saves the day always has kind of walked that fine line between high school emo rock, and the power pop stage that often follows as young bands like this start to mature, and i'm not sure if it's because they are all dreamworked up on this disc, or if chistopher conley was getting laid on a regular basis during the writing of in reverie, but they've certainly moved on to a new stage. conley's vocals, almost always in a dreamy falsetto remind me more now of a young thom yorke than the young morrisey he used to remind me of, although i still see them tracking the smiths more than anything on the career path as they move between abums. there aren't many traces of princeton, nj emocore left here, that's for sure.
Posted by Steve at September 19, 2003 12:28 PM | TrackBack
This first time I heard listened to this disc, I hated it. I just listened to it again, and I still hate it. They totally wussed them up! BUT, I'm going to keep trying to get past my initial revulsion and evaluate it like its a completely different band.
STD ... RIP
Posted by: Eric at September 22, 2003 10:32 AM
i want to see them live before i pass full judgement - that definitely changed my opinion of the last album.
Posted by: steve at September 22, 2003 11:25 AM
I have seen this album create so much contoversy. Some hate it and will go to their grave telling you that it sucks. Some love it and do not see what the big deal is. And others hated it initially and have started to accept that....this is no longer the saves the day of "through being cool" or "stay what you are". This is what we must realize in order to truly evaluate this album. I however have done so and still really hate it. The whole pop/ over produced sound is not for me.
Posted by: Greg Sanchez at February 5, 2004 09:12 PM