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| Absolutepunk |
 9/10ths of everything is effort. (Do you really need examples? I’m not a teacher.) But basically the point is this, if I took the time to foster relationships with bands or labels or my parents, I’d be much farther along. Instead I sit in a corner and wait for the wind to turn in my direction. It happens much less than you think, mostly because I’m kind of skinny and very white. I don’t blame the wind for missing me; I blame myself for being easily lost. So good for The Classic Crime’s label, Tooth and Nail, for somehow tracking me down. I received a free copy of the band’s album Vagabonds and I’m totally bragging about it. This must be what it feels like to be Drew Beringer. You suck; nobody will ever send you a free record. You have to steal them, and for that you are no better than – insert humorous villain reference from a mid-90’s movie. By the time “Four Chords” played through with its ridiculous catchiness and radio playability, I knew I had a winner. But Vagabonds is more than one great alternative rock song. It’s 11 great alternative rock songs. Opener “A Perfect Voice” rolls by at a pace that’s perfect for self-recollection. “Vagabonds” is riff after riff of fist-pumping optimism....full text |
| Christianmusiczine |
| The Classic Crime – Vagabonds – Tooth & Nail Records – April 6 2010 – Reviewed By Tyler Hess Going from album to album can be walking a fine line for bands, where they can fall into either the trap of making the exact same album or changing so drastically that they alienate half their fanbase and aren’t left with much to hold onto career-wise. What The Classic Crime has pulled off in Vagabonds is exactly what every great band should do, which is take their distinctive sound and experiment within what they already do, so that enough has changed to not be white noise, but not so much that they’re a different band altogether. Vagabonds, the fourth label release from The Classic Crime, shows their ability to mix the acoustic side they showed on the Seattle Sessions ep and their alternative rock anthems that match up more with The Silver Cord than what we heard on Albatross. What hasn’t changed at all are the thought provoking, challenging, insightful lyrics that come from vocalist Matt MacDonald provides, which are no surprise to the long time fan. In fact, many of the subjects he touches on are things that some of knew he’d been thinking about for awhile, due to MacDonald keeping a blog online that he updates with thoughts on life, faith and relationships. Sure, there are songs like “Vagabonds” and “Four Chords” that pretty much just talking about his love for music, but there are deeper subjects as well. From the ultimately ironically titled “The Happy Nihlist” detailing the difficulty within that philosophical path, to “Cheap Shots” where weakness is displayed and how people are eager to jump in to “rub my face in it”...full text |
| Reviewrinserepeat |
| The Classic Crime will release their third studio album, titled Vagabonds, on April 6th, via Tooth & Nail Records. The album is available for pre-order now, with all profits going to the Earthquake Relief in Haiti. The track listing for the album can be viewed below. 1. A Perfect Voice 2. Cheap Shots 3. Solar Powered Life 4. Four Chords 5. Vagabonds 6. The Happy Nihlist 7. My Name 8. Everything & Nothing 9. The Count 10. Different Now 11. Broken Mess...full text |
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