The Bright Lights Of America
by Anti-Flag
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Apr 1, 2008
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13

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  1. Steve
    Apr 8, 2008
    9
    This is the first I have heard of Anti-Flag, so I have no previous work to compare to but I liked this a lot. Not necessarily punk in the purest sense, but each song delivers something worthwhile.
  2. Ahmet
    Apr 10, 2008
    10
    This is Anti-Flag. They're fighters of the old-school punk.
  3. Ripper36
    Sep 28, 2022
    10
    Being a huge Anti-Flag for many many years, This is my favorite AF record just behind The General Strike. I really like how all the songs flow from the 1st track to the last. Modern Rome is burning down, Spit in the face and Good and Ready are some of the best punk rock songs in the past 20 years. Everything sounds great and the aggression is still there. Great job Anti-Flag!

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Alternative Press
    80
    Bright Lights is a super-serious record that demostrates some super-serious song craft. [May 2008, p.130]
  2. 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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  3. Spin
    40
    Unfortunately, despite now working with David Bowie producer Tony Visconti, who infuses their angular, system-smashing screeds with timpani ("Good and Ready"), brass ("Shadow of the Dead"), and harmonica ("Go West"), Anti-Flag still don't possess the innate pop sensibility that's allowed Against Me! to make a mainstream move.
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