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Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings
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In Defense Of The GenreYour Score0 out of 10User ScoreGenerally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings
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[Anonymous]Nov 13, 2007Some people don't know the difference between good music and bad music THIS is bad music.
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Say"no"Dec 12, 2007Overrated and utterly silly (see cover art). Bemis comes off as a pretentious teenager who just can't seem to shed his 16-year old angst. Let's move forward and no longer defend this genre. Or just grow up.
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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.