No. 5 of my personal highlights of new releases of 2010 is Against Me!’s „White Crosses“. Unfortunately they cancelled the autumn tour so that I had no chance to experience this live.
When the album was released a lot of people were somehow disappointed, and I’ve seen some really bad reviews. For me this album was great already from the beginning on. As soon as I heard it the first time I loved it. Sure it somehow easier to get into than maybe Reinventing Axl Rose, but times & bands change and for me this is still an Against Me! album, different from the older ones or even the last one, but no way I would say it’s not as good as them. I tortured my co-workers with it for weeks, until most of them were able to hum some of the songs while working and it’s really good for driving huge distances.
For me personally the best Against Me! album so far. I really hope to see them live in 2011!
My favorite songs on it would be:
- White Crosses
- Because Of The Shame
- We’re Breaking Up
- High Pressure Low
- Spanish Moss
- Bamboo Bones
My special edition has 14 tracks, but I think the normal one is finished with Bamboo Bones. The tracklist of my version is as follows:
- White Crosses
- I Was A Teenage Anarchist
- Because Of The Shame
- Suffocation
- We’re Breaking Up
- High Pressure Low
- Ache With Me (my least favorit of the album)
- Spanish Moss
- Rapid Decompression
- Bamboo Bones
- Ony by One
- Bob Dylan Dream (the lyrics of this one are extremely funny)
- Lehigh Acres
- Bitter Divisions