Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 20, 2003 at 10:32 AM (EST)
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Makes me laugh when it's said Hot Water Music or Bouncing Souls is better than GR... I likje 'em both too but GR is one of the top 5 bands today!

Dan

Posted by ambiotical_sophisticrat on 2002-10-07 20:52:34
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i actually gotta say, the secret song is my favorite on the album.. im usually not a fan of such light fluffy music... tho this has a great melody and has a slight jawbreakeresque to it one could say...

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 14, 2001 at 6:17 PM (EST)
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I usually like the whole "pop-punk" and "emo" better than the "true" style hardcore punk but this my friends is one of the best cds this year for sure. I recommend this cd to anyone who likes music. -Rock

Posted by Artman on 2001-11-02 02:04:52
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This Good Riddance is really good. Fast, hardcore, and dark! Darker than their previous releases. When I first bought it I thought it was okay but when I saw them live, that for me, is what sold the deal. This album fucking rules!

Good Riddance is a band that won't stop. They practically release a new album every year. Good ones too. One thing a band should get credit for is their ability to stay active, and for this, Good Riddance scores a lot of points!

Favorite song off of the album is "Nobody Likes A Cynic". Anyone agree or disagree?

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 23, 2001 at 12:50 AM (EDT)
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I have to disagree. As a long time GR fan, I have to say this is my least favorite album to date. Russ should let Luke write the songs again and stick to vocals. This album is no where close to as good as The Bouncing SOuls or HWM.

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 23, 2001 at 11:41 PM (EDT)
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This cd is fucking awesome !! fast, agressive and melodic at the same time. One of my top 10 albums. Good Riddance kicks ass !!

Posted by oldpunker on 2001-08-06 09:49:01
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I have to say that this is some great work,I had my doubts, when I got this I thought it would have some good songs and some filler, but this album is all killer no filler.To me it sounds a little like Descendents meets Shelter and thats not bad company to keep!!

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 22, 2001 at 12:24 AM (EDT)
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Its an awsome CD not bad song its hard yet has melody. Thats Scott Niedermayer of the NJ Devils(for those who dont watch hockey) holding the Stanley Cup. Also Russ is wearing his jersey in the Operation Pheonix CD booklet.

Posted by Punkass83 on 2001-07-20 23:33:52
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Great CD. Hey do you guys see a picture of a guy holding a stanley cup if u hold he CD up to a light. In between where the CD goes and the back cover????

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 19, 2001 at 3:19 AM (EDT)
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This cd is great i can only summerize it as this and this is stricktly my opinion. You take For God and Country their cd with the most melody and their hardest cd operation pheonix mix'em together and you get this fine piece of music.

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 at 10:21 AM (EDT)
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It's an incredible listen...from the beginning to the end. It's their best stuff to date, very political and social. They seem to touch all based here from teenage emotions to us older punks that have to work for a living (that tune about corp america fucking R-O-C-K-S!). Good Riddance is by far my favorite band today, maybe all-time...and I 'm a sick hockey fan too so...

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 13, 2001 at 9:26 AM (EDT)
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Hmmmm , I thin that the new Pennywise is , with Full Circlke and Unknown Road , their best .
But lets talk about GoodRiddance . I ve only three songs of this album (yesterdays headlines , blue black eye , great leap forward) , but I listen to them all the Time and I m nearly crying because I havent it yet .
But I think they re some of the best GR songs , the Melodies are now a bit more important , but its also like the old ones , and so powerful and ...
hmm lets say this record is simply great . The best (of GR).

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 12, 2001 at 1:59 PM (EDT)
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pisces/almost home : best track on the album

Posted by sickboi on 2001-07-12 13:56:30
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I can't stop listening to "Cheyenne".

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 12, 2001 at 12:03 PM (EDT)
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**Slips on his shoes and runs to the record store**

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 12, 2001 at 3:25 AM (EDT)
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After two flawless albums in terms of consistency ('Comprehensive guide to modern rebellion's mix of angriness and melancholy next to sweet poppy numbers, and 'ballads from the revolution's slightly more hardcore songs) they put out 'operation:phoenix' which didnt explain the real meaning of the album(ask someone else, I dont want to blabber on forever) which was good but lacked the consistency of past albums.

With the addition of the old kid dynamite drummer, this album is a good return. I'm still in the air as to the last few songs, but its a great album. 'Pisces/Almost home' has the best sequence of altering types of melody, with the slow and constant opening lines, the crescendo, and the final more melodic speed up.

After 'always' on the last fat comp., most people were expecting a more poppy GR lyrically, (Russ R got married), but their really pissed off.

Not a disappointment.

One of the few melodic punk bands that can put out a record that fits in with their steretypical FAT records sound while outgrowing all of the fat bands by being able to stay within melodic punk without sounding stale. They never sound like their just writing a punk song, but that it genuinely was born to sound off at that tempo.

I know jaded musical collector geeks like myself who write off fat and melodic punk bands while still kicking back and enjoying good riddance. Their just good people who play good music you can get into.

Posted by Anarchy_Adam on 2001-07-11 22:02:30
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Fuck Yah. This is one of the best albums to come out this year. I liked ballads from the revolution better, but this one Is right up there.

Posted by coldjuly on 2001-07-11 21:28:21
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Yeah I have to agree fuckin rules. GR just get better and better. wait...they cant get any better.