Perşembe 6 Nis 2006, 18:58

As the release date approached, I prayed and prayed that Saves The Day's new record, Sound The Alarm, would be better than the crap factory that was In Reverie. The few mp3's that had been floating around had been less then spectacular, but for some reason I held out hope.

God, I'm stupid.

At first listen, it's not so bad. A song or two might even sound alright, maybe even to the point where you want to hear it again…but all it takes is to immediately listen to Through Being Cool, Stay What You Are or Can't Slow Down immediately after, and you realize the degree to which it sucks. You wonder where the talent went…did it go with the hunger? I don't know…but the old songs definitely hold up…some stuff (like the Ataris) sounded good when I was 16 but now sounds immature, but the first three Saves The Day records still sound amazing, and the lyrics still resonate. At least the first volume of the Bug Sessions is good, especially the acoustic versions of You Vandal and Jodie…but those are old songs. I guess they're just dead.

Oh Well.

RIP Saves The Day.