 |  | They Changed It, Now It Sucks. |  |
On the upside, this is a way way more technically proficient revisting of the 1997 original. On the downside, it's kind of like seeing the reworked "Star Wars" movies - it's still Keasbey Nights, but now they added in a bunch of new stuff and changed it around and it's not the same.
it's prettier, yes. it's fuller and sounds better and everyone's a better musician (as they'd better well be, given that we're 10 years out). that being said, it's familiar ground that's been trod a million times before, and do we really need to photoshop the sistine chapel?
So yes, it sounds better than the original. On the other hand, the original was perfectly fine. It's neat to hear the revisited version, but it's kind of something that didn't need improving on in the first place.
December 1, 2008 | | Blows the Original out of the Water! | |
This album is leaps and bounds above the original (by Catch 22). It contains everything you could ever hope for from a truly talented 3rd wave ska band! There are several wonderful solos that really show off the musicianship of the band's members and the album as a whole just really comes alive. There's a quality and depth to the album that is rare, especially in this genre of music.
This is quite possibly my favorite ska-punk album ever, and certainly my favorite band!
Enjoy!
July 5, 2008If you love the big band sound with all sorts of instruments with a ska feel than you will love this.
January 16, 2008When I first heard the original Keasbey Nights, it instantly became my favorite cd. I'm still listening to it today. When I first heard about this new take on it I was a little worried. I thought that Streetlight Manifesto couldn't compete with the original and they would just lose the "awesomeness" of the original, boy was I wrong. The horn solos are much better, most of the lyrical differences add quite a lot to the songs. However Streetlight does lose some of the energy that the original had. While I still like the first Keasbey Nights better, this is still an awesome cd that you should get as soon as you can.
July 17, 2007I guess the album was ok but to me the sound was a little bit too high school band but overall is was good
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