The Menzingers - After the Party (February 3, 2017) Album • Page 75

It reminds me more of pre-AI stuff. The Bars gives me Warning vibes, Tellin' Lies and Charlie's Army don't sound unlike some of the songs on Nimrod

 

Listening to my preorder for the first time!

 

"Your Wild Years" is a goddamn masterpiece.

 

Actually Idk which album Charlie's Army reminds me of, maybe AI actually

 

I realize this is a very unpopular opinion, but I tried listening to OTIP earlier and was still pretty bored. I can't get enough of this album though. Crazy how much their songwriting has improved (imo)

 

Thick As Thieves might be my favorite Tom song of the discography, but I still have the rest of the album to get through

 

This week's podcast is all about this album.

 

I didn't listen to bad catholics until the record came out, its probably my favorite on here.. that second verse about your new husband with a baby on the way paints such a vivid picture

 

that's probably what I love about it. Ha

 

The Bars sounds far more like Pup than Green Day.

 

Definitely has some of the slower elements from The Dream is Over on it.

 

So happy you guys did this. Can't wait to listen. The Jason/Thomas team is back together and it feels so right.

 

Charlie's Army wouldn't be out of place on How I Spent My Summer Vacation.

 

Tellin Lies sounds more like Bouncing Souls than Green Day to me but yeah the Green Day vibes are heavy throughout, especially on Boy Blue and Charlie's Army

 

Now that it's getting mentioned I'm definitely getting Bouncing Souls vibes which would explain even more why I'm so head over heels for this

 

"Charlie's Army" feels like the Menzingers' take on a Lookout! Records/90s-style pop-punk song.

Lyrically, anyway. Feels like something the Queers or Mr. T Experience would have written... Or Weston, even.

 

2nd time through, even better. Really searching for the moments when Greg conjures up a scream like the old days, e.g. end of Charlie's Army, Your Wild Years.

 

Summer Vacation is one of my favorite records. I could see it if you "beef" (idk?) the guitars more. Like, Charlie's Army sound like it's standard tuning not much crunch. That's why I get vintage '50's vibes. But I can see your point.

 

Ok you know what I can see a Nimrod comparison, you right

 

Does anyone know why some of the songs have alternative titles? I've seen a lot of reviews use "20's (Tellin' Lies)", "Cobra Boy Blue" and "Wings (Your Wild Years)"

I think this website's fine review uses those titles too.

 

My top 3 from this are all Tom songs. As a ridiculous Greg fanboy, I never thought I'd say that, but he fucking crushed it on this one. His voice has never sounded better.

 

Based on the Facebook performance Temple is the worthless university lol

 

It's what the advance had them as:

 

Hell yeah