings of Pestilence" has a drawn out breakdown with crunchy lows and screeching high guitars to end the album on a good point… but wait! There is an unlisted 12th track! It sounds fine for two minutes, and then: rapping. Yes, rapping. Maybe they got the idea from label mates Bad Religion, but really now. I dropped my top hat as the entire Monopoly trio in my apartment became instantly silent, turning to gawk at the CD player. Major League Playa is the guy's moniker, and he sure did take us by surprise. To make things even sillier, as his rap is ending, the band comes in with Cradle of Filth style multi-layer screams. Demonic screams. And they go out with a repetitive Filth style keyboard riff and a robot voice saying "Fuuuuuck Yooouu." Why? They should have ended the album a track early, or ended this track three minutes early. Points off for that. While there are a lot of bands doing the bipolar tender-meets-hardcore thing, what gives this band an advantage is the extremes of each, especially the harder sections. They sell it. Plus, they are more like tri-polar, or throw in the rap for maybe quad-polar? Not bad for a debut full length, perhaps they can distance themselves even further from the (so-called) "screamo" pack. So, my Monopoly party was not ruined; thank you From First To Last.           Please login or register to post comments.What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
I love The Song "Emily" Weird, usually you dont get many comments past the week a review is posted, but there's shit on here like a YEAR after it posted! And a lot of it seems to be from the band's street team or something, coming to defense of their heroes. Anyway, here is my revised score 3 years later... it does have its moments but its not terrible... dont listen to it much though. i love this cd but my heart your hands is there best song i liked it better befor sonney was in the band but he is still hot this is the best band i ever heard in Best CD from FFTL. FFTL is just another trendy so called "emo".Their music is horrible but at least they are not the most horrible.HH has that honour.Can you believe that there was a time when emocore actually was good? this cd is the best cd ever to be made well after rise against j/k nah it kicked ass!:) haha i cant believe you compared sonny to bert. 'Ride the Wings of Pestilence' is really, really good. There are also a few other good songs, but there's too much filler here and Sonny's vocals are pretty bad. This really isn't that bad, way better than 'Heroine' but this could have been so much more with a little bit more effort. First of all(no pun intended) I LOVE FROM FIRST TO LAST!!! QUOTE "There is another cool acoustic tune in “Minuet”, (which actually could be defined a minuet classically…thank you music degree…)" END QUOTE Dude I LOVE this band! Sonny moore is hott!! my favorite song is "Populace in Two" But I love all of them. this band is so good sonny is hot and all you haters can fuck off stop hateing on them ! you dont no god bands when you see them you made sonny stop comming to this web sit becouse of you ppl hateing on him ! this band is so good sonny is hot and all you haters can fuck off stop hateing on them ! you dont no god bands when you see them you made sonny stop comming to this web sit becouse of you ppl hateing on him ! this band is so good sonny is hot and all you haters can fuck off stop hateing on them ! you dont no god bands when you see them you made sonny stop comming to this web sit becouse of you ppl hateing on him ! Carbon-copy screamo/emo band or not, FFTL is still damn good. Their new shit isn't all that amazing though. I can't say that The Levy's my favorite song ever, but it does make me wonder what to expect from the new CD which is due out this month...wow that date crept up fast. I fucking love this band, I don't care what "the other" people say! i freaking love fftl!!!! Did you know the lead singer Sonny just turned 18 a couple of days ago??? FFTL ROCKS!!!!! THE BESTEST CD EVER ON THE PLANET!!!! THE BESTEST CD EVER ON THE PLANET!!!! dude this cd rocks tits seriously is the best band out there and to every wanna be faggot who thinks they're bad go fuck your grandmother because you are by far the biggest queer wanna be in the united states of america! stop calling us fags for wearing tight pants i mean they are fucking clothes you low lifes you probably wear pre-ripeed pants from pussy ass abercrombie or american eagle you fat ass preps so shut the fuck up about sonny, matt, trav, and dereck. and if you dont like them then dont listen to them and dont call them gay you queers fftl is the best thing that ever happened to me and inspired me to be in a band and play music SO ROCK ON FFTL DONT LET ANYONE BRING YOU DOWN I LOVE YOU. i dont know whats wrong with most of the people on here, but fftl is a good band. why is everyone kept sayong that their not a real "screamo" band. what do you guys think a "real screamo band" sounds like. if you guys really hate them that much then just stop listenig to their music, i'm sure they won't care reallllllly don't like this band. dime-a-dozen "mainstreamo." Seriousluy people shut the fuck up. For every band I like, people are trashing thinking they know everything about music. I like From First To Last, the riffs ARE GOOD and for 17 years old, Sonny Moore has amazing talent. So I admit I love From First To Last.. so shoot me. If you people are gonna trash me and say I'm full of shit, go ahead because I know you're wrong. OKAY! first off...i really really like this cd. it may be in the same emocore genre, but it still has something different. and second... this is the best album yet Great CD. The rapping was just the cherry on top, I actually liked it. I did the comment under me!!! Biotch!!! SO you NOW know who I am!!! From First To Last is the toughest band ever!!! This CD is awesome!! Fuck ALL you bitches talking SHIT about them! At least they're talented! YOU mother fuckers are too busy wishing you can make GREAT music like From First To Last! Screw all you guys! THey're TOUGH! Just because you listen to gay Simple Plan and fucking LAME ass Music like that you guys don't know what real music is!!! Bitches! It's got a very not noticeable different sound to it. I like it. Why do people like this? I think I vomitted in my mouth. And the same person posting over and over about how goiod this is about midway through is pathetic. i only heard of them a few weeks ago and they sound pretty good. i like the video for 'ride the wings of pestilence' Posted by crazytoledo on 2005-05-19 10:34:32 Yeah this is a good cd..........the whole reason why i bought this cd is Great album but does the singer still sound the same now... Heard he hot suregy in his trhoat or in that area... I like Emo, yeah calll me generic...really i think im way better off listenin to this than to Pop Punk. Omg i hate Pop Punk... I love most types of punk but pop punk bites the dust. Emo, yeah it had its good years (Kite Flying Society Planes mistaken for stars) and it will die someday. some will mourn some will celebrate. in the end everyone would have to have Put up with it or Loved it> You cant change that from first to last is a great band and this si a great cd!!!! im actually trying to decide which band is better, underoath, or from first to last. when i first got this cd, and started to listen to it i didnt think i was going to like it, but once i started to listen to it i got into and i realized that it is a great cd! if you like underoath, u gotta get this CD!!!! i'm under the assumption the 'hater' comments are being posted by 'punks' who love their casualties and anti-flag to death or metal kids who love their cradle of filth...to death...which they pretend to think is cool because the 'scene' tells them it is... or else some 'elitest' hardcore shit who thinks he or she is the toughest thing because they can bring the mosh? oh and then the rest are made up of random kids who don't know what's going on at all. If you like this cd you should go to www.absolutepunk.net and never come back. Something I forgot to mention in my last post: I think Sonny is beautiful. I'm not joking. He is very, very beautiful. Then again, that just might be my warped mind speaking out of line again. =3 1. All of you, PLEASE learn to use some grammar. You are no longer children, and by disregarding what you've learned (or should have) during your time in school, you aren't showing much intellegence. I might throw this around a lot but hardcore kids are annoying as hell. This album was pretty good. Ride the Wings of Pestilence is the best song on the cd. The hidden track is pretty funny too. Drop it like it's hot, shake it like a salt shaker. If you don't like the album don't buy it, stupid hardcore-nazis I throw this term around a lot. Wanna know why everyone loves this album? this album was amazing. my favorite cd. drums kick ass, and guitar is awesome. also, its insane how sonny and matt switch up vocals so well. travis's screaming is unbelieveable. best screamer to date. best songs from the cd- kiss my im contagious, and the one armed boxer vs. the flying guillotine. even though there BEST song is Failure by designer jeans. if i ever see this drummer in public......im humping his leg. this cd is effin amazing, and so is anyone who likes it.....including me. This is one of the best sceamo bands i have ever heard if you talk shit about this band then screw you Thus Band is amazing, i love the vocal style and the screamo, this is amazing, anyone saying anything else... is retarted. The gutaring suck??? you are soo dumb, they rock! i seriously want to hear what these asses think real music is... i bet they listen to simple plan, fucknuts! dude i just heard this band from the computers at school. just a random stroll around the music that is saved here on the computers and man i had no idea who they were, but over all this shit kicks ass. rock on man. You assholes keep talking shit. Don't be jealouse because your bands aren't being played anywhere. The cd's good, and I happen to like the songs, and the muisc. That' all... This album fucking pwns. The guitaring on this albums is awesome, the bass is awesome, the drumming is relentless and the vocals are amazing. People pretend not to like it because they think that makes um cool, but they still bat one off to a pic of sonny while listening to this record every night! first off i love this album... secondly... just becuase someone is talented it doesn't mean it is good... thridly just because you don't like it doesn't mean that the band does not have talent... fourthly... the reason why i love this album is fftl ability to put on a great live show... and that they are really cool guys... last... who cares if you THINK you can do better... are you doing better??? if not then shust shut the fuck up... Saosin can suck my fuck you shithead nob gobblers. Alexisonfire SUCK, just listen to Kiss Me Im Contagious, that shits on Alexisonfires soon-to-be graves. Eat My Fuck you Belligerant Fucknuts. You may think posting an Anonymous post makes you anonymous but no, a relative of mine helped make this site and he controls the IP inputs to this site making sure the bandwidth is ok etc. He knows ALL YOUR IP's if he wants to he could accidentally email the log files of them to a certain someone, and a certain someone could mass trojan you're clogged-with-dick ass-anus computers with so much Maroon 5, you'll be having nightmares till Christmas. OH MY GOD, HOW CAN ANYONE SLAY THIS ALBUM?! ITS BLASPHEMY JUST TO SPEAK THE BANDS FULL NAME!!11## IF ANYONE FROM FFTL IS WATCHING I WANNA TELL YOU THAT I HAVE A FORUM AND ALL THE MEMBERS ON IT YOU ARE THEIR FAVOURITE BAND, there are 607 members and mroe everyday. Album OWNZ, come play London England someday, you'll get the biggest crowd known to man. Slay us FFTL, ignore this Sh*theads and know that you ARE GODS. I've heard some sound clips off the album and its garbage. It's not fun and the music is so generic. You can tell from the band photos they spend more time on their haircuts than on the actual music. The guitarists on this band are shit album SUCKS. I happen to like this cd very much, and I look forward to seeing them on the Warped Tour. jesus christ, this band has always been bad even with the old singer album OWNS. Horrible. i just got nhl 2004. it took me a while to get used to the new passing system, but i kind of like it now. altough i'm not sure i like it as much as 2003, but it definitely is more realistic. "Piss off, we're selling records, so somebody's gotta like it. I like this site and will come here as much as possible just to piss you off even more cuntrag." this is a solid record. all you fuckheads can eat a dick Piss off, we're selling records, so somebody's gotta like it. I like this site and will come here as much as possible just to piss you off even more cuntrag. Everyone seemed to hate it besides the person who actually listened to it and took the time to review it. Any other FFTL members watching? Brand New / Underoath hybrid wannabe's? what a waste of time and effort in putting this group together. although a complete lack of talent is required these days to put together a band, this band has over stepped their boundries for this feat. unfortunately, as unsavory as this band is, many people find them appealing and entertaining. but those people tend to not have a clue in deciphering what is good music. so please kids, let's try to end this stream of shitty music and start with this band. well this cd certainly blows balls. screamo would probably be bands like orchid or old gravity stuff... "i think this band is a fucking terrible, generic EMO CORE (please dont call it screamo) band." "People dont even listen to music anymore. They listen to what other people say about the music." " you have got to be kidding me. the band has one of the most talented guitar players in punk music right now. matt good is a genius. as well as derek on the drums....... sure there are some simple parts to the cd, but travis can only play certain elements. matt had to cut his parts down so he could play them. don't tell me anyone can do this, but if they can they aren't...... The score is for all the homophobic slurs in the comment section. I didn't realize the punk scene has become a beacon for intolerance, bigotry, and ignorance. "hell, a fucking tard could huff freon and make better music than this generic BS." "...funny, I've heard that very thing said about black people, latinos...ignorant douchebag." everything has been said that needs to be said. to the "FFTL guitarist", people here aren't that close minded, they're just quick to point out really shitty music such as this. Ehh I wouldnt worry too much about what the losers on here say about the album. The elitist music gods that come to this site insult every album every band ever made. Go listen to your Thursday albums or whatever your "my hardcore screaming band is more original and cooler than yours" bands. People dont even listen to music anymore. They listen to what other people say about the music. better faggots? (faggots is for all of you beign so concerend about homophobia on these boards, like none of you have called your friends a faggot when he clowned you in a game of nhl2003 or some shit. get over it. saying faggot is not homophobic. most gays don't care, they realize the word is a common insult that doesnt necessarily have anti-gay connotations. faggots. ) "geez...now i know where to go when i want to see bands like mine reviewed without an open mind from the frequenters of a website. geez...now i know where to go when i want to see bands like mine reviewed without an open mind from the frequenters of a website. This score is for the idiot who actually suggests this album standsout in ANY genre of music. Fucktard. "saying faggot is not homophobic. most gays don't care, they realize the word is a common insult that doesnt necessarily have anti-gay connotations" check out the "band" section on their werbsite. their bio has the audasity to compare them to U2 and madball I still think that you guys are dumb little shits...happy birthday bitches...clowny's out. I bet that half of the people saying that this is horrible haven't even heard the album. It is not just another "screamo" band or anything. They stand out from others that you call screamo as well. The album is very different as well, there are only about 3 or 4 "screamo" songs on it, and those are the ones that they have put up on purevolume or on their ecard on the website. I think you all should at least download the album to see what i mean. "You people are so fucking worried about the classifications of music it sounds like you dont even enjoy the damn music." NHL 2003 is a horrible game. Alright, i'm the guy who posted early, had the collostomy bag comment that someone was kind enough to correct my grammer on (thanks, i was really upset after I hit post adn realized i typed 'seams' as 'seems' . oh shit did i just mispell and?) Secrets Dont Make Friends sounds like the bled? That got me excited but it turns out it sounds like an outtake from the used "especially their nigger guitarist" wow this blows balls. They need to rename themselves "Last"... Then they'll sound like a later 80's SST band. Heathers is an awesome movie. I feel left out. You people are so fucking worried about the classifications of music it sounds like you dont even enjoy the damn music. You pigoen hole something just because of its genre. Music is either good or bad. Who the fuck cares what you classify this as. "you can tell what kind of music they play just by looking at them" have a few more birthdays, get a fucking girlfriend, and learn a bit about the music within the scene that you support. emocore, screamo, posthardcore, postpunk, get your shit straight. god i hate you people. you're all fucking goddamn idiots...this band isn't screamo. saetia was screamo. portrait was screamo. hot cross is screamo. FFTL is emocore, you stupid, stupid assholes. These guys should probably spend more time trying to write good music than with their hair. hahaha..i love you guys. so much entertainment ive gotten from reading your posts. Heard this band for the first time at Warped, never want to hear them again. If you don't like a band, why get all nancy about it? the alexisonfire cd came out the same day as this (same genre) but is 30X better. Listen to that instead. wtf? this is way better than their EP.. why all the hate? the singer has an amazing voice, especially for a 16 year old. and who the fuck said that the guitars suck? do you even listen to music goddamnit? go back to listening to normal punk bands who recycle the exact same chords, lyrics, basslines, and drumbeats throughout the whole fucking song. this is miles ahead of all the other "screamo" bands around right now, except Saosin. nobody around right now beats them. You can tell what style of music they play just by looking at them. "i don;t want to refer to its as screamo because its a gay term made by trendy sluts" The score is for all the homophobic slurs in the comment section. I didn't realize the punk scene has become a beacon for intolerance, bigotry, and ignorance. Only real good band in the genre (i don;t want to refer to its as screamo because its a gay term made by trendy sluts) is Saosin. now the genre is bursting at the seems of its collostomy bag w/ doo doo. hahaha. that was good. i'm keeping that. now the genre is bursting at the seems of its collostomy bag w/ doo doo. hahaha. that was good. i'm keeping that. "jesus. to think back to when screamo was new blows my mind. seems like a million years ago i first heard 'full collapse' and was floored." the guys vocals are horrible. these guys need to stop making music. this album is so generic it hurts. gay, gay, gay, the band is made up of a bunch of gay gay homosexuals. i saw them live, so dont argue. the record itself wasnt too bad. I only like a few songs from it, but the ones i do, i love. i dont thing the singer is copying anyone's vocal style, his way is his own. just because he sounds like someone else, doesnt mean hes trying to copy them. saying hes a wanna-be is stupid and narrow-minded. granted, ive heard better vocals...much better vocals...but they're bearable. fuck these guys. spend too much time sucking jason tate's dick and doing their hair. for what? "The epitome of screamo," if such a thing exists, would have been Saetia. Or You And I, Kite Flying Society, Joshua Fit For Battle, or Jerome's Dream. Something along those lines. Honostly, I don't often post on this board to comment on bands and cds. People are too quick to give there all but useful opinion and thoughts on bands but I have to say that this album pretty much encompasses all that is terrible in the hardcore scene right now. It is the epitomy of screamo, the singer is terrible and looking at their webpage they seem to be all to involved in "looking the part" of their band. I don't know what I'd call this music, but for the sake of actual screamo bands, let's not use that term in conjunction with any music that sounds like this. I really like this album as a debut full length. There is something about this band that I really like. well i heard 'wings of pestilence' and 'note to self' or whatever on recent comps, and i must say, 'unimpressed' and 'cliche' came to mind. they are just another screamo band, but less radio friendly and more complex. their drummer is tight as hell, but the whole whiny sing/scream thing is DONE. I just can't listen to this w/o being like 'jesus....when will this genre stop?". it just sounded like FATA mixed w/ some used or whatever. Boring. any band that uses danny filth and company style screaming has to be cool. FAGS. the lead singer would suck adam lazzara's dick in a second, you can tell by the way he acts like him. fucking little prick. Then there's another faggot in the band skinny real emo-ed out. Being a fan of TBS and BRAND NEW, this band makes me embarrassed to ever be so into this oh so fucking played out genre. That lead singer though, i can't get over his fagocity. could this cd be any worse???? however, the drummer is very tight sounding...the production is crap, the singer is a wannabe Burt from The Used, the guitars are week and the lyrics are even worse......Fuck i want my 12 bucks back! Everyone should go buy an old DIllinger Escape Plan record instead i've had the misfortune of seeing this band twice. if you like kids playing the same recycled sing/scream crap that just about every band has been playing for the last 3 years you'll like it. if you're older than 14, hopefully you'll be smart enough to realize it's pure crap. |
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