Sing The Sorrow
by AFI
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 197 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 180 out of 197
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 197
  3. Negative: 12 out of 197

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  1. brockcheese
    Apr 26, 2015
    8
    This album has a great purpose and message and certainly adds a lot to the Emo genre of music. I love how every song eventually accumulates into the epitome of depression.
  2. JoeyE
    Jun 29, 2003
    7
    Not as good as anything from All Hallows EP through The Art of Drowning but still this is a great CD
  3. JohnT
    Sep 13, 2006
    7
    Alright, so this wasn't the best AFI album ever. But I feel that far too many people are being quite heavy-handed with criticism. Not only do I think that they have matured as musicians and finally found an outlet for their sound other than frantic punk, but it takes a lot of guts to put out an album like this when you know you will lose a lot of so called "hardcore" fans. I have Alright, so this wasn't the best AFI album ever. But I feel that far too many people are being quite heavy-handed with criticism. Not only do I think that they have matured as musicians and finally found an outlet for their sound other than frantic punk, but it takes a lot of guts to put out an album like this when you know you will lose a lot of so called "hardcore" fans. I have been listening to these guys since I was 13 and I'm now in my sophomore year of college. Decemberunderground was a huge disappointment, but I can't think of too many bad things to say about this album. And there were also many who felt that Havok's voice has grown too wussy, but I applaud him for finally using vocal technique that he has most likely had the whole time, it's a wonder he can still sing any more the way he has been thrashing his throat through all these years. 7 for me.… Expand
  4. horatioe
    Nov 12, 2004
    6
    Its got some good songs on it, but as a whole it is not even comprable to black sails in the sunset or the art of drowning. I hope they can follow it up with something a bit better.
  5. AndrewE
    Jun 4, 2003
    5
    Mediocre and somewhat predictable. It's a decent album, but nothing really stands out. The whole cd just comes out as a pseudo-goth rock facade to draw in new and unaware funs unknowing how to hear true substance in music.
  6. curefreak
    Jan 21, 2005
    2
    ugh i truly was looking forward to this cd but from the sound of things theyre appreciation of the gothic culture doesnt go very far, dark eyeliner and cure t shirts can only get you so far i expected this to be a half and half mixture of goth and punk what did i get? a lame ass punk whos singer sounds like he got racked in the balls with very very lightweight bits of goth rock for ugh i truly was looking forward to this cd but from the sound of things theyre appreciation of the gothic culture doesnt go very far, dark eyeliner and cure t shirts can only get you so far i expected this to be a half and half mixture of goth and punk what did i get? a lame ass punk whos singer sounds like he got racked in the balls with very very lightweight bits of goth rock for example like the cello that was buried way back in the background or calling there fan club the despair faction? get real the band would do better if they find a new singer seriously he cant sing and he writes some god awfull poetry, the only reason i gave it a two is for the hit song girls not grey unfort 90% of the record sounds exactly like that one song where i cant even remember wich one was the hit single… Expand
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#82 Best Album of 2003
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#14 Most Discussed Album of 2003
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#66 Most Shared Album of 2003

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Alternative Press
    100
    Sing The Sorrow soars with the kind of melodies hit singles are made of, yet it somehow persists with AFI's esoteric darkness. [Apr 2003, p.69]
  2. Blender
    60
    What's keeping the band from achieving a unique identity are Havok's generic whine and medoicre lyrics. [#15, p.120]
  3. E! Online
    91
    A well-crafted mix of hardcore bluster, determined melody and anthemic grandness that boasts depth and texture rarely heard from the Warped Tour ilk.
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