The Ataris - So Long, Astoria
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Free Music Review: Please make it stop.
Hit: 2 Stars
You kids today. Pop. Power-pop. Punk. Emo. Rock. Alternative.
Corporate culture has sold you a bill of goods and you've swallowed it wholesale. So much of today's above-referenced music sounds so much the same, when you step away from it a few feet. Arguing over needless categories merely disguises that fact.
I'm not going to say that "back in my day" music was better. There IS good music now, has always been good music, and there will always be interesting music. But there is a whole slew of "kids" today (which is intentionally vague) that feel it's important to know just what category to label the Ataris, or a million other similar bands.... people that say they like alternative but not emo, that they love "punk" but not "hardcore", or who ONLY like indie rock. Let's face it, you're arguing over nothing, and maybe when you're in your 30s will hopefully start developing your own interesting opinions that aren't related to what others in your high school (or whatever) like or don't like.
I've been listening to a lot of this stuff lately, and "So Long Astoria" is another in a long line of today's cookie-cutter rock. Yes there are melodies, yes there are big guitars, yes there are many opportunities for fist-pumping good times. If I was Kurt Cobain, I would be rolling over in my grave at how the truly awesome excitement of what "Nevermind" helped create some 17 years ago has devolved into a formulaic template that keeps selling and selling and selling.
Another "Boys of Summer" cover? These guys should cover, oh, how about Journey's entire "Escape" album, and we can all call THAT brilliant too. If there's a spark of uniqueness in the Ataris, I hope they follow it on future records!
Free Music Review: So long, youth
Hit: 3 Stars
Or so it seems. I like this album a bit less than previous ones. A lot of the songs a "deeper," which in and of itself isn't bad, but takes some of the fun out of the equation. These guys were really good at what they did previously, this comes off a bit too preachy in spots. Still a few winners like "Boys of Summer," which I think effectively ended the Don Henley era.Free Music Review: Not bad, not bad at all...
Hit: 3 Stars
Sure, not every song is worth listening to, but I have major respect for this band. They're classed with other pop-punk bands who I have no respect for at all, but The Ataris are somewhat different. The band is levels beyond other bands in their genre. I can't quite put my finger on it though. I'm not sure if it's the sound, the lyrics, the vocals, or something else. However, I do know that they deserve a listen.
I love the fact that they make a reference to my favorite movie "The Goonies" in their song "So Long, Astoria".
Two really great songs besides "So Long, Astoria" are "Takeoffs and Landings" and "Unopened Letter to the World".
Free Music Review: To all the reviewers who gave "So Long Astoria" a bad review.
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a great album! One of my favorites. To all the reviewers who gave this album an average to lousy rating, stick it!Free Music Review: Fantastic!
Hit: 5 Stars
There are not many CDs that I can remember the words to consistently, but this album is one of those rare ones that you just can't get enough of! On those nights when I just can't decide what to listen to, this is the perfect cure - it doesn't matter what mood I'm in, this collection fits perfectly! I can't get enough!