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Published on June 30th 2006
Through its storied history, melodic hardcore has certainly had its ups and downs. Arguably, it was the youth-crew groups that got the ball rolling, but possibly a more direct influence was derived from the poppy take that bands like the Descendents, ALL, Down by Law and many others chose.
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i really love this album. Ive never really been into good riddance much except for the song "one for the braves". But after listning to this album it is really good skate punk. Does sound more poppier than there older albums as i am now listning to them but i like my skate punk on the poppy side. Good Cd Great, great record. Just started listening to it today but I'm already loving it. great album!! it tops theire last one!! I like this record. Don't fool yourself though and set high expectations before you listen to it. I am not saying it's bad but if you're a GR fan you will notice a difference (as all bands do) but over time you will find what you were looking for. A little more poppy but just get over it and let yourself like it. I feel most GR fans will like this release, as do I, because you will soon find the GR you heard in prior releases. Get the record, listen to it a few times over and soon you will see that it kicks ass depsite the less-than-aggresive vocals you're familiar with from GR. Get this release and don't forget that when you do buy it the money goes to a good group with respectable ethics and message. i was talking to some people Good Riddance makes great songs, but not great albums. Good Riddance makes great songs, but not great albums. "has anyone else noticed that this is the first GR album with no clips on it??" has anyone else noticed that this is the first GR album with no clips on it?? Big_Guy: why did Bound By Ties Of Blood And Affection dissapoint everybody? I like it. Especially "darkest days". I don't know why everyone is creaming themselves over the first track. Mmm, yeah. I go for the mozzarella sticks, so maybe I'll like most of this album. Does anyone else think that the intro to track 4 sounds a LOT like the intro to "A Credit to His Gender"? ive been nutting myself over this album since i bought it, but i cant tell yet if its really that great, or if im just so damn excited about a new gr record spot on review. "Bound By Ties" disappointed the hell out of me, though, I've only heard 3 or 4 songs off this one and it already sounds waaaaay better than that one. "Shame" gives me more of a midtempo NOFX vibe, even Russ's vocals. they seem to be well over that hill now.. Good review, although i'd only give it 3 stars. While it's welcoming to hear some decent melodic hardcore, I feel this album is weaker than Bound by Ties, that album just hits hard, plain and simple. I find that this album has more songs like "Boxing Day" from the previous album, which I enjoyed at first but found the harder tracks simply had more effect than the poppier numbers. Bound... had some epic songs this just seems to be pleasing to the ear, but nothing special. "Regardless, almost all bands that get categorized under the giant hardcore umbrella suffer the same fate...early termination. Be it lack of motivation, the burden of touring or just simply “growing out of that phase,” the likelihood of a hardcore band lasting more than a few years is almost unheard of." Does 'Shame' sounds exactly like 'Sedated' by Only Crime. I got the feeling that more songs of Only Crime sound like songs by GR. People have to let this one sink in... that's always been one of the best traits of Good Riddance's songwriiting - the melodies burrow w/ repeated listens until the whole thing becomes very familiar. I'm not sure how anyone could be disappointed with Republic after their prior one - this one has so much more energy and personality. this record sucks. and i'm a fan of the band...but this is a HUGE disappointment. and to the guy a few posts down.. good riddance has never really impressed me *ducks rock* no wait! wait! *ducks rock* i like the new Rise Against i agree with dante, the only crime album was way poppier than anyone really seems to want to admit. i kept hearing that they were going to use some song bill had written for black flag back in the day that were never used and then to me anyway, the album sounded like a poppy version of good riddance. rpm is in my top five albums, great album start to finish. it says something about a band when you can be disappointed with the release and it still ends up at 7. I think what I like about it is it has more of Tim screaming and singing, like RPM....SSOTCC seemed way to singy... I'm in the same boat as Old Punker on the Rise Against disc -- Similar to how I feel about this new GR album too. Something is just holding me back. It's not bad, but nothing sticks out as great. i want to add one thing sickboi, i saw them tour for siren song at the ottobar, good grief i have never seen a place go nuts like it did that night, complete insanity-oldpunker- worth dying for sounds sweet....Im sure this will all grown on me, i actually thought siren song had more of an immediate impact believe it or not, my opinion of course-oldpunker- You don't like the one before Drones? Its prolly my fave, that and the first 2. sickboi, so far, i like the song drones...nothing else seems to be sticking with me....i will give it some time..-oldpunker- Oldpunker - now, dissapointment is the new rise against, listening to it now....what happened to rise against...dont get me wrong, i love ra but this cd feels like a grower, but right now, meh-oldpunker- I really want to like this record a lot, but I'm having trouble getting into it. i couldn't get into it at first but it's grown on me a lot pop or not, this is just a boring record I agree with socrates on this. I absolutly love MELODIC hardcore, and this is top notch melodic hardcore. So, YEY for me! I like this album. too much pop though, little more emphasis on the hardcore side would have made this probably a ten. and one more thing, tell me why could easily be a bad religion outtake-oldpunker- I disagree sickboi, this cd is good riddance at there "near" best, especially tracks 3-4-5-6. I agree texas is a little out of place. Other than that, If you like symptoms, this is the next best thing-oldpunker- sickboi hit it dead on the spot with this review Nope, this album sucks. Hard. Very poppy and very boring. my bad, their hardcore, guilty of not being english or american or australian or whatever. guess I'm the only one so far who really likes this record. they've had better guitarwork, but man, finally the melodical vocals I've been praying for, I'm a total sucker for melodic hardcore, altough I find the punk side of GR to better than they're hardcore side. this record was made for me. wohoo. decent album. i really agree with this: Dissapointing. but still pretty good. So am I the only one who thought this was disappointing / WAY poppy for the band? Great review, great band, good album. Not the best they've ever done, but still a damn fine effort. This band is nothing if not consistent. As a long time Good Riddance fan this is not the triumphant return of Sean Sellers that I had hoped for. So am I the only one who thought this was disappointing / WAY poppy for the band? |
