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 Review by: crackpotdemagogue See others by this writer Official Website (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on February 17th 2009
The hype machine has been screaming the words “fake” and “problems” at the top of its lungs for quite some time now -- and people have been listening. Other reviews of Fake Problems' latest offering, It’s Great to Be Alive, are already proclaiming the band to be ‘this year's Gaslight Anthem’ and it is difficult to find anything written of the Naples, Florida based four-piece where neighbours, the influential Against Me!, are not referenced. But by signing to Side One Dummy for this latest release, the band have taken a symbolic leap, out of the shadows of their older contemporaries and into the spotlight all on their own.
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I fucking loved How Far Our Bodies Go, and this record, musically, is totally different, and when I first listened to it, I liked it, and after hearing it beginning to end a few times, It grew on me, and hearing the songs live solidified how fucking awesome this record is. these songs sound amazing live. i think there are times when it does sound like modest mouse, just that sea shanty style i guess. kinda sounds like some of mad caddies on occassion too. Hahah, This album and "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" sound nothing alike! lol. That was a funny comparison this-8 good record. but i really enjoyed how far our bodies go more Pretty good. I have a feeling this album is going to be a grower, but it's solid on the first spin. I wish the songs were longer. I guess that shows how good the album is. My favorite release of the year so far... "Do you believe in me / are you gonna sleep tonight / do you believe in anything / are you gonna sleep tonight with a Bible under your bed?" At first this didn't to much for me. Now I can't stop listening to it, and I'd put it just a notch below The 59 Sound (which is one of my top 5 albums of all time, pending how well it holds up). I wanna play... Shut up Dante! This = 7 Ok, so my emusic account refreshed today and I was finally able to pick this up. Er. "Pick this up." This = 7 Seriously, just fuckin with ya. If nothing else, your creative. 10 dollars to anybody who can figure out what in the fuck Dante's post says. I am really suprised at how good this album is. "Diamond Rings" really reminds me of "Unprotected Sex with Multiple Partners" at times. This = 8 I like How Far Our Bodies Go A LOT better. He says "You are every occurance I cannot control." Ha, i thought it was cunt when i first heard it too. I like it. Bettar than the '59 Sound. ;) is that line in 1234 "you are every cunt i cannot control" or do i just suck at hearing? This = 8 Wasn't into this until I saw FP recently and they played a ton of these songs live; now, I'm in love with this record. That's how it worked for me with How Far Our Bodies Go too. Great record! I place this album above the 59 sound. one of the few truly overrated bands on this site. their songs ring hollow and they're so far behind the curve of trendy folk they might as well be a derivative of a derivative. Some great titles btw. Any band that names a song "Heaven and Hell Cotillion" has earned my undying love...Which I think they already had for some sort of 30 rock reference in an interview or some gay shit. Gaylords! "And what album "Hey You Left Your Skirt At My House" on?" meh. It's like the more recent Against Me! records if Tom was literate, and with different instruments. Great album. It took awhile to grow on me at first, but, when it did... well, it hasn't really left my iPod since then. So far I'm really digging this album. It does still remind me of Against Me! on some songs, but I don't think that's a bad thing at all. brangelina is as objective as it gets. "you guys are so predictable" you guys are so predictable More like, "My first million handjobs to Derek Perry", amirite, guy a few comments down?! 2nd best album of the year... I'm impressed! in my opinion awesome album, from an awesome band. I think it was the steroids. brangelina's comment is biased this record is flawless in my opinion! not one bad song on the whole darn thing! So much promise! So much talent! Are you guys kidding me? World Inferno/Friendship Society? (how does that make sense, these bands don't sound AT ALL the same.) This album is overrated??? awesome, 2nd best of the year (behind scrambles). it's records like these that make me grateful for downloading because otherwise i might have wasted my money. I ordered on vinyl. Looking forward to hearing it. I really wanted to like How Far Our Bodies Go, but I never really got into it. Had a few standout tracks. I dug his song on the Pink Couch, but I guess that was an extra track and not included on this album. Amazing album. Really great dudes too. Can't wait to see them again. Yeah, this really surprised me. I'm now a big fan of these guys after dismissing them for so long. these guys are great, need to get this..pronto. These kids love the cock. Bought this yesterday afternoon and have alreading listened to it 3 times, FUCKING GREAT!!! Can't wait to pick this up. How Far Our Bodies ... has been on serious rotation on my iPod lately .... Oh, and "Heart BPM" is their best song since "Hey You Left Your Skirt At My House." Their best release to date and one of the best of the year so far. I've had this practically on loop for coming on three months now and it hasn't gotten tiring. Catchy, dancey, awesome. I missed their quieter stuff at first, but there's nothing stopping me from going back and listening to Oh No! or Watching The Bull... not good...this band wants to be world inferno friendship society really badly I Like this, not as good as some people are making it out to be, but still a good listen, I like the new Smartbomb better-oldpunker- Great record... but people are overrating it! Much better than How Far Our Bodies Go. So much greatness. This record is great. Really a lot better than anything else they've done prior. |
