Anberlin Band • Page 67

oh man, i forgot about those. i wanted the purple one haha

 

I think that's the one I got for my CD cover and I was upset haha.

 

Armageddon
Hearing Voices
Stranger Ways
Birds of Prey

 

That is the one that I have. It may be a region thing.

 

-Armageddon
-We Are Destroyer (best song on the album. I just wish the album version matched the energy of it live)
-Harbinger
-Birds of Prey

 

Armageddon
Hearing Voices
Stranger Ways
Velvet Covered Brick

 

Atonement (this song is a nice send off for them)
We Are Destroyer (Nice opening song and that bass!)
Stranger Ways
Birds of Prey

 

At bedtime birds of prey and hearing voices have rebounded from early deficits. The race continues into the night.

Atonement: 4
Armageddon: 8

Hearing Voices: 5
We Are Destroyer: 7

Stranger Ways: 8
Harbinger: 4

Birds of Prey: 6
Velvet Covered Brick: 6

 

Relistening to this album again and every second of dissenter is fantastic

 

I would love to get inside of their head for the writing of the record. It seems like Tooth and Nail just let them do whatever they wanted. Do you listen to the Labeled Podcast at all?

 

I’ve seen the name thrown around a bit but haven’t listened myself yet

 

I bet a lot of people would love it that listen to Anberlin and a lot of the other Tooth and Nail/Solid State bands. It's a couple of the guys from Emery and someone from As Cities Burn. They are currently on Zao right now and it's divided into two parts. As far as I have know, they have done:
-As Cities Burn
-Me Without You
-Underoath
-Dead Poetic
-Beloved
-Terminal
-Emery?

 

Atonement
We Are Destroyer
Stranger Ways
Birds of Prey

Armageddon beating out Atonement is heartbreaking to me. You guys are crazy.

 

Atonement - not a fan of Armageddon

We Are Destroyer- this was a tough one as Hearing Voices is a brilliant song

Stranger Ways - no contest here

Velvet Covered Brick - another tough decision. Happy either way this goes!

 

It’s like someone fingered a diahrrohea arse

 

Atonement

Hearing Voices

Stranger Ways

Velvet Covered Brick

 

Atonement
We Are Destroyer
Stranger Ways
Velvet Covered Brick

 

Most of these choices have been easy. The only tough one have been Atonement vs. Losing It All.

Songs like Armageddon, Dissenter, Hearing Voices and Harbinger never grew on me. I'm not a big fan of electronic parts in rock and/or alternative rock either. Birds of Prey gets better when the real instruments come in, but I still wouldn't say I like that song.

We Are Destroyer and Velvet Covered Brick are to me "classic" Anberlin tracks, and they're quite good songs. But I think it's the not-so-classic-Anberlin 80's vibe on Stranger Ways that make it the best track on the record.

 

Atonement
Hearing Voices
Harbinger
Velvet Covered Brick

 

Atonement
We Are Destroyer
Stranger Ways
Velvet Covered Brick

 

This was a pretty tough round for me!

Armageddon
We Are Destroyer
Stranger Ways
Velvet Covered Brick

 

Atonement vs Armageddon was rough. Had to go with Atonement because it felt like a definitive goodbye song for the band.

 

That’s the one I struggled with the most :/

 

Very sad Boring Colored Brick is pulling away from Birds of Prey

 

I just realized Velvet Covered Brick is my least favorite on the record and I still pretty much love it.

Also, Atonement is the best ballad in their discography to me. I didn't think they'd ever write a better ballad than The Unwinding Cable Car, but Atonement made me weep when I first heard it. The last minute might actually be the most beautiful moment in their discography to me.