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Generally favorable reviews- based on 59 Ratings
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Positive: 41 out of 59
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Mixed: 6 out of 59
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Negative: 12 out of 59
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KyleWJul 21, 2007
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SimonVJul 20, 2007I love the voice of tom gabel. The song is aggressif its very good!!!Viva against ME!!
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seeyouiAug 15, 2007Equal to Axel Rose. there I said it! growing is not selling-out you pundint fools. you can't keep chasing your collective tails forever, punks will be punks will be punks, someone is always there to take up any slack for the ideals when your realizations smack you in the face with a dry slap of a gernade. f-ing great cd!
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BrandonHAug 10, 2007
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SamK.Oct 21, 2007Possibly my new favorite band. Melodically lyrically vocally artistically incredible. Tom Gabel is an incredible vocalist backed by a solid wall of guitars and lots of deep powerful percussion. Somehow all of this ends up being incredibly melodic. Seriously awesome.
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RichR.Aug 26, 2007This album rocks, the guitars and drums are great, as are the vocals. One thing I'll say about the comments about this record is there doesn't seem to be much middle ground here.
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MikeSAug 3, 2007No songs as good as Pints of Guiness, Axl Rose, or TSR, but overall better than most others. The first six tracks are super-solid. As always with Against Me, I just wish it was longer.
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SimonDAug 3, 2007Best album so far. A great progression: Reinventing Alx Rose is still a solid album, but this one is a wonderful progression for the band. don't forget that change in music is necessary... look at all those bands who haven't evolve... yes, I know! We don't even remember their name or don't listen to them anymore!
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[Anonymous]Oct 12, 2007this album is fantastic, it is a different style of their 'reinventing axl rose' album, but it hits hard, has the same sing-along feel and deep and thought lyrics and musical composition.
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BMAug 8, 2007A great album. For anyone who cries sellout, I counter by saying that the only reason they didn't sell more in the past is that the production was poor. Butch Vig has an uncanny talent for bringing out the best in a band's sound. Searching for a Former Clarity was Fat Wreck Chords best attempt at breaking Against Me!, but J. Robbins couldn't get the sound out of 'em.
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JohnRJul 19, 2007Very good album, it lived up to my high expectations unlike every other album I highly anticipated this year. I just wish there was an acoustic track, but other than that, this is a very well produced album that shows that Against Me! still has not settled to a "sound". Because of this, I believe this band has the potential to write this generations "London Calling".
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KararJul 25, 2007Even at their worst, they're still better then the rest. Not that the album is bad. it's actually really good. it just takes a little bit to get used to the change in sound. but lyrically, this is one of the best albums they've put out.
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JonathanE.Dec 21, 2007It's a pretty good record, but I'd like to point out that this band sounds a helluva lot like Manic Street Preachers. In all honesty, the Manics are better too. Check out their last record "Send Away the Tigers" which has a similar feel to this one, but with even better songs.
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RobC.Dec 31, 2007
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StuartW.Dec 3, 2007This album is excellent. Tom is sounding better than ever and the musicianship is excellent. Slightly let down by a god awful opening track though.
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bylerJul 19, 2007
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ExubaiNJul 21, 2007Not sticking to the same old thing, not worrying about what people have to say. Against Me! does it again.
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WesJ.Sep 11, 2007
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jyotirmayadasSep 24, 2007
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HeatherC.Dec 21, 2007Sell outs? nay. i have to admit, there are songs that don't really make me an anarchist ("White People For Peace") and the lyrics aren't all that... well... well thought out. But admist all the other stuff out there, I would buy this in a heartbeat. It's been a long time since someone screamed his heart out and meant it.
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Awards & Rankings
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New Wave is crisp, direct, and sharp. It's clean, but not glossy; it's defiant; it's brash; it's heartfelt.
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Superproducer Butch Vig is around to help transform Gabel’s strident leftism and occasionally clumsy choruses (e.g., "Protest Songs! In response to military aggression!") into swing-state-ready stadium rock.
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Their best album to date.