{"product_id":"684514449175","title":"Say Anything - Is A Real Boy (Live) - Import Vinyl LP Recurd","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSay Anything\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespitesomeofthehypesurroundingitsrelease,SayAnything'sself-describedrockopera...IsaRealBoystillcaughtmanyinthepunksceneoff-guard,seeminglycomingoutofnowherewithitstheatricaltoneandcritical,perceptivelyricalmakeup.Atthehelmofthealbumistheself-conscious20-somethingsinger\/songwriterMaxBemis,whoultimatelyisSayAnything:hewroteandplaysprettymucheverythingbutpercussionontherecord.Thesongswereoriginallywrittenaspartofaplay,completewithacastofcharacters,fullstory,andspokeninterludes.Arise-and-fallplotofsorts,thestorylinewastobe:abandismediocreuntilitsidealisticfrontman(whoalsosuffersfromalienationandanxietyinaworldofhypocrisy)becomescursedtospewhisinnermostthoughtsintheformofhonestsongsthatalterthebandintowildlypopularstarsbeforetheirownhypocrisyleadstotheirundoing.Andthoughtheproposedstorylinedidn'tcompletelytransfertothealbum,it'salmosttooeasytoseeparallelsbetweentherealbandandthemade-upone,envisioningBemis(withhisownhistoryofanxiety,depression,andparanoia)astheactualhyper-awareleadcharacter.Sure,onecouldlookatthisalbumasself-indulgent,overzealous,andegocentric,butwhenthesongsareascatchy,cutting,andenjoyableasthese,itreallydoesn'tmatter.Thecompellingrockof\"Belt\"startsthingsoffwithitsthuggisharmyofbackgroundsingers,leadingintotheself-conscious,wryrealmsof\"Woe\"(choicelyricsinclude:\"shetookpityonme,horizontally,butmostlikelybecauseofmyband\").Urgentdrumbeatsandharmonizingvocalsopenthesingalong\"AlivewiththeGloryofLove,\"asongthatissocatchy,onealmostforgetsthedark,almostHolocaust-likenatureofthelyrics(asamplelinereads\"whenourcity...fallstotheaxis,they'llsearchthebuildings,collectgoldfillings,walletsandrings...you'dlookfinerwitheachdayinhiding\").Musically,thesongsareaboutasfulloflifeasyou'lllikelyfindonanyindie\/punkreleaseintheearly2000s,andBemis'greatlyricsonlyaddtothem.Criticismsonpopularcultureappearalongsideself-deprecating,introspective,andsarcasticlinesofloveandfear.In\"EveryManHasaMolly,\"Bemisimploreskidstospendalotofmoneyonbandmerchandiseafterhisgirlfriendbreaksupwithhimforwritingaboutherinsongs(\"becauseforyouIwon'teverhaveroughsexwithMollyConnollyagain\").Atonepoint,hetellstheindustryto\"gochokeonyourirony\"(\"TheFutile\"),andfrustrationswithtoday'sscenecometoasharppeakintheconfrontationalandbiting\"AdmitIt!!!,\"whereanempoweredBemisraisestwoimpassionedmiddlefingerstotheelitistcrowdsthatmayrejecthimandhismusic.Consideringthenew-schoolgenreofpunkthatSayAnythingisassociatedwith--andtheaudiencethealbumisgearedtoward--therecordisquiteironic.Afterall,aren'tsomeofthekidseatingthismusicupthesameoneswiththeelitist,condescendingpersonasBemiswasreactingagainstinthefirstplace?Eitherway,...IsaRealBoycomesoffasanimpressivelywell-done,multifacetedeffortthatdeservesmultiplespinsandmakesSayAnythingtrulyabandtowatch.~CoreyApar\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parting Gift Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52631281467681,"sku":"684514449175","price":49.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/684514449175.jpg?v=1777818861","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/es-es\/products\/684514449175","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}