![]() “This Is War” might have the award for Worst Chorus on the Album with, “You want it?/You got it/Take it/This is war.” The vocal melody for “A Little Bit Off” gets old really fast with cheesy “Hey Yeahs.” I was fully taken out of the song by the second verse when Moody solemnly sings, “I'm a little pissed off today and there ain't nothing you can do about it/I'm a little bit put off today and I could not tell you why/Got a really short fuse today and everyone around me's f*cking crazy/I'm a little ticked off today, a little pissed off today.” For this album, I think the lyrics are easily the worst aspect. “Full Circle” begins with whiny lyrics and bland rhymes, “That's it, I f*ckin' had it, I can't take it anymore/Yeah, I know now why I'm losing, well, just look who's keeping score” Moody screams. I understand that the lyrics for FFDP songs have never been the best, even on the first two records, but if they are going to keep making songs with these big hooks and a lack of instrumental variety, then the listener is going to pay attention to the lyrics. “Bright Side of Grey” is the foretold ballad with patriotic tones at the end of the album that feels formulaic (no surprise there) and cheesy with more bottom of the barrel lyrics. It’s incredibly boring and at this point carries no emotional weight whatsoever. “Darkness Settles In” just follows the same footsteps as the ballads on their other albums. There also these weird moments where they seem to be ripping off Slipknot’s live breakdowns, especially at the end of “Bottom of the Top.” Then the mandatory ballads come into play as they do on every album. “To Be Alone” features a chorus that is too similar to their hit “Coming Down” from American Capitalist. “Living the Dream” just gives the album another song to fill time nothing is memorable about it. “Inside Out” contains the same angry, loner-y lyrics that singer Ivan Moody writes all the time, with screamed verses and a big hook like all their big singles. ![]() There are a few songs that are heavier than the others, but they still don’ t stray away from the Five Finger Formula. There isn’t much to talk about on this album because there is nothing new, fresh, or interesting that it does. Instead, they made the same album for the eighth time. Unfortunately, on F8, they don’t do anything to change this formula. Also, good on them for getting so big that they can write the same album every two years and still remain relevant. Now don’t get me wrong every album has had a song or two that I find pretty good. Has a heavy song that tries to fool longtime fans by saying, “See? We are still heavy!”Įvery FFDP album since American Capitalist has followed this formula.Has the same guitar solo at least six times. ![]()
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