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| 2.5 average | Crymsonblaze | January 13th 12 |
I don't need a reason. I'm an anarchist.
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| 0.0 | Athom EMERITUS | January 13th 12 |
Everything about Anarchy, My Dear is a tepid, half assed retread of some prior part of Max Bemis' career. Beneath the melange of ideas already done better lies nothing but recurring words and phrases that document everything we wish he wasn't. His insecurities are still the main creative force for Max, but where he used to poke fun at them on past albums (leading to a sort of meta self aware quirky charm) now they seem to control him leading him to sound like a burnt out and bitter shell of his former self. Even more, his once biting wit and crass humor no longer hit with any weight due to his own imposed restrictions making Anarchy, My Dear little more than the sound of a man pissing in the wind.
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| 0.0 | Xenophanes EMERITUS | January 14th 12 |
Despite trying their damnedest Say Anything end up saying nothing.
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| 0.0 | Knott- EMERITUS | January 14th 12 |
Bemis' songwriting has always found itself perched on a knife-edge between brilliant and retarded. This is the point at which he tumbles gracelessly into the latter camp, stale, uninspired and cringe-worthy.
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| 2.5 average | dnor | January 13th 12 |
Some songs rule, other songs suck. Peace Out is definitely the crown jewel of this album. Song is one of Say Anything's best.
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| 4.0 excellent | Rawrz | January 14th 12 |
Album gets better and better on repeated listens. After getting over the disappointment from Max's hype and just judging the album on its own merits, its quite enjoyable. Only song Im not really a fan of is Overbiter, and the chorus to Admit It Again, though the rest of that song is great.
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| 2.0 poor | patrickfannon | January 14th 12 |
Anarchy, My Dear, on which Max Bemis topples headlong into that which has threatened him, and kept him so interesting, for so long: insipidness. Save for "So Good," "Sheep," and "Peace Out," the latter of which represents one of the best songs in Bemis' entire catalogue, the record meanders around, bleating and baying wildly, awash in tinny, shallow production and heartless, overbearing, uninspired lyrics. Say Anything's fans deserve better. And, more importantly, Max Bemis deserves better from himself.
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| 0.0 | someguest | January 14th 12 |
People are finally realizing that Max Bemis is an annoying songwriter. The future is bright indeed.
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| 0.0 | Julianna Reed EMERITUS | January 14th 12 |
Max Bemis, you may not be as strikingly crass these days, and you may censor yourself and instead make
weird noises that sound like you being carwashed, but you sure still know how to write a catchy tune or two.
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| 2.0 poor | NeutralThunder12 | January 13th 12 |
Say Anything's new album is proof that brilliant people can write bad music
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| 3.5 great | PorceleinDoll | March 30th 12 |
Rules of reviewing for Sputnikmusic #1 - Rating should be inversely proportional to length of artists career. Once the musician has hit the 3rd or 4th album, someone must rush to write a scathing review in order to maintain hipster-cred.rBut yeah, Max Bemis has a wife and "... Is a Real Boy" is a superior album both say a lot about this album and why it is bad. Way to tell me all I need to know about this album.
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| 4.0 excellent | BreaC | January 16th 12 |
I love Max Bemis and his music. By far this is one of his greatest albums! He's such an honest song writer, and he's only gunna get better.
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| 4.0 excellent | SingForTheDead | January 14th 12 |
I have waited for this album for a long while. It was different than Bemis promised, and different when put in comparison to anything Say Anything has released before. It's not disappointing, but it'll hafta grow on me. The standouts to me are "Of Steel", "Overbiter", "The Stephen Hawking", "Burn A Miracle", and "Anarchy, My Dear".
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| 3.0 good | snerefedsav | January 14th 12 |
disappointing simply because of the hype and because one can't help but compare the album to say anything's previous work. nonetheless, the great moments outnumber the bad ones and it's still a solid release, though max bemis and co. could do so much better.
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| 4.0 excellent | 3waycrash | January 23rd 16 |
I don't dislike this like most people, but this was a tad disappointing initially. Say Anything go for a more simplified approach similar to their self titled, but the difference being that it lacks the punch found in their other albums. The songs don't deliver like they should, having noticeably watered down instruments and lackluster lyrics. Despite some flaws, it still has some good moments.
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| 2.5 average | GreenMilkCrate | September 11th 15 |
Some excellent songs, some of the best in SA's catalogue. Then there is Admit It Again. All in all, the album is will forever be in critical purgatory.
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| 5.0 classic | Mlochen42 | August 29th 14 |
Honestly, I loved this album. I know its not what "fans" were looking for from Say Anything at the time, but why would you want them to produce all their music like ...Is a Real Boy? Personally I love that Say Anything is changing and showing that they do not actually have to be the immature band they started as. Don't get me wrong, I loved ...Is a Real Boy, but I find that looking deeper into this album and the lyrics behind most of the songs that it is actually very relatable, and a very well-written album.
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| 2.0 poor | habster3 | June 28th 14 |
As seen on this album, Say Anything has caught Weezer-itus, a condition in which a band slowly turns to shit after a solid release.
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| 3.0 good | SpinLightTwo | June 9th 14 |
It only gets lame when Bemis tries to seem enlightened and unfortunately he does that a lot on this album.
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| 2.0 poor | wireforawire | March 19th 14 |
They better write something better to follow this garbage.
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| 3.5 great | TreblinkAlive | January 6th 13 |
This album manages to be disappointing but still enjoyable. Admit it Again should be forgotten, mostly due to the chorus. The fact that such a good lyricist wrote a chorus that consists of "And the crap rains down" is a pretty big let down. However there are a few tracks that that definitely deserve your attention if you're a fan of the rest of their work.
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| 2.0 poor | Midjicka | July 27th 12 |
Shit. Nothing makes sense, so I won't think about it. I'll go with the ignorance.
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| 1.5 very poor | ThunderNeutral21 | May 3rd 12 |
i wrote a song called dick munching it was a 10 minute loop of a dog munching on an old guy's penis and it was more enjoyable than this album m/
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| 2.0 poor | BonRurgundy | April 8th 12 |
It makes me angry how disappointing this album is. Bemis needs his angst and bitterness back, otherwise he writes shite love songs and halfassed rehashes of "Admit it!". Unless they return to form with a true masterpiece for their next album, this band are dead to me. I'm going to try my hardest to forget that this disappointing heap of crap exists.
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| 2.0 poor | mastille | March 22nd 12 |
If I had enjoyed this at all I'd rate it higher. Since there are good sections, albeit marred by bad editing and
too much production polishing. But Adam Lambert entertained me, and I have him at a 2, and I can't bring
myself to rate this higher than something entertaining.
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| 3.0 good | Shismo | February 19th 12 |
Burn A Miracle, Say Anything, Night's Song, Admit It Again, So Good, and The Stephan Hawking are all good tracks. I enjoy listening to the album and it grows on you. But I would say it's their worst major release yet.
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| 2.0 poor | deepintheorchard | January 20th 12 |
This is such a letdown. It doesn't compare to any of the previous albums and doesn't have
much to offer on its own. Each song sounds aimless and directionless; the result of a man
and his band playing it safe, attempting to rehash old ideas instead of being truly
inspired. Sucks.
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| 0.0 | NigelH | January 16th 12 |
could have seen this coming after that abortion of a self-titled album.
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| 3.5 great | iSkane | January 16th 12 |
Max: just because you called a song "Admit It Again" doesn't make this anything like ...Is a Real Boy. This could have been so much better.
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| 2.0 poor | Spec | January 16th 12 |
Some good tracks, mostly bland and boring. Also his voice sounds really nasally this time around. It's alright.
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| 1.5 very poor | InFiction | January 15th 12 |
It's a depressing thought that Max's songwriting skills were far superior when he was miserable.
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| 3.0 good | ThomasTheCure | January 14th 12 |
Way too many acoustic sounding tracks, for my taste. This might as well be a Max Bemis solo album, most of the time. Overall okay, nonetheless. Nowhere near as good as their previous three albums, but the solid lyrics make up for its mediocre aspects and lack of energy some of the time. Most of the songs are still forgettable, despite the good lyrics though. Also, it doesn't sound like ...Is a Real Boy in the slightest.
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| 2.0 poor | VicariousIntent | January 14th 12 |
I guess I just wanted to believe that the material on the Painful Splits records was simply throw away
material...not really an indicator that Max was losing his touch. I'm so disappointed that I was wrong. I think
the Song Shop project which started as a brilliant idea has made Max a lazy songwriter, who thinks less and
less about what he's putting into each song. So this record could never be ...Is A Real Boy (which he so
desperately wanted it to be), because it simply doesn't feel as sincere. And without the sincerity, what is Say
Anything? Haven't been this disappointed by an album in a long time.
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| 3.5 great | Wildcatforever | January 14th 12 |
Say Anything has become an insult to the dead. What the hell happened?
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| 1.0 awful | Hep Kat | January 13th 12 |
i think i've got this one figured! "admit it, you lecherous douche!"
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| 1.5 very poor | El Olam | August 3rd 24 |
| 3.0 good | Adamn | October 16th 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | Halez | June 12th 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | gschwen | July 26th 22 |
| 2.0 poor | Sowing STAFF | October 15th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | jlsg | September 27th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | Skiiddz | September 26th 20 |
| 2.5 average | bSmith | August 4th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | joobdoob | February 20th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | Mojito | October 8th 19 |
| 1.0 awful | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 3.0 good | woxdy | November 19th 18 |
| 1.0 awful | Illume | October 19th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | Josh | September 23rd 18 |
| 2.0 poor | Atari STAFF | July 11th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | Rowan5215 EMERITUS | July 10th 18 |
| 1.0 awful | aiioli | February 26th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Corney | February 16th 17 |
| 1.0 awful | tricky | April 25th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | stevep | January 26th 16 |
| 3.5 great | 2453 | January 6th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | peanut | November 3rd 15 |
| 2.0 poor | NoSons | February 16th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | Runeii | February 1st 15 |
| 2.5 average | elry2k | December 27th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nemotod | October 22nd 14 |
| 1.0 awful | Xar | September 6th 14 |
| 3.0 good | LenZ | May 29th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Preston | April 29th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | Jaime | April 9th 14 |
| 2.5 average | ellagos | October 16th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Rice303 | September 26th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Jots EMERITUS | April 4th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Pox | March 19th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | tuk | March 6th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | osmark86 | February 22nd 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Mr16 | January 18th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Curse. | January 7th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Lenix | December 31st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ThreeJP | November 13th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | ILJ | October 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mcjor | September 24th 12 |
| 2.5 average | foxxxy | September 12th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | John L | August 16th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Pndi | July 1st 12 |
| 2.0 poor | NBA | May 30th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Sirob | May 21st 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Lucido | May 10th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Thane | May 10th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Acorn | May 7th 12 |
| 3.0 good | foxxxy | April 27th 12 |
| 1.0 awful | trich | March 17th 12 |
| 3.0 good | fabzn | March 16th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Daedus | March 15th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Trebor. EMERITUS | March 14th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | mallen- | March 13th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Gore | March 13th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Thef | March 7th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | xedi | March 7th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Wolfe | March 7th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Ire | March 7th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | cyalily | February 24th 12 |
| 3.0 good | quik40 | February 23rd 12 |
| 2.5 average | MTTS | February 17th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | plank87 | February 10th 12 |
| 3.5 great | CutMan | February 8th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Dev518 | January 25th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Vyndax | January 25th 12 |
| 3.5 great | PieRye | January 21st 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Yay | January 18th 12 |
| 1.0 awful | mttgry | January 18th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Veldin | January 17th 12 |
| 1.0 awful | bmsmcr | January 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | dj2992 | January 14th 12 |
| 3.0 good | greg84 EMERITUS | January 14th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Slum | January 14th 12 |
| 2.5 average | iGuter | January 13th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Rev | January 13th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Rowdy | January 13th 12 |
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