It is here! ADTR’s new album is finally out! First reaction: This is awesome, but… I kind of expected it to be heavier and faster. Second reaction: It actually is pretty heavy and fast-paced. Not near as good as their earlier albums though. I’ll get more into that later and state my thoughts to single tracks.
Instead of rushing through this review on the release date (September 2nd) I wanted to take a few days, let the music sit and re-listen a few times before sharing my final thoughts.
Favourite tracks: Bullfigt, Forgive and Forget, Turn Off The Radio, Justified.
Least favourite tracks: Same About You, In Florida, Negative Space.
Note: Title’s link to the YouTube video.
#1 Bad Vibrations / 3:33 / This is a very solid hardcore opening track. I enjoyed the softer/clean repetitions of growled/screamed verses in the refrain a lot. The guitar riffs are heavier than most other tracks on this album. Same goes for drums. I really like that once the clean vocals are in focus the instrumentals aren’t as prominent and sort of fade into the background. Favourite lines:
This pain is a sickness looming over me, and I can’t escape it
Casting shadows that continue to shape who I am on any given day
=> 6/10
#2 Paranoia / 3:20 / The first single we got to listen to. I really enjoyed it back then and still like it a lot now. Is it perfect? No. Is it an enjoyable, fast paced, heavy song? Yes. Paranoia switches between two rhythms and intensities, which I appreciate a lot in songs. The transitions could’ve been more fluent in my opinion. Therefore I think this track could’ve been longer, up to five minutes would have been possible. The potential is definitely there. Favourite lines:
It’s got me scared
Scared of the unknown
Unknown numbers been blowin up my phone
=> 8/10
#3 Naivety / 3:19 / The best part about Naivety are definitely the lyrics. They touch on an everyday topic – growing older and losing your naivety. Favourite lines:
All of the things we believed that we could do
Don’t wanna live by fear of failureWhere’s my naivety?
Somehow lost along the way
Also: Continue reading “Bad Vibrations (Deluxe Edition) by A Day To Remember”
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