The General Strike

Who's it by?

Oh god, I can't believe I ever listened to them.  I still like a chunk of their songs, but For Blood and Empire is the last pretty decent album they've had.  I heard some of the new material and its pretty bad.  They're more or less a parody of themselves.  

great record, band has yet to disappoint.  

I was totally blown away by Anti-Flag's new album. I'm fine with them copying the title "General Strike" from DOA, since Joey Shithead has said that he's fine with people using that song for what they want to promote, or to incorporate the idea of a general strike into something else. Not surprisingly there are some songs which support the Occupy movement. I thought the first song they released from it ("Neoliberal Anthem") was ok, though the rest of the songs were incredible. This is my favorite one from them yet, with For Blood and Empire being a close second. This is my favorite album released so far this year. "Ghosts of Alexandria" is one of my favorite songs of all time. I also like that there are some hardcore songs on the album like Bullshit Opportunities and Resist.

Edited by thedude15 - 05/05/2012 at 15:14

Recard86 wrote: thedude15 wrote: I'm fine with them copying the title "General Strike" from DOA, since Joey Shithead has said that he's fine with people using that song for what they want to promote, or to incorporate the idea of a general strike into something else. Yes Joey Shithead created the "general strike".

I *really* hope that this is a joke.

As for the album, it seems like standard Anti-Flag to me. I really like some of the songs, some are good, some are meh. Always love their live shows.

Robo Pilgrim wrote: I think it's more than likely that was a joke.

:)

I'm not so sure about that one.

I like this album I just wish they would put more songs on their albums especially when the songs are so short.

Some people have made a good point that some of the songs are too short on this album (i.e. "Turn a Blind Eye" could have used a bridge and repeat of the chorus, while I understand how "Controlled Opposition" and "Resist" were written to be short blasts of hardcore punk). While this is the shortest Anti-Flag album (at 26 min.), I like how its a concise listen and how the songs flow into each other. However, I suspect that this song flow was created with some editing, and that they originally didn't write "Nothing Recedes Like Progress" and "Resist" as one song (for example). I specifically like the transition between "1915" and "This is the New Sound". While they haven't claimed to write a concept album, it seems that many of the songs were inspired by the Occupy movement and the revolutions in the Middle East which occurred in 2011. 

Edited by thedude15 - 05/09/2012 at 20:13