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I Learned It by Watching You

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Whether it's because they weren't baptized in the crowded cookie-cutter scenes of Southern California or Northern New Jersey, or because they've been blessed with an incredible inherent ability, the songs on this record far transcend the overdone cliches of pop-punk. The mark of a great song is its ability to transcend genres, and unfairly lumped in a genre that has become the equivalent of 'boy bands with guitars', Alli With An I writes sincerely great songs that could've easily been just as awesome as indie rock anthems, country ballads, acoustic folk, or new wave pop.

Five years from now when the fads have faded, you will be able to listen to almost any track on this album and say, "hell yes, this song is the real deal." And days later you will be humming a song to yourself, only to realize that it's any of the ridiculously catchy songs on this CD.

The world is not fair, so I can't say "get this before they're famous." But I can say, "get this because it's better than anything anybody on the Warped Tour has put out in the last five years."

I first listened to Alli with an I back in February when "Long Story Short" was released nationally and I thought it was awesome. "I Learned It By Watching You," is their first record off of Law of Inertia and sounds better than their first release. It is well produced and has more songs. Alli with an I has their own distinct pop-punk sound and it's worth the $13.98.