Saves The Day Band • Page 60

That's not a hot take at all imo hahah ;D "Say Hello To Sunshine" is amazing and far superior to WIITB as just a work of art (going as far as to their greatest album cover), though I've got too much love for WIITB in the end. Also, I'd have to say I agree with "Faso Latido" taking a risk and falling quite short - now it reminded me of my own review (I used to publish some poor reviews on a Polish website), in which I think I gave them some shit for that sound, but eventually it became my favorite - it was actually one of the albums that taught me to give it some more time and angles.

Going back to Saves The Day, now I remember I also wrote about "Sound The Alarm" and "Red Tree" that same month - as far as I remember they shared the release date and I was amazed and so happy (15 years next month!).

Well and you guys mention The Ataris - I think I have to get back to that album. "So long, Astoria" is a classic for me for sure, then I kinda lost interest on the way.

But were there any demos released? You mean 2nd version, but for what it is, the record version is the one with Spencer playing, right? Also, I always thought Spencer was supposed to be a studio drummer for STD (it was in the end the same year he also recorded for "War Paint"), then read a bit more about it - it's strange he went to pursue that project with Pete Wentz, which never got anywhere, and I think I haven't heard of him ever since, which is too bad.

 

Welcome the Night is the best Ataris record by a large margin.

 

Hahafhahahhahhaa that's maybe the funniest thing I've seen in this entire thread, what?

 

I am putting on my swim trunks and sun screen to join you in this hot take.

 

Bliss is Face To Face

 

No daybreak demos were ever released to my knowledge. I would love love love to hear the Manny and Durijah versions of the songs. There is a video on YouTube of them playing Daybreak with Manny, Durijah, and DAVE on guitar.

 

Welcome the Night is ok when you pretend it’s not The Ataris. But even then, it’s still only ok. “Not Capable of Love” is a jam though.

 

this is awesome. I’d love to hear the earlier versions of these songs

 

Admittedly, I’m not a big Ataris fan so maybe that’s why I prefer Welcome The Night over any other record.

 

Rot Gut Domestic/Buzzard by Margot and the Nuclear So and So's-those albums rip and are just as good as their early albums but were not well received by fans or critics.

Paul's Boutique, Tusk, and Sweetheart of the Rodeo are some of the classics that come to mind for the commercial flop turned classic

 

Crimson. Probably my favorite ALK3 record, but I know the change in sound didn’t sit well with a lot of fans at the time.

 

Yeah that's probably a good one, I was gonna say Agony but that is no ones favorite Alk3 record lol (not mine by a mile at least)

 

I absolutely love Buzzard and Crimson.

 

The Academy Is - Fast times

I still like that album a lot, so catchy, but yeah, it’s different from their previous two

 

Santi sucks, sorry.

What thread is this?

 

Pure blasphemy. Santi is easily my favorite record of theirs...

 

Almost Here is absolute perfection, the song structures, melodies, everything is peak what the genre ever was or ever will be. No one else was writing songs like that.

Santi was their attempt to like, be different or something, which is commendable on the surface but the songs just aren't as good. Same Blood, LAX, Mess, Bulls, Seed... bad songs. Neighbors is the best thing on there by far.

Fast Times pulled back and over corrected to a bit more straightforward rock, but the songs themselves were better.

Almost Here > Fast Times > Santi

 

The Academy Is just does nothing for me at all, the worst STD is better than all their stuff

 

Today Hate5six uploaded video footage from the first time I saw Saves the Day at Krazyfest 4... way back in 2001. Cuts off after 18 minutes but man this brought back memories. I'm somewhere to the left where all the jumping is happening. Saw them again in Atlanta a few months later for what ended up being Brian's last show. I know I give them shit for their new stuff, but I'll always love this band.

 

It's mid-70's outside here, and I had the pleasure of blasting Through Being Cool driving around with the windows down

 

Just received and promptly spun my copy of the Boys Night Out "Trainwreck" repress from Parting Gift/Take This To Heart Records. Sounded really great. Has me stoked that they are going to do justice for In Reverie vinyl.

 

I did this EXACT thing on Saturday!

 

Anyone else waiting for their Patreon swag from a year ago?

 

I've been on a Saves The Day kick this week and MAN are the lyrics in Sound the Alarm dark