Saves The Day - 9 (October 26, 2018) Album • Page 26

Okay this band is extremely hit or miss with me but this one is absolutely a hit.

Side-note: it’s albums like this that make me glad I don’t place all that much importance on lyrics when it comes to my enjoyment of music, because it seems that the people who aren’t really feeling it are citing the lyrics as the biggest drawback. Musically, this thing totally rules (the guitar work being especially great), and I’m really glad to have something else by this band I enjoy.

 

Yeah, but the lyrics...

 

I was guessing that it was due to him being born on the 29th of February. I only know this cuz I have the same bday as him.

 

Yeah and he sings about his surprise party on leap year day

 

That Dark Blue podcast with Chris really puts his lyric directions into perspective from Daybreak on

 

Dude 29

 

*biggest shrug ever*

As a listener, my focus is like 70% music, 30% lyrics, for the most part. The split used to be more even when I was younger and had more time to devote to dissecting lyrics (used to love lying on my floor with liner notes in hand), but that’s just not really how I consume music anymore. Basically, for me, good lyrics can serve to elevate songs I already enjoy, but they very rarely ruin songs for me (they have to be REALLY bad and/or problematic and impossible to tune out) and they almost never save songs that I dislike musically.

 

the lyrics on this album are fucking fine

 

Yeah I'm totally cool with them. Also 29 has some outstanding imagery

 

I'll have to check it out- thanks!

 

Victorian & 21st really might be one of the best things Chris has ever done, god damn.

 

That section sounds like it was plucked from In Reverie. I love it.

 

I was thinking that Heartbeat has that same Weezer/In Reverie feeling

 

After about 6 listens in full, I am fully on board. First listen was a bit dicey and I'm so glad I stuck with it, it's the best thing they have made since EDITED: In Reverie

 

So better than the Self-Titled album? Lol

 

It's better than UTB, Daybreak, and STA

 

I really am loving this though. And yea I'm fine with the lyrics. I was a little thrown by them when we just had the first 3 songs but now hearing it as a whole, I get what they were going for, especially with the half about the band/half about Chris. The album is a lot of fun, and I think it's Arun's best work with the band so far.

 

Oh got ya, I thought you meant since the trilogy, and just thought it was funny since that ended like 7 years ago but this is only the second album since then.

 

I personally think the trilogy is worlds better than this and their self-titled record in like every aspect.

 

I respect that, maybe next week I'll agree with you. This stuff changes constantly for me, I think this album is on par with In Reverie. I think its so much more positive in almost every way, which was needed IMO, the toxic masculinity present was getting old

 

Daybreak is my favorite Saves the Day album and Under the Boards was my intro to this band so I've got a lot of love for Trilogy. I think this album competes with it (not necessarily better, but I wouldn't say worse either).

 

s/t is fun as hell

 

Jimmy Eat World 23 mind slip. Yes, Saves the Day 29. I know which song I like better obviously. 29 was a good listen though.

 

Sound The Alarm is one of their best.