Crimes

by

The Blood Brothers

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This album is amazing. Absolutely amazing. When I looked up the Blood Brothers they were lumped into the screamo and hardcore genres, so I was wary when listening to this album. In my opinion, they don't fall into either of those genres, and it's sort of insulting that they would even be considered that. It's true they scream, but it's with style. And their music is far more interesting than all those bland, monotonous hardcore/screamo bands out there.

'Crimes' is an album that will make you dance. But not in the normal sense of dancing. Nothing that will make you "lean back" or "get jiggy wit it". The kind of dancing where you lose all control of your body and move it any way you can. Muscle spasms, shaking, kicking, etc.

Lyrically, the Blood Brothers paint morbidly beautiful images in your head. This is one of the main aspects of their music that sets them apart from the generic screamo/hardcore bands. If they do have a song about love, they shy away from using the disgustingly overused razorblade/roses metaphor. Songs like `Teen Heat' and `Live At The Apocalypse Cabaret' are exemplary for their creative and effective lyrics.

So don't let the genre fool you, the Blood Brothers are making music all their own. I strongly recommend this album for those who like Beep Beep.

I don't think this album is that great. I really wanted to love it, but couldn't. I am a Blood Brothers fan, hell... I live in Redmond where they are from. But this disc is not as good as the last one at all. Yes, I am glad that they are growing as musicians and trying new things, but this disc is not that great. It doesn't have the intensity and complexity of the last album, also Johnny's voice becomes a little to much to take on the record. His high pitched squeals sound much like Karen-O, and makes me want to turn of the disc. A few songs are good, And yes the Blood Brothers are great but I'm not going to give a disc a high rating unless it really deserves it.