Best Buy Sale

[Rohan Kohli]

The following albums, as well as a few others, are on sale for $7.99 this week (January 22-28) at Best Buy:
Plain White T's - All That We Needed
Hawthorne Heights - The Silence In Black and White
Action Action - An Army of Shapes Between Wars
New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
Broken Social Scene - S/T
From First To Last - Dear Diary My Teen Angst Has a Body Count
Antony and the Johnsons - I'm a Bird Now
Underoath - They're Only Chasing Safety
Panic! At The Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Motion City Soundtrack - Commity This To Memory
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Aiden - Nightmare Anatomy
The Academy Is... - Almost Here
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Silverstein - Discovering the Waterfront
The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
Atmosphere - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having
Aqualung - Strange & Beautiful
Submitted by: PunK_WalKeR

[romantic rights]

if you dont already own the broken social scene cd, you have no excuse not to now

[FeynmanWannabe]

The following albums, as well as a few others, are on sale for $7.99 this week (January 22-28) at Best Buy:

New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
Broken Social Scene - S/T
Anthony and the Johnsons - I'm a Bird Now (This album isn't praised enough on here. It's incredible.)
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

Submitted by: PunK_WalKeR
If you haven't gotten these yet, you should get them now. I'll be picking up Bloc Party because I'm incredibly slow like that.

[chowski]

That would figure. I finally got around to buying an actual copy of the Panic! disc and then two weeks later it's on sale. Damn.

[yourmom91685]

I was planning on picking up Action Action at their show, but I might just have to go grab this $7.99 deal. As well as a couple others on there that I have but don't actually own.

[yourmom91685]

What does Anthony and the Johnsens sound like? I've never heard of them.

[Ryan Imhof]

sweet

[FeynmanWannabe]

What does Anthony and the Johnsens sound like? I've never heard of them.
Taken from a blog: "[Antony] sings like a bluesy opera singer and switches timbre from masculine to feminine in the space of a breath." Sounds pretty accurate. One of the most unique voice I've heard in a long time, which means that it's hit or miss with a lot of people. Big hit for me.

"Hope There's Someone" was definitely one of 2005's best songs.

[SuperJoe]

too bad there's not a single album on that list worth $7.99

[lostntheseethru]

ok so i kinda want from first to last. is that cd any good? i know they get a lot of shit on here, and ive only heard a few songs of theirs...but for 7.99 i thought i might get it along with a few others on there. like bloc party, silverstein,and the arcade fire. would fftl be worth is?

[alexwohl29_90]

wheres Portugal. The Man?

im low on Money and i wanna pick that up.

[Mercy Medical]

Woo! My news actually got posted! :)

I just went and picked up Plain White T's - All That We Needed and Bloc Party - Silent Alarm and what did it cost me? A little over $16. :D

[FeynmanWannabe]

too bad there's not a single album on that list worth $7.99

Aren't we a negative Nancy? I curious as to whether you've heard all of those albums or do you choose to shoot your mouth off gun-ho and look foolish? They may not be your specific style but there are some quality albums on that list.

[Rohan Kohli]

Does anyone know what version of They're Only Chasing Safety they're selling? Is it the reissue w/the DVD footage? If so, that'd be sweet.

[satanisanerd]

Good for Silverstein, Underoath and Panic. I cant say the same for Aiden and Hawthorne Heights.

[Mercy Medical]

Does anyone know what version of They're Only Chasing Safety they're selling? Is it the reissue w/the DVD footage? If so, that'd be sweet.
It's just the CD. Here's the link to all the CDs that are on sale.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat81900050045

[chokeychicken]

Everybody At Ap.net Needso To Buy The New Pornographers Cd And Stop Listening To Panic And The Academy Is.

[FeynmanWannabe]

Everybody At Ap.net Needso To Buy The New Pornographers Cd And Stop Listening To Panic And The Academy Is.

Excellent album. I was stuff in traffic for over an hour the other day and only had Mass Romantic in the car with me. I helped me maintain my sanity.

[aminorthreat55]

if you dont already own the broken social scene cd, you have no excuse not to now
This also applies to The New Pornographers cd.

[Rohan Kohli]

Everybody At Ap.net Needso To Buy The New Pornographers Cd And Stop Listening To Panic And The Academy Is.

What problem do you have with people enjoying a certain kind of music? Who cares? Let people listen to what they want to listen to. Yeh, I'm in a bad mood.

[aminorthreat55]

too bad there's not a single album on that list worth $7.99
Wrong.

[LPMagic]

I just went to Best Buy last night and didn't know about the $7.99 deal. I ended up getting Motion City Soundtrack and, for $10.99, Of Montreal's The Sunlandic Twins (it came with a bonus EP!).

- Jeff

[actionandaction]

if you dont already own the broken social scene cd, you have no excuse not to now

i was going to say the same thing.

[FeynmanWannabe]

Add these to the list:

Cat Power: The Greatest
Mouse & the Mark: Danger Doom

[SuperJoe]

Aren't we a negative Nancy? I curious as to whether you've heard all of those albums or do you choose to shoot your mouth off gun-ho and look foolish? They may not be your specific style but there are some quality albums on that list.

that list is filled with fashion rock, horrible pop-punk, generic screamo, indie dance music, and lame synth pop rock. that list is 95% forgettable music that will be irrelevant in 5 years.

Wrong.

right. the only thing worth shaking your good nut at is atmosphere.

[Sycro]

that list is 95% forgettable music that will be irrelevant in 5 years.


Kind of like New Found Glory, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, Something Corporate, 311 and a whole heap of other bands you list as your favorites.

Don't get me wrong, I like most of the bands you list, but 99.9% of music is forgettable and won't be relevant in 2 weeks.

[LPMagic]

Kind of like New Found Glory, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, Something Corporate, 311 and a whole heap of other bands you list as your favorites.

Don't get me wrong, I like most of the bands you list, but 99.9% of music is forgettable and won't be relevant in 2 weeks.
Off topic, but it's awesome to see Reggie as your favorite album of last year. :)

- Jeff

[SuperJoe]

Kind of like New Found Glory, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, Something Corporate, 311 and a whole heap of other bands you list as your favorites.

Don't get me wrong, I like most of the bands you list, but 99.9% of music is forgettable and won't be relevant in 2 weeks.

well considering i've been listening to 311 for 12 years, saw new found glory before they had a record deal and shai hulud with chad singing, and am a big fan of the bands that make up me first (with the exception of the foo fighters) which have all been around more than 10 years, i beg to differ. so let's try again.

[aminorthreat55]

that list is filled with fashion rock, horrible pop-punk, generic screamo, indie dance music, and lame synth pop rock. that list is 95% forgettable music that will be irrelevant in 5 years.



right. the only thing worth shaking your good nut at is atmosphere.
The New Pornographers cd was one of the best releases last year. Easily.

[Rohan Kohli]

well considering i've been listening to 311 for 12 years, saw new found glory before they had a record deal and shai hulud with chad singing, and am a big fan of the bands that make up me first (with the exception of the foo fighters) which have all been around more than 10 years, i beg to differ. so let's try again.

I may be wrong, but I have a feeling that if you JUST heard NFG, say, as of today, you wouldn't be nearly the fan you are. What makes NFG so much better than some of the pop punk on that list?

[FeynmanWannabe]

that list is filled with fashion rock, horrible pop-punk, generic screamo, indie dance music, and lame synth pop rock. that list is 95% forgettable music that will be irrelevant in 5 years.



right. the only thing worth shaking your good nut at is atmosphere.

Ahem: You didn't answer my question. Well, not explicitly anyway. I can infer that you haven't based on you categorizing those discs as you did. Indie dance music? Absurd comment to say the least. The New Pornographers is purely catchy pop and pop music (I don't mean whatever's on the radio) nevers goes out of style. It certainly hasn't up to this point. I gave a description of the Antony & the Johnsons cd and it also doesn't fall into any of those categories. Keep your assumptions to yourself if you haven't heard those discs. I'm still laughing about your 'indie dance music' comment.

[JIMMYateEARTH]

Does anyone know what version of They're Only Chasing Safety they're selling? Is it the reissue w/the DVD footage? If so, that'd be sweet.

its the original, or atleast it was in sundays paper.

I'm gonna go pick up Action Action and Silerstein

[Nate_RAWKS]

The New Pornographers cd was one of the best releases last year. Easily.


As was Broken Social Scene and Bloc Party and i'm quite fond of Commit This To Memory aswell. :thumbsup:

[FeynmanWannabe]

As was Broken Social Scene and Bloc Party and i'm quite fond of Commit This To Memory aswell. :thumbsup:
Mmmmm, Pink Floyd. Very nice, sir.

[Low Level Owl]

mmmh I'll be picking up the magic numbers. as for antony and the johnsons, it's a good cd but like someone said, it's definitely not for everyone. I've tried but I can't seem to get into it. check it out though, you might like it.

[Nate_RAWKS]

Mmmmm, Pink Floyd. Very nice, sir.


You know it!!! I was watching Wizard of Oz today and listening to Dark Side of the Moon and no i wasn't high.

[SuperJoe]

I may be wrong, but I have a feeling that if you JUST heard NFG, say, as of today, you wouldn't be nearly the fan you are. What makes NFG so much better than some of the pop punk on that list?

you could be correct. i guess when i saw new found glory for the first time, pop punk hadn't yet exploded. the blink-182 explosion was about to come, but pop-punk hadn't become the mass-marketed fad that it currently is. the early-mid 90s outbreaks of rancid, green day, and offspring really can't be compared to new found glory, seeing as those bands were relatively more punk in nature. now it's been done and played out. when a new pop-punk bands comes along, it's a novelty. it's like thursday, thursday was very good, but then we had the 50,000 wrist-cutting, suicide obsessed bands following.

i guess it's a matter of "does it bring something new to the table?" and if it doesn't, it better be damn good to make up for it.

[FeynmanWannabe]

You know it!!! I was watching Wizard of Oz today and listening to Dark Side of the Moon and no i wasn't high.

I still have to try that. Not the getting high part, though.

[manican sex]

that list is filled with fashion rock, horrible pop-punk, generic screamo, indie dance music, and lame synth pop rock. that list is 95% forgettable music that will be irrelevant in 5 years.



right. the only thing worth shaking your good nut at is atmosphere.

shit i was gunna get pissed if you mentioned slug being a part of that 95% because he dosent fit in any of those genres.

[Nate_RAWKS]

I still have to try that. Not the getting high part, though.


haha...i know....


if you ever try it though read this: Pink Floyd: the sync (http://members.cox.net/stegokitty/dsotr_pages/definitive_list.htm)

That will help you out a lot.

[SuperJoe]

Ahem: You didn't answer my question. Well, not explicitly anyway. I can infer that you haven't based on you categorizing those discs as you did. Indie dance music? Absurd comment to say the least. The New Pornographers is purely catchy pop and pop music (I don't mean whatever's on the radio) nevers goes out of style. It certainly hasn't up to this point. I gave a description of the Antony & the Johnsons cd and it also doesn't fall into any of those categories. Keep your assumptions to yourself if you haven't heard those discs. I'm still laughing about your 'indie dance music' comment.

seeing as you are implying what i have and have not listened to, i'm going to assume that you are ignorant and self-absorbed. i have many "scene" friends and roommates, so yes i have listened to those bands. i have been doing this "scene" thing for many years. i have spent many nights at coffee shops, shitty dives, and small basements. i have put in my time and am using a comment based on my experiences.

oh, and the indie dance music comment was mainly aimed at bloc party.

[OGODTHAFTERMATH]

The Underoath CD is the original verison of "Theyre Only Chasing Safety" not the re-issue w/ DVD footage. Im a media supervisor for Best Buy in Michigan and I myself bought a handful of these sweet discs!

[FeynmanWannabe]

seeing as you are implying what i have and have not listened to, i'm going to assume that you are ignorant and self-absorbed. i have many "scene" friends and roommates, so yes i have listened to those bands. i have been doing this "scene" thing for many years. i have spent many nights at coffee shops, shitty dives, and small basements. i have put in my time and am using a comment based on my experiences.

oh, and the indie dance music comment was mainly aimed at bloc party.

Since you didn't answer my question, I was forced to try to surmise what you had listened to . You left me with no other option. Since a few of those discs did not fall into any of the above categories, I assumed that you had not listened to them. Yes, I assumed - I'm not trying to mask that fact. I'm merely pointing out that you tried to pigeonhole the entire list and failed at that with a few discs. I don't care how long you may have been into any 'scene', honestly. That provides you with no more leverage than someone who just got out of listening to mainstream radio and tried to categorize thsoe discs as you did because in either case there were exceptions, which you seem unwilling to admit. If you have indeed listened to all those discs, then I assumed incorrectly and I recognize that. As much as you may not have been a fan of those discs, it does not mean that they were all cookie-cutter albums that fit perfectly into your system of classification.

[SuperJoe]

As much as you may not have been a fan of those discs, it does not mean that they were all cookie-cutter albums that fit perfectly into your system of classification.

yes they did. they all fell perfectly into the "shitty" category in my classification system. except atmosphere. i'm retracting my shitty classification on atmosphere.

[FeynmanWannabe]

yes they did. they all fell perfectly into the "shitty" category in my classification system. except atmosphere. i'm retracting my shitty classification on atmosphere.

Funny that you called me ignorant and self-absorbed. Also, you never did answer my questions as to which of those albums you listened but that's fine. I'm done, anway.

[SuperJoe]

Funny that you called me ignorant and self-absorbed. Also, you never did answer my questions as to which of those albums you listened but that's fine. I'm done, anway.

oh chill the fuck out. i'm just being playfully jocular with you now bro. you indie kids always got your panties in a bunch.

[FeynmanWannabe]

oh chill the fuck out. i'm just being playfully jocular with you now bro. you indie kids always got your panties in a bunch.

Indie kids? haha. Ok, I see that you're just really into mislabeling apparently. I enjoy a lot of the same music as you do, actually. I'm not really upset or anything. I was just pointing out the irony I saw in what you called me. My entire point was merely that a few of those albums surpass the limited confines of your categories.

[lostntheseethru]

you two have made this one of the most boring threads on this site....

[FeynmanWannabe]

you two have made this one of the most boring threads on this site....

Heh, I try. I apologize to everyone. I'm not usually that combative. Have a good day, SuperJoe. Sorry for the arguing.

[SuperJoe]

you two have made this one of the most boring threads on this site....

thank you. that was pertinent.

[SuperJoe]

Heh, I try. I apologize to everyone. I'm not usually that combative. Have a good day, SuperJoe. Sorry for the arguing.

no harm, no foul. nothing wrong with some nice little afternoon drama.

[Sycro]

well considering i've been listening to 311 for 12 years, saw new found glory before they had a record deal and shai hulud with chad singing, and am a big fan of the bands that make up me first (with the exception of the foo fighters) which have all been around more than 10 years, i beg to differ. so let's try again.

So, if a band has been together for 10 years, they are relevant? No. You may like them, but to the mainstream, they're not relevant at all. In 30 years, 311 will be talked about by 311 fans, much like The Academy Is... or Panic! At The Disco. But none of the bands are the Beatles. None of the bands are actually relevant.

[SuperJoe]

So, if a band has been together for 10 years, they are relevant? No. You may like them, but to the mainstream, they're not relevant at all. In 30 years, 311 will be talked about by 311 fans, much like The Academy Is... or Panic! At The Disco. But none of the bands are the Beatles. None of the bands are actually relevant.

i'm going to go out on a limb here and say that 311 has a much bigger/loyal fan following than either of those bands and will still be talked about many years down the road. 311 is much more than the occassional MTV hit. they have a huge grassroots fanbase in the likeness of a DMB or even Phish. that exclamation! at! the! disco! band seems to be all the new rage, and appear to be blowing up. so yes, i can see them reach the killers/fall out boy status, but you know what? it won't last. 311's success has very little to do with the few radio jams they have kicked out.

i imagine it's difficult to see if you're not a 311 fan, but if you follow the band for any length of time, you'll see what i'm talking about.

[Don Trump]

Do yourself a favor and pick up Action Action. It's an incredible record.

[ADreamToCrush]

ok so i kinda want from first to last. is that cd any good? i know they get a lot of shit on here, and ive only heard a few songs of theirs...but for 7.99 i thought i might get it along with a few others on there. like bloc party, silverstein,and the arcade fire. would fftl be worth is?
If you don't mind typical blood death death cut lyrics and a semi-whiney vocalist, go for it. I like it personally though I can definitely see why some people wouldn't like it. For $8 it's probably worth a shot.

[itmakesyoufeel]

some people on this site are rediculous. i just don't see the point in criticizing musical tastes on a website about music. GOD!

in other news, i picked up the academy is, panic and plain white t's and it was only $24. sweeeeeet.

[Isbu]

BSS here I come.

[WakingTheMisery]

if i can't drive by then i will dieeeee...

[Sycro]

i'm going to go out on a limb here and say that 311 has a much bigger/loyal fan following than either of those bands and will still be talked about many years down the road. 311 is much more than the occassional MTV hit. they have a huge grassroots fanbase in the likeness of a DMB or even Phish. that exclamation! at! the! disco! band seems to be all the new rage, and appear to be blowing up. so yes, i can see them reach the killers/fall out boy status, but you know what? it won't last. 311's success has very little to do with the few radio jams they have kicked out.

i imagine it's difficult to see if you're not a 311 fan, but if you follow the band for any length of time, you'll see what i'm talking about.

I like 311, and I'm not saying that these other bands have the same fanbase as they do. I am also not saying that 311 is no good. What I am saying is that there is very few bands that are not forgettable bands. If you are a huge fan of any band, you will remember them for many years to come. But there are only a select few bands that will be remembered by the entire music community. Years from now, I will remember dredg and how much I love(d) their music.... but I am not going to say that they are an unforgettable band. And it has nothing to do with fanbase sizes. In 40 years, will people be discussing Dave Matthews or Phish? I highly doubt it (maybe they will discuss Phish, but not DMB). But in 30 years, now-defunct bands like Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Eagles and The Police (among others) will still be remembered for what they did for music. Those bands are unforgettable.

[CorporateFish]

if you dont already own the broken social scene cd, you have no excuse not to now
I will be picking it up tomorrow.

[__underthesun]

Man. I just bought MCS this weekend at Target. It was that $9 sale.

Son of a b.

I still need to go to Best Buy though...So I'll pick up something random I've never heard of. Suggestions?

[aminorthreat55]

Man. I just bought MCS this weekend at Target. It was that $9 sale.

Son of a b.

I still need to go to Best Buy though...So I'll pick up something random I've never heard of. Suggestions?
The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema

[FASSWcore]

best buy should sell andrew bird's the mysterious production of eggs so i can get my hand on a legal copy...i went to a show of his and passed the cd up

[lostntheseethru]

If you don't mind typical blood death death cut lyrics and a semi-whiney vocalist, go for it. I like it personally though I can definitely see why some people wouldn't like it. For $8 it's probably worth a shot.
see thats what i was thinking...i could get it for 8 bucks and if i didnt like it i know my sister would and i wouldnt be out a ton of money...

[As Derrick Rust]

Antony and the Johnstons- I can't get past the really annoying vocals.
New Pornographers- They repeat their lyrics way too much and they aren't really all that catchy for a pop band.

I'll be picking up-
Action Action
Cat Power
and maybe Calla

[Mercy Medical]

see thats what i was thinking...i could get it for 8 bucks and if i didnt like it i know my sister would and i wouldnt be out a ton of money...
Ya know, I could just send to you the album via AIM and you could check it out before you bought it. :)

[lostntheseethru]

Ya know, I could just send to you the album via AIM and you could check it out before you bought it. :)
haha as awesome as that sounds, it would take years on my wonderful dial up internet connection...i found a friend who has it and they are just gonna burn it for me...i know thats not helping but if i really like it ill buy it.

[Mercy Medical]

haha as awesome as that sounds, it would take years on my wonderful dial up internet connection...i found a friend who has it and they are just gonna burn it for me...i know thats not helping but if i really like it ill buy it.
Damn, dial up?! You livin' the in stone age?! Haha

[chowski]

Haha, I feel your pain on the dial-up. Up until just a few months ago, I was still livin' in the stone age, too. I switched to Verizon DSL. It's niiiiice.

[lostntheseethru]

Damn, dial up?! You livin' the in stone age?! Haha
haha i am...but thats what happens when you quit school and end up living back at your parents house....you gotta deal with them not understanding technology haha.

[Mercy Medical]

haha i am...but thats what happens when you quit school and end up living back at your parents house....you gotta deal with them not understanding technology haha.
We actually got cable at my house back home a while ago, I think it was the beginning of high school or something. I went on movie downloading crazes when we first got it.

[aminorthreat55]

New Pornographers- They repeat their lyrics way too much and they aren't really all that catchy for a pop band.
I completely disagree but okay.

[lostntheseethru]

We actually got cable at my house back home a while ago, I think it was the beginning of high school or something. I went on movie downloading crazes when we first got it.
well i had finally talked my dad into getting it about a year ago...and nowhere will install it where we live...goddamned cornfields haha. then our cable/satelite provider will do it but its like 800 bucks. we decided wed deal with the dial up...im moving in either may or august depending on when my sister moves back to indianapolis from bloomington. sooo i told her the only request im asking for in the house is my own bathroom and a faster internet connection haha

[Mercy Medical]

well i had finally talked my dad into getting it about a year ago...and nowhere will install it where we live...goddamned cornfields haha. then our cable/satelite provider will do it but its like 800 bucks. we decided wed deal with the dial up...im moving in either may or august depending on when my sister moves back to indianapolis from bloomington. sooo i told her the only request im asking for in the house is my own bathroom and a faster internet connection haha
Hahaha, gotta love Indiana.

[lostntheseethru]

Hahaha, gotta love Indiana.
oh yea...gotta love the land where 90% of the good concerts never come and the drive anywhere is so boring cuz theres absolutely nothing to look at but corn...haha