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 Review by: Brian See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on May 27th 2005
May 27, 2005
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I remember like a year ago there was an article about this guy in AP. One of the funniest things I have ever read. listen to this album before you write about it. granted, "...and take it with a grain of salt" sounded similar to bright eyes but "we can breathe under alcohol" sounds nothing like an angle's earlier releases, nor anything bright eyes had ever put out. ever better yet, give the new ep "5 days 5 songs" a listen. you'll be even more surprised. are you retarded? This music sucks and this review is entirely accurate. If the reviewer didnt listen to the album, good for him cause its a waste of fucking time. The live show is even worse, sacramento has to put up with this garbage on a regular basis. Fuck you and your review. This was the worst reveiw ever. I don't think you even listened to the album, you just read some crap on the internet about you are supposed to feel. This album is amazing and the live show is even better. I really do hope that the guy from this band reads how much we all think we sucks his own ass...cause this is some real tripe...no shit! I never comment on these but I have to express how much this record totally sucks! It's also funny seeing the band members and 15 year old NFG fans sticking up for the record which makes it only look more pathetic, and what's up with this guy's drunk schtick? Lame! NEXT! I give this record a zero by the way this "band" or this Kris Anaya guy are from Sacramento CA and this should be avoided at all costs!!!! I live in this city and I must say it is painful to be here with shit like this being shoved down the local show-goer's throat. It's really stale sounding, contrived and unoriginal. The lyrics are horible, the musical arrangements are dull and all the orchestral arrangement in the world couldn't save An Angle from sucking so damn hard. I gave ita shot, I really did and I even went to a show of theirs. im getting the impression that this article says conno oberst is a part of an angle..... its a completely different band that sounds A LOT like brighteyes...but its not brighteyes this album is cool i havent even listened to bright eyes but all i know is this album is good. I hate it how this album is compared to bright eyes. No similarity whatsoever. The last bright eyes album Digital Urn in a Digital Ash was crap anyways. This was a fabulous review. It was hilarious. That guy from An Angle is so blatantly ripping off Bright Eyes that he can't even hide it. He claims to hate Bright Eyes, but he steals Conor's lyrics and completely imitates his sounds. I mean, come on, it's one thing to have influences, but when you completely COPY your influences' sound, it won't get you respect from anyone. This is painfull to listen too and anyone who thinks this is a good album has serious problems I had to listen to this band after reading the review, this kid sounds exactly like Connor oberst, its just so obvious its funny, AVOID THIS I think An Angle fucking rocks this album out. sounds like bright eyes?! who cares if it does or not.. how many other bands out there sound like NFG, Senses Fail, and a million other bands.. give the guy credit.. hes been around for a little while recording and playing shows..seriously.. hes trying to makke it in the music scene.. he wants fans.. and if you dont like him dont say that about the whole bright eyes stuff! thats a great review. I honestly love bright eyes. The song writer in this band seems to have only listened to bright eyes and nothing else, but in all that time he spent listening to bright eyes he never grasped the actual meanings behind any of the songs (thinks he does). I really wouldn't mind this band with the sounding like bright eyes part if 1.) the songwriter had one original thought (take the basic meaning behind a BE song then get rid of any literary wit) 2.) didnt steal the exact instumentals and melodies from BE. The interview in the latest AP with this guy is hilarious. "In the conquest for an original, innovative sound" Rawker....you have to be being sarcastic. I dont care if you are or not. Im laughing my ass off and everyone else should be too :) Posted by swingline on 2005-05-28 16:33:46 It's hard to take the album seriously after hearing the first song and realizing this isn't Bright Eyes. It's way too similar even to be given a fair chance. oh, wank. "drive-thru is a reputable label." drive-thru is a reputable label. they just wouldn't let something like that happen. Sigh, it always saddens me to see cute girls in terrible bands. First. haha im glad to know im so hated. First. everyone should just listen to thee michelle gunn elephant I'm glad the haters all have such *strong* defenses against An Angle. Words like moron and faggot sure make you sound intelligent! Awesome. But anyway, obviously no one is going to change his or her opinions anytime soon (maybe you need to see An Angle live to understand), so let's just agree to disagree. nfg punker....you're the biggest fucking faggot i've come across on the net. congrats you fucking homo. i agree dude, an angle is awesome. what? no i really like an angle. is there a problem with that? nfgpunker, go home, you work for drive thru records or don't have ears. "Anaya is probably one of the most candid and self-aware people AP’s Clever review. Before I'd even read it, I was gonna come in and say "Isn't this that bright eyes rip off band?" Seems like thats all they'll ever be known as. First. "i highly doubt an angle thought to themselves, "conor oberst is so hot right now. let's make an entire album that sounds like bright eyes and see if we can be as successful as him." " "drive-thru is a reputable label." it's not just the voice, you moron. look at the album cover. look at the song titles. look at the lyrics. look at him. kudos to brian. the review was humorous..... until people took it to the extreme, that is. holy angle bashing batman. bright eyes is one band. an angle is another. sorry you missed the memo. both are extremely talented and should be commended for their abilities. i highly doubt an angle thought to themselves, "conor oberst is so hot right now. let's make an entire album that sounds like bright eyes and see if we can be as successful as him." it's sad how some people are so quick to jump on an angle's case... i'm sure half of the people here have listened to what, one song in total? i won't deny that there are similarities with bright eyes, but in no way was this some sort of gimmick to boost sales. a voice is a voice. it's not something you can just change. deal with it, people. This shit AND Bright Eyes are fucking lame..such terrible music Yes, other people sound like conor's voice, one that comes to mind is Kevin Devine. However. Kevin Devine doesn't cut and paste together parts of random bright eyes songs and lyrics in attempts to pass it off as original material. Actually, Kevin Devine kicks ass, so does Miracle of 86. Yep. This band still eats shit, though. Drive Thru deserves no respect. you can tell that they have some talent but the album is horribly trite and boring. Don't buy it. Looks like the entire Drive-Thru junior high street team came out of the woodwork to post inane, positive comments on this review. i came up with this: And I don't think it's necessary to go bashing Drive-Thru Records either, Drive-Thru is a great label and I have a lot of respect for them. I think "nfgpunker" deserves some credit, not only for pretty clearly inventing a bunch of other screen names and then posting under them, but for what is also clearly brilliant satire. No one in their right mind could be that excited about this band. I like An Angle, and I think a lot of people do. And to go around bashing them just because they may sound somewhat like Bright Eyes is ridiculous. And I don't think it's necessary to go bashing Drive-Thru Records either, Drive-Thru is a great label and I have a lot of respect for them. You know Brian, you'd be much cooler if you were Brain from Escape From New York. Especially if Kruller was that hot older chick who protected you frmo the other gangs. No, I think he's right. Either them or Trustkill. "drive thru might be the worst thing to happen to music" Also, who the fuck plays the trombone sitting down? comments on other comments here: this review made me chuckle All of an angles friends came to defend this turdpile! hahaha! this cd is hot This album is even better than the first. This is a MUST BUY! A masterpiece indeed. Is this a Guy or a Girl? He likes Bright Eyes, get over it. This album kicks ass, maybe not all the way, but it still kicks some ass. It might be a little the same sound as Bright Eyes, but you cannot compare every band with another. You have to look at each band and notice their goods and bads. An Angle has lots of goods and any musician or critic of music should realize the talent that is coming from this album and realize that maybe he is not ripping off Bright Eyes but is creating music that he likes and hopes others will like. I dont see how you can like this and not like Bright Eyes... ok i've heard bright eyes once. and personally, in my words "he sucked." now i'm not bashing anyone who likes him just my personal opinion, i mean people dislike my music all the time (but those people often end up being deaf). ok on to An Angle. obviously he can't be bright eyes cause kris doesn't blow. yeah this cd is my new jam music. the first track blew me away. i play "green water" constantly. it's really great. so this review must be a joke, or well lets just leave it as a joke. k well go get it. you won't be dissapointed. im lovin the new album my friends... "An Angle is truly unique and whatever you think you are getting you will be wrong. I was in love with this album pretty quickly, though some of the tracks are a bit long for my tastes. This is hard to describe other then to say An Angle is a band that stands out on it's own. They do not sound like anyone in particular and this is why I like them so much. It is one thing to be unique it is another thing to be unique and good and that is exactly what this album is, Unique and good" An Angle alone is made up of several members, playing everything from the guitar to the xylophone, the viola bass to the organ, yet they also have the “We Can Breathe Under An Orchestra” adding classical strings and brass I kind of surprised nobody reviewed the At The Drive In score is for the review Man this review was confusing. But if this really is just Bright Eyes b-sides, I'm staying far far away. amazing album *******An Angle******* You dont have it? What are you thinking!? !? Go out and buy it! all of you An angle is so much better than bright eyes. Dude these guys are amazing. You must buy this album its freaking amazing. An angle is amazing Wowwwwwwwwwwwwww This Album is freaking amazing. If you do not own it you mustt go out there and purchase. one of the best bands out there. Theres no stoppin them. They freaking rock. to bad the score only goes up to 10 cuase id give them a 96969696969 there AMAZINGGGGG I like how every time people start making fun of An Angle, one person from the band or a girlfriend or something pops up and acts completely amazed that anyone would even compare them to Bright Eyes. Bright Eyes' older stuff sounds too much like Davide Dondero. Also, he's only sold 200,000 records!?!?! So many bands would make a deal with satan to have record sales like that !!! Idiot. this band eats shit. i have listened to them, and sometimes still head over to the purevolume page and wonder how something so blatently unoriginal can be released, and that the band and label seem to have no problem with it. i really, really don't understand. the cover of the last album even ripped off 'fevers and mirrors' for crying out loud. hopefully no one is buying into this shit, i have no idea how many records an angle has sold, but hopefully its 0 or the ones that have been sold were bought for comedy purposes or something. and if that dude below is from the band, he forgot the line "i don't read the reviews, i do not play for you" Drive-Thru has put out some of my favorit-...some of my more recent...er, I'm good friends with one of their band's guitar techs, so it was a no-brainer." By the way, let's go over all of the bands on your site and I can find out the 10 bands they ripped off as well.? Oberst fully settling into his niche like Grade F meat into a Taco Bell flour tortilla One of the best reviews I have ever read. Anyone who doesnt think this is ripoff shit is in some sort of complex denial. I dont even know how An Angle or Drive Thru believe that they can get away with this kind of plagiarism. How is the ATDI collection? Anyone? I never liked them enough to pick up their individual albums, but a greatest hits comp is intriguing. it's funny when bands read their reviews and get pissed off. I rest my case with the comment below. Your review is as original as making Bright Eyes jokes. Ever realize Conor rips off 10 other bands? Yes, he is a fucking genius, but I want you to come up with one of the so called "bright eyes ripoffs" that write songs as great as An Angle. By the way, let's go over all of the bands on your site and I can find out the 10 bands they ripped off as well. Ever notice that Alkaline Trio sound just like the smoking popes? How about Taking Back Sunday sound like The Stryder? What about every band on Fat who sounds like each other. What about the entire hardcore scene? You can cut all of that into one giant breakdown of shit. Oh wait, I found a new way to play "chug-chug-chug" and a new metal riff! Screamo? come on! The biggest gimmick on the planet. That's the best review I've ever read on this site. Cracked me up. Then again, we are living in a world without the third season of Chapelle's Show, so my humor level may be distorted. I kind of surprised nobody reviewed the At The Drive In or Troubled Hubble cd. Bright Eyes was on Austin City Limits the other night, it was actually really good. Great review. Bright eyes is a dysfunctional little twat, why would anyone want to sound or be like him? ..............On the other hand he could probabaly get laid with different teenager every night if he wanted to.... then again they might break his heart and we will have to listen to more of his shit for years to come. she can play my man-flute any day. I highly fucking doubt this is anywhere near as good as bright eyes, oberst is a genious "Drive-Thru has put out some of my favorit-...some of my more recent...er, I'm good friends with one of their band's guitar techs, so it was a no-brainer." that one chick in the band is kinda hot. why hasn't anyone assassinated anyone involved with this? i heard this kid cant even buy alchol yet. This band is way better than Bright Eyes. People, I know it's fun to say the same thing over and over ("This band is ripping off Bright Eyes!"), but at this point it's unnecessary and totally uninteresting. Please find a new criticism, or a new joke, or whatever. all i've ever heard from or about this band is that its a complete bright eyes rip off. this guy is such a fag That Drive-Thru rip is classic. But yeah, there are far too many Bright Eyes-alikes around, when one of them more than suffices. OT- what should I do for my next review? a newer band's latest ("French Toast", "Supersystem") or a classic ("The Gun Club- Las Vegas Story", "The Swans- Filth")? simmer down. it's been addressed. "what the fuck is wrong with oberst!? no time for a new desaparecidos record and then out of nowhere he comes out with this." if this really were a bright eyes album, it would bve by far the worst he has ever released. the fact that somebody would even put out something that sound this much like something else is just disgraceful. yeah my friend dug up this band last year. fucking disgraceful. he probably should have mentioned his sarcasm for all the fucktards who took it seriously. Great review. Not as good as Forty's Madball review though. great review Great review. I just listened to a few tracks and its amazing how much it sounds like Bright Eyes...they werent even trying to hide it. Check out thier website and look for the cover of thier other album....bastardized Fevers and Mirrors. Great review, Brian. oops. i only read the first few lines... and all those sally fields reviews distorted my perception. Score is for the review. Pretty funny. what the fuck is wrong with oberst!? no time for a new desaparecidos record and then out of nowhere he comes out with this. I think the review's supposed to be sarcastic. what the fuck is wrong with oberst!? no time for a new desaparecidos record and then out of nowhere he comes out with this. |
