Artist: The All-American Rejects
Album: Move Along
The All American Rejects are one of the few newer groups whose work I really enjoy. They always seemed to be one of the few who really got what rock should be all about. This particular song is one of my favorites off Move Along.
I like this particular song mostly because of the heavy drumbeat that drives most of it. It’s not a particularly complicated drum part, but it’s powerful. It shapes the entire identity of the song and provides the driving force that links the imagery of the lyrics with the instrumental part of the song.
If you’ve been reading some of my other posts, you also know that I’m a sucker for a good breakup song, especially the more defiant ones like this one. The lyrics of this song are especially good in that they really capture the ambivalence that comes with a breakup. The narrator is leaving because he can’t take a bad relationship anymore, but at the same time acknowledges that it hurts to leave as well. A lot of songs never really explore that kind of territory.
This kind of good, solid rock is why I really like this band so much.
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