Ahh, The Memories.

Listening to: A.F.I. - Sing the Sorrow

This album immediately sends me back to the townhouse that Eric, Russ, Jeff, and all those other guys lived in back when I was in grade 12. Not because I was there a lot or anything, but because it’s where I listened to it the first time, thanks to my buddy Michael. He wanted to play it for everybody because there were a couple songs that he though were pretty rad. I remember everyone there (who were pretty heavy into Coldplay at the time) being kind (particularly Jeff), but not overly receptive to it. I’ve always greatly respected Michael’s musical opinions, so I went out and bought the CD the next day.

It’s funny that I thought of this story, because the first song , Miseria Cantare, is one I used in making this video of Michael being good at soccer. THE VERY SAME MICHAEL! Crazy. In fact, if it weren’t for Michael, none of this *wide arm motions indicating the blogging kingdom I’ve created* would be possible. Daytona Splendor wouldn’t exist! Daytona Splendor was a name Michael and I came up with for the lead character in movie we made back when we were little boys. I played the part of Daytona Splendor, and he the part of Cash Smith. Oh man, we were geniuses. Geniusi. Genii. Whatever.

As much as I like to think my musical tastes have grown over the years, there’s something very affecting about memory on one’s feelings regarding things like this. I wouldn’t say A.F.I. is a band I ever loved, or one that I would see myself loving these days, but I really love this album, simply because of the nostalgic reverie into which it transports me. I think that feeling is a pretty common one, but it’s a neat one, because people understand it, but always in a very different way, unique to each individual. Deep shit there. Yikes.

Anyway, altogether Sing the Sorrow is a pretty good album. Of course, grade 12 was a pretty good year.




A.F.I. – Sing the Sorrow ★★★★✩✩✩✩✩✩

Favorite Tracks: The Leaving Song Pt. 2, the first half of …But Home in Nowhere

Least Favorite Tracks: Death of Seasons, The Great Disappointment

1. Miseria Cantare – The Beginning
2. The Leaving Song Pt. 2
3. Bleed Black
4. Silver and Cold
5. Dancing Through Sunday
6. Girl’s Not Grey
7. Death of Seasons
8. The Great Disappointment
9. Paper Airplanes (Makeshift Wings)
10. This Celluloid Dream
11. The Leaving Song
12. … But Home in Nowhere