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Midtown Is it just me, or did anyone else think that Midtown broke up for awhile there too? Maybe it was just an errant rumor, but never the less, these guys are definitely back with a refined and undefined sound in their latest effort, Forget What However, if you have a deeper, darker side and just wanna rock to a catchy sound that really has no place in any genre, pick up this disc and wear it out. Midtown doesn't just wanna hate you for the rest of their lives, now they want you to know that God is dead, love is dead, and that they are as good as dead too. Depressed yet? Don't be because the catchy riffs that this album has to offer will get you going from the get go.
This new album makes any old Midtown album its little bitch. How could Midtown ever perform these new songs with their older, poppiers songs you ask? Well, they probably won't. In an e-mail announcement to their fans, Midtown lead singer Gabe Saporta spoke on the issue saying, "We will be trying out a lot of our new songs live for the first time, and we will be playing a lot of our old songs live for the last time. Yes, you heard right, we will be sending old favorites off to the retirement home. Why? Because otherwise our new songs will give our old ones a heart attack and kill them." Other songs such as "Give it Up" and "Is it Me? Is it True?" definitely need to be heard and are the stand out tracks on This isn't the feel good album of the summer, but it will get you thinking. In the end, the theological/existential lyrical content that this album concerns itself with is appreciated, but I'm not buying due to a lack of credibility. Midtown needs to leave that kind of deep meaning to Creed {eww - shudder - puke}. However, C's get degrees and B's do please so I'll give this Jersey band some decent marks for a catchy disc and attempted lyrical creativity. Say your prayers and give this disc a listen and see if I'm full of it or not. XROXX Album Rating: XXX (3.5 X's out of a possible 5 X's) Scott Hanson
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You Know. If you are looking for songs with the pop-punk driven sounds of "Like A Movie" and "Faulty Foundation" from Midtown's last album Living Well Is the Best Revenge, turn on MTV and check out the latest New Found Glory single because you won't find them on this album.
After an apocalyptic intro featuring an army of darkness marching from the depths of hell, the disc kicks off with the unholy sweet sound of "Empty Like the Ocean." Featuring the lyrics "I don't want to fuck you, I don't want to touch you, I just want to fill you with regret," you soon see that this isn't your mother's Midtown. If those lyrics turned you on, then you'll also wanna check out "To Our Savior" and "Whole New World" where Midtown searches for reality and salvation.
the album along with "Empty Like the Ocean." Be sure to avoid the sluggish "Until it Kills" and the latter ten minutes of "So Long as We Keep Our Bodies Numb We're Safe." Besides that, you're on your own.