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Review: AFI - Sing the Sorrow 2003

A Fire Inside, or as their more commonly known, AFI, has been one of the groundbreaking Punk groups for many years. Sing the Sorrow marks the end of those days, and the beggining of something new. Prior to this, AFI had been a Rags to Richs story. Starting in a garage, and working thier asses to get to the plateau they're at now, really shows an exceptional level of skill on thier part.

This new CD is an example of this skill. It has a bit more of a "skremo" feel to it, similar to bands like Thursday, The Used, or Finch. Inspite of the new sound, AFI still pulls this album through to be a well-put together piece of work. Amazing tracks like "Miseria Cantara" and "Bleed Black" filled with nothing but in your face incesent rockage, and other, more calm tracks like "Silver and Cold" or "The Great Dissapointment" prove that these guys have a normally unobtainable range of skill to entertain at multiple levels.

Parts of this album are weaker than otheres, specific tracks are less intriguing than others, but overall is a real step of experiance for this group, and is obviously the brainchild of many hours of work, exeperimentation, and dedication. With 2 more records left on thier deal, we can be expecting alot more of the same entertaining, talent-filled, albums by this extremely underated band.

FINAL RATING
7.5 / 10

Stand-Out Track(s)
1. Miseria Cantara (The Beggining)
4. Silver and Cold

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One time, my cousin Walter got this cat stuck in his ass. True story. He bought it at our local mall so the whole fiasco wound up on the news, it was embarrassing for my relatives and all, but the next week he did it again, different cat, same results, complete with another trip to the emergency room! So I run into him a week later in the mall and he’s buying another cat and I says to ‘em "Jesus Walt, what are you doing? You know your just gonna get this cat stuck up your ass too, why don’t you knock it off?" And he says to me "Brodie, how the hell else am I supposed to get the gerbil out?" My cousin was a weird guy....

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this cd was a disapointment

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Screw you guys, im going home

Really? What didn't you like about it? We're you expecting more punk?

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One time, my cousin Walter got this cat stuck in his ass. True story. He bought it at our local mall so the whole fiasco wound up on the news, it was embarrassing for my relatives and all, but the next week he did it again, different cat, same results, complete with another trip to the emergency room! So I run into him a week later in the mall and he’s buying another cat and I says to ‘em "Jesus Walt, what are you doing? You know your just gonna get this cat stuck up your ass too, why don’t you knock it off?" And he says to me "Brodie, how the hell else am I supposed to get the gerbil out?" My cousin was a weird guy....

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it would be alright if it wasnt afi... but this is a lame change from what they used to be... def not what i expected :/

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NFO Jones stole my bike

I've been debating getting this..I was a big AFI fan back in the day but I havent listened to them in a long while..they are becoming popular now and it sucks but yeah..it happens in this crazy world sometimes

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"If somebody said to me, in twelve years you’ll be in a band with your brother and two carrot munching geezers who don’t like football, I would've said 'fuck off, I’m not joining the Bee Gees." -Noel Gallagher 2005

i just have one thing to say about A.F.I. ...

SELL-OUTS!

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Originally posted by lostprophet74
i just have one thing to say about A.F.I. ...

SELL-OUTS!

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Originally posted by XeroFightsAlone



punk rock is gay....you abandon your band after they have a fanbase greater than their parents and you and 4 of your friends...i will never understand.

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One time, my cousin Walter got this cat stuck in his ass. True story. He bought it at our local mall so the whole fiasco wound up on the news, it was embarrassing for my relatives and all, but the next week he did it again, different cat, same results, complete with another trip to the emergency room! So I run into him a week later in the mall and he’s buying another cat and I says to ‘em "Jesus Walt, what are you doing? You know your just gonna get this cat stuck up your ass too, why don’t you knock it off?" And he says to me "Brodie, how the hell else am I supposed to get the gerbil out?" My cousin was a weird guy....

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Originally posted by XeroFightsAlone



punk rock is gay....you abandon your band after they have a fanbase greater than their parents and you and 4 of your friends...i will never understand.

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they changed. progressed. it happens. I just posted in another thread moaning about how linkin park rehashed their first album. guess there're people who don't want bands to change.

I like to call it "progressive" punk rock. I thoroughly enjoyed the album

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