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| Every Time I DieThe Big Dirty2007 Ferret 
  Review by: Kursk See others by this writer Official Site (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on October 5th 2007
A lot of you are familiar with Every Time I Die, for better or worse, for love or hatred. So with that out of the way, let me say that as much as I like punk rock and metal, I have always been a sucker for riffing rock and roll. Any band that incorporates it into their sound will have my attention for a least a bit, and if they're actually good at utilizing it in their sound, an eternity. The signs were there for Every Time I Die to fall into this category for me ever since "I've Been Gone a Long Time" from Hot Damn!. It became more prevalent on 2005's Gutter Phenomenon to the point of it removing the "core" from their "metal" in many listeners' minds. The Big Dirty is the next step in Every Time I Die's musical evolution and it couldn't be any more gratifying for a fan of rock music.
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best album of the year so far. this is a band that has finally found their niche, and as long as they continue to put songs out like these or from gutter phenomenon i will always like anything they feed me. i've liked them ever since their conception, but the earlier albums were hard on my ears since the recording quality didn't do the songs justice. last night in town and burial plot are easily the most technical and complicated songs they've ever written, but often more times than not this doesn't make a good song/album. this band has evolved tremendously and now has the good production to back up the nicely written songs. every time i die has a talent that most of the bands featured on this website don't. good songwriting ability. they utilize their skills not just for surface-level technicalities, but for finesse. finally a band that has their own sound (although copied somewhat by maylene/he is legend), which is something that most punk or metal bands can't do. and for all the music snobs who only like one of the two aforementioned genres and dis the other, both punk and metal are essentially the same type of music (fast blast beats, power chords, palm muting, etc.). only the notes are different (metal intentively sounding more demonic and punk sounding "happy"). without progress in either genre, the other would be shit. every time i die takes the best aspects of both genres, adds a touch of southern rock, intellegent lyrics, and their own twist, and ends up making one of the best albums to come out recently. Yeah dude, NO ONE knows about that whole crucifiction thing. i approve of the title "INRIhab" not sure if i wanna give this a try considering theyve sucked forever. "Also, the dvd that comes with it proves once again that they are just as good at making dvds that are fun and kick ass as they are at making cds that are fun and kick ass." This band has always been silly and boring...always! i approve of the title "INRIhab" The more I listen to this cd the more ass it kicks, probably my favorite stuff by them. Also, the dvd that comes with it proves once again that they are just as good at making dvds that are fun and kick ass as they are at making cds that are fun and kick ass. that review is like a show case for shit song titles - its like a traveling freak show up there but i gotta say INRIhab is a fookin hilarious song title. bad music. I have to take it down a half-star after another listen. It's good, but even at 34 minutes gets a little white noisy at times. wait, is this a joke? i like this record a lot. i've been listening to i've been listening to it pretty much constantly since it came out and i have yet to get at all bored with it to clear up what I was saying, I didn't really mean there weren't any breakdowns on this album, it just seems as though they are far less prominent than on say their first EP and two albums, Gutter Phenomen was a step in this direction and it has just been further refined into a more metal, less hardcore album . Spelling errors aside, have you actually listened to this album? The breakdowns comment doesn't even make sense, as more then half the songs in the album have multiple huge breakdowns in them. Songwriting wise, this is probably their most solid effort, I still favor Last Night In Town over anything else they have done though. Posted by WhiteCollar on 2007-10-05 14:42:48 " "his band is at least doing their own thing and it's not the 'same o'l thang' that i hear all over the place." "I like this one a lot. great album. to think that this is the same band that made the funeral plot bidding war (which was fun of course!) to something way more professional is quite a step up in musical talents. I like this one a lot. I've personally listened to all their stuff, and Gutter Phenom is my fav. I hated it at first. Thought it sucked compared to Hot Damn. But slowly it grew into one of my favorite albums. Booooring. This album's so far from a 4.5-star review, it's not even funny. Listened to it once and promptly deleted it from my HD. I like this one a lot. Gutter Phenomenon was a great album. It actually had songs and not just random noise. Get over it, fanboys. Three years ago I would be eating this stuff up. It's really not all that impressive. "If it's not your sort of thing, take a clue from the slam-dancers and moan about the lack of breakdowns while missing out on all the fun." Amazing record. A huge step forward from the disappointment that was Gutter Phenomenon. I think this album sucks. Didn't really expect to like this. They're not back up to Last Night or Hot Damn! par, but it's a comeback from Gutter. |
