A.F.I

Art Of Drowning

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Review Score:

(10/10)
This CD rules!! My friend got it for me 'cause she knows how much I love AFI's songs. This is the first AFI CD I ever had and it's one of my favourite CDs of all.

1. The Initiation: 10/10 It's a wonderful opening. Starts off slowly and then goes into a moderate tempo and then full speed.
2. The Lost Souls: 10/10 Great song! The drums were awesome and the lyrics are cool.
3. The Nephilim: 9/10 A bit different than "The Lost Souls", but I still like it. I still think it needs at least one more stanza. I thought the guitars were awesome in this!
4. Ever and a Day: 8/10 Er, it's okay. It's slower than the first three, but it's alright. I enjoy listening to it.
5. Sacrifice Theory: 9.5/10 Very cool song. I love how it goes fast and then suddenly it turns mellow.
6. Of Greetings and Goodbyes: 10/10 Great bass in this song. Awesome lyrics and the vocals are great. The guitars were heavy around the second stanza.
7. Smile: 7/10 I don't really listen to this track much. Gotta give it props for the speed, though.
8. A Story At Three: 10/10 Love this song!! It's great! Love the lyrics! It's fast and then it suddenly just seems to stop. I love the mellow part.
9. The Days of the Phoenix: 10/10 The song that got me into AFI. It has...poetic lyrics. A good song to listen to if you don't know AFI.
10. Catch a Hot One: 10/10 A great song. A very fast tempo with great bass and guitar!
11. Wester: 10/10 Love the intro in this song. Love the backing voices in the slower part.
12. 6 to 8: 6/10 I barely listen to this song. This is, like, the only song I don't like. Sure, I like slow parts but this is just way too slow and soft.
13. The Despair Factor: 10/10 AWESOME LYRICS! Love the ending.
14. Morningstar: 10/10 I love the lyrics for the song. It's deep in a way. It's so full of sorrow. The melody's great. I think that Davey's vocals were the best in this last song.

(?) Secret Song: 8/10 It's AFI tradition to have a secret song, man! This album is no different! The secret song for AoD is called "Battled". It's great, but it did sound a bit like "Of Greetings and Goodbyes" in a few parts.
(?) Dream of Waking: 10/10 It's 7"/vinyl only. [Not good], huh? But luckily, my friend downloaded it and sent it to me. I thought it was awesome! Great guitar lines!

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