Saves the Day - Sound the Alarm

[Jason Tate]

Saves the Day - Sound The Alarm
Release Date: April 11, 2005
Record Label: Vagrant Records (http://www.vagrant.com/)

I'm not going to lie - I wrote Saves the Day off after they released In Reverie. I was probably the band's biggest critic and I couldn't comprehend how a band that had long been one of my all time favorites - were able to let me down in such a big way.

Skip ahead to when I catch wind that Saves the Day will be heading into the studio to record a new album. Color me unimpressed. Wait a minute, they're recording with Steve Evetts (Can't Slow Down, Through Being Cool) .. hmmm, okay, I'm kind of interested. Then Chris Conley, lead singer, posts a few cryptic blogs claiming the new album to be much, "angrier." My ears perk up a little bit more. I'm mulling over what this band may have up their sleeves as I'm still outwardly worried that I am going to be monumentally disappointed.

Flash forward to four days ago when I open up a package from Vagrant Records and find the new Saves the Day album sitting there in front of me. To be honest - my first thought is to pop in the new Moneen album that came in the mail the same day (more on that album later). Needless to say, I decided that I had to give the band I'd been following since high school the benefit of the doubt. I put the CD in my record player and turned it up ... every minute cautious of what monstrosity may be forthcoming.

"Burning a door in the back of my mind ..." are the first lyrics to come spitting out of my speakers. The guitars bounce in the background and Chris' (always changing) vocals seem to be full of angst with a snotty tinge. I'm taken aback. The first thought is, well, they changed again (as every STD fan in the world assumes they will with each album) - but that thought is quickly followed by how great this song is and how beautifully-horrific the lyrics are (let's just say: angry was an understatement).

Many just getting into this musical genre don't understand how many bands STD has influenced, and that the absolutely brutal lyrics of this front-man were away message fodder before it was the cool thing to do.

Now with the initial shock settling, I listen to the rest of the album - each track exciting me more and more. I write a few notes down, "I like the album, but I'm not sure what I'll think in a few days" to prepare for my forthcoming review.

Well, now it's been a few days and almost 20 listens later.

I love this album.

It's fast, it's quick, it's snotty-in-your-face-pop-punk. It's exactly what this scene, and the music world in general needs right now. Saves the Day have been bucking (and thereby making) the trends for years. They've done it again. Everyone else overproduces, over-thinks, overspends and yet the New Jersey boys go back to the basics to create a raw, fresh, invigorating album. Well done.

I love that the songs switch things up, starting slow and poppy ("Bones") before the breakneck speed drumming kicks in with vocals sang over the top in a throw back to the punk bands of a different age.

Stand out tracks include, "Say You'll Never Leave" a song that showcases that even while maintaining a different styling of vocals, Chris still has complete control over them. The slow, string-laden ballad, "Don't Know Why" puts the listener in an uncomfortable place (lyrically) with a musical throwback to the Stay What You Are era.

The title track, "Delusional," and "Hell is Here" are by far my favorites, the latter two getting stuck in my head for days; while "34" and "Eulogy" are my least.

It's the simpleness that makes this album so great. It's the fact that if you were ever a fan of the band in the past - you probably will be again. It's the joy that I have, now 23, being reminded that the bands of my early years (I'm still young - but you know what I mean), are still capable of making albums that are far and away superior to the popular scene bands of today.

The sound, the style, the vocals, etc., may not be for everyone. I urge you to check out a few songs for yourself and make your own decision ... but all prior and current fans of Saves the Day need to give this album a few spins; the more you listen, the more you love.

This band continues to prove that they very well may be one of the most important of my generation. I wouldn't be surprised if you see a plethora of bands copying this sound in the near future - even today, Saves the Day do it best.

Tracklisting:
1) Head for the Hills
2) The End
3) Shattered
4) Eulogy
5) Dying Day
6) 34
7) Say You'll Never Leave
8) Disensed
9) Don't Know Why
10) Sound the Alarm
11) Bones
12) Delusional
13) Hell is Here

AP.net Profile (http://www.absolutepunk.net/savestheday) - Official Website (http://www.savestheday.com/) - Music (http://www.purevolume.com/savestheday)

[NJ'sBestDancer]

Thank you so much for this review, it gives me enough faith to go pick up the new STD album. Like you, I've been following them since high school, and I absolutely adore their work, with, like many STD fans, the exception of In Reverie. I, too, was pumped when I heard they were bringing back some familiar faces that had worked on Through Being Cool (Which ranks on my top five best of all-time). I've been far too nervous to listen to any leaks of this album, but now, I absolutely can't wait to go buy a copy. Thanks a lot.

[CROMagnon]

not trying to take away any cred, but i never doubted them one second, i've loved everything they've ever created

[Ailite]

The last album you said was great was Vheissu, and since I love it, and I can't wait for this album, I definitely trust you. I can't wait for this. The great review comlpements it.

[CrucifiedHeart]

very very interesting.

staying power only 8.5 though? .....hmmm. thatsa bit dodgy.

Yeah I actually think alot of the lyrics ive heard so far just kinda match how I personally been feeling at this stage in my life (growing older and losing faith in every single goddamn institution human society has established ....yeaaah....i'm kinda in a rut, but im just being honest...)
and I think its amazing that chris actually seems to feel the same way as me again....

This bands sincerity and vulnerability and honesty speaks at very high volumes, it always has and it always will. It shows how powerful it can be, when one is just true to themself and after ...well having 938467983789393 basically rip off bands , one of the leading forerunners can still shine and stick out.


And yeah , Saves the Day did pay for this album themselves, in case no one knew....they recorded it before they had a label.... and that shit costs alot of money fo reaallll


Its funny Tate....I'm 23 too....we mighta grew up in the same era... Its weird...i remember like in 2000, the biggest bands of "this scene/the pop punk scene" were like saves the day, get up kids, new found glory, movielife, mxpx, homegrown, fenix tx. *sigh* some great years they were...

[worldsattack]

Although I'm extremely glad that "Sound the Alarm" may possess the healing power for the wounds caused by "In Reverie," I must say that I still hold the "if you aren't here now, you never were" mentality.

Saves the Day has been my all-time favorite band, my absolute since eighth grade (I'm currently a sophomore in college). I won't deny that I was greatly disappointed with "In Reverie," but I really don't respect when people let go of an otherwise amazing and influential band simply because they weren't up to par on one album. I can understand kind of falling out of loving a certain band, but many simply act as if Saves the Day did nothing right before that, either.

I'm just happy that they bounced back after that flop, because it's very difficult for bands to do - but if anyone can do it, it's Saves the Day. I'm admittedly very protective/possessive of them, and I just hope that this album is appreciated by everyone, and not just the "it's cool to like Saves the Day"-era fans. We have a lot of those around in my area.

To that end, I AM SO GOD DAMN EXCITED TO HEAR THIS ALBUM. I hope my radio station received it this week.

PS: After several attempts at appreciating "In Reverie," it finally happened in October of '05. Some of it is still a little bit weird and cryptic (not in a good way) for my taste, but the stuff that I find good is really good in my opinion.

[Shatter_Glass]

"Now here's an STD I wanna' catch!" *CHING* :thumbsup:

[Gabe Gross]

very good review, makes me so damn curious how the rest of the album sounds.

...now can you please send it to me? pretty please?

[btbam > you]

wow, im even more excited than before for this record. plus im seeing them tonight.

[leafsacc]

I can't wait for this album, people who have heard it have been saying it's great for so long, and this adds to the excitement.

[hobbes2809]

Jason, great reviews for this, brandtson, and moneen

three albums ive been waiting for, and now I know I wont be dissapointed at all

[IcedOpethBlind]

im still hesitant about picking this up.
though i was never the biggest STD fan to begin with.

[capnshindig]

Oh man, April 11th can't come fast enough. Saves the Day and Hit the Lights and a barrage of pop-punk goodness that I can't control.

[whitetiehanging]

great review

[hobbes2809]

Oh man, April 11th can't come fast enough. Saves the Day and Hit the Lights and a barrage of pop-punk goodness that I can't control.

moneen

[SwishMX48]

Awesome review, I was initially disappointed with in reverie but after putting it away for a few months and breaking it out later it really grew on me...and from what i heard of this on the e-card it sounds amazing, and I can not wait to hear the whole thing

[X__inhope]

I think I'm the only person in the world who wasn't disapointed in In Reverie.

[xXrunninglateXx]

Although I'm extremely glad that "Sound the Alarm" may possess the healing power for the wounds caused by "In Reverie," I must say that I still hold the "if you aren't here now, you never were" mentality.

Saves the Day has been my all-time favorite band, my absolute since eighth grade (I'm currently a sophomore in college). I won't deny that I was greatly disappointed with "In Reverie," but I really don't respect when people let go of an otherwise amazing and influential band simply because they weren't up to par on one album. I can understand kind of falling out of loving a certain band, but many simply act as if Saves the Day did nothing right before that, either.

I'm just happy that they bounced back after that flop, because it's very difficult for bands to do - but if anyone can do it, it's Saves the Day. I'm admittedly very protective/possessive of them, and I just hope that this album is appreciated by everyone, and not just the "it's cool to like Saves the Day"-era fans. We have a lot of those around in my area.

To that end, I AM SO GOD DAMN EXCITED TO HEAR THIS ALBUM. I hope my radio station received it this week.

PS: After several attempts at appreciating "In Reverie," it finally happened in October of '05. Some of it is still a little bit weird and cryptic (not in a good way) for my taste, but the stuff that I find good is really good in my opinion.

I whole-heartedly agree with you. I was listening to In Reverie today and its got some really awesome songs although there are a few skippers; not to mention all their previous work. If you ever had to put a band on top 5 of all time in the indie music scene, no doubt they are up on the pedestal.

[redeyes]

good review. after hearing the 3 song sampler i got reasonably stoked for this disc. I'm sitting in the boat as everybody else. "Everything they did was classic except in reverie, yadda yadda yadda" but let's not forget something. This band always sounds so different, because it always is different. chris was the only guy from can't slow down on the last disc, and they've gotten new members since then. this is chris' vehicle, and lets not forget that. he's the hero and scapegoat.

[Salomonbz90]

write it off

[Ladron]

I know not many people are gonna like me for saying this but I think the 3 songs I heard from the sampler are better than anything on Stay What You are expect for "At Your Funeral".

[Coil]

I just heard Sound the Alarm today and I must say, I'm disappointed. I'm an enormous, die-hard Saves the Day fan but this just isn't what I wanted to hear. It's obvious that they were bummed by the fan reaction to In Reverie and tried to make this a more traditional STD album but I think Chris has just forgotten how to do that. The songs have the same tempo and crunchy guitars as the older stuff but the hooks aren't there. And Chris' voice is different, it sounds like he's trying to sing like newer bands FOB, MCR, PATD, with that super exaggerated emotiveness. I was really hoping they would release another Stay What You Are or Through Being Cool but I guess bands just move on and are never able to really recapture the past.

[grimis16]

i started listening to these guys in highschool and i am 23 too! We're like brothers! I cant say i hated In reviere, but compared to everything else they came out with, reviere sucked! Stay what you are is still my favorite though.

[zizou1790]

Oh man, April 11th can't come fast enough. Saves the Day and Hit the Lights and a barrage of pop-punk goodness that I can't control.

and... PUNCHLINE!

[Jason Tate]

I just heard Sound the Alarm today and I must say, I'm disappointed. I'm an enormous, die-hard Saves the Day fan but this just isn't what I wanted to hear. It's obvious that they were bummed by the fan reaction to In Reverie and tried to make this a more traditional STD album but I think Chris has just forgotten how to do that. The songs have the same tempo and crunchy guitars as the older stuff but the hooks aren't there. And Chris' voice is different, it sounds like he's trying to sing like newer bands FOB, MCR, PATD, with that super exaggerated emotiveness. I was really hoping they would release another Stay What You Are or Through Being Cool but I guess bands just move on and are never able to really recapture the past.
Eh, the music theory student in me doesn't agree with a few of those statements (especially "trying to sing like..."). But, hey, to each his own. I recommend you spend a few more days with it - it took me quite a few listens to really get into it.

Second, I never really thought STD wrote "hooks."

[xXrunninglateXx]

I just heard Sound the Alarm today and I must say, I'm disappointed. I'm an enormous, die-hard Saves the Day fan but this just isn't what I wanted to hear. It's obvious that they were bummed by the fan reaction to In Reverie and tried to make this a more traditional STD album but I think Chris has just forgotten how to do that. The songs have the same tempo and crunchy guitars as the older stuff but the hooks aren't there. And Chris' voice is different, it sounds like he's trying to sing like newer bands FOB, MCR, PATD, with that super exaggerated emotiveness. I was really hoping they would release another Stay What You Are or Through Being Cool but I guess bands just move on and are never able to really recapture the past.

Totally agree with Jason. The first two listens I was disappointed but after a few more listens, now it's growing on me like no other. This album will be up there for a long time to come.

[monkeyboy14]

April 11 shall be Vagrant Day this year. A normally shitty label is releasing two of my most anticipated albums of the year on the same day. Let the salivating begin

[hollywoodchase]

I think a lot of people missed the point when they heard In Reverie. Personally, I would rank their cd's as follows:

1. Through Being Cool
2. In Reverie
3. Can't Slow Down
4. Stay What You Are

I haven't heard Sound the Alarm yet, but I really hope that Chris didn't give the fans what they wanted to hear on this one (which it sounds like from the one dissenting voice who posted). In Reverie gets a bad wrap because it comes from a band that started hardcore and eventually worked it's way towards something more artistic, and while Through Being Cool is my favorite, I don't want to hear a sequel to it, but rather a fifth possible direction he might be able to take his awesome songwriting ability.

[ishotthepilot]

i was planning on glueing my ears to the new punchline on april 11th and never coming back, but you just gave me a lot of consideration/heart/wanting to hear this record as well, for at least a couple hours anyway. good job :)

[Colin Farrell]

im sure that the album is amazing but i tihkn eulogy is an amazing song

[CrucifiedHeart]

1. how is everyone hearing this already???? (aside from jason)

2. saves the day has lost and gained fans since the start. not to mention band members. while fans have an influence on bands as people, I dont think what Ive heard so far is "giving what the old fans want" ....
cause... which fans would we be referring too ???
I love all their albums, but in all honesty, I think In Reverie was , technically, their most different , regardless of popularity. What I'm hearing so far is not regressive, its progressive, ....even if its not catering to the In Reverie fans (to use a counter argument).

3. I dont think Chris is trying to sound like any of the "new bands" at all.... wtf.... did someone say hes trying to sound like gerard from MCR or that dude from FOB??? are you kidding me..... saves the day was playing shows when those kids were watching dawsons creek in 10th grade. Chris has always had, a naturally unique voice (in my opinion), particularly amazing at expressing vulnerability and harmonizing

[CROMagnon]

two things you should know:
1. those kids learned to sing listening to conley
2. do we really want to hear another through being cool? we already have one, it's useless to recycle a sound they've already mastered

[CrucifiedHeart]

two things you should know:
1. those kids learned to sing listening to conley
2. do we really want to hear another through being cool? we already have one, it's useless to recycle a sound they've already mastered

uh, are you talking to me

[CrucifiedHeart]

hey heres a review from
http://emotionalpunk.com/cdreview/347/

excerpt:
"The bridge is easily the best part, though, as Chris sings "I'll cut out my throat and I'll eat it raw / and drown in the blood as it fills my lungs." Wow."

.........jeeeesuus chris. hes a sick beast and WE LOVE IT
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This is the most important record of the year.

This is one of the most important records of the past five years.

This is a band reinventing itself yet again, and all the while retaining the sound that makes them the best band in the current rock scene.

This is Dave, Pete, Chris, and Manny.

This is Saves The Day's "Sound The Alarm."

Before getting to the review, I'd like to say that Saves The Day's 2003 album "In Reverie" is my all time favorite album, and still is. Despite being a critical success, it split a dichotomy into the band's fan base. Though some could get into it, and peel it apart for its incredible chordal architecture and perfect harmonies, others thought it was too different from what they knew of Conley and the gang. It was also a relative commercial failure compared to their previous ground-breaker, Stay What You Are, selling only about 128,000 records, to Stay What You Are's 400,000+ copies.

So here they are now, in 2006, with a different bassist, and a new sound that is still entirely familiar. If you loved "In Reverie," you'll find things to love in this album. If you love the original Lifetime-sound of Saves The Day on 1998's "Can't Slow Down," you'll love this album. If your favorite Saves The Day records are the two classics, 1999's "Through Being Cool" and "Stay What You Are" of 2001, you'll instantly fall in love with "Sound The Alarm" for its powerful guitars, bass and drums with that signature Chris Conley voice. Conley himself described the album himself as "the Beatles from hell," with which I wholeheartedly agree. There is a recurring theme throughout the album of the apocalypse. We hear it in nearly every song; the world is ending, or has already been decimated. However, not only is there the panic of the world coming to an end, but there is also an underground cult of some sort that has survived the apocalypse that is out for Conley. It is up to the listener to decide if he is correct about the world ending or if he is, in reality, breaking down and going insane.

Saves The Day truly has a knack for starting out with a great first track that always alerts the listener of what they are in for on the rest of the album. "Sound The Alarm" is no different, as it opens up with a killer staccato guitar rhythm and Chris' punchy vocal style on "Head For The Hills." I'd describe the vocals on this record as if the vocals from "In Reverie" were kicked in the face. It really has a sneer to it without becoming too enraged, sounding as if there is a complete urgency to tell the listener as soon as possible what they are in store for. One of Chris' best talents is writing an astounding bridge to compliment the rest of the accompanying song, and "Head For The Hills" is no different. Once this track finishes, the listener is immediately thrown into the powerful first single from the album, "The End."

If you're reading this review, you've probably already heard "The End," be it live on their 2005 tour with (here's when I vomit) Senses Fail, a recording of that, or just through the grapevine. It begins with a quiet distorted guitar and then gets right into the madness. After the intro, it gets to a drum and bass verse with that signature Chris Conley voice.

"Smile for the camera, suck in that gut.
Don't shame your family, you'll have bad luck.
Oh, the whole world is waiting to see when you fall."

After another verse, there's a drum break for a short bit, and then into punkish breakdown, with Conley singing:

"I'm a danger to myself, always blaming someone else.
Got the grenade in my mouth and my finger on the pin, ready to rip it out."

And if that isn't enough, he kicks us in the face with:

"Yeah, that's right."

There is a definite sense of Saves The Day, as a whole, regaining their confidence that once put them on the map as the next big thing. With this being their fifth studio album, Conley is still only 25 years old. After taking a hit from the low sales of "In Reverie," Saves The Day is back in full form.

The next track is "Shattered," a song that begins with a powerful bass line (by new bassist Manny Carrero, ex-Glassjaw), pounding bass drum, a punchy snare and splashy cymbals in the verse. The guitars kick in for the infectious chorus, complete with Conley belting out "please don't forget about me." In fact, possibly the best lyrics come from this song's chorus.

"I can't stand my own face anymore.
The mirror is on the floor, shattered,
a million eyes are crying 'please don't forget about me.'"

As "Shattered" comes to an end, it breaks down in classic Saves The Day fashion and ends on a major chord, in contrast to the minor key of the song.

After "Shattered" comes "Eulogy." "Eulogy" sounds the least like anything Saves The Day has done in the past, before kicking into the chorus which has chord changes similar to "In Reverie's" title track. The most awe-inspiring part of this song is the transition from the first verse into the chorus, whereby all sound is lost until a sonic boom of a crescendo erupts, sending the listener directly into the refrain. It is at this specific point in the album when the listener realizes what he or she has gotten into, and pure rock album in classic Saves The Day fashion, but with brand new (not the band) devices in achieving a common goal.

The lyrics throughout the album sound more like Saves The Day's older material, more self loathing and using references to the human body as emotional symbolism.

"Dying Day" is the most upbeat track on the album. It sounds like it could be a b-side to 2001's "Stay What You Are," with its major IV to minor iv chord changes and poppy tempo. The lyrics found in "Dying Day" stray away from the apocalyptic theme of the rest of the album, but still deal with the regret and inability to change what one has done. It even sounds as if there is regret about past music in this song - "The pictures in the past are on the wall / they'll hang there in the dark until they fall." These "pictures" could very well be the old Saves The Day albums themselves.

Though there is not a single bad track on "Sound The Alarm," I think the weakest may be "34," though I'm not entirely sure why. It could be because of it's placement in time on the album, or the slower pace, I really just don't know. The lyrics and chord progression are both great, and there are some killer bass fills. After the guitar lead-in about halfway into the song, there are some great drum fills, too. I don't know what makes this song weaker than the rest, but I get that feeling for some reason. Regardless, before you know it, you're heaved into "Say You'll Never Leave," which has some of the heaviest guitar Saves The Day has done since "Banned From The Back Porch." This track never lets up, with a back and forth between the guitar and bass in the verse and a catchy chorus with a great chord progression. The bridge is easily the best part, though, as Chris sings "I'll cut out my throat and I'll eat it raw / and drown in the blood as it fills my lungs." Wow.

Next is "Diseased," which features possibly the most memorable melody, as first played by the guitar and then is sung in the verse. Conley demonstrates his vocal versatility in the bridge, alternating between his normal register and a falsetto. My only gripe at this part in the album is that the songs are a bit short, but as previously stated, it brings a sense of powerful urgency to the record. The slowest song follows, "Don't Know Why," which is decidedly the most like anything on "In Reverie," namely "Monkey." It is very similar in tempo to "Monkey," and has backing harmonies and spacey guitars that are akin to the earlier track. This is realized by the band themselves, too, as lyrics from "Monkey" are referenced. In "Monkey," Conley sung "What's up, what is down? / He spun you around," and now in "Don't Know Why," we hear "The world goes round, what was up is again back down," with emphasis on the world "AGAIN." Clearly this is a fully realized self-reference.

The title track starts with an eerie guitar effect, rising into a verse describing despair, loneliness and paranoia of judgment day. When the title "Sound The Alarm" was originally released, I figured it was in the context of that some intense events were about to go down, and to alert the denizens of the land by sounding the alarm, but it is proven here that it is used in a completely different context. "Sound the alarm" is instead used as a last ditch resort with no one coming to his aid, as he sings "...and nobody will sound the alarm." This paves the way into a killer guitar solo by one of the most underrated guitarists alive today, David Soloway. Once the title track ends, it fades away into silence, until the most surprising track begins.

"Bones" is like a mini discography of Saves The Day compacted into one song. It starts with just a simple guitar riff and drums until Manny comes in with a slick bass line. Before the vocals begin, we hear Chris laugh to himself. Without knowing the subject matter, the listener could pass this off simply as a band just having fun, but with knowledge of the underlying storyline, this laugh instead sounds like the psychotic narrator giggling to himself. I previously had said that "Bones" acts as a mini-discography - this is because of the many different styles found in this song alone. It starts out sounding like "Stay What You Are", but then completely changes tempo into and adds a flowing harmony that sounds similar to something that would feel much more at home on "In Reverie," before completely shifting into a speedy punk drum pattern that sounds as if it is ripped straight from "Through Being Cool" or "Can't Slow Down."

"Delusional" is the track of self-actualization. Chris realizes and second guesses himself. First he goes on to tell us that "they" are at the house and ready to kill him, he is sure of this. All night he dreams that "they" are really out to get him, until he has to refute claims of psychosis: "I'm not at all delusional," he exclaims. Throughout the entire album, he has been steadfast and sure of himself that all of this is truly happening, but just now, in the second to last track, he is recognizing the claims of his own insanity. Shortly after his near-self-actualization, the truth is finally revealed in the "told you so" track, "Hell Is Here."

"Look into the sky.
See the flames all rise.
Hell is here at last.

Watching buildings collapse,
bridges buckle and snap.
The city is swallowed by waves.

Say another prayer.
Hoping things will change
Here under the stars."

Regardless of if this is going on in his own mind, or whether it is truly happening to Earth as we know it, this is the apocalypse we've heard about throughout the entire record. The first twelve tracks detailed the storm and those that had potentially survived, and now we hear about the physical destruction of the world. "Sound The Alarm" does not end on a happy note. It ends with the undeniable destruction of everything you have ever known and has to be heard to be believed. It is up to the listener to interpret and decide the ultimate fate of the narrator.

This is the most important record you will hear all year. If you have enjoyed anything Saves The Day has done in the past, "Sound The Alarm" will feel right at home with you. If you've never listened to Saves The Day, remove yourself from your cave and give the new record a listen on April 11th. It will change your life.

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GOD I NEED TO HEAR THIS ALBUM SOOOOOOOOOOO BADDDDDD.

[worldsattack]

That review from emotionalpunk was INTENSE...I'm shivering just thinking about possessing this album. I need it in my life right now.

[born to expire]

I just want to know why everyone thinks Through Being Cool is their best album.

Can't Slow Down is INCREDIBLE.

I'm looking forward to hearing this album.


As far as how many bands STD influenced: sure, I agree. However you have to take into account how much they ripped of Lifetime in the beginning.


Also, am I the only one who doesn't really listen to Stay What You Are?

[baton]

You've got me even more excited for this, can't wait

[Nate_RAWKS]

I can't wait i've been waiting for this for years...

[unwritten]

Well, you have me extremely excited for this album.

[CROMagnon]

uh, are you talking to me
no, just a general reply to other comments i've seen
if anything, i pretty much agree with you

[iheartJDepp]

you forgot to mention how they sound like greenday now. in reverie was genious.

[Skibum]

HOLY HELL! I can't wait for STD/Circa/Moneen April 19th in Concert!!! That should give me plenty of time to soak in the new albums before I see them live;)

[satanisanerd]

I wish this album would come out already.

[nateisawesome]

I need this cd right now

[nateisawesome]

Also, am I the only one who doesn't really listen to Stay What You Are?

yes

[drudo182]

STD and Moneen albums released the same day!

I saw them together a few years back with Taking Back Sunday. .Moneen. is one of the best live bands around. They go absolutely crazy on stage.

[riotmute]

i loved in reviere. i guess i was the only one

[Stereo Therapy]

I think I'm the only person in the world who wasn't disapointed in In Reverie.

possibly my favorite STD cd.

[Trainsaw]

my most anticipated cd this year, behind ava

[JacksColdSweat]

I still can't understand all the hating on "in reverie". But, I can't wait for this album.

[Ibanezgsr200]

been one of my favorite bands since high school. cant wait for april 11th. and i love eulogy, so if youre right about it being one of the worst songs on the album then im really excited.

[CorporateFish]

I can't wait for this.

[TheBaroness]

i've heard three songs off this disc and they kick major fucking arse, i can't wait for april 11!

and i also love In Reverie...it took me a while, but now i think it's a wonderful album.

[elatiion]

Cannot wait for the album!

[Let's get away.]

in reverie really wasn't all that bad, everything this band has ever put out, has been amazing, everything they release seems so powerful and full of emotion, i love them, saves the day 4e

[CourtesyRock]

in reverie is totally underrated.

[Kid Defender]

I'm really excited, but I think In Reveire is an AMAZING cd. My favorite Saves The Day cd in fact.

[domesticyeti]

i actually just recently got into saves the day-blasphemy, i know
i saw them back in october, after only hearing one or two songs, and i was really impressed.
i just recently got some of their music, and after hearing a few songs of Sound the Alarm, i'm getting pretty excited for this album.
and the songs i heard off of in reverie i enjoyed.

[whiteboypain]

STD and Moneen albums released the same day!

I saw them together a few years back with Taking Back Sunday. .Moneen. is one of the best live bands around. They go absolutely crazy on stage.
It's true. Moneen are great live.

[whiteboypain]

hellz yeah! i can't wait for this album. I'm picking this baby up the second it hits stores.

[SlowDescent]

brilliant

[CROMagnon]

this album literally sounds like someone gave in reverie a dirty kick in the balls
the music reminds me more of that album than any other album they've released...it also reminds me a bit of the b-sides that were created between through being cool and stay what you are

[CrucifiedHeart]

this album literally sounds like someone gave in reverie a dirty kick in the balls
the music reminds me more of that album than any other album they've released...it also reminds me a bit of the b-sides that were created between through being cool and stay what you are

if i had to pick 2 albums it sounded most like, id say in reverie and cant slow down, but they actually managed to surprise me again ... chris talked about how he was listening to alot of the stooges and the damned and i think it shows, i can hear the dirty rock n roll. the only way rock n roll should be

[dekdog11]

actually...my friend was in a chat with chris
and he said his voice just changed...it wasnt on purpose

[pm3150]

im extremly excited for this cd. i have the 3 song tour sampler and i love those songs!

i dont know why everyone is knocking in reverie...in my opinion besides stay what you are, it's there best effort.

[s.deel.besonym]

I can't take his voice. There's something different about it ever after Stay What You Are. (Funny how that was the name of that CD, and since then.. In Reverie and now this..)

[Fury15]

this album is incredible

[fromwithin]

this album is incredible

album of the year so far. nothing can match it. i'm sick of people dissing conley's voice, he's sounded like that their whole career and now they cant handle it? the lyrics are by far the best out of any std release as well. saves the day is back with a vengeance.

[GoWaitInTheCar]

album of the year so far. nothing can match it. i'm sick of people dissing conley's voice, he's sounded like that their whole career and now they cant handle it? the lyrics are by far the best out of any std release as well. saves the day is back with a vengeance.

Yeah, I agree with you there. I really can't stand whiny voices, but this is one I can stand, and actually like. He's always sounded like that, from their first release until now. So if people find a problem now, they have not a clue of anything STD.

Album of the year so far? Heh. It's very good but still, to me, She Wants Revenge has it.

BTW. I ordered our tickets for the Cleveland date. :)

[GoWaitInTheCar]

I doubt this means anything to anyone but Alkaline Trio love these guys. They are famous for writing overly morbid lyrics, and they said "little" Chris Conley puts them to shame. These two bands are great friends and I actually have Alkaline Trio and Chris Conley doing "Radio" on my computer. It's really good.

[Nick Lopez]

I am unimpressed. Head For The Hills was stuck in my head all day, and I took that as my cue to listen. I listened, and switched over to Brandtson after that song and two others.

It's so short...it's ridiculous.

If you were ever a fan of Through Being Cool (which I never really got into), then you will definitely love it. Fans of Stay What You Are might not.

[CROMagnon]

I am unimpressed. Head For The Hills was stuck in my head all day, and I took that as my cue to listen. I listened, and switched over to Brandtson after that song and two others.

It's so short...it's ridiculous.

If you were ever a fan of Through Being Cool (which I never really got into), then you will definitely love it. Fans of Stay What You Are might not.
there's definitely more stay what you are on this album than through being cool...there are some morbid lyrics on swya, much more than tbc

it's okay, you're young, you're bound to make countless mistakes like this

[CROMagnon]

there's definitely more stay what you are on this album than through being cool...there are some morbid lyrics on swya, much more than tbc

it's okay, you're young, you're bound to make countless mistakes like this
sorry nick if i'm coming off like an asshole, but this is one band i absolutely can't stand to hear denied any credit

[Nick Lopez]

there's definitely more stay what you are on this album than through being cool...there are some morbid lyrics on swya, much more than tbc

it's okay, you're young, you're bound to make countless mistakes like this
No, well, lyrically, yes, I'd say this album is far more mature than on TBC. However, just overall feel of the album/ SWYA was more..poppy than TBC, and I think with this album, STD returns to it's "roots", if you will.

[shtjames]

and i can't believe they have a song called 34. how

[oldskool]

The Last 30 seconds of Bones is where it's at.

[jbrant86]

Saves the Day is, and will always be the shit. In Reverie was a change of pace, but still a very good album.

[iheartJDepp]

eh.

[Onstarlitnights]

Dude. Saves the Day is one of the best bands out there, end of story. And no one can say that they absolutely suck when they've been playing for over a decade and that most of the bands out there look up to them for everything that they have done.

[Aikichi]

Wow, great album
Head for the Hills is my cell ringtone, it's so powerful!

[Bloody_Lil_Boy]

This album is fucking amazing.

[fenderkid212]

I love this record. good review

[mrahmad666]

nice,i used to hate these guys,after reading your review for them i went staright to their purevolume and ended up totally loving them.

[Dan CiTi]

In Reverie >>> Can't Slow Down & Sound The Alarm

[Holly HoX!]

Eh, the music theory student in me doesn't agree with a few of those statements (especially "trying to sing like..."). But, hey, to each his own. I recommend you spend a few more days with it - it took me quite a few listens to really get into it.

Second, I never really thought STD wrote "hooks."
Hey, Jason. I was reading this review the today and was puzzled when I read that you were really let down by In Reverie?? Pretty much shocked, actually. I know what kind of stuff you are into and we have a lot of similarities in what we listen to, but I on the other hand love In Reverie.

I know this is super random...this was probably written years ago...I just wanted to hear your thoughts on In Reverie or if you have gone back and found the beauty in that album.

Thanks, dude.

[maker_break]

I'd been looking for some advice on which Saves the Day albums to pick up. I've been listening to Through Being Cool recently and I absolutely adore it but I haven't really had time to sift through their catalog.

That being said... I'm a bit lost because STD were a bit... before my time. I was, what... 10 when Through Being Cool was released.

But anyway, thank you for this review. I know what album to look for next.

[stereokiller]

gaah. this record is awesome.

[Earlstein]

where's at your funeral