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  Review by: Justin See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on January 15th 2008
It seems as if The Great Depression was one of the most talked-about releases of 2006, yet somehow The Fear, The Fear, The Fear passed by in 2007 with little or no attention at all. A shame, really, as The Fear features some of the more impressive songwriting from the Bloomington-based sextet.
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Its a waste of time to compare this to other albums. What it is is more heartfelt than the others, ventures outside of the political spectrum, and unlike with anti-flag it is greatly welcome here. with this the reviewer has hit the nail on the head about the change. awesome album Maybe not as stable as their previous album, its a grower. 'Ya really can't just pick it up and be happy. It ranges with really stunning tracks (ex. "Eureka!" "Anxious & Worrying" "Can't Stop, Won't Stop") to really unstunning tracks (ex. "Now, Now, Now" "The Condition"). "The Condition" is such a sweet song. This album is definitely a grower. Not enough female vocals though. man, i was going to review this album. I guess i waited too long... i may be the only person on earth who thinks this is better than the Great Depression. I don't use torrents, but the band has also made this available on archive.org. I'm just sayin'. Decent record, nowhere near as great as 'The Great Depression', but not terrible by any means. Ive only ever listened to this band once, but i will be going to see them Tonight. Hopefully they are good the list is such a good song. i liked it, but i was expecting much greater I bought this album and listened to it right away all the way through, and I dunno it didn't click right away like "depression", so i was like ok...and I listened to it about four more times and all the way thought and was like oh shit this is an amazing album. For those that didn't like it, give it a few more tries maybe it will have the same effect. By far my favorite track, is "Anxious and Worrying" , "Eureka" and "Oh, Cheri". Enjoy Guyz!!!! Isn't terrible by any means, but it's got nothing on The Great Depression score is for "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" eh...i could never get in to this band. they always sounded a little too "against me! meets the riot folk collective". not a bad thing, per se'...but not good either. Tanks, tanks, tanks. Bombs, bombs, bombs. This was a real grower for me, the first few times I played it I felt like it was rushed too, or at least not 'finished'. But the more i listened to it, the less I tried to expect 'The Great Depression' and understood that while it's shorter and less expansive than that record, it's far more focused and in that respect, its like the concentrate squash that TGD was made from. The way the group works together on this one is so tight, these songs feel directed at a point, instead of spraying in all directions. 'Oh Cheri' has one of the best build-up/payoffs ive heard in a while, and the 'a-whoo-hoohoo!' at the end of 'The Condition' makes me smile every time. Andrew Jackson Jihads album was better but this rules too. had a hard time getting into this one, maybe I'll try again I love these guys, but not so much this album... I thought it had too much filler :( True story, this whole review was written so Justin could use the phrase Bloomington-based sextet. Half the songs are great, the others are just good. I've listened to this a lot in the past few weeks, and I'm still trying to decide if it's better than "Great Depression." Score is for the artistic purplish mess that is the colored vinyl. |
