SuperJess Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Well, Alt. Press gave that Amber Pacific album 4 1/2 stars. 4 1/2 stars. That pretty much flushes their credibility right down the toilet in my book. No offense to anyone who really likes Amber Pacific, but imo, those dudes are as mediocre as you can get. I posted the rest of what I thought in the LJ, but I really take offense at the way the whole review seems to be saying "well, they're so young, so they can't possibly make a GREAT album." And the line about Hayley's lyrics being docile and sophomoric is ridiculous. I've heard four songs off this record in various forms (Misery Business, Born For This, Hallelujah and Pessimist) and the words that come to my mind to describe the lyrics to those songs are honest, heartfelt, aggressive, raw, beautiful, uplifting...how anyone could listen to Misery Business and get DOCILE is beyond me. I read this review and what I take away is someone in their late twenties at a "hip" music magazine determined not to let a bunch of "kids" who play great pop punk music and can't possibly understand life as well as someone who's "older" and "wiser" become the next big thing. You're totally right. The people at AP think they know everything there is to know about music and that "young kids" aren't capable of doing great things. And yeah, the docile remark was seriously the dumbest shit ever. The lyrics are bold, brave, honest, and straightforward. Hayley definitely doesn't hold anything back, which is more than we could say for most bands, who skirt around the topic and use bullshit metaphors to say how they really feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerBertMcWay Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 hahah I really don't think it's that bad of a review. he's not like, flat out dissing it. you guys all just want them to say 'OMG 5+++++ STARS, PARAMORE IS THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD' because that's what you think. not that that's a bad thing, you just have to understand that not everyone thinks that. obviously it's just one person's opinion so why get all worked up about it? whatevaaaa :] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 hahah I really don't think it's that bad of a review. he's not like, flat out dissing it.you guys all just want them to say 'OMG 5+++++ STARS, PARAMORE IS THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD' because that's what you think. not that that's a bad thing, you just have to understand that not everyone thinks that. obviously it's just one person's opinion so why get all worked up about it? whatevaaaa :] Agreed. It sounds like a positive review to me. Nothing wrong with 3 stars, and it's only one review anyway. Although I don't know what AP is like... so maybe 3 stars is bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paramorerocks20 Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 nice pic. i wanna go get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1 Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Mmmmm. I hope the album is better that this makes it seem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paramorerocks20 Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 mine came in the mail today. i totally forgot i got a free subscription with my pre-sale warped tickets. i was so excited! the review isn't the best, but could be worse. anyway, this was also in it: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y257/aarocks20/Miscellaneous/misc318-1.jpg i don't think that's been posted... sorry if it has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarlequinGerhl Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 well i mean think about it this way AWKIF got 2 K's in kerrang! and we all love that album and it's only one guys opinion and they compared it to Cities which is an epic album so yeah, it wasnt the best review but reviews aret the be all and end all =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashedROCKSTAR Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Yeah, I agree they deserved 4 stars at least! But then again I haven't heard the whole thing either butttt I think I know what to expect from Paramore by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironwolfuk Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 good review, cant wait now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microwave37 Posted May 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 oooh a full page ad. i hate how i always get my copy like a week after everyone else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodnote Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 good review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twelve77 Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 That's not the greatest review... It says they have potential but are still kinda amateurish... :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fueled By Oreos Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 i dont think this has been posted yet but anyway, this was in it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodnote Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 ^ yeah i saw that too, i didn't know if it was worthy or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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