Last week I can to a couple of realizations about music and I. The first being that if I had to choose any decade of music that I couldn't live without, it would be the '90s, and I will eventually write a piece about why. But lets get to the revelation that spawned this weeks song of the week. Although the '90s is my favorite decade, this week I have determined that my favorite album came out in 2004. This CD is Say Anything's classic, ...Is A Real Boy. It is one of those CDs that I can just sit down and listen too over and over again (both discs), multiple days in a row, as I did all of last week. I just find that there isn't a single week song on either CD, even with songs varying in tempo and emotion. And instead of picking a song everyone knows for my song of the week (cough cough..... "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too" cough cough....), I choose cult classic "Admit It!!!" as my song of the week.
"Admit It!!!" is the longest track on either CD, coming in at just over six minutes (twice the average Say Anything song), but that doesn't make it any less interesting. The song is held together by a great punk-rock riff throughout most of the song, highlighted by drummer, Coby Linder's precision and power behind the kit and occasional background, keyboard sounds. But what makes this song truly stand out among Say Anything songs is the anthemic rant that singer/songwriter, Max Bemis, goes on throughout the song. Using big, sophisticated words, witty banter and blatant sarcasm, he deconstructs the modern media and social system, trying to get people to just admit the faults of these systems and themselves. Throughout the song, Bemis also exclaims the simpleness of band-life ("My car and my guitar"), proudly being a loner instead of conforming to these ideals he doesn't believe in.
"Admit It!!!" is one of those songs that truly gets you to think about the state this world and country is in, dependant on trends and pop-culture. But then again I think that's what I enjoy most about Say Anything's brilliant ...Is A Real Boy. It is an album that gets you to think and feel various things, and not only do I love that about this album, but much of Say Anything's music in general. This is one of the many reasons why this album and band will always be one of my favorites. Posted below is the song "Admit It!!!," let me know what you think about this song and our society.
Say Anything-"Admit It!!!"
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