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Post by Active Aggressive on May 10, 2021 12:31:59 GMT -5
Maybe I will give these Radio Disney girls a shot but that album title is a joke.
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Post by Au$tin on May 11, 2021 0:02:17 GMT -5
Maybe I will give these Radio Disney girls a shot. You damn well better!
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Post by 14887fan on May 11, 2021 1:07:47 GMT -5
This album is perfect. Waiting for the day the rest of the world takes them seriously, because they’re a force waiting at the gates.
“Symptom of Your Touch” made me gay all. over. again.
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Post by SHOOTER on May 12, 2021 0:38:10 GMT -5
Haven’t been pain or drug-free long enough to soak in the whole album but I absolutely love the half I’ve heard. Flawless and easily one of 2021’s best.
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Post by MyLastView on May 12, 2021 12:42:57 GMT -5
Finally got around to listening to this in its entirety. What a fantastic album. It all flows so well. Probably their best written batch of songs too.
My immediate favorites: Lost Cause Personal Cathedrals Symptom of your Touch Break Yourself Stomach
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 12, 2021 20:53:41 GMT -5
Wait...were these girls always this talented, cuz...I get it. It's a pretty perfect album. I didn't want Slow Dancing or Symptom Of Your Touch to end, though. That whole first half is one of the strongest opening halves of an album I have heard in recent memory. From the second half, Stomach is the star. Anyway, yeah, y'all were right.
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Post by Au$tin on May 12, 2021 22:46:11 GMT -5
Wait...were these girls always this talented Long time stan here! 2005-2007 they were definitely producing cute little bops, but nothing like this. It wouldn't be until their rebrand as 78violet in 2013 when their songwriting talents really started to shine through. "Hothouse" is incredible. Then they went on hiatus again, changed back to Aly & AJ, then in 2017 started their path towards this magnum opus: two stellar EPs and a compilation album later, we got this stupendous album. So, if you're into cute mid-2000s pop/rock made for tweens and teens, you'll like their early stuff, but if not, stick to anything they've put out 2013 onwards.
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Post by 14887fan on May 12, 2021 23:28:04 GMT -5
Sanctuary still remains the unsung hero of 2010s pop and I will die on that hill.
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 13, 2021 19:15:36 GMT -5
So, if you're into cute mid-2000s pop/rock made for tweens and teens, you'll like their early stuff, but if not, stick to anything they've put out 2013 onwards. I think I will focus on this album, but thanks for the warning! The only mall pop-rock I listen to is Avril. She slipped through the cracks and brought early Kelly Clarkson with her. But, I need a whole album of songs like Slow Dancing. One of the best songs I have ever heard. Symptom of Your Touch is like the best 80's song never released in the 80's. Lemme stan now. I want them to release another album in physical form, so I can buy it.
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Post by 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 on May 13, 2021 21:43:55 GMT -5
I didn’t care about them for a while, but then I heard “I Know” in 2018 and my head blew up
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Post by Au$tin on May 14, 2021 0:40:50 GMT -5
So, if you're into cute mid-2000s pop/rock made for tweens and teens, you'll like their early stuff, but if not, stick to anything they've put out 2013 onwards. I think I will focus on this album, but thanks for the warning! The only mall pop-rock I listen to is Avril. She slipped through the cracks and brought early Kelly Clarkson with her. But, I need a whole album of songs like Slow Dancing. One of the best songs I have ever heard. Symptom of Your Touch is like the best 80's song never released in the 80's. Lemme stan now. I want them to release another album in physical form, so I can buy it. Okay, yes, definitely check out their two EPs Ten Years and especially Sanctuary then! Both are in the same vein as this album. To make it easier on yourself, look for their "album" called We Don't Stop. It's not really an album, more of a playlist or mixtape or whatever, but it's literally just their two EPs plus the two stand alone tracks released between 2017 and this album.
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Post by james518 on May 14, 2021 10:36:45 GMT -5
Flawless album. I purchased my tickets to see them next year! Unfortunately no one would get pit seats with me 🥲
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Post by kimberly on Sept 12, 2021 1:28:14 GMT -5
they won a VMA! their first, I believe.
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Post by shoegirl14 on Jul 26, 2022 11:50:45 GMT -5
Wanting to revive this thread so this can reach as many A&A fans as possible. Aly's shoes that she wore on the Promises Tour in 2018 are up for auction. A&A both signed the bottoms of the shoes. Story of how this happened is in the description of the listing. www.ebay.com/itm/334509993619?_trksid=p2471758.m4703
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Post by Au$tin on Jul 26, 2022 19:07:03 GMT -5
I am loving their new rerecording of Chemicals React. I didn't much care for the Like Whoa rerecording, but this one is great!
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Post by George on Sept 7, 2022 23:38:00 GMT -5
On tour with Ben Platt:
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Post by George on Aug 19, 2023 3:12:21 GMT -5
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