Say Anything - Oliver Appropriate (January 25, 2019) Album • Page 56

I saw Max Landis back in the news today and was like 'what's the dude from Say Anything done NOW?' but then I remembered I used to get Landis and Bemis mixed up quite a bit a while ago. They're both pieces of shit now anyway.

 

It just seems a little aggressive to call him a piece of shit. He's got a lot to learn, he can be ignorant and problematic, but I don't question that he has a good heart and means well in this world, and it's also clear he's been going through a lot the last year, and that doesn't excuse problematic behavior, but I'm not going to write him off as a human being either.

 

People on this site love to call out basically any person aside from themselves as a piece of shit

I prefer to just out myself as a piece of shit up front and hope to learn something along the way instead of deflecting everything like I've already got 100% perfectly formed opinions

 

I'll edit this into a gif or something, but this is me when looking at everyone else and the world around me.

 

With Weatherbox releasing a new song today, I’m reminded that their album “Flies in All Directions” was sonically/aesthetically/musically the “...is a Real Boy” follow-up I wanted. It came out a couple of months before “Hebrews” which allowed me to be less disappointed by it (I actually really like Hebrews, but still wish it was recorded with guitar/bass versus strings).

All that aside, “Oliver Appropriate” feels like a fully realized album and I have found myself revisiting it more than I imagined.

For the sake of it:

1. ...is a Real Boy
2. IDOTG
3. Say Anything
4. Hebrews
5. Oliver Appropriate
6. Anarchy, My Dear
7. I Don’t Think It Is

Pre -...is a Real Boy stuff ranks pretty high for me as well.

 

A fan of Hebrews is a friend of mine.

 

i love say anything

if you like them check out this playlist for classic say anything songs and other pop punk/punk rock music

 

I'll just add to the bands like SA... You, Me and Everyone We Know, Microwave, Manddancing, Shining Through, Sorority Noise, Oso Oso, Pet Symmetry, Hot Rod Circuit, The Wonder Years, All Get Out, Backwards Dancer, Manchester Orchestra, Front Bottoms, Moms. Jeans, Tiny Moving Parts, Free Throw, Remo Drive, Whale Bones, Spraynard, Steady Hands, Mewithoutyou, Trophy Eyes. In some capacity or another my ear hears similar sounds.

Ludo was a band I totally forgot about it, I remember hearing one album and kind of thinking I wish that's the direction Max went.

 

I’ve been meaning to check out Backwards Dancer. They sounded p good on the IDOTG Anniv show.

 

lol most of those definitely don't sound like SA but I'll definitely give you Weatherbox and YM&EWK

 

1. say anything
2. ...is a real boy
3. oliver appropriate
4. hebrews
5. IDOTG
6. anarchy, my dear
7. i don’t think it is

 

I’m really starting to enjoy this album. It’s a shame Max has been so problematic on twitter, and the concept of the album is also problematic/gross.

Cuz this is honestly the most I’ve liked a SA album front to back in a long time. Hebrews has some great songs, but there’s also a lot I don’t care for. Again I’ll reiterate that Max has always done an excellent job of not repeating the same album. Each release is different, and varied. The IDOTG anniv show I saw was also one of the most entertaining live shows ever. I’m really gonna miss this band. They meant a lot to me from HS to College.

 

Say Anything rankings are fun, because I’ve never seen the same list from two different people. Such a good discography.

 

Is a real boy
Say anything
Oliver Appropriate
IDOTG
Menorah / Majorah
Anarchy My Dear
Hebrews
I don't think it is
Baseball

Idk if I'd even make the same list twice lol

 

I wasn’t gonna do it but I am now:
IARB
IDOTG
Hebrews
S/T
OA
A,MD
IDTII

 

M/M ep>>>>>

 

Is a Real Boy
Say Anything
In Defense of the Genre
Anarchy
Oliver
Hebrews
I Don't Think It Is

 

Is a Real Boy
In Defense of the Genre
Hebrews
Say Anything/Oliver
Anarchy
I Don't Think It Is

 

IARB
S/T
IDOTG
Anarchy
Hebrews
Oliver
IDTII

 

Hell yea!

 

I am apparently the only one

...Is A Real Boy
Say Anything
In Defense of the Genre
Oliver Appropriate
I Don’t Think It Is
Anarchy, My Dear
Hebrews

 

Is a Real Boy
S/T
In Defense of the Genre
Oliver Appropriate
Hebrews
Anarchy
I Don't Think It Is

 

I'll also be the only one for this

IARB
S/T
Hebrews
Oliver
I Don't Think It Is
In Defense of the Genre
Anarchy

 

Sooooo I'm not sure how to feel about this. It's from 15 years ago but it is really cringe-y. But also, I have no idea what I found funny or how shitty my views were in 2004.

Old Posts Saved From The Say Anything Website Written by Max : SayAnything

EDIT: Seems fair to post his response

hey y’all, Max here. for those who aren’t raging Long Island emo fans who will hate me no matter WHAT I say, I specifically remember writing that stuff utterly manic (wiki Bipolar Disorder if you don’t get what I mean by “having a manic episode”) and was committed several times during the “weird max rant” phase.

I did and said a lot of weird terrible things that I apologize for, including anything contained in these max-Proto-tweets-from-hell. However, while I most certainly experimented and had a brief slutty dude period around 19-20 years old I met my wife a couple of years later AND I assure you I had not taken part in any illegal, heinous behavior as referenced and was probably trying and failing to make some weird philosophical point at the time. Grain of salt needed coming from a stoned dude who had the delusion he was being attacked by cannibals probably within that month. I stick by any statements I’ve had that cast “judgement” on dudes in their 30’s getting jiggy with teenage girls. But that’s not me. Excusing it, even if I wasn’t in my right mind is something I can’t do. Heck I even apologize for the manslut period because, as I have said before, I’m sure I hurt a few people’s feelings without meaning to. So very sorry if this hurt anyone but yeah, def. the ramblings of a madman.

Sorry for the offense (as old as this stuff is) and for not having my mental shit together before I was erroneously given an internet voice.

Xo m

 

1. Is A Real Boy
2. Hebrews
3. Baseball
4. Oliver Appropriate
5. I Don’t Think It Is
6. In Defense of the Genre
7. Anarchy, My Dear
8. Say Anything

I love them all, so my bottom half fluctuates greatly. The top few are definitely set in stone though.