Yellowcard - Yellowcard (September 30, 2016) Album • Page 45

Sifting through some 3,000 words in a "review" and it's totally not ready to publish yet, needs to be tightened.

Going to hold off on publishing just to publish and probably drop it later in the day tomorrow instead. Or I'll be me and wait until Monday because I'm the worst reviewer of all time.

 

Didn't really like this at first, but those final 4 tracks are so good.

 

I thoroughly feel that Savior's Robes is the last exorcism of the demons of all the critics and complaining fans before the band accepts the past and looks to what is the future in Fields & Fences. Truly a beautiful pair if you look at it that way.

 

Fuck, Leave A Light On I hated at first listen, but now I love it. So good.

 

Second listen didn't make me cry but I still have a sad

 

Starting my first listen, holy shit at What Appears!! Biggest fuckin' smile on my face right now.

And now Got Yours, wow. These songs sound HUGE and vicious. Bigger than I have ever heard YC sound before.

 

Fucking tears.. thanks YC! I appreciated the fact they went for a new direction with Lift a Sail, and I wasn't a huge fan, but i didnt mind it. Now they go in this direction, and they fucking nailed it with this one! And now they're done, damn it!

 

Through The Hurt is Gone, only 4 new YC songs left... fuck.

So good so far.

 

Let us know how the rest goes. Especially the last song ;)

 

After 10 listens, yeah, this is a spectacular record all the way through, IMO. Ryan Key can bat-flip his mic like Bautista after the encore on the final tour - he slays it.

 

What are the chances that the person who wrote this:

Is the same guy who wrote this review:

Clues: The only one who keeps referring to the album as S/T and the only one to have an overall negative opinion of the album.

 

Don't quote me for that shizzle. I love this album.

 

Stoked the general reception seems to be positive, I appreciate your guys' passion. Except the one guy.

He helped us engineer for a day, he never sang anything

Completely unintentional

 

Just finished... wow. Listened to the whole thing lying on my bed in the dark with a good pari of headphones. I wasn't expecting this to happen, but by the time I realized what was happening at the end of Fields & Fences I teared up. These guys have meant so, so much to me, my brother, and my dad over the years, and I couldn't think ofa better, more bittersweet sendoff in this.

Not sure I've ever been this moved by music before... maybe it's a result of a much-too-long week or a pretty stressful time in my life, but damn. Damn. Thank you Yellowcard.

 

Anyone deciphered what is being shouted on the pre chorus of Got Yours?

 

On my first listen but A Place We Set Afire into Leave A Light On is stunning.

 

Damn. Savior's Robes. Ryan seems so salty.

The sad thing is, I've felt like he's been very vocal about his displeasure of how things turned out with his band over the years and maybe pushed fans away with that approached. I remember people feeling the same way when lights and sounds came out cause it just seemed so negative to his experience of moving to LA and getting famous.

I love these guys but SR just seems like a big fuck you to everyone that's stuck with them. Maybe I'm just reading into it weird since it's late.

 

I don't know if I missed the point, but so far I've taken SR as a release of his anger at the music industry experience. I feel it could be directed at the 'fans' that only want to hear them play OA, the labels, and perhaps that they tried a few more times to get radio success over making the music that they really wanted. Basically at all the things that suck the joy out of making music and playing live shows.

There's no way this could be aimed at fans like many of us here, who have been on what feels like an epic emotional journey with these guys over the years.

The song slays btw, woke up with it playing in my head first thing this morning, been there all day.

 

I get what you're saying and makes sense. Even that rubs me weird to put out on an album but who am I to say.

Still love these guys and really liked this record on first listen. Will get a few more plays in tomorrow before I really have an opinion.

 

Idk I guess I get the complaints about Savior's lyrical content to a certain degree, but saying goodbye to a part of your life as big as this comes with many emotions. I think it's perfectly acceptable to include the bitterness that comes with the departure of this band on an album that mainly focuses on saying goodbye. It's not aimed at everyone, in fact I think the irony is that the majority of people it actually is aimed at will probably never even hear it.

 

I vibe with the lyrics of Savior's Robes so hard. This scene has a huge problem of forcing bands that are still capable of putting out good records to become nostalgia acts. The "Play your old stuff" attitude is so tired and stupid. There also seems to be a mindset that an artist straying from their signature sound even slightly is somehow dishonorable and a betrayal. I hate it. Genuinely not liking a new release is fine, but so many people refuse to even go on the journey.

I think that's the one group it's definitely not aimed at.

 

Just finished Field and Fences. Trying not to cry in my cubicle at work. This album, on first listen, just hit me hard.

Yellowcard is a band that has been with me through life as a young adult. Hate saying goodbye. It's like I'm saying goodbye to close friend. They were there for me through new relationships, friendships, breakups, and major milestones in life such as marriage and starting a family. I can look back at my life and tie a YC album or song to those events.

 

Ha, that is awesome. I guess my ear was searching too hard for something.

Thanks for all of your work, passion memories and friendships over the years, Ryan. The album is a masterpiece. See you in a few weeks!

 

This is probably my number 3 right now.

 

This record is totally fine and I don't dislike it and that's all I can ask for at this point, happy to go out this way