Say Anything Will Say Anything at All

November 5, 2009 • Vik Lal  
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Music Reviews

Say Anything – Say Anything
Genre: Pop Punk
Release Date: Nov 3, 2009

This is Say Anything’s fourth studio album, and first self-titled album.  It’s average; a very catchy and poppy album with faults, such as the lyrical content.  Max Bemis reveals his feelings toward people in the song “Hate Everyone”, and repeats in the chorus that he does indeed “hate everyone.”  The song forces rhymes that seemingly make no since: “I hate my ex-girlfriend even though she’s feminine.”  I suppose this would appeal to many young teenagers who enjoy little temper tantrums.  It seems that Max Bemis is quite the bitter fellow, and he probably is, based on this song and “Mara and Me.”

 I can hardly relate to the lyrics at all, but I must admit the instrumentation is enjoyable and the choruses are very catchy.  The humor at times is hilarious but most often it is unneeded like Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.

 I don’t believe I would be able to listen to the album all the way through a second time.  It is just too long, clocking in at 46 minutes (which is shorter than their other albums). Not to mention, its tiresome listening Max Bemis speak his thoughts for that long of a time. Overall, I believe most Say Anything fans would enjoy the album, although it is more poppy than any of their other albums – I would recommend it to anybody that enjoys catchy pop music.

 73 out of 100
Favorite Track:  Less Cute

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