Say Anything is the brainchild of Max Bemis who started the project in 2001. Their first full length record entitled …Is a Real Boy (hence the Pinocchio inspired album art) came out in 2004. It is a collection of spastic rock songs that are fraught with well articulated outbursts of frustration. The songs are loosely connected by some sort of concept that isn’t entirely clear, but listening to this album is like watching someone have a nervous breakdown. In fact, Bemis was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder shortly after recording the album. Say Anything signed to J Records in 2005 and the album was re-released with a bonus disc of 7 new songs entitled …Was a Real Boy. They are reportedly working on a new record due out at the end of the year called In Defense of the Genre. Today’s song is the first one on …Is a Real Boy and it’s a great way to start a record. From the spoken word intro to the gang vocals in the bridge this is easily the best song on the album.
Say Anything - "Belt"
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