A.F.I. (A Fire Inside)

[OC HAU]

but a lot of the songwriting on it just went way into that "we sound like all the other emo bands that are starting to get popular in 2002/2003" vibe.

I wish lots of other bands could pull off such an impressive album. It's their peak for me. BS and AOD are great, but it's clear they haven't mastered it all musically. On DU and CL they are trying different things with questionable results.

[Eskimo]

STS is definitely solid, and it's kind of still bridging their classic two albums with the newer "not for me" stuff, it's still recognizably very AFI which I like. And the arrangements are good. It's just the point where the "you're losing me" elements started to creep in.

[OC HAU]

[Tiny Vessels]

I'm liking it.

[0r4ng3]

I didn't think Crash Love was bad, just really, really boring. I don't think i've listened to it much after a month after its release.

Same here, aside from a couple of songs. Also it was once pointed out to me that the mixing was kinda bad too, so now I always notice it when I hear a song from it.

I like both songs. I Hope You Suffer embraces a new direction while still keeping some elements of past stuff like Sing The Sorrow, which is pretty cool. 17 Crimes is pretty solid too. It sounds a little bit like Alkaline Trio to be honest. Not that that's a bad thing; I like them too.

[jacknife737]

I enjoyed 17 Crimes - it reminded me a bit of Alkaline Trio meets the newer Jimmy Eat World.

[OC HAU]

[Llamas]

We have three new songs so far, and my thoughts are:

I Hope You Suffer - Fantastic. It reminds me of the STS era, even though not quite THAT good.

17 Crimes - Also really good. More modern than the first one, but well done.

A Deep Slow Panic - Kinda boring. It's not bad, but definitely my least favorite of the group. Reminds me of the less interesting parts of CrashLove.

[cool 2 hate 681]

We have three new songs so far, and my thoughts are:

I Hope You Suffer - Fantastic. It reminds me of the STS era, even though not quite THAT good.

17 Crimes - Also really good. More modern than the first one, but well done.

A Deep Slow Panic - Kinda boring. It's not bad, but definitely my least favorite of the group. Reminds me of the less interesting parts of CrashLove.

There are actually 4 songs online I think 17 Crimes is the best http://blastoutyourstereo.com/news/s...ctor-leak-5346

[OC HAU]

The Conductor, that's something for me. Pretty impressive.

A Deep Slow Panic is fine.

It seems like a solid album. It's difficult to impress these days...masterpieces are rare.