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Q MagazineThe likes of 'Americans Abroad' and 'White People For Peace' pick up where Green Day's "American Idiot" left off, channelling righteous fury into a racket that's as vigorous as it's earnest. [Sep 2007, p.88]
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These are longstanding punk tropes boiled down and Vig-ed up, removed of their typical dirt sheen and bolstered by a couple extra guitar tracks.
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While most Against Me! fans are likely to think New Wave is inferior to their previous work--and they’re probably right--this is still an album that gets their foot in the door to the big show, and if they use it as something to build on, they can do some damage in the future.
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I’d argue, though, that being an expert on the group’s verbose and ragged past wouldn’t help all that much. This is a different sounding band with pretty much the exact same lyrical concerns.
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It will probably go down as their 'sell-out' record, in that it's their first for a major label.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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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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SamK.Oct 21, 2007
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EinarJ.May 7, 2008
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DanaC.Feb 25, 2008