Search - A Day to Remember :: Homesick

Will anyone remember?

Chris | Melbourne. Australia | 02/27/2010

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Whether you love or leave this album will depend on where you stand in the punk scene and what matters to you in the music you listen to.



The best things about this album is that it is well recorded, the band (and therefore the songs) gel well together and the songs have tonnes of energy.



The biggest negatives are the lyrics are quite banal and boring and generally seem to be about nothing except keeping it real in the scene. They over do the gang shout repeating the line the singer just sang (this becomes particularly grinding after a while and loses its impact) and the band don't really offer anything new to the scene. Instead, they have taken parts from popular punk bands and blended them all together.



When you listen to the album you can pick the influence with each track. The Downfall Of Us All borrows heavily from New Found Glory, It It Means A Lot To You could have been written by Say Anything and the hardcore tracks sound, well, like every other hardcore artist of the last decade.



Nevertheless, A Day To Remember do it well. If you are new to the scene this would be a great introduction to what's going on in punk music at the moment."