Yours Truly

Sick Of It All | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 21, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fat Wreck Chords
• ASIN: B00004Z521
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,440 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does This Band Ever Fail To Please Their Fans???, November 22, 2000

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Spacebeard07 "Pete" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yours Truly (Audio CD)

The undisputed Kings Of New York Hardcore/Punk are back with the release of "Yours Truly". After what I thought was a slight disappointment (Call To Arms), Sick Of It All comes back with a perfect CD. Perfect in the sense that they're able to explore a few new directions while still staying true to their sound. I love this CD because it's a blend of all their albums, Heavy at times (Broke Dick, Nails, Blown Away, Cry For Help), upbeat and catchy at others (America, No Apologies, Disco Sucks F**K Everything). The problem I had with the last album was that some of the songs were lacking in the catchy department and just didn't leave much of an impression on me after the first listen. This album definitely dosen't have that effect this time around. It's as perfect as a Sick Of It All album can get with very few spots to dislike. It wouldn't have hurt to have Craig sing something on this record but Armand (drums) lends lead vocals to "Souvenir" along with Lou which was a nice surprise since we haven't heard any lead vocals from Armand since REST IN PIECES ( that is if you count his Grammy Winning performance from "Built To Last" on the song "Culoconcado (I Take SH*Ts)" :-þ ). Lyrically, the album pretty much stays true to form with positive messages (but not preachy like some OTHER bands) while stressing that they plan on being around for a long time to come (ie: Disco Sucks F**K Everything). I also admire the bands choice to go with a really NON-Hardcore type album cover/Artwork/packaging (The Booklet itself is very different), but then again in my opinion they've done that before with "Built To Last". I would definitely reccommend this CD to the real Die Hard Fans of SICK OF IT ALL but anyone who is curious about what the bands material sounds like should check it out as well. Standout tracks - Blown Away, District, Disco Sucks F**K Everything, America, Hands Tied Eyes Closed, Broke Dick, Cry For Help and No Apologies.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hardest CD I own (my first SOIA CD), May 31, 2002

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N. Ulanowski "urza216" (CHicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yours Truly (Audio CD)

I have to admit, this is not really the type of CD I generally buy. I have nothing against it obviously. But my tastes just run more towards bands like Pennywise, NOFX, Anti-Flag etc. However, lately I have been getting into hardcore with bands like Agnostic Front, Madball etc. So I went to an anonymous independent record st0re and none of that was available. I knew I had to come home with some hardcore CD so I got this one and hit the road.

The first song that appears on the CD sets the mood of the CD great. The lyrics really portray the rest of the CD nicely. The guitar is rough and hard. Which is exactly the way to define this CD. This is brutal earsplitting hardcore...Bands that come to mind are Raised Fist, Straight Faced, Death By Stereo and the like. Since bands like that had never really been right up my alley, I am surprised that I landed up liking this so much. Something about this CD separates itself from the other brutal hardcore bands and I don't know what. But whatever it is, I like it.

It's interesting how some of the songs near the end of the CD really tone down on the hard edge and tough brutal guitar rhythm. In fact I would have to say the song "America" isn't even hardcore. It's straight up Dropkick Murphys style punk! Another song near the end that isn't really hardcore is "Souvenir". It's sort of a punk song with a just a spice of hardcore. However it must be clear that this softening up statement is just a general statement and doesn't apply to all of the songs. In fact the toughest song on the CD (Broke d**k) is near the end.

As for the lyrics. Well, you'd think with a name like Sick of It All it would be much more political. when in reality the only political song on here is "America". You'd also think that they'd at least have a couple of those "Down with the system, ANARCHY" songs that I love. But, they don't have any of those. However, all the songs still have a message which makes it punk lyrics anyway.

When Pennywise has non-political messages the lyrics make perfect sense. In fact it inspires me and I live my life "the Pennywise way". I totally agree with them. However, I seldom agree with these guys. For instance, the message to "The Bland Within" is basically saying that it's human nature to not learn from your mistakes so don't try. I agree that that's human nature but that doesn't mean you can't FIGHT that. That is the EXCACT reason why today's world is in such a mess. Another thing is that the song "Turn My Back" is like the complete opposite of inspirational Pennywise compassion songs like "It's Up to You". This is not to say I don't like the lyrics. Because even though, I disagree with them a lot of the time it is still interesting to hear what they have to say. So overall, if you like brutal metal influenced hardcore do NOT pass this up. You won't be disappointed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For me their best album ever!, May 4, 2006

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Thomas Mueller "Thomson83" (NRW) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yours Truly (Audio CD)

I've heard this record a thousand times since I bought it and it is still not getting boring. The diversity of the songs is awesome and nevertheless its still oldschool hardcore with a positive attitude. When you are new to hardcore, buy this record and it will blow you away! This CD picked me up when I was down! Thank you forever for this record! "This is not an image, this is our lifes!"