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Published on November 6th 2007
In my review of the last effort from Tom Delonge's Angels and Airwaves, the majority of my complaints revolved around the sheer excess of each song. It seemed like the album was less focused on producing a coherent work and more interested in shedding the "baggage" of Tom's more jejune former band. Each track creaked under the weight of production tricks and lengthy introductions; hooks were buried under masses of extraneous sound.
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"Listen, what you have in your hand will mark the dawn of the next generation of music. That's why the cover album is set during the dawn of a new day. What this means is the dawn of the rise of the greatest musicians the world has ever known. If you gaze into Tom's eyes you see he has much to say but also he hides...that's because if he could make the album he really wanted to do it's golden glory would destroy your minds. It's going to take 30 years of Angels and Airwaves records to prepare for the master work of the gods...." I dont know what the writer of the article is smoking, but to say AVA is a better band then Blink 182 is insane. I really want to get this on vinyl so I can have that beautiful artwork they way it is truly meant to be seen. hey, although its really easy to poke fun, some of the songs are actually kind of catchy. does this band remind anyone else of a watered down appleseed cast for prepubescent girls? The first album was beyond boring. I can't imagine ever wanting to give this a listen. Listen, what you have in your hand will mark the dawn of the next generation of music. That's why the cover album is set during the dawn of a new day. What this means is the dawn of the rise of the greatest musicians the world has ever known. If you gaze into Tom's eyes you see he has much to say but also he hides...that's because if he could make the album he really wanted to do it's golden glory would destroy your minds. It's going to take 30 years of Angels and Airwaves records to prepare for the master work of the gods.... i still cant believe this shit gets a 7/10 on this website Score is for tom's verbal diarrhea on their myspace page. That cover is fuckin hilarious I was bored at work so I streamed this... horrible!!! If he's been waiting 20 years to make this record he obviously has been smoking meth listening to too much cure The song rather ostenstatiously borrows a bass line from the Cure's "Close to Me" -- perhaps one of the more distinctive lines in recent memory -- but it still works. ""Album art is pure comedy. Does anyone know if that is Drew Stuzan (the guy who does all the Star Wars stuff) or just a copy cat? "Album art is pure comedy. Does anyone know if that is Drew Stuzan (the guy who does all the Star Wars stuff) or just a copy cat?" score is for the fact that this is a joke more than anything else. this album is a LOT better than the first one, but the only song that's actually good is "call to arms" imo. I liked New Wave more than this shit. hey, what happened to that product Tom was making that would "Revolutionize the way mainstream America listens to music"? I started laughing really hard when I saw the album art, then I scroll down and see everyone else is too. Now I'm laughing even harder. Just uploaded the Everything's Magic single and I must say it is very enjoyable. I have mixed feelings about Tom and this project in general, but I do get good vibes from this song. 3 and 1/2 stars? are you fucking kidding me??????? Fuck this. Hah, more like Blink-18U2. Or something. more like Gayngels & Airgayves!!! Better than their first album, but that was really easy. It's an enjoyable pop album, but I will never buy it, cause I really can't show to people that I own an album with such a horrible cover art... "Album art is pure comedy. Does anyone know if that is Drew Stuzan (the guy who does all the Star Wars stuff) or just a copy cat? oh my god, that cover art. Album art is pure comedy. Does anyone know if that is Drew Stuzan (the guy who does all the Star Wars stuff) or just a copy cat? "It stills lacks the stark clarity of Blink-182" I hate to say it, I never liked Blink and I never liked the last album. But this album at least had an ok listening to song "Rite of Spring". The rest of the album and previous album is every song with a verse that seems to be leading up to somthing but nothing comes out of it. It's almost as if he gets bored after writing the verse and says 'fuck it!' as soon as he gets to the chorus. Based purely on principle I will never, ever listen to a band with cover art like that. Not to mention that the ridiculous shit that this guy says about his band makes me wonder if the whole "change the way people listen to music" thing is actually supposed to funny or ironic in some way. Album art is pure comedy. Does anyone know if that is Drew Stuzan (the guy who does all the Star Wars stuff) or just a copy cat? Based purely on principle I will never, ever listen to a band with cover art like that. Not to mention that the ridiculous shit that this guy says about his band makes me wonder if the whole "change the way people listen to music" thing is actually supposed to funny or ironic in some way. hey, what happened to that product Tom was making that would "Revolutionize the way mainstream America listens to music"? haha "Jejune" thats a 5 dollar word That album cover is fucking HILARIOUS. damn you showed me. why has noone commented on the terrible artwork? The album cover looks like a movie poster for ET or Star Wars or something. That is fucking hilarious. *cough*higher score than new wave*cough* Secret crowds is the best on here with rite of spring right behind, this CD is not that bad for what it is. As much as allot of people hate Toms voice, I actually like it for the music he has behind it, it works. -oldpunker- Both of their CD's have only had about 2 listenable songs a piece. "Secret Crowds" and "Everything's Magic" are obnoxious, but well constructed. "The Adventure" and "Start the Machine" were ok on the first one. Regardless, 3.5 is ridiculous score for this CD. give it time guys... in 29 more years, you all will be giving this album 5 stars I'd give the first album 3.5 stars -- I thought there were some really good rock songs on there. This one just feels too bloated for me, and there's not enough new ideas implemented from the first record. At this rate, in 30 years he'll actually have a good album. i dont like this too much. i think if the last album wouldve cut 2 minutes of spaceship filler from each song it wouldve been really good. I'll give it a try. The first had it's moments, but overall just got boring. I'm all about musicians being cocky and pretentious; some of the best music ever made has been made by complete assholes. (Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones.) i respect Aubin for passing up the temptation to completely bash both this album and band for being the joke that it is... |
