Now, many people have contacted me asking how could they get a few of these shows, and when I tell them I'd only trade them for other AFI shows they were bummed.
You send me an AFI vinyl sealed or unsealed, it doesn't matter! If you don't have any vinyl or CDs, you can buy them on Discogs , eBay or any online retailer and have them shipped my way. To see how many shows you get for sending your stuff in, please read the list at the bottom of this page. No problem! Because many people requested, you can now buy a piece of AFI's live history from me! I will upload the DVD image file to mediafire or mega.
Here's the full, complete list of the shows you will be able to choose from. Thursday 7 October Friday 8 October Saturday 9 October Sunday 10 October Monday 11 October Tuesday 12 October Wednesday 13 October Thursday 14 October Friday 15 October Saturday 16 October Sunday 17 October Monday 18 October Tuesday 19 October Wednesday 20 October Thursday 21 October Friday 22 October Saturday 23 October Sunday 24 October Monday 25 October Tuesday 26 October Wednesday 27 October Thursday 28 October Friday 29 October Saturday 30 October Sunday 31 October Monday 1 November Tuesday 2 November Wednesday 3 November Thursday 4 November Friday 5 November Saturday 6 November Sunday 7 November Monday 8 November Tuesday 9 November Wednesday 10 November Thursday 11 November Friday 12 November Saturday 13 November Sunday 14 November Monday 15 November Tuesday 16 November Wednesday 17 November Thursday 18 November Friday 19 November Saturday 20 November Sunday 21 November Monday 22 November Tuesday 23 November Wednesday 24 November Thursday 25 November Friday 26 November Saturday 27 November Sunday 28 November Monday 29 November Tuesday 30 November Wednesday 1 December Thursday 2 December Friday 3 December Saturday 4 December Sunday 5 December Monday 6 December Tuesday 7 December Wednesday 8 December Thursday 9 December Friday 10 December Saturday 11 December Sunday 12 December Monday 13 December Tuesday 14 December Wednesday 15 December Thursday 16 December Friday 17 December Saturday 18 December Sunday 19 December Monday 20 December Tuesday 21 December I'm alright with it now, but I'm not totally sold on it.
I wouldn't mind if it wasn't in there. Decemberunderground marks another evolution for AFI, a band who continue to broaden their sound, yet still manage to keep their identity.
In many cases, the songs have become longer and more atmospheric than ever before, providing a very different feel from earlier albums, but additional instruments and effects prevent those longer songs from ever becoming trite or monotonous.
It's certainly not my favorite album this band has done, but I have a feeling that just as Sing The Sorrow did, it will grow on me over time, because over the course of the 30 or so times I have listened to it I find more and more to like about it. AFI managed to write over songs for this album. That's an amazing feat for a band, right? But anyone can write a catchy song. If a band has to write a hundred songs and then choose the best ones, think of all the crap that had to be weeded out, or maybe it was quite the contrary.
There's no denying AFI has a knack for writing catchy hooks, since The Art of Drowning where they really took a turn and shone, formulating eerie pop melodies into their already dark punk songs. I had my expectations for Sing the Sorrow , but they weren't too high, knowing they signed to a major after 12 years as a band.
Sing the Sorrow had its moments, but repetition was getting evident. It did start to show some experimentation, wandering a bit into the softer side. It was bound to happen. Decemberunderground sounds like an extension of that.
Every song is different, and it seems like AFI really wanted to abandon what they knew best and start experimenting farther. Only they didn't get that far. It sounds a lot like Sing The Sorrow only dolled up with more effects and instrumentation to try and fill in the gaps. They went with Jerry Finn again on this album to produce it, so the production is obviously a lot like Sing The Sorrow.
The drums' production most noticeably bothered me in this album; overproduced and too often accompanied by a drum machine. The only thing bothering me more is Davey Havok's unnecessary vocals where he sounds like he's chest-to-knees on the shitter. He's got vocal range, but this is something he needs to quit doing, it doesn't sound aggressive, edgy, or hardcore. It's just plain annoying.
Miss Murder, their current single, left me a bit shocked. The song just wasn't cutting it for me. It screams "for the radio" more than "Girls Not Grey" did. I can understand how they went for experimentation on this album, they just don't expand on anything long enough for it to go somewhere. I didn't know The Killers were guests on this album either.
Decemberunderground has its moments, but the moments are only found when picking apart the songs. I hear how this record will reach tons of new fans, it's catchy, it's poppy, and it's got everything that's appealing. I also hear how it will detach some: the composition just isn't there, the extra instrumentation sounds like it was just placed there.
It's got the hooks, but those can only hang on for so long. I just don't listen to this kind of music any more, I've grown out of the genre like many have, but people new to AFI will find a common place with them and enjoy a new chapter of music in their life like I once did.
There are certain phrases that seem to be ever-present in AFI reviews across the music journalism world, suggesting either a lack of originality on the writer's part, or merely a convenient pigeon-hole that the band fall easily into. Either way, let's get some of them out of the way now:.
Decemberunderground , AFI's seventh full-length, is a record that is somewhat predictable to those who've kept an eye on the band's ever-changing sound.
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