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Published on August 21st 2007
I've always felt like Aiden caught a lot more flack for their image, for their age -- for just being Aiden -- than they have for their music. While far from pioneering anything remotely inventive, the bulk of Aiden's earlier work was not too far removed from skatepunk-influenced goth like Love Equals Death with a technically lacking shade of Strung Out and Rufio mixed in (take "Enjoy the View" off the band's Victory debut, Nightmare Anatomy, or the shamefully catchy "Die Romantic" as evidence). However, the music on Conviction resembles none of the above, and unfortunately for Aiden has supplied cynics with a legitimate reason to tarnish their name.
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i love aiden and i doubt its as bad as everyone seems to be saying, i heard some of their songs from the new album and i really like it!! i love their music and their look. i saw them in a little interview and they seemed really nice and i think they should do what feels right for them, regardless of what everyone else thinks!! Complete fucking shit. Bullshit. I can tell just from how you wrote this review that you just skimmed through the tracks in one ten-minute sitting before tossing the CD into your "sell" pile. Score is for seeing this band live with Silverstein and He is Legend. I had a free ticket and it was still a bad idea. Oh well. They did the split the crowd and make the sides run into each other thing and it was so contrived that it was funny. Unfortunately, it wasn't entertaining enough to merit more than a score of one. ok so krid1987, I doubt that you're going to read this, but oh well... so anyway, wow that's pretty funny you would flatter yourself enough to say that your farts sound good enough to get you a record deal... Good luck with that... PS. I'm just so curious what that album cover would look like. : ) No offense. Actually (Even though i'm a FAN of AIDEN, and pretty much think WiL's voice is awesome), I did think that's a clever post, just wish it was directed toward a band where it was justified, but oh well... and just for the record I'm not a "scene" or "emo" kid, oh and please don't tell them to stop making music because some of us like it. Ok so I was reading this article because I wanted to see if there would be any interesting info. about the new album or the band, who in my opinion is amazing; however, i was more than disappointed to see what everyone had to say about the band. I don't mean to offend anyone else on here who is simply sharing their opinions too, but for those who are WAY harsh about their critiques, I think you should lighten up a bit. I have listened to all of the Nightmare Anatomy (and by "listened to" I mean I "listen" to them, not just heard them like once or twice), as well as the new Conviction album, and they are both good, actually great, in my opinion. Also, what I think is great about them is that they don't just write stuff to make everyone happy, they (or WiL) write about real things and events in their lives, which gives the music an "honest" (for lack of better word) appeal. Also, as far as the sound being different goes... (if you care anything about the band/music) WiL has said that for them it is really hard to write the same album twice, because if you think about it they play those same songs over and over on tour and to have the exact same sound again and again would be really boring for them. I'm sure all of those people who complaim about emos and getting to upset about defending music, etc. I'm not trying to get you all upset, and I'm not trying to say that because I like their music you should too, but just thought I'd share my thoughts on the subject since everyone who is against them was. Oh... and for the record, I'm not an emo person and I do understand how the "emo" trend can be frustrating for some people. Anyway, if you haven't heard the new album for yourself, I'd advise you to check it out at least before you decide how you feel. omg stop making music already...yeah for scene kids who eat this terrible music up...your what makes punk look bad....really like the great lyrics and singing ability you have as well wil...I fart and it sounds better than this music! Bullshit. I can tell just from how you wrote this review that you just skimmed through the tracks in one ten-minute sitting before tossing the CD into your "sell" pile. wrong. though i will give you props for trying. Score is for the album, which, unlike this reviewer, I actually listened to. in on the kill taker!! this band is terrible Whoever said this is brilliant: listen to conviction on youtube for free! go on youtube and type aiden conviction and listen to part 1-part5 dont bother buying the cd. if u have itunes buy one love teenage queen and son of lies. bliss and hurt me are okay. if u dont have itunes make ur own decision Oh yeah, forgot a score. Score is for the video I posted below. Hah. To be fair, "br00tal" music tends to suck tremendous cock, because it tends to be shitty death metal. Most metal fans I know would say Krisiun is a pretty "brutal" band, but I've never listened to worse music. this albums awesome how can you give this such a poor review its fucking awesome What a terrible, inane band. This is as awful and embarrassingl as Operation Ivy. has anyone heard that madina lake band? holy shit....thats like the musical equivelent of 9/11 nightmare anatomy isn't very good okay first of all im not emo. nightmare anatomy is a 3 star alblum. one love is kinda ketchy and desecnt. im getting the alblum tommorow to see if itz good for my self. and thier bassisit is a faggot first of all im not emo. nightmare anotomy a good alblum. ive heard one love and its a desent song. i havent heard the alblum yet. if i like nightmare anatomy would i like conviction? at warped 06 my friend was feeling like he was going to pass out. so he was sitting on the fence and i was trying to locate the medical tent. I asked these two guys with eyeliner and face paint all over them selves (drummer bassist of Aiden) where the medical tent. The drummer shrugged and said "im sorry man, i have no clue." he at least felt sympathy for my friend and i. However, the bassist said "Hey dude, check us out at the victory tent at 3:30 and buy our record." i wanted to fucking punch him. WHAT A FUCKING DOUCHE! FUCK THIS BAND! Oh ya and the cover art is a big ripoff of Anberlin's never take friendship personal. Sounds like a dude that was bitter with the production of jerry finn on the last two tiger army and ALK3 records which I both liked alot. this albums awesome how can you give this such a poor review its fucking awesome score is for their profile picture-these guys are truly fucking cool. Awesome! Cant wait to see these guys at TOC intrnational! Escape the Fate are gonna be awesome 2!!! I swear, if Rise Against weren't going I wouldn't pay ten bux to go. The Used are ok and the gallows are 2 but plz... Aiden especialy are just goddamn terrible Why do you even waste the time to review this garbage? i really much prefer the song "one love" by nas. Downloaded this last night. I like the song one love (yes im gay whatever) but the rest of the cd does sound pretty crappy. Although i would much rather listen to these guys than escape the fate and such... Until reading this review, I never even knew Aiden was on Victory. wannabe goth this is actually Aiden's best CD. A terrible band, making bad music for dumb people! Why do you even waste the time to review this garbage? the fact that one love is one of the better songs on this should tell you something. Did someone really just say that "One Love" was decent? Are you fucking kidding me!? That song is vulgar. I was at a party this weekend and some guy got into an argument trying to defend Aiden because they "put on a good show." My buddy offered the obvious in accusing the band of being unoriginal. The Aiden fanboy got all flustered and ended up spouting off with something like "it's just music, who care about originality!" words cannot express how much fuck this band Did the crazytoledo review of this get lost in the internets somewhere?? It isn't even fun to mock these guys anymore. this band is flat out fucking terrible, and not even worth even a passing comparison to Strung Out. new tiger army is good but not because of jerry finn. hate that stupid dance beat he has his bands use. " pushed the goth-punk of Alkaline Trio's Crimson and Tiger Army's Music from Regions Beyond in the wrong directions" The new Tiger Army album is great oh great another wanna be emo band how many more do we need this album completly lacks energy huge improvement over nightmare anatomy, and not half bad if you give it a chance. that ep they just released wasn't awful, nor was their other two albums. but this sucks. i think someone has been listening to a little too much afi. cover is amazingly awesome. Knife Blood Nightmare Master. Actually, I can safely say that the Fall of Troy is NOT the worst band you have ever heard in your life. p.s. - fall of troy is the worst band i have ever heard in my life. forgot to give shitty rating. there it is. |
