Say Anything - Say Anything
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76 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

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  • Summary: The third album for the Los Angeles rock band was produced by Neal Avron.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Sputnikmusic
    90
    Pretty much, Say Anything offers more for fans and opens up the Say Anything sound for new ‘users’ to come and enjoy. It’s the perfect balance of a step forward and a redaction to a more “safe” sound.
  2. Delusions of Adequacy
    80
    In the end, all of this makes Say Anything the most mature – as well as the catchiest--record in Say Anything’s already impressive oeuvre.
  3. All Music Guide
    80
    This is an impulsive album, an odd piece of work that manages to be puzzling without alienating the listener.
  4. Rolling Stone
    60
    There's sax and doo-wop here, but Bemis is at his best yelling stuff like "I can't define myself through irony …and self-deprecation!" over taut punk pop.

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. AaronS
    10
    You'll be singing the catchy hooks from this album for weeks on end.. It's pop and rocks hooks that make you scream the songs lyrics in the car on your way to work. It's similar to the hooks off of early Weezer records. You will dig this album.… Expand
  2. Mike
    9
    Insanely catchy music with witty and clever lyrics proving just why Say Anything is the best pop punk band today.
  3. Ganix565
    7
    I like a lot of songs on this album, but there are a few sporadically placed tracks that I don't necessarily enjoy. I wish the damn Metacritic site had formatting, so I could actually list the songs that I like and what I like about em, but I'll just go do that on Amazon. Either way, an okay album. I like the previous two more, however.… Expand
  4. LyleS.
    1
    This record exhibits none of the genius seen on their previous two outputs. Max's looking glass is getting more predictable, less musical, and empty hearted. I wish he'd go back to playing the guitar and stop worrying about his voice sounding good. His voice sucks, but that never stopped them from making great records before.… Collapse

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