Disc 11. Skinnny, Mean Man 2. No Soul 3. That Is Why 4. Surgically Removing The Tracking Device 5. This Is F***ing Ecstasy 6. Church Channel, The 7. Shiksa (Girlfriend) 8. Baby Girl, I'm A Blur (MAIN) 9. Retarded In Love 10. People Like You Are Why People Like Me Exist 11. Died A Jew 12. Insult To The Dead, An 13. Sorry, Dudes. My Bad. Disc 21. Spay Me 2. In Defense Of The Genre 3. Truth Is, You Should Lie With Me, The 4. Word You Wield, The 5. Vexed 6. About Falling 7. You're The Wanker, If Anyone Is 8. Spores 9. We Killed It 10. Have At Thee! 11. Hangover Song 12. Goodbye Young Tutor, You've Now Outgrown Me 13. I Used To Have A Heart 14. Plea
Label: J-Records (USA)
Release Date: 10/23/2007
Original Release Date: 2007
Recording Mode: Stereo
Producer: Brad Wood
Recording Type: Studio
Distributor: BMG
Say Anything is nothing if not ambitious. The band's first album, IS A REAL BOY, is a rock opera complete with characters, a storyline, and grand theatrical flourishes. Their sophomore release, 2007's IN DEFENSE OF THE GENRE, is a sweeping double album that finds lead singer and songwriter Max Bemis breaking away from his punk-pop roots into stylistically adventurous territory. Whether it's churning post-punk ("Skinny, Mean Man"), swinging show tunes ("That Is Why"), orchestral psychedelic ballads ("Retarded in Love"), or incisive singer-songwriter pop ("Spores")--all of which are distinguished by Bemis's smart, emo-tinged lyrical sensibility-- Say Anything prove they're anything but another cookie-cutter emo-pop act.
Spin (p.120) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith its detours into slick synth pop, weepy roots rock, and big Broadway music, the sprawling GENRE proves that emo needn't be boxed in by stylistic dogma."
Entertainment Weekly (p.67) - "Unexpected as they are, DEFENSE's sonic twists almost always work....This is gloriously conflicted pop for the musically omnivorous."
Alternative Press (p.185) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "27 songs that celebrate the highest highs and lowest lows..."
Blender (Magazine) (p.150) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Over two discs and 27 songs, Bemis nuttily injects R&B thump, techno throb, Queen-style chanting and folkie mandolin into his emo."
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