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Media Review
Music Quality: 9.0
Production: 9.0
Originality: 10.0
Tracklisting
1. Belt
2. Woe
3. The Writhing South
4. Alive with the Glory of Love
5. Yellow Cat/ Red Cat
6. The Futile
7. Spidersong
8. An Orgy of Critics
9. Every Man has a Molly
10. Slowly through a Vector
11. Chia-like, I shall Grow
12. I want to know your Plans
13. Admit It!
Disc Two
1. Wow, I can get Sexual too!
2. Little Girls
3. Most Beautiful Plague
4. It's a Metaphor Fool
5. Total Revenge
6. Metal Now
7. I Will Never Write an Obligatory Song about being on the Road and Missing Someone
I am sure almost every one of you have at least heard about the trials and tribulations of Mr. Max Bemis, frontman, vocalist, songwriter and mastermind behind the indie rock act, Say Anything. 18 months, a few visits to psychiatric hospitals and hundreds of cancelled shows later, Max seems fit and ready to bring his fans what they desperately deserve, new Say Anything tracks. Over a year after “…is a Real Boy”’s initial release, major label, J-Records took this pop rock gem and released it the masses. Only this time, it came updated with seven new tracks. Though they might have a little bit sleeker production, the new tracks show not only has Bemis retained his self deprecating, tounge-in-cheek songwriting. But that it has gotten better.
I won’t say anything (Ha ha ha, get it?) about the actual album itself aside from if you don’t own it, you need to own it. Do NOT download it or get it from a friend. It is worth whatever money Target or Best Buy is charging. And along with these seven new tracks, you have no excuse not to get it.
The second disc, titled “…was a Real Boy,” kicks off with “Wow, I can get sexual too,” a track you might have heard as you entered the band’s website. Bemis picks up right where he has left off, chronicling tales of internet and phone sex. “You’re too young to be this empty girl/I’ll prepare you for a sick dark world/Know that you will be my downfall/But I call and I call,” croons Bemis. But throughout most of this disc, Bemis appears to be lashing out about his recent success and his reaction to it. “Little Girls” tells of his distain for little girls who do not fear him, though he feels they should. “Total Revenge” tells about Bemis’ stays in hospitals and their constant supervision. And “I Will Never Write an Obligatory Song about being on the Road and Missing Someone” is about…well…duh.
If you have never heard Say Anything before, now would be an excellent time to get on this. You certainly will not regret it. If you have been a fan for a while, it is something that will re-wet your palate. If you are a fan of “…is a Real Boy,” this is not the new Say Anything full length. Though you might gripe and groan about having to re-buy the CD to get the seven extra tracks, they are worth it. And by now, if you played your cards right and listened the hell out of that CD, you are probably due for a new one anyway.