Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Jun 29 '03
Pros: Mature theme
Cons: Davey
Summary: My relationship with AFI is sort of off and on. I loved The Art of Drowning, but was taken ab ...
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Dec 04 '08
Pros: Walks the line between hardcore and emo perfectly.
Cons: Indecipherable singing, and slightly monotonous.
Summary: I'm not going to try to fool anybody with this review by claiming I am the world's #1 A.F.I. fan or throwing around comparisons to their earlier or later works. In fact, I'm going to admit that I really had no interest in A.F.I. based on their newer, ...
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Jul 13 '04
Pros: Everything. It's AFI, whaddaya expect?
Cons: All that silence after GCiST, some average tracks.
Summary: Now... *drum roll* my fifth AFI review! And also my first review that isn't in my conventional track-by-track format! Though it still covers all the tracks... Anyway... AFI begun as a sort of joke-punk band. Songs like "Red Hat" and "Mini Trucks Suck" ...
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Nov 23 '03
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Summary: This album is singular in AFI's discography. Heat lightning. Jade Puget had just joined the band as guitarist, and the result is "Look what I can do!" over 13 tracks. It's not showboating or showing off, though. Jade never tips his hand. Rather, he just ...
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Apr 25 '03
Pros: A strong, textured album showing maturity where most would lack it.
Cons: Dexter Holland? Oh, and one song... Just won't let me remember it.
Summary: My third foray into the world that is AFI. This is a neat trek! I know I would have hated this band with a passion when I was younger, but now their contradictions captivate me. Really, it's intoxicating to hear the raging punk vocals, the sometimes...
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Apr 08 '03
Pros: Scary and brilliant
Cons: Melodramatic
Summary: As much as I hate to admit it, Anti-Flag is right: Davey Havok really did destroy the punk scene. Or at the very least, he didn't do anything constructive for it. What AFI does isn't real punk, but rather music that takes the traditional trappings of...
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Nov 14 '02
Pros: Deeper, darker, great lyrics, great music, great vocals
Cons: Not all songs are perfect
Summary: If you look at the Reservoir Dogs spoof-like cover of the 1997 album Answer That and Stay Fashionable and their pictures from 1999's Black Sails in the Sunset, you'll realize that AFI (A Fire Inside) has taken more than just an image...
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Jul 09 '02
Pros: New sound, more mature lyrics.
Cons: Different than older records.
Summary: This new record by A.F.I sounds new and fresh when compared to their older and younger sounding records. They have begun to take the music more seriously, with a lot of songs having very deep sounding lyrics and tones. Being an old fan of A.F.I, I was...
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Nov 14 '00
Pros: great lyrics! great music!
Cons: none
Summary: This was actually the first full length CD i got of AFI, all I had before this was "all hallows ep". "Black Sails in the Sunset" is an AMAZING album. I highly recommend it. It is very moving. This album isn't as punk rock as their...
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Jun 27 '00
Pros: Well writen lyrics
Cons: Some songs are slower than their last cd
Summary: I have been a huge fan of AFI for a few years now and when i heard "Black Sails in the Sunset" which came out in May of 99 I couldnt belive it AFI did it again this cd was the best I love every song!! This cd is one of there best work... Each...
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Jun 07 '00
Pros: mature and darker
Cons: might turn of some older fans
Summary: A.F.I. is one of those bands that i just happened upon. I saw them open for Sick of it All 5 or 6 years back and was instantly drawn to their energetic live performance, as well as their almost perfect blend of west coast punk and east coast hardcore...
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May 08 '00
Pros: Great music, and vocals.
Cons: none
Summary: With the unique vocal stylings and the changing of the guitarist and bassist AFI has put out yet another great album. Though it is different than their earlier albums it is by far the most serious and the most matured. It seems that for this album lead...
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Jan 24 '00
Pros: Pumps you up, meaningful Lyrics
Cons: none
Summary: With their dark lyrics and sounds A.F.I is one of the best hardcore bands to date. A.F.I'S newest full length cd is entitled black sails in the sunset. This albulm descibed in one word is amazing! This cd shows how much A.F.I has changed since their...
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Dec 20 '99
Pros: Excellent lyrics, Melodic Hardcore
Cons: none to speak of
Summary: AFI's newest album, Black Sails in the Sunset, released in May of '99, is excellent, and possibly their best release to date. There are 12 tracks total, with an additional hidden track after track 12, and every track is unique. Dark, melodic, yet...
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