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 Review by: BJR See others by this writer T(I)NC'S Website (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on November 4th 2005
Can anyone believe that it has been 4 years since the last (International) Noise Conspiracy full-length? To speak the truth, this album is LONG overdue. Dennis Lyxzén and crew kick out the jams on this CD, recorded in February of 2004 with rock guru Rick Rubin. The release date had been set back month upon month because of distribution problems. I gasped in anguish every time I read an update on Burning Heart pushing back Armed Love’s release date.
But it is hard having the energy to fight when everything is spinning around in my head. Sure enough seems simple, but what can I do? There's a million songs about politics, related to you!!! You can call me romantic, you can call me what you will, but when I think about the revolution you're still in my dreams!There is not a weak track on the album, and each track has its own little groove that will have you dancing during each and every listen (which got me several queer looks on my semi-weekly jaunts down to my local independent record store). Having never seen the (International) Noise Conspiracy live, I can’t wait 'till they come to my hometown; my mind can only begin to contemplate the insanity and energy that must brim from their live sets!!! If I could say one thing that really blemishes this album, it is the bonus track “A Voice of Our Own,” which seems like it was forced rather than the sincerity of the rest of the album's tracks. I will agree with many complaints that I have heard about this album: It lacks the bite that filled releases such as Bigger Cages, Longer Chains and The First Conspiracy. The rawness of their “old” sound allowed for the (International) Noise Conspiracy to experiment, but not here on Armed Love. The (International) Noise Conspiracy trade that for a more uniform rock sound that makes for a fuller sound that will hopefully equate more new fans for this more than deserving group. High-profile gigs with bands like the Bravery and Turbonegro recently may help persuade Rick Rubin and his cronies at American Recordings to bring another producer into the mix that will bring the best of both worlds to the next recordings from these guys. People who liked this also liked:   ![Against Me! - White People for Peace [7 inch]](/images/covers/thumb/against_me-white_people_for_peace.jpg)        Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
Who cares if Dennis sold out or is a whore? because all we need is love "This guy's gotta know what a whore he is by now... Come on, class war colors on a major label? Pathetic." When the fuck did T(I)NC sign to Reprise? Or have I just not been paying attention? *cough* Refused was way fucking better *cough* *cough* I've had this album for over a year, the UK version of course, and I haven't really been able to stop listening to it. "Let's Make History" and "Black Mask" seal the deal for me on this album but all in all, this is an excellent disc by one of my favorite bands. I've had this for about a year now. Is the bonus track worth it? Dennis should stop crapping out all these moneymaker albums and start eating. This record is awesome. Of course I can see people turned off by the politics, but the songs themselves totally fucking rule. i like this cd alot. Common idiots, every person has the right to their own opinion, and not a single person is going to take you seriously if all you do is talk nonsense. I would wager that some of you guys haven't even listened to the CD, and when i mean listen i mean really listened. I had an opinion similar to your, but I was open and now i don't think the Cd is too shabby. It is not as good as New Morning, but I think it is more of a rock sound, and if you can't take that, then thats too bad, because I think this band is worth paying attention to at the moment. too bad this didn't get reviewed the same day as propagandhi. "There is not a weak track on the album." i bought 'armed love' in november/04. Series 7 is starting right now on IFC. I love this movie. never liked them. "This guy's gotta know what a whore he is by now... Come on, class war colors on a major label? Pathetic." "Refused totally ruined me from ever taking this band very seriously. They will always be compared and always be worse." Holy shit. I like this band much more than refused. This guy's gotta know what a whore he is by now... Come on, class war colors on a major label? Pathetic. refused is fucking dead. this is not refused. this is indeed not the new noise. i wish refused were still alive. Why have we had this for months (years?) in Europe on Burning Heart. Wow. I hope that in every town these benedict arnolds travel to, some syndicalist kid will fill their evian bottles with enough visine to make these fuckers shit hot bloody streams of crap(ital) all over their "proletarian" tour busses. Refused totally ruined me from ever taking this band very seriously. They will always be compared and always be worse haha the riony of the album cover relase on a maojr lable. oh i get it, the album is supposed to be hypocrytical. that last post was me, btw. stupid work computers. someone touches on this point a few posts down, but marxist socialism is not anti-commerical. if you read marx, you'll see that he considers industry to be a good thing. according to him socialism cannot really succeed without the a somewhat advanced society already being in place, which means commercial success. it's after the capitalist society is developed that the "revolution" should take place. communism is a distortion of marx's beliefs. it skips the whole capitalism stage, and the revolution for that matter, and goes straight to "equal" society. that's why it has never worked. a socialist is someone who wants an actual revolution to take place, and that doesn't necessarily mean a revolutionary war. Seriously, this sucks. Fuck it. Stop trying to be cool by liking this, this is radio friendly alternative. Make your capital Dennis, make it plenty. Everyone knows the best way to "screw" capitalism is to sign to a major and stage a Coast to Coast tour of the US with your merch box. punknews is so generous with thier reviews. It seems as if they are afraid to bash/talk shit about any record that is released. C'mon, lagwagon? now this? this shit fucking sucks. This shit cracks me up. Dennis and his uber stance against capitalism, yet his record gets shelved because the label doesn't know how to market it? Hahahahaha.... i picked up this album in europe last year and the sleeve for it is kind of cool...the american version got fucked up They are a fantastic live band, and I thought this album was just as good as the previous ones. It lacks the bite that filled releases such as Bigger Cages, Longer Chains and The First Conspiracy. "wow, i didn't know they signed to reprise....that strikes me as odd, as i thought they were socialists." ooooo look at us! we're so cool and scene we put parantheses around one of the words in our name!!!!11 "Can anyone believe that it has been 4 years since the last (International) Noise Conspiracy full-length?" really good, but somewhat lacking as others have said. some songs are great and the rest do nothing for me. maybe it will grow on me more. Weren't these the guys who were almost "Crass-like" in their anti-establishment stance....and now they're releasing a record on Reprise? Maybe I'm thinking of a different band. Where can I find these Sandstrom records? Meh. Not that bad. denis is a guy who does things, makes a go, so bless him, and this couldn't be said to a nicer fellow, and really this of all statements is so trite and cliche to apply to denis since its one he could predict, but i have to say honestly, "I prefer their earlier work". i know most people say that this album is horrible, but i actually really enjoy it. it's not groundbreaking but i think good for t(i)nc. Also, about the 4-years absence thing... Im not 100% sure, but I was told that ARMED LOVE was available in Europe for quite some time in 2004 and took that long to get here in North America. Anythigns better than the new Lost Patrol shit Dennis just vomited on us.. Someone on Conservative Punk made me a really funny remark about how the (I)NC are full of shit when it comes to believing one thing and displaying another. I wish I could find that article, it was pretty funny. I like it. I don't get why everybody is shitting on it so much. wow, i didn't know they signed to reprise....that strikes me as odd, as i thought they were socialists. Hey..Hey......Uhh...Ya got any gum? Awesome recording. I can't say enough good things about this. I seen dude in nothing but batman underoos backstage in dallas and I have to say it scared me a bit. Possibly the thinest man I've seen outside of holocaust photos. these dudes ragggg on our country..yet they are making dough off of us? what the fuck? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the revolution* I was a pretty big fan of New Morning, but actually did hold off until just recently to listen to this. I like the idea of liking this band more than I like this band. |
