This wasn't just a shining example of a transitional release for the prog metal quintet, Alaska was and still is Between the Buried and Me/b]'s apogee. Alaska is home to many of Tommy Giles Rogers' most impactful vocal deliveries, and to say the other contributors are no slouches in the composition and instrumental standpoints would be an understatement. It doesn't hurt that this outing not only benefits from a noticeable lack of pacing issues, the fucker's packed full of punches and outright memorable tracks even a lesser ditty like "Croakies and Boatshoes" remains a blast to jam. But whereas the latter managed to grow off me in some fashion, the former has aged tremendously well after 12 years have went by. (3/9/18): Of all the BTBAM recordings, their third studio album Alaska was always one that I had a real special connection with right next to Colors. But the point is: listeners beware, you're in for a dynamic surprise. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll occasionally become hoarse with rage. His vocals ooze with so much emotion here that it must be natural, and the acoustics demonstrate capability which is the equivalent of our dear Earth shattering to pieces. Forget the Anal Cunt you knew from I Like It When You Die or even 40 More Reasons to Hate Us, and dive right into the tapioca-flavored realm of a sensitive Seth Putnam, who doesn't need to kick pregnant women in their stomachs just to show us how talented he really is. In all my days here on Sputnikmusic, never have I come across an album that is more sophisticated than Picnic of Love I've never bothered to experience a record more affectionately ironic or legendary than this one, either. The band's fanbase might've split into three since The Art of Drowning's successor Sing the Sorrow, but it's most likely this offering which can appease every side. It captures the essence of hardcore punk and throws in Goth influences here and there, with the two elements never out of synch. Think of this AFI release as a transitional one - and a grandiose collection of songs at that. This record will astonish a great number of folks just for how extremely well it aged, and the dramatic, but natural-sounding compositions only make its condition better. The Art of Drowning to many people probably sounded like a badass album title when they were teenagers that would be judging the tome by its print and such. Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name 5.0 classic
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