Dear Friends And Gentle Hearts (Vinyl)

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  Punk Rock
• Format: Vinyl   Learn more about the Vinyl format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: July 21, 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fat Wreck Chords
• UPC: 751097074114
• WAPI (Tower ID): 113558799
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #143069 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #38765 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #717 in Punk Rock (See Top 100 Punk Rock Bestsellers)

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American Steel's second album for Fat Wreck Chords as a reunited band shows the group continuing to evolve from its rambunctious punk-ska foundations into a more focused, muscular pop group. DEAR FRIENDS AND GENTLE HEARTS is less punk, and more analogous to AMERICAN IDIOT-era Green Day, with big melodies substituted for the breakneck speed of the combo's early years. The touching sunshine vocal rounds of "Meals & Entertainment" show that PET SOUNDSio has replaced INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL on their inspirational turntable. Fans of the Lookout years may be bummed with the softened new sound and changed direction, but American Steel seem so comfortable away from their Operation Ivy three-chord crunch that it's hard to believe they were ever anything but polished pop/rockers. Set in a moderate tempo, instead of trying to change society with their lyrics they now just try to escape it by rocking hard and partying hard in the face of adversity. While the inherent tone of "you can do it" is an upbeat departure, the most glaring change from earlier albums is in the timbre of Rory Henderson's voice, which has completely lost its raspy grit. He sings (truly sings) throatily, all the while urgently commanding the punch-drunk and weary to keep their chins up: "Emergency House Party" pushes the notion that drinking, dancing, and singing along will make everything all right, while "Tear the Place Apart" is what you might expect, a four-chord jam that urges, "Get your ass up on your feet now, baby! Tear the place apart!"

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