Civil War

Dillinger Four | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fat Wreck Chords
• ASIN: B000VXLA5A
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,741 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bleeding Brilliant, October 18, 2008

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swilly (Adams, MA. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Civil War (Audio CD)

I'm a Big fan of this band. This album is one of their most impressive efforts, if not their best. I've listened through only a couple times now but I think there are some stunners on this record. This album smells and tastes a little different than previous albums due in part to it's great recording quality and also to a sort of evolution in the song writing. They're trying new stuff on this album and it works. But the band still retains a fearless full frontal flagellating mission I have always enjoyed. This album is still very much Dillinger Four, but like any band worth listening to they are not writing stagnant riffs that echo all albums past (well maybe a few). And hate me for saying it, but some of this stuff is just damn beautiful. Beautiful like honest, unadulterated, human expression can be. They're still cleverly deriding church, state and vapid celebrities but there is also some more personal work here that is really brilliant. Six years since they're last release- which sucks-but after having heard this record, all is forgotten.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mild Disappointment, October 19, 2008

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Uthor - See all my reviews

This review is from: Civil War (Audio CD)

6 years waiting for this, I can't help but feel mild disappointment. The sound is way more polished than previous D4 albums, which sucks the energy out of the music.

It's pretty middle of the road for D4 (which automatically makes it more enjoyable than most punk albums of late). Going back and listening to Midwestern Songs of the Americas, however, just shows me how much better it could have been.

5.0 out of 5 stars People who don't write music shouldn't review it, July 8, 2011

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AntiPorn - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Civil War (Audio CD)

It's funny how people who give this album a bad review probably do not even play an instrument nor do they produce music. It's also funny how people want bands to write the same songs over and over again and never progress. But that is in fact what this band is doing. I'd compare their earlier works to a 500 pound gorilla smashing through barricades to protest and in the end no one listened. It made for one hell of a memorable display though. But when the mask came off and the man inside sits down and talks to you as a man. Then you will understand his personal stories and how it affects you.
In this new album you will hear not only Dillinger Four classic style but also all of their influences without blatantly ripping them off. You will be captivated by the number of times the song changes as you listen to it. If at first you listen and don't like it because it's different from the rest, good. It is you that needs to change your perspective and stop trying to force it on others. By the time you understand what I am saying this will be one of the best punk rock efforts of all time.
I don't drink anymore but if I did I would be playing Fruity Pebbles continually at the bar and raising my glass with all my old friends.