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Phil507 replied to the thread Tour Tour Prediction and Speculation Thread.

I'm surprised KROQ even still has the juice to do these. Audacy is barely hanging on and the idea of doing a radio station a favor for airplay in the alternative format just seems to be completely not worth it any more.

Phil507 replied to the thread Tour Tour Prediction and Speculation Thread.

As a NYC resident, it's irritating that LA gets something like Alter Ego AND Almost Acoustic Christmas but I digress. Also, super weak that the "alt rock" Christmas show has a SEATED FLOOR.

Phil507 replied to the thread AFI - Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… (October 3, 2025).

AFI, similar to Weezer, is a top candidate for a B-Sides/stray songs collection

Phil507 replied to the thread Tour Tour Prediction and Speculation Thread.

Would not have picked Port Chester, NY as the NY city for DKM.

Phil507 replied to the thread Tour Tour Prediction and Speculation Thread.

I think Green Day has over-saturated SoCal a bit on top of TOP just doing 2 stadium shows so I think this show will be a buyers market.

Phil507 replied to the thread AFI - Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… (October 3, 2025).

That interview with Davey indicated the band really enjoyed writing/recording Crash Love and were definitely stung by the indifferent reception to it.

Phil507 replied to the thread The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (Paste Magazine version).

Is this as try-hardy as the Rolling Stone one?

Phil507 replied to the thread The Active Rock/Post-Grunge Thread.

I think Animosity is where they perfected the formula. I jumped off after Seasons but it seems like they've always been consistent and stayed true to what they want to do as a band so that's cool.

Phil507 replied to the thread AFI - Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… (October 3, 2025).

I've been on an AFI tear leading up to the show on Wed. (pre Jade era 95-97) - Don't really fuck with these records. I appreciate the energy and you can see some of their gothic overtones coming alive here but a lot of it sounds like your standard melodic skate punk BLACK SAILS IN THE SUNSET - This is where a little bit of melody comes out though, again, still seems like it's really for the diehards without paying much mind to those outside the cult THE ART OF DROWNING - A really cool fusion of what they did best while also adding dynamics to their sound and some more melody. "Of Greetings And Goodbye" should be a standard at every show. SING THE SORROW - Still their best IMO though the production/mastering drives me nuts as the songs should have much more kick to them yet it was probably produced that way to sound good on radio which, in 2025, was a dumb decision. DECEMBERUNDERGROUND - I imagine a lot of punk bands jumped off board with this one but I appreciate the electronic inclusion, the gothic styles while not losing their identity CRASH LOVE - If the punks didn't leap on the last one they DEFINITELY abandoned ship on this one. It's a great mainstream rock album but probably got caught up in the perfect storm of older fans moving on, not having a surefire hit like "Miss Murder" for the mainstream and getting lost in the lack of infrastructure to support a rock band at the time. BURIALS - The dark evil twin of Sing The Sorrow, this might be my 2nd or 3rd favorite AFI album depending on my mood. It's a dark and evil sounding record which works well for them, you can tell Davey was definitely going through it at the time. AFI (BLOOD ALBUM) - I guess this was an attempt to keep the b(r)and going but not much is really unique about this album. A lot of it calls back to their other albums so it's a nice-to-have record though "Hidden Knives" absolutely slays and I can't understand why it's not a staple in their set. BODIES - I made a crack that this album was a good album to listen to while folding laundry and I stills stand by it. It's pleasant, doesn't cause a fuss and then I forget most of it afterwards. SILVER BLEEDS THE BLACK SUN - I've been loving this since it came out. A great love letter to 80's post-punk which has been a sort of hidden ingredient in the band's DNA for a while. I can understand if you got into AFI with Black Sails this is probably not your shit but I really like it.

Phil507 replied to the thread Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism (May 3, 2024).

For anyone who went to this tour how was it? I saw the Future Nostalgia tour a few years ago and while it was meticulously choreographed and produced, it left me feeling a bit cold at the lack of ANY spontaneity. This tour similar?

Phil507 replied to the thread Tour When We Were Young Festival (Las Vegas).

Panic going on after Blink is interesting but I guess this is because it’s their first show “back”

Phil507 replied to the thread Tour Tour Prediction and Speculation Thread.

I'm amazed my GA NIN ticket today was only $162.

Phil507 replied to the thread Tour Tour Prediction and Speculation Thread.

What's wrong about going to LA? Always been nice when I was there.

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