One of the best feelings in the world....
There's nothing better (well, that's an exaggeration) than being sorely disappointed by a record from a band only to pick up their next record and find it to be as amazing as their first.
Midtown had a hard time making a polished record, they lost the rock. But I've been listening to "Forget What You Know" and while it's not as good as "Save the World, Lose the Girl" it kicks the shit out of "Living Well is the Best Revenge." Perhaps it has more to do with the fact that their first record is the one I can relate to the best, but I have to give their latest release credit...it's absolutely amazing.
While my boy Schanz is pumping Social D, I think Midtown may have the best rock record of the year. Everyone should check out "Give it Up," the first single. Midtown are probably the best songwriters around right now, but they still haven't mastered the craft. They are going to a dark place, but they coat it in straight up rock and roll. Midtown has been lumped with pop punk and emo rock, shit like that, but they are really just straight up rock. It's like Weezer if you took out the shitty, I want to be Brian Wilson element.
Of course, my thinking may be skewed, because I find myself actually enjoying a few New Found Glory songs. The singer's voice is still as annoying as shit, but the songwriting has definitely improved. "This Disaster" and "All Down From Here" make me think that there is pop punk out there that isn't absolute shit.
Other Radio Songs of note:
"Until the Day I Die" by Story of the Year- Terrible fucking band, and slightly generic thursday/tbs rip off, but it is not a bad song at all. It's pretty catchy and better than most radio shit.
"C'mon, C'mon" by The von Bondies - I hear this song everywhere now, comercials for the Olympics and fucking Rescue Me. It's great, but I think it's getting overcommercialized. They are like old Detroit Punk Rock.
"A Decade Under The Influence" by Taking Back Sunday - Man, I really want to like these guys, but I can't. Still, this is a catchy song with solid lyrics and a good riff.
If there is anything else out there worth listening to hook it up.
Our Halloween party has had a change of venue. Seems it may be at UWalk now. I don't really know where John wants to have his party, but it is his birthday, so I will let him call the shots. I hope you can all make it out.
Midtown had a hard time making a polished record, they lost the rock. But I've been listening to "Forget What You Know" and while it's not as good as "Save the World, Lose the Girl" it kicks the shit out of "Living Well is the Best Revenge." Perhaps it has more to do with the fact that their first record is the one I can relate to the best, but I have to give their latest release credit...it's absolutely amazing.
While my boy Schanz is pumping Social D, I think Midtown may have the best rock record of the year. Everyone should check out "Give it Up," the first single. Midtown are probably the best songwriters around right now, but they still haven't mastered the craft. They are going to a dark place, but they coat it in straight up rock and roll. Midtown has been lumped with pop punk and emo rock, shit like that, but they are really just straight up rock. It's like Weezer if you took out the shitty, I want to be Brian Wilson element.
Of course, my thinking may be skewed, because I find myself actually enjoying a few New Found Glory songs. The singer's voice is still as annoying as shit, but the songwriting has definitely improved. "This Disaster" and "All Down From Here" make me think that there is pop punk out there that isn't absolute shit.
Other Radio Songs of note:
"Until the Day I Die" by Story of the Year- Terrible fucking band, and slightly generic thursday/tbs rip off, but it is not a bad song at all. It's pretty catchy and better than most radio shit.
"C'mon, C'mon" by The von Bondies - I hear this song everywhere now, comercials for the Olympics and fucking Rescue Me. It's great, but I think it's getting overcommercialized. They are like old Detroit Punk Rock.
"A Decade Under The Influence" by Taking Back Sunday - Man, I really want to like these guys, but I can't. Still, this is a catchy song with solid lyrics and a good riff.
If there is anything else out there worth listening to hook it up.
Our Halloween party has had a change of venue. Seems it may be at UWalk now. I don't really know where John wants to have his party, but it is his birthday, so I will let him call the shots. I hope you can all make it out.