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Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings
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Positive: 29 out of 38
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Mixed: 1 out of 38
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Negative: 8 out of 38
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JoshNNov 4, 2007Many wondered where Say Anything would go after the critically acclaimed ...Is A Real Boy. With this definitive answer, Say Anything has silenced the naysayers. This album is amazing, and so cohesive that it's almost mind boggling. Ridiculously catchy, and the lyrics are just near insanity (pun intended). Very very enjoyable, and an album you all must buy.
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SteveS.Nov 9, 2007This record is truly amazing. The guest list is extraordinary. Chris Conley on the title track and Hayley Williams on ''The Church Channel" are my favorites. Max Bemis did his name well with this.
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GhavinD.Nov 18, 2007
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MarkP.Nov 23, 2007Max Bemis is God!!! Anyone who says different should die.
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BenV.Nov 6, 2007Another nearly perfect album.
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KaylaPMay 26, 2008This CD is epic, Say Anything never ceases to amaze me. Everything they do is solid.
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HunterG.Sep 2, 2008Say anything is defiantly one of the greatest bands of its generation. Lead singer, Max bemis, is truly one of the best songwriters of all time.
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DustinP.Nov 5, 2007This CD is butterscotch sound.
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WilliamJ.Dec 26, 2007This is a great album. Someone will like at least one song on this album. They have a every wide range pallet and it shows to the fullest. This is one of Max Bemis's best work and he should be congratulated for it.
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MaryJaneDec 27, 2007First off if you don't think this cd is great then you dont know what your missing. And second off you have to be in a certain state of mind to understand any of the lyrics on the cd. and third your all really gay this is one of their best fucking cds ever.
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ACDCriticDec 5, 2007Excellent CD. Lots of unnecessary tracks but enough great tracks there (around 17 out of 27) to be fully recommended anyway. It's really an epic and fantastic album and a great evolution for the band.
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Mar 19, 2012An astounding album of catching tunes and amazing lyrics. Say Anything's follow up to ...Is a real boy is a masterpiece thats a crowning achievement in music.
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CourtneyM.Dec 3, 2007It was ok, some of the songs are amazing and some of the songs are just ok. i just started listening to them recently but their cd before this was much better. but i love the song baby girl I'm a blur.
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daniell.Feb 6, 2008
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MicheleHDec 16, 2007This cd will make you feel like you're going insane right alongside Max.
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Sep 17, 2013This album would be easily a 9 and maybe even a 10 if the band had decided to make this a single-disc LP. The number of unnecessary tracks included could create a decent b-sides album.
Awards & Rankings
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Bemis may be seeking to defend the emo genre, but his album instead illustrates the difference between run-of-the-mill emo--which, indeed, comprises most of the genre's output--and the imaginative, skillful tunes that flourish here. The only major downside is the album's length.
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Unexpected as they are, Defense's sonic twists almost always work, justifying the album's 89-minute run time.
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When Bemis is on--shuffling between a touching Latinate melody and an ace, bloodletting chorus on 'Hangover Song,' delivering the sugar-rush pop of 'Shiksa (Girlfriend)'--his songs are tuneful and invigorating.