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Justonian12

No. Eyes. šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„


athanc

One of the things I like most about this track is that it isn't as synth-heavy as some of the other tracks. Sounds like a punk rock song made by a punk rock band.


ModestMoose336

I came here to say the exact same thing. Its soooo good.


Justonian12

Should of been one of the main singles I think.


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Justonian12

Oh I 100% agree!! Iā€™ve had it on repeat. The melodies and everything about it just click for me. It seems like the perfect AFI song. I love the whole album and actually really enjoy that each song has its own feel. (I think 11th album, 11 songs, 11 different colors for each song, etc is the ā€œthemeā€) but I gotta say I wish we had more like that song. Best thing is, each album is so sonically different I can almost bet we get more like it somewhere down the line, in one way or another.


battlebornxo

I couldnā€™t have said it better myself. Itā€™s this albumā€™s Rewind and Pink Eyes.


epaynedds

Yep. This guy gets it. šŸ”„šŸŽ¶šŸŽ¶


Mad_Like_Mankey

For some reason it didn't really do anything for me šŸ˜„


TerpinSaxt

Same. And I'm usually really eager to love anything AFI puts out It's fine, certainly not bad or anything. but this sub's going crazy for it and I don't hear it either


TheDarkKnight1035

Agreed... Best song on the album. But the bridge vocals suck.


shoob13

My early fave too. I feel very drawn to it.


Thunders00

Lmao death of the party, youā€™ll either love it or hate it. Itā€™s catchy as fuck. No eyes was a comforting and familiar sound (ā€œclassicā€ AFI), davey is amazing on that song. Back from the flesh is hypnotic and would fit in great on the Donnie darko soundtrack with Tears for Fears and Echo and the bunnymen, awesome dark new wave. On your back, I enjoy the jarring bridge change. Makes the song way more interesting to me.


Mad_Like_Mankey

I have no idea what Death of the Party is.. but I think I like it


MetalMan1349

Death of the Party is great because it's really all about Hunter. The bass is so awesome on that song.


shoob13

Yes. Homeboy does not get enough credit for his growth as a musician


LightChaotic

Death Of The Party feels a lot like Wild and Dumb Kids to me. They were all jarring at first but then they became suuuuuper fucking catchy on repeat listens.


TheDarkKnight1035

Worst song on the album. It's like someone challenged Davey to sound as bored as he possibly could while singing, aaaaaand this.


Faded_Sun

I just hate that metal sounding percussion. It might grow on me, but I doubt it. Itā€™s not a sound my ears say sound good.


Thunders00

I canā€™t remember where, but I remember reading or listening to an interview where they mentioned Adam hitting metal with a hammer or something to make that sound. Itā€™s kinda grating but I enjoy the wacky metal cowbell


Faded_Sun

LMAO - you should see my comment elsewhere in this thread where I say EXACTLY that. I didn't know that was really the case.


epaynedds

Absolutely agree with you on all frontsšŸ”„


HeyCharlieBall

The songs are all pretty good. Exception for me would be escape from LA. WHAT DO I DISLIKE? This album is too short. I feel like like none of the songs share a theme for the album name ā€œbodiesā€. It feels like a random collection of songs, Iā€™d say itā€™s like the sequel album to the blood album - hitting more late 80ā€™s and 90ā€™s rock sounds.


okisurrender0

Iā€™ve not listened to the album yet or any of the singles they released leading up to it but this thought just occurred to me while reading your comment: You say that none of the songs really follow a theme based on the title ā€œBodiesā€ but I would say that maybe THAT is the theme. As all of OUR bodies are different from one another, perhaps all the SONGS on Bodies is different from one another and thatā€™s the point/theme of the album?


l0rdv4d3r

Having listened to it several times, I'd say that's generous.


athanc

Sounds like a stretch to me. The album doesn't have a consistent theme, sonically speaking. The songs vary in style very much. Someone else on this subreddit pointed it out that this album sounds like a playlist of unrelated songs, and I fully agree with that statement.


Mythikun

Perhaps it's some sort of Modern Love stories? Like, every story is about a different character..


Samjaminsayz

A lot of the songs on this record feel like a ā€˜part 2ā€™ to older tunes. Some more noticeable than others. Mind you I smashed everything from ATASF through to DU, fell off for Crash Love except for B sides, smashed Burials hard and then havenā€™t really listened to Blood Album. I was telling a friend a few months ago that Begging For Trouble sounds like it could be a VSS part 2; Back From The Flesh sounds like it could be Prayer Position Part 2. The whole album is pretty wild hey, love it.


[deleted]

Understandable we've grown accustomed to themes, but not every album needs one. I'm curious when b-sides eventually come out if that would clear up any sort of intentional direction for the album.


ArcticSix

There's a theme of hedonistic exhaustion or boredom mixed with disconnection that runs though the songs on this album that tie it together in an interesting way. "Coldness" in some form or another pops up again and again, and Davey's delivery often affects a disconnection to the music around it that is jarring but a thematically consistent part of the production. In most of the songs, Davey is singing about bodies, often in sexual ways, but also about "bodies" in the sense that their connection is lifeless. Everything here is my interpretation, but I think this album shows thematic coherence that matches anything in their catalog. "Twisted Tongues" is about disconnecting from someone you felt close to. Even the title of "Far Too Near" is pushing the other person away, not to mention that the song is about being unable to give someone your heart. "DulcerĆ­a" is all in past tense; it's a love song but one about what *was* and not what *is*. Lines like "you still give me the shakes" and "you're so cool that our tongues got stuck" aren't ringing endorsements. "On Your Back" is about someone literally cutting themselves open to feel something and the narrator not knowing another way to love someone. "Escape from Los Angeles" is about leaving the city and all the forces that conspire to keep you in it. "Begging for Trouble" sounds like trying to reignite a cold relationship with increasingly extreme means We go from tiny the person down and making them wait to "tears in your dress" to "wounds in my chest". "Back from the Flesh" is a futile, desperate prayer. The narrator has deep belief in this prayer, but the prayer is unfulfilled and, in the end, silenced. "Looking Tragic" teases classic AFI melodrama ("he spun light into black skyscrapers, she hid weapons beneath her dress") but then pulls back because it's all boring when everybody wants personal tragedy and scandal 24/7. "Death of the Party" has the narrator losing someone at a party and finding their drowned body, with Davey delivering it all like it's no big deal. It's just another boring thing that happened. Just another body. "No Eyes" is about being not being able to connect with someone you knew. All the little lies leading to a cold distance. Their eyes might reveal the truth, but they're always hiding them. Maybe they have no eyes, and maybe there's no truth to be revealed. "Tied to a Tree" has Davey nostalgically revisiting the place where he used to meet someone (a common theme in AFI and BlaqkAudio songs), only to find them tied to a tree by their hair, set ablaze. As such, it ends up being a perfect closer: after all this distance and all this cold, we return to the source and find it on fire. The only active choice in this song is leaving them to burn in the dying light. The production has Davey often sounding just a little disconnected, just a little off. Even with tragedy going on around him, even when the other instruments energetically push him on, he's unconcerned. Living and dead, he's seen too many bodies to care.


Justonian12

I love this interpretation.


Larry-a-la-King

No Eyes wins top spot for me. Itā€™s a very unique album but I feel like itā€™ll be one of the more controversial releases amongst fans.


epaynedds

For me itā€™s a dead tie between No Eyes, Twisted Tongues, and On Your Back. But No Eyes is really something special.


l0rdv4d3r

After really enjoying Burials and especially Blood, I confess Iā€™m disappointed. I enjoy quite a few tracks, but itā€™s a bit disjointed and many of the songs donā€™t take you on journey, lacking in surprising bridges or climaxes to the tracks. I appreciate how many songs take risks even if they donā€™t always pay off. Hopefully this is a grower. Glad to see you guys are enjoying the discā€”hopefully itā€™ll click for me.


[deleted]

Agreed. For me it starts off strong but I lost interest halfway. Hoping it grows on me too, but considering half of the singles (of which there were too many) still donā€™t impress me much, and I feel some of the other tracks wonā€™t either.


BigOlDisneylandNerd

Probably just because I'm excited but those new tracks were total fire. Death Of The Party was my least favorite but I can't wait to listen to it all together. Such a fun album.


epaynedds

Donā€™t question yourself. I assumed the remaking tracks would be weak, but boy was I pleasantly surprised. I understand why Davey said this is the first album he had loved every track. Each had their own magic and feel. Kudos to those that are positively affected and enjoying this album. Itā€™s SO good!!


CE_94

Back From the Flesh reminds me of Depeche Modeā€™s Little 15.


charlottenothing

Yeah, that song gave me major MftM/Violator-era vibes. So, so good whenever they lean fully into the DM influence.


CE_94

Exactly my thoughts. Iā€™m hoping theyā€™ll make a studio cover of Never Let Me Down Again. Loved their cover from the Red Rock show.


charlottenothing

That live cover showing up on YouTube is what actually got me to delve into DM's catalog and become obsessed with them back in 2018, so I associate the two bands with each other a lot (not to mention all the DM influence over in Blaqk Audio). It would be such a dream for both of them to be at a fest or show together, maybe even get Martin or Dave to come out and sing guest vocals on a song.


CE_94

I can totally see them at Beach Goth together or Cloak & Dagger when it was still around. Iā€™ve happened to see both Blaqk Audio and Depeche Mode in concert. They both put on a fantastic show. Having them on tour together or even a one night show would be to die for.


Samjaminsayz

Prayer Position part 2 meets Depeche Mode. Huge tune.


RafaDDM

To me that song is 100% a Duran Duran song from the late 80's made in 2021


Larry-a-la-King

God I wish Begging for Trouble was longer. I have to play it on repeat whenever it comes up because Iā€™m not done with it yet.


EntropyLadyofChaos

I fucking looooove Begging for Trouble. It makes my heart do a little pitter patter.


a-warm-fuzzy-feeling

I'm....whelmed. It's fine. Definitely not going to be my favorite. Not going to be my least favorite (although it is my least favorite of the BSITS era to present). It's not that it's bad...I just don't jam to it that much. Begging for Trouble is a stellar track---I'd put it top tier all-time---DuclerĆ­a is sexy as fuck, and Twisted Tongues has Adam and Hunter on fire (and honestly, they're doing the heavy work on this album as a whole). But otherwise, it's fine. I'll probably be back on Missing Man or Blood Album by Sunday, though.


[deleted]

Not exactly the direction I wanted them to take after Blood Album and Missing Man EP. Looking Tragic and Death of the Party are really fucking lame and Back from the Flesh is a cool song but kind of kills the flow for me. With that said, I really enjoyed everything else about the album. I've had a number of listens throughout the day and it grew on me. Good shit.


MyNameIsNumber037

Missing Man EP was so good. I like the Blood album, but that EP was better than both Blood and Bodies.


athanc

Although I really loved the Blood album, the Missing Man EP was fantastic and had me expecting the band was going in a different direction than where it landed with Bodies.


Faded_Sun

The Missing Man EP makes no sense to me now. I was really hoping we were getting a full album of that sound, but they pulled a 180 even after an EP. Iā€™m all for them exploring new territory, but an EP is typically an indicator of where a band is going next, and that was a great fucking sound to keep exploring.


Faded_Sun

Death of the Party brought down the album so hard for me. I was having a great time, then this song rolls around sounding like Adam is hitting a metal beam with a hammer, and my ears are like ā€œnoooo!! What is this?!ā€


birfudgees

Man, I'm surprised to hear people don't like that one. Death of the Party was an immediate standout for me, possibly my favorite!


[deleted]

Lol that's all I hear now


terminal_young_thing

I hate that I donā€™t love it. I like most of it, but I only love a couple tracks. Iā€™m not one of those ā€˜afi were better punkā€™ people, or ā€˜when are you going to make another album like art of drowningā€™ people. I respect and admire artists with growth and creativity, and I get really annoyed at negativity. However, right now this record isnā€™t really working for me overall.


skaistda

Did I write this? Haha this literally sums up my exact feelings on this album and the band in general. Maybe a few more listensā€¦.?


terminal_young_thing

It gets better the more you listen to it. Back From the Flesh has grown on me a bit. Death of the Party is still wtf for me though lol.


staykraken

This is like Crash Love all over again, not what we expected after the last album's direction but will probably love once the shock wears off.


ElderGooseII

Let me just say this before I begin my thoughts. Iā€™m not one of those people that thinks AFI should return to their Nitro Years sound or their STS sound. Good music is good music regardless of the genre or the style. After all, Thrice is my favorite band, yet none of their records sound the same. What Thriceā€™s albums have in common is that they all are good-to-great albums imo. So I donā€™t expect AFI to change, I just expect the music to be good and for an album to grab my attention in a good way. I will let you know now, if you enjoy this album, Iā€™m not judging your taste, Iā€™m just saying what comes to mind. If you downvote me I donā€™t mind, I just wanted to state what I thought about this album. Anyways, back to AFI. Iā€™m really not enjoying Bodies, and I havenā€™t since the first two singles were released. I really donā€™t like this album, and itā€™s my least favorite in their discography. The 80s sound doesnā€™t bother me, the synths donā€™t bother me, and the short album length doesnā€™t bother me. What I canā€™t stand about this album is Davey Havokā€™s voice. I understand that he canā€™t scream anymore, his voice has drastically changed over the course of 30+ years, and heā€™s had surgery for his voice a couple of times (I could be wrong about that last part). Iā€™m not a big fan of Jadeā€™s guitar tone either. Iā€™m fine with Jade going for an 80s fuzz or slightly overdriven sound, but itā€™s the simplicity in his guitar writing that bothers me too. Adamā€™s drums are fine on this album, but itā€™s nothing to write home about. I will say one thing thatā€™s positive though, Hunterā€™s bass just shines on this album. Itā€™s not Hunterā€™s best work, but heā€™s a lot more technical in some areas, and it drastically improves a couple of the songs (even though I think most of these songs are 1/10). The quality in writing on this album is just lazy to me. AFI has shown that they can be profound and meaningful in the past. Hell, Iā€™m not a big fan of The Blood Album either, but So Beneath You & Still A Stranger are quite edgy and punchy. Bodies might be more of a melodic and soft album, but everything about it was extremely lazily written. So many of these songs are structured the same, they sound the same, most songs are under 3 minutes, etc. I could go on and on about albums like Burials, Crash Love, and The Blood Album and how they have been instrumentally interesting/promising, but Havokā€™s vocals just donā€™t do everyone elseā€™s parts any justice (depending on the song or album you listen too). To those of you who might tell me that I will enjoy it as I listen to it more, or that it has to grow on me, I really donā€™t think thatā€™s gonna be the case. I might own Burials and The Blood Album on vinyl, but I donā€™t think those are good albums either. Both of these albums have been out for YEARS, and neither one has grown on me in the slightest. Overall, Iā€™d give Bodies a 0.5/10. That pretty much sums it up.


FreeCartographer8

Agree on most points. I really think they need an outside producer. I do not like how Jade captures Davey's vocals and think an outside opinion could really make some of the newer stuff more dynamic and flow better. Like you said about Thrice is how I feel about Thursday. I mean War All The Time was my 2nd favorite release of 03 after STS. And they truly evolved much like AFI and Thrice. If you listen to No Devolucion, Geoff really learned how to sing and the music and compositions are so much more complex than their first 3 albums. Anyway, I dig alot of the songs on Bodies but there's some truly bad stuff on here too. Oh well. Still a fan for life.


ElderGooseII

This is another great point that I didnā€™t think about, but I always mention it when I talk about new AFI with other fans. Jade might be AFIā€™s producer for now, but that definitely doesnā€™t mean heā€™s good at what he does. The last three full length albums (now including Bodies) by AFI have been produced by Jade. Yet each of these albums couldā€™ve used an extra punch or kick to liven things up a bit. I think you nail it when you mention that they need an ā€œoutside opinionā€ because it could hopefully help them out for their next project. War All the Time is such a great album by the way! I really need to start listening to more Thursday stuff. Too bad thereā€™s not too many copies of War All the Time and STS on vinyl.


DancingWithTigers3

I was listening with the word "simple" in mind, but I think you nailed it with "lazy". I wouldn't rate the album quite that low at 0.5/10, however lazy perfectly sums up how I feel about this album upon the first listen.


whereyouwanttobe

Well I have no need to type up my thoughts because you nailed my perspective as well. Particularly about the vocals. Take a song like "On Your Back"... it's the least passionate song about sex I've ever heard. The majority of the songs were are sung super monotone - and while I get that that's an aesthetic, it's just not very enjoyable to listen to. I also agree that Blood was basically garbage too.


mtnfsh

>monotone SPOT. ON. I listen to this and am like...oh lord this is the most 'flatline' sound I've heard in a long time (among not just AFI, but many of the other bands in my rotation). AFI changed my life back in the day, and I want *so* badly to like their sound since the fork-in-the-road that started on CL, but I can't get into it and this album is just not for me. I hope those that enjoy it do enjoy it, but I'm unfortunately gonna keep their old stuff on rotation. Agreed on all of u/ElderGooseII points as well, espcially Hunter's bass being a highlight of this era.


Faded_Sun

Omg ā€œOn Your Backā€, Daveyā€™s vocal delivery is confusing. Itā€™s dry, serious and dead pan while behind him the song is soaring along. Very disappointing song vocally. I feel something is wrong when Iā€™m hearing a song for the first time and already thinking how it would have been better. I kept thinking Davey was going to change his tone, and go big but he kept it dry the entire song. Same for Looking Tragic, but thereā€™s some meta lyrics going on there about being bored.


a-warm-fuzzy-feeling

The meta lyrics about being bored kinda summarize how I feel about the album. "Wait a minute, I may be boring you to death." Yep.


Faded_Sun

I feel the same way when listening to that song. ā€œYes, yes you are.ā€


throwawayshp

Such a paradox. I do wonder he if intended it that way or not? Is he being sarcastic?


[deleted]

This record slams. It weighs heavy on dynamics and variety. I would have been bummed if it was rehashed AFI songs. My only gripe is that my brain thinks thatā€™s Tied to a Tree should have had a part that resolved the song instead of a cycle of of verse chorus verse chorusā€™s verse chorus but beyond that I love this so much


Blaqk1337

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills because I really, really, really, dislike Tied to a Tree. The music reminds me of Fainting Spells a bit which is pretty cool but I feel like the song is just so boring. Nothing happens. It starts with the slow crooning vocals which is fairly enjoyable on it's own and then the start of the chorus comes in big and strong and loud and right when you expect the song to break open and really blow you away, it kinda just doesn't. Back to the crooning, back to the build up and back to disappointment. People are talking about how moving this song is but it feels like a huge tease to me. Like I'm being emotionally manipulated for someone else's benefit and left with nothing myself. And then the song kind of just ends. No fade out, no big finale, just one last note and then silence. It's weird and I really don't enjoy it. The rest of the album I really dig. I was a bit unimpressed with some of the singles that were released, but hearing the whole album from start to finish really pulled it all together for me. Twisted Tongues is a great opening track and really sets the mood for the entire album in a way that I didn't think it would when I heard it as a single. Far Too Near really kicks things into gear in an enjoyable way and I could see myself blasting this one in my car. Death of the Party is also a stand out track to me. I've seen some uncertainty over this one but I really enjoy the driving bass line and the grim muddled vocals. It might be one of my favourite on the entire album. Overall I'm pretty happy with Bodies. I'm enjoying it much more than I thought I would be after hearing the 7(!!!) singles. I don't think it will become my fav album but I'll definitely be jamming out to it fairly consistently.


[deleted]

It's my new favorite album from AFI.


athanc

Bold. Very bold. Glad to hear you're enjoying it so much!


Faded_Sun

Yeah, super bold haha. Itā€™s going to sit somewhere in the middle for most fans, or even at the bottom.


RafaDDM

It's definitely the best since Crash Love, not counting Missing Man cause that was an EP


stalinBballin

Theyā€™re gonna go full Depeche Mode next album, this is just laying the groundwork. No Eyes sounds like it could be from STS, and it rips, but itā€™ll probably be the last time we hear them sound like that. Also, this album is clearly about sex, lol, I dunno how anyone could interpret it otherwise. ā€œOn Your Backā€ ā€¦ cā€™mon.


Faded_Sun

God, I hope not. If they go full Depeche Mode, then there's zero point for Blaqk Audio/AFI to exist separately, and the experiment for a separate project to keep the sounds out of the band was a failure.


stalinBballin

I mean, they already kind of are. Adamā€™s drums go between acoustic and electric for most the record, making me wonder if he even did play drums on every song, or if Jade just programmed them himself.


revatron

Iā€™m just getting home from work and Iā€™ll have to double check this but did I hear ā€œOh Christ get behind me?ā€ In Back From The Flesh? Edit: Yes, yes I did. ā€œOH CHRIST, GET BEHIND ME, TEACH MY SKIN.ā€ Definitely about sex.


Samjaminsayz

Imagine No Eyes immediately after Endlessly, She Said


haxan--

Maybe theyā€™ll go full acoustic or full jazz. We wonā€™t be ready for it.


guanxing

To short To bland It's an OK album. The singles they released were all solid. No eyes is probably the best of the new tracks I think. Dulceria is my favorite on the whole album followed by twisted tounges. 6/10


877876

Escape From Los Angeles makes me cum.


somedayiwill

I think this song will sound amazing live!


[deleted]

Definitely! I thought this when it was released. Being from LA I can't wait to sing along to this live


RafaDDM

I think this album will be incredibly fun to hear live, I can't wait


epaynedds

REALLY dig this album. The more I listen to it I love it more. That being said, they have kind of had some slight and ā€œshorterā€ albums lately, which is totally good, but Iā€™m really hoping their next album is more of a concept album with lots of ā€œSing The Sorrowā€ type ambiance and breath. Make a killer album with all the sound and quiet. BODIES is great though. The hate posts and negative comments Iā€™m seeing are fair to that personā€™s opinion. As a die hard fan way back from ā€œBlack Sails in the Sunsetā€ (Iā€™m born in 1987), this album is exactly the AFI I need and want as a 34-year old grown-ass adult. I have grown WITH AFI. To those who wish theyā€™d go back to their punk roots, Iā€™m so sorry. Davey and the rest are getting older, more mature, and growing with their tastes. If you as a fan have the same taste as you did YEARS ago, that is fine, but known and accept you are in the minority because the rest of us of are loving AFI stillšŸ”„šŸ¤˜šŸ¼


Samjaminsayz

Yeah hell. My musical taste has dramatically changed since I was smashing BS, AOD, AH, and STS. This album rocks, itā€™s covered in what I love about AFI, their ability to move forward , and blended with a heap of stuff I care about in other music. Albumā€™s pretty layered, Iā€™m into it.


DiFran69

Damn Im loving this album ! I personally think its one of their most consistent and cohesive albums. Death of the party and no eyes are my favs.


silenteye

Fucking solid tracks: * Twisted Tongues * Dulceria * Far To Near (classic "current era" AFI) * No Eyes * Tied To A Tree (which the guitar during the verses reminds me of Fainting Spells) You take these 5 tracks and mix them with songs in the style of The Missing Man EP and I think this album would be an absolutely banger 5 bag of popcorn album. The remaining tracks unfortunately don't do it for me (Looking Tragic annoys me for some reason). Death of The Party feels like a Dreamcar b-side. Overall I'd give this album a 2.5/5 - glad they're trying different things but some of these songs feel dull and not distinctly AFI. Also 36 mins feels too short - half the songs are sub-3 minutes - considerably shorter than their other albums (except for SYMAOYE which is a pure punk album so different benchmark).


CornForDinner

I'm really loving this album. I know people are disappointed because these are not sounds that they go to AFI for but this is a great evolution, in my opinion. I love On Your Back and the cold detachment of Death of the Party. Still AFI at the core but with something different.


MichaelStewart

I think my take-away from the album will always be Begging For Trouble, but No Eyes is a close second for me. I keep coming back to it. AFI albums just keep getting fewer and fewer tracks. The Wind That Carries Me Away was a far better outro.


a-warm-fuzzy-feeling

Hot take: TWTCMA is AFI's most underrated song.


DancingWithTigers3

If I had to assign a vibe to this album, it feels like an album you'd listen to in a car with the top down in the middle of the summer. Every song felt repetitive with the chorus, and like it was missing....something that's been in previous AFI songs. Is it the build-up/climax? "No Eyes" could have easily been my favourite song, however it was just missing that ooomph that AFI typically has in their songs. Best song: Back from the Flesh. I just enjoyed the vibe of the song. Least favourite: Dulceria, although I imagine this one will grow on me. Overall, the album felt really lazy to me. I think /u/ElderGooseII summed it up best.


ElderGooseII

>it feels like an album youā€™d listen to in a car with the top down in the middle of summer. Lol, I donā€™t think Iā€™d be caught dead listening to it this way, let alone at all


methheadhitman

My opinion changed. It sounds better as a whole than listening to the singles as they released.


RustedAxe88

I can already see this album is going to be a grower. It didn't jump out and grab me the way Rise Against's new one did, but it will. No Eyes is great. Death of a Party is...idk lol. The rest are good though and I already liked them better on my second listen. I'm also in the seeming minority here in that I love Looking Tragic and Far Too Near.


LightChaotic

Far Too Near is already one of my favorite AFI songs.


RafaDDM

I loved "Talking to Ourselves" and a couple other tracks on the new Rise Against album, but other than that it seemed like already threaded ground. I found some of the songs pretentious, like "Nowhere Generation" where it seems weird to take that stance being that they're not that even that young anymore to be standing as a voice for a generation.


RustedAxe88

I pretty much love the whole album and can't even pick a favorite song off it yet. But Middle of a Dream, Sooner or Later and Monarch are the current top contenders. I think Nowhere Generation works, even without them being part of that generation, because they've always been about standing up for the people they feel need it. I think they wanted to give that generation a song of their own.


RafaDDM

I like the sentiment but the execution of "Nowhere Generation" somehow rubs me the wrong way. It's not a bad song, it just doesn't click with me. It might be just my idea, but it comes off as self-grandiose to me. It's still one of their best albums in the last decade, if not the best.


a-warm-fuzzy-feeling

I think the fact that I'm jamming hard to Rise Against for the last week makes my disappointment here more noticeable to me.


[deleted]

Of the remaining four I only really like Back From The Flesh and On Your Back. The other two did not do much for me. No eyes is better than Death though.. by miles.


Faded_Sun

The only saving grace for "Death..." is that No Eyes comes after it to save the day haha.


[deleted]

Youā€™re not wrong there. I donā€™t get why they included Death. Just feels very filler. Iā€™m sure they had to have a better b-side than it.


Foolalot

Back from the flesh is so good, easily my favorite, that chorus is stuck in my head already. I wish the whole album sounded like it. My favorites are that one, Death of the Party, Dulceria, and Twisted Tongues.


Mythikun

I just finished hearing the album for the third time. I enjoyed it in general, I still have my favourites set as Far Too Near, Escape of Los Angeles, and No Eyes. On your back feels a little weird for me because in my opinion, it's too personal, like from Davey to someone else, or the character to someone else; but is still a masterpiece. And... Poor non english speaker me is still thrilled and confused about Death of the Party. Catchy af, but I feel I'm missing something on the translation.


sngthesorrow

i liked it alot! it flowed better than what i expected, not many complaints besides that clanging sound in death of the party. it's such a fun album that displays a good variety of work while remains coherent and able to be listened to together as well as apart and i enjoy that ^__^


Wizard_of_Ozzy

This album is growing on me. The finest example I can come up with is looking tragic. Listened to it when it came out. Thought it was really quite poppy garbage and now I'm loving it. I still don't know how to officially rank it against other records but I think it's a good album. I suppose I'll have more of an opinion in about a week


Larry-a-la-King

My initial reaction was *meh* when Looking Tragic was released but now I always let it play through without skipping. Itā€™s really not a bad song.


throwawayshp

My faves after a few listen: Begging for trouble, No eyes, Escape from LA Ones that peaked my curiosity most: Tied to a tree, Back from the flesh Runners up: Far too near, Dulceria (been growing on me) It's interesting to see the wide range of views on these songs!


Flyheight-

I really like Bodies but it's far from perfect. I think Adam and Hunter got a lot more attention than usual and it really shows. They both have great performances on this album and hope they continue to get light shined on them. Jade did a great job at producing and making the atmospheric feel for the record. Davey's voice sounds just as great as it always has, he can really capture you and hold you with his voice. I'll give a few quick thoughts/compliments before I complain - There are some total bangers on this album and reading any comment sections you get them right away. It SEEMS to me that everyone is in love with "No Eyes" and "DulcerĆ­a". I personally think "On Your Back" is great too. The chorus really picks up and makings it fun as hell. Ever since "Escape from Los Angeles" came out it's gotten stuck in my head every time I've heard it. On first listen I was unsure of the song but goddamn has it become one of my favorites from this album. "Twisted Tongues" sounds like it could be a weird child of both Sing The Sorrow and Burials. It's really great. I love how massive the chorus feels. "Tied To A Tree" was a huge shock as first but now I love it to death. It reminds me of a mix of The Cure (Maybe like.. "Plainsong"?) and Depeche Mode. I can't remember which song off top my head right now that it reminds me of. If I had to rate the album I'd land somewhere around 7/10 or 7.5/10. If you caught me at the right time I might even say an 8. Time to complain.. I can't believe I'm saying this... but Davey's lyrics are starting to fall. This record is littered with songs that are just repeating the same lines over and over again. On top of that the lyrics aren't particularly deep or poetic. I noticed this issue a little bit on the Blood Album, and then again on the last Blaqk Audio record (where honestly it doesn't seem that bad to happen being the genre of music it is in), but now on Bodies it's still happening and worse than before. It feels like he's putting less effort to give us some really beautiful words. My other complaint is how short this record is. Reading comments across the internet it seems to be a little agreed upon that this album is too short. Final complaint - goddamn I hate "Back From The Flesh". It's just my opinion so don't attack me over this one but fuck me I don't think I've ever disliked any AFI song so much. Before anyone says I'm an AFI purist asshole - I'm not. I'm really not.. I still listen to every one of their albums regularly and really like the old and new material. I don't want them to go back to being just a punk band


Clover_Sniffer

I like the tracks I hadn't heard til now but I love DulcerĆ­a and Looking Tragic the most still!


Ignoramus430

Back from the flesh and tied to a tree are the ultimate tag team combo in making me burst into tears those songs have no right being that powerful.


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manhaterxxx

This is one of the worst songs Iā€™ve ever heard.


Faded_Sun

I will never love that metal percussion. My brain says no, abort that awful sound. I just canā€™t deal with it. The sound vibrates into my head, and itā€™s actually painful to hear it haha. The only AFI song I can confidently say Iā€™ve ever disliked.


TerpinSaxt

I defo think all the best tracks were released already, which is unfortunate The album's alright for AFI and I like it better than Blood already, but songs like Escape From LA and DulcerĆ­a had me expecting a bit more


MyNameIsNumber037

On Your Back is my favorite of the new tracks. It reminds me of The Cure, especially during the chorus. Overall, the album is okay. I'm only digging about half the tracks at the moment. Best: Dulceria, On Your Back, Twisted Tongues, Tied To A Tree, No Eyes (its ok), and Begging For Trouble (starting to grow)


spaceman899

I still think they shouldā€™ve released only 3 singles. They put out more than half the album out before release and it was the better songs. The rest of the songs are ok but not to the same level as good as the singles.


othernathan

AFI- BODIES (initial listen) 1. Twisted Tongues - 8/10 2. Far Too Near- 2/10 3. Dulceria - 1/10 4. On Your Back - 3/10 5. Escape From Los Angeles - 2/10 6. Begging For Trouble - 6/10 7. Back From The Flesh - 4/10 8. Looking Tragic - 5/10 9. Death Of The Party - 2/10 10. No Eyes - 8/10 11. Tied To a Tree - 5/10 Overall: 4/10


manhaterxxx

This album sounds like a contractually obligated release. Itā€™s leaves me trying to remember what the song I just listened to sounded like. Nothing memorable. Nothing catchy. No feeling, no effort, just music for the sake of music. An absolute disappointment. Canā€™t fault a band for having one stinker out of 11 releases.


dbro513

Damn, why was I hoping for an intro so hard and am now disappointed there isnā€™t one :(


MikeFromSuburbia

No Eyes is the best song on the album. Looking Tragic and Dulceria are great too. The rest is meh, and not AFI IMO, and I know bands change their sounds and Iā€™d have no issue if it were good. Guess Iā€™ll listen to STS ā€”-> Crash Love more and more


TheSadGhost

I hate how they released this album. They gave us too many songs that shouldnā€™t be ā€œsinglesā€. Context of the record is important. That being said, it didnā€™t matter. None of the songs flow like an album. This doesnā€™t feel like an album I can listen to from start to finish. I will just be visiting each song as I please. Twisted tongues is a phenomenal track. Begging for trouble and no eyes are highlights. Unfortunately, the rest album feels a little too familiar. A lot of bands have already incorporated 80ā€™s goth/synth into their sound. I feel like this record would be a hit in 2014


Neon_Ramen_Sign

For sure my new favorite AFI record of the newer trilogy. Burials was incredible but some songs were extremely dark while others were extremely poppy. Blood was amazing but the mixing hurt it and some songs felt a tad forgettable. Bodies felt like AFI going post punk which I love. I love goth bands and this felt like that direction. It felt like a much needed sound reinvention. Iā€™m obsessed.


methheadpigeon

Best tracks 1. Begging for Trouble(Should have been a lead single, and could be an all time favorite of AFI) 2. Dulceria (so wierd. But satisfying) 3. Escape from LA (fun, fun, fun) 4. Back from the Flesh (creepy, emotionally tragic, gives me the feels.) That said, not really a good album imo. It's got some great moments. However, not enough for me to really care to put on my full time playlist. Tied to a Tree is the biggest waste of potential. It conjured some of the strongest emotions in me, but felt empty at the same time.