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The Years Gone By - Forever Comes Too Soon
By Ryan McDonough
Published: October 26, 2008
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Band: The Years Gone By
Album: Forever Comes Too Soon
Label: Rise Records
Overall Score: 4.5/5

 

There isn’t a whole lot to say about The Years Gone By’s new full length Forever Comes Too Soon.  Then again, it is the most in-your-face, hard hitting, and kick-butt pop-punk release in more than half a decade. Get over how much the artwork hurts your eyes, put this disc in your CD player, and you will be a witness of one of the top ten (five?) pop-punk CDs; ever. It may seem strange, maybe even suspicious that a pop band is on metal/hardcore label Rise Records (cash in band, maybe?), but it only takes one listen of Forever Comes Too Soon to realize that TYGB are anything but a cash in. These guys are for real, and are here to stay for a long, long time.

What exactly does The Years Gone By do best? There is a list of things “they do best”, as a matter of fact. The fist thing they do well is get stuck in your head. There hasn’t been a day where I’ve gone into the shower without singing “Follow Me Home”, “You Might As Well Be In Space”, or any song from FCTS in almost two weeks. The next thing they do right: give the listener nostalgic feelings of the good ol’ Drive Thru days. You can’t deny it; NFG’s “My Friends Over You” still gives you the goosebumps, and they left you wanting MORE (…especially after Coming Home). TYGB will quench that craving after roughly three minutes; guaranteed.

The last thing The Years Gone By does correctly is do pop-punk the “right way”. I already know that term gets thrown around a ton more times than needed, but there’s no other way to describe it. It’s not like they’re another powerpop band disguised as pop-punk (you know, one of those synth-driven overproduced myspace bands), they actually play catchy, old school pop-punk with depth. Even though Forever Comes Too Soon has it’s flaws (like the production: guitars sound too edgy and vocals are a little overwhelming), this is not a release to pass up or put on hold. If you like to dwell in the past, think nostalgic thoughts, sing out loud in the shower, and want to jam to some REAL pop-punk, Forever Comes Too Soon is your cup of tea; I promise.

 



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