day 15.
artist:taking back sunday
album:tell all your friends
i didn't really want to do this album so early in the year, but i was driving yesterday and at a loss for what to listen to, and it was one of the few Cd's i had in the new car, and my friend Patrick had mentioned it to me the night before, so it is what it is. i suppose i have to get through all of the Cd's that i know i like to get to the ones that otherwise never will.
i don't even know where to start to talk about tell all your friends. I've been through so much with this record along side me. this album was one of the three albums that absolutely defined my senior year of college (the others being your favorite weapon by brand new and the used's s/t are the other two, if you were curious.) its been with me through several road trips all over the eastern half of the county. its survived boys, friends, and life-changing decisions. its been there as a comfort to me when a lot of other things fell by the wayside.
i remember sitting on my bed in my house at college senior year and realizing for the first time about the similarities between there's no "I" in team from this album and brand new's seventy times seven. i remember hearing the lyrics "and with my one last gasping breath id apologize for bleeding on your shirt" and thinking that they were just about the best that id ever heard. (thankfully, Iver moved on to other favorite lyrics, because that one is really sort of depressing.)
there is not a whole lot to do around here. my friends and i found ourselves hanging out at walmart in the middle of the night quite frequently because it was something to do. i remember one particular night, parked under the streetlight near the garden center, a friend and i weren't ready to go home yet, so i pulled tayf out, popped it into the CD player, turned up the volume, and we just screamed all the lyrics along with Adam. it was one of the most fun nights that we had together.
even driving home yesterday, i was on my way home from my friends' Tarah and Rob's place, and decided that was absolutely the CD that i needed to listen to. no other options. i was driving home from near my college and it just felt right. i turned the volume up and sang along as loudly as i could, and theres a chance that i danced a bit, too, though ill never verify that (though the other drivers on 195 probably would.) i was actually sad when the album was over, because I've always said that it wasn't long enough.
this album is quite often compared to YFW, and while brand new outranks TBS by a long shot on my "fav bands" list, i will always pick this album over YFW in a battle. it just stood up better to the test of time in my opinion. TBS took a huge dive after this release, because the band split, and I've always contended that neither TBS nor Straylight Run would ever be as good separately as they were as a whole unit. luckily for everyone who likes music, the guys recently put their differences aside and got back together for a tour. i was happy as a pig in shit the night that i was able to see this band reunited...of course it helped that my awesome friends have connections and we ended up in VIP that night. Adam Lazarra sang directly to me on more than one occasion. needless to say, i had NO voice left after that show, but i left there feeling about 9 years younger.
i feel like I'm forgetting so much about this album that i should tell you, but the reality is that you probably have heard it yourself and have a list of memories as long as mine. if you haven't heard it yet, i have two questions for you. 1-what the hell are you waiting for? and 2-why am i friends with you?
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