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The Bright Lights Of America - Anti-Flag
  • Band Name: Anti-Flag
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Apr 1, 2008
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Metascore
63 out of 100

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6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

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  • Summary: The ninth album for the quartet from Pittsburg, Pa., was produced by Tony Visconti.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Q Magazine
    80
    Their thrillingly angry seventh album is a more furious companion piece to "American Idiot," raging at both social injustice and the self-righteousness of the punk underground. [June 2008, p.138]
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  2. NOW Magazine
    60
    On their seventh disc, the music successfully carries the message, thanks in no small part to Bowie/Morrissey/T. Rex producer extraordinaire Tony Visconti, who pumps even more life into these loud, rousing singalong choruses and driving power chords without sacrificing dynamics or naked emotion.
  3. Rolling Stone
    50
    The Bright Lights of America, Anti-Flag's second major-label album and eighth overall, proves for the billionth time that good intentions don't always make good music.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Ahmet
    10
    This is Anti-Flag. They're fighters of the old-school punk.
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  2. insomniactwin
    5
    I was disappointed by this album overall. The sound of the lyrics was way different than previous albums, which I attribute to the affiliation with a major label. The lyrics sound as if they were all written to be sort of anthem-esque, which is fine for a few songs, but when a whole album is written this way, it comes off overly epic. Bothered me a ton and i won't even listen to this song anymore. Its meaningful message and this bands history is this album's only saviors. I love AF... which is why I have such strong feelings about this album. And as far as punk music goes... didn't do it justice.… Expand
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  3. dmdd
    3
    This sucks compared to the previous albums.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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