Music: The Near Future by I Fight Dragons

I can't think of anything to say before the review. 

And I finally have images that my antivirus won't stop me from putting in here. 

So here. We. Go.

"Eighteen at a traffic light/Got nowhere to be on a Friday night/I got it all."

This is by far the best set of opening lyrics that I've heard in a long time. In fact, the whole album now ranks among my top 7 (still have to make that list). I have never heard such smooth transitions from one track to another (listen to the whole album). If you aren't paying attention, you'd probably think that the whole album is one giant track.

Track IV: Another Week, reminded me of another one of I Fight Dragons' songs, cRaZie$, from their debut album Kaboom! I liked this, and I like even more that the digital version of the album comes with the DEMOs (deleted tracks) and a .pdf to narrate the story told in Track I thru Track IX. Okay, the Deluxe Digital Package does, and that's the one I have.

Overall, I enjoyed this entire album. It was a great album in every way, and there was not a single track that I didn't enjoy. This is one impressive album, and I am happy that I decided to get this instead of something else.

Now here's my top 7 albums:

1. Portal 2 OST [SONGS TO TEST BY]
2. The Near Future by I Fight Dragons
3. Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY
4. Kaboom! by I Fight Dragons
5. DEMOlition: Songs That Didn't Make KABOOM!
6. Red vs. Blue Season 9 Soundtrack
7. Red vs. Blue Season 10 Soundtrack

Music: DEMOlition - Demos That Didn't Make KABOOM! by I Fight Dragons

The Review Starts Here

Anyone getting an awkward feeling from this start, where the formatting is not like the other reviews here? Well, that's intentional. I felt a bit awkward when I first saw this album cover, and then I realized it's just the cover for KABOOM, but with DEMOlition placed over KABOOM!

Anyway, I enjoyed this far more than I thought I would. I've listened to it before, and yet I never really paid any attention to the songs after the first time around. I recently re-read Neuromancer, by William Gibson (one of the greatest books I've read, for sure), and now I feel that in some way, track 3, Circles, was partly inspired by that book. Don't ask me why, I don't know how to explain this feeling.

Continuing upon the awkward feeling, I'll cut it off here.

Just kidding, not going to do that. Overall, I enjoyed this whole album. Now I'm cutting it off for the sake of awkwardness.

Music: KABOOM! by I Fight Dragons (EDITED)

Firstly: no, I Fight Dragons is not the same thing as Imagine Dragons. I Fight Dragons does chiptunes (NES guitar, can you get more awesome than that?), Imagine Dragons does not. I'll say it right here: I Fight Dragons is one of the best bands I know of.

The Actual Review

Like me, those of you who remember when the original 3DS was the newest thing from Nintendo will probably remember when the music video for Save World, Get Girl by I Fight Dragons showed up on Nintendo Video. I know I remember, and I remember getting my friend into this band soon after. Still not regretting that. 

I have to say, this is definitely one of the best albums I have ever listened to, and I have not found anything like it as of yet. The cover art grabs your attention, and then you completely forget that it doesn't actually have anything to do with the actual songs themselves as you become focused on the lyrics and instruments. 

I can honestly say that I don't have a favorite track on here. At first, I thought I wouldn't enjoy track 4, My Way, but I did. Then, I listened to the other tracks I didn't think I'd enjoy (With You, Disaster Hearts, and Suburban Doxology), and while I didn't like them, I didn't hate them either. The lyrics were well-written, but I felt that the songs were played far too calmly for my tastes. Still, I have no regrets when it comes to listening to this entire album. 

EDIT: I actually like Disaster Hearts, even though it made me cry a lot. When I say "a lot" I mean a lot. Also, Suburban Doxology was AWESOME!