Answer That and Stay Fashionable

A.F.I.

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 22, 1997)
• Original Release Date: 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nitro Records
• ASIN: B000003J21
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,187 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Their debut album on CD for the first time ever. Completely remastered & now with the bonus track 'Open Your Eyes'. 15 blistering punk anthems that crowned them the kings of the East Bay scene. Their last has sold over 30,000copies to date. Currently on tour with Sick Of It All.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great album, shows the roots of a great band., July 15, 2006

By	Mark Twain - See all my reviews

The afi featured in this album is actually pretty much a diffrent band than we see in later albums. afi stood for anthems for insubordinates while it later stands for a fire inside. there are two diffrent band members than later on. two diffrent members makes a big diffrence. for anyone who knows anything about punk, the only diffrence between operation ivy and rancid is two members, but they are very diffrent bands. so now that ive established this cd as a "diffrent band" ill say that this is a great album. truly fantastic. it is youth energy and teen angst in music form. it basically defines every teenage loser. haha its true though, and thats what makes it fun. yes this is a FUN album. thats the best way to describe it. davey sings about cereal, and wanting a mohawk, and not wanting to get up in the morning and stupid jocks, its very immature, but that immaturity is refreshing. when compared to black sails in the sunset, or the art of drowning, this album seems meak and irrelevent. afi later would go on to make creative music that would blow my mind, but this album is always something ill come back to, because its fun. theres nothing else to it. its fun fast and punk. so when you feel overwhelemed by afis later, more intense albums just pop this in, its simply a fun album to listen to.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I liked it, August 14, 2001

By	Jonathan Henry (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This was my first AFI album, and overall I think it's great. Personally I liked Art of Drowning a bit better *ducks bricks from oldschool AFI fans*, and All Hallow's EP is godly, but this definitely isn't bad at all--hence my four stars. It is different from other AFI music I've heard since, in that some of the songs have humorous themes (like I Wanna Mohawk and Highschool Football Hero), but it's all fast, hard punk rock. Davey's high-pitched voice is here as always, giving them a totally unique sound.

AFI is a great band; I don't think I can honestly say this is their best album, not the "If you only buy one AFI album, make it this", but if you like the band, it's good stuff!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fun in Small Doses, April 2, 2006

By	Me (The Middle of Nowhere) - See all my reviews

AFI's debut album is a great deal different from their last few CDs. There is no traces of Goth or pop punk here, just straight up old school punk with some truly hilarious lyrics. The problem with this album is it's all the same, there's almost no variation, so it's good when you listen to just a few tracks (all of which are good) but put back to back it's impossible to get through the entire CD without a headache. The two standout tracks for me are "High School Football Hero" and the Classic "I Want a Mohawk but My Mom Won't Let Me Get One".
The music reminds me alot of MxPx's debut CD "Pokinatcha", but the lyrics are alot more similar to the Offspring. Definitely a good CD if you wanna see where the band started and you're already a fan, but if you're new to AFI and want to backtrack from Sing the Sorrow or Decemberunderground I recomend either Black Sails in the Sunset or the All Hallows EP instead.