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This is the pop-punk brainchild of singer/songwriter Max Bemis. A self-described punk rock musical, the album was fittingly produced by Tim O'Heir (Dinosaur Jr., All American Rejects) and Stephen Trask (Hedwig And The Angry Inch), with Bemis playing nearly every instrument. Double gatefold LP includes the complete album as well as a bonus track not found on the CD. Limited edition white vinyl. RIYL: HelloGoodbye, MeWithoutYou, Panic At The Disco.
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Originally released in 2004 on a small So-Cal indie label, Say Anything's ...Is A Real Boy has stood the test of time thanks to its universal themes and whopper punk hooks. Emo in name only, it is a disc that veers far away from the genre's typical navel-gazing lyrics and shines its light on the trappings of rock stardom, taking on everything from groupies to music snobs in no-nonsense songs like "An Orgy of Critics" and "Every Man Has A Molly." Max Bemis may not be a great singer but he's a great frontman, channeling his well-publicized struggles with bipolar disorder into songs that ring with defiance. This package includes a bonus second disc that includes seven new Say Anything tracks, a number of which delve even deeper into Bemis' psychiatric troubles, plus the somewhat self-explanatory "I Will Never Write An Obligatory Song About Being On The Road And Missing Someone." --Aidin Vaziri
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...Is a Real Boy [Vinyl] Reviews
...Is a Real Boy [Vinyl] Reviews
| 12 of 14 people found the following review helpful  brilliant...completely and utterly brilliant, By tourettes (ontario) - See all my reviews This review is from: Is a Real Boy (Audio CD) first of all, i must tell you that i am a complete and utter music snob. i work at a record store, and i listen to almost all the new releases that come in, minus the hip hop, because its all trite isnt it. anyways, i picked up say anything on a whim when it first came out. i have to say, it is the best cd i have bought since the days of nirvana. completely original. so honest. so bitter, yet so loving. there arent words to describe how i feel about this album. i listen to it literally everyday, its helped me through hard times and turned horrible nights into great ones. its a sing along cd to the utmost degree, catchy, but not at all poppy. i havent heard anyone to have such an original, yet familiar sound. i recommend that you all pick up this album. there isnt anything else like it. just go buy it and youll see that im right... 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful Progressive, This review is from: Is a Real Boy (Audio CD) The mainstream label debut of Say Anything is, in most respects, a real gem of deliciously sinful postmodern originality. It's suburban to the very core, almost comparable to the best qualities of The Bloodhound Gang with just a tinge of the self-honesty of Bright Eyes. A merging of those two bands would likely yield offspring comparable to ...Is a Real Boy (and it's sister disc, the slightly darker ...Was a Real Boy). Musically speaking the disc reflects painstakingly crafted pop production with scintilating rythms and hooks which are accentuated to the point of dark irony by frontman Max Bemis's devilishly engaging lyrical debauchery. It is in fact the lyrics which separate Say Anything from the hoardes of Hollister Era mall-core pop-punk outfits of the current times, for they reflect fiery vitriol unmatched by a good number of much more "hardcore" outfits. When Bemis's pen touches the pad it goes captivating places, from the bleak plasticization of the sexual experience through the... Read more 11 of 13 people found the following review helpful This is what emo was suppose to sound like at the turn of the centrury, By This review is from: Is a Real Boy (Audio CD) Bear in mind that this album was originally released in 2004 but now has been re-released with some new bells and whistles. So without further ado I take credit for the following review for regardless of rather or not it is a re-release will undoubtedly go down as one of the best albums of the year but one of my personal favorites of the last ten years.The scene is dripping with irony from top-to-bottom. Thrift store connoisseurs decked out in flamboyantly colored kicks and payless shoes adorn the landscape. Cheesy synths have taken over indie music and wailing 80's heavy-metal riffs overflow out of the retro-loving chalice of modern music in search of a definate meaning in reviving the old. Irony is the new pink, and pink is the new black let's all together and face it people it all comes down to the hipster New York fashion crazes and high school politics. I find it somewhat odd that punks can be in a sorta way as pretentious and conceited as all those "jocks" and... Read more |
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