
So I think it is about time that someone took away Jared Leto’s credit card to Hot Topic and told homeboy to give up the ghost on his shiteous band 30 Seconds to Mars. Has everyone gotten the emo out of their systems yet? Are there still hangers on hoping and praying that they can stay in their skinny jeans for another couple of days? What worries me about this generation is going to be their lack of breeding ability with those sperm squashing jeans of theirs. Good luck trying to procreate, dipshits!
Now that that’s gotten out of the way, let’s move on to this car crash of an album, This is War. When you listen to an album as bad as this, one thing comes to mind: Jared Leto must have a small cock to want to make an album that appeals to 14 year old girls who don’t know better about music. Think about it, all these songs are targeting the Hannah Montana audience who are starting to grow up and branch out into other forms of music. Well here comes 30 Seconds to Mars with their brand of “edgy” but safe music to the rescue, and the lead singer is so cute too. This is probably what Leto had in mind when he hit the studio to . . . create This is War. In a way it sounds as if he is trying to channel his inner Trent Reznor on the track Escape. It seems like this song is Leto’s failed attempt at his own version of Hurt. The thing that Jared forgets is that Reznor has talent and respectability in this industry whereas Leto has . . . guyliner and My So Called Life.
Is there anything that saves This is War? Absolutely not. All it is is another notch in the belt of a scene that’s destroying the credibility of rock slowly but surely. When emo started, it was under the banner of hardcore punk. Now all emo bands are good for is screaming, tight jeans, and Hot Topic shirts. I would be hard pressed if any of the current emo bands could name one of the founders of their scene. Pretty sad, don’t you think? Of course, that’s their M.O. How about I throw you guys a bone. Name one Rites of Spring song or even tell me what record label they’re from. Come on, Pete Wentz, this is an easy one.
At best, the lyrics for This is War sounds like something you would find in a high school girl’s diary. Leto does little to branch out from this safe little box he has built himself into, and why should he? He’s making money hand over fist with this dribble. The thing with 30 Seconds to Mars and all the other bands that jumped on the emo bandwagon is that they are forgetting one crucial thing, and any hairspray metal band will tell them this: EVOLVE OR DIE. Sure you are going to be able to maybe slide this one in under the rug, but your next album better have a different sound or else you will be relegated to playing at county fairs. Just ask Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot, oh wait, you can’t. Homeboy od’ed on coke with his wig on the floor of his trailer. You want to know what your life will be like in this emo existence? Watch The Wrestler sometime. In 10 years you’ll be in some shit-hole of a bar talking about the glory days of touring with Fallout Boy while your gut is hanging over the waistband of your skinny jeans. This is a career changing moment, boys, don’t fuck it up or else a Nirvana is going to come along and show you for what you really are: a pop synth band with no soul and anime hair.
This is War is basically more of the same shit. You would hope that with an album title like that that there would be some sort of bite to any of the tracks. I think Jared and the boys found themselves a nice little niche that they have crawled into and will more than likely go down with the ship. I suppose they tried to branch out a bit by included douchebag of the year Kanye West on the track Hurricane, but it does little to enhance the album. All in all, This is War is another forgettable album by 30 Seconds to Mars. It took them about four years to make this crap, and I don’t see one track on this album that saves it from being another annoying Pez dispensing anthem for a generation of lost, Hot Topic kids addicted to bad anime shows based on D.C. Comic characters. If I said it once, I’ll say it again: wearing hoodies in 90 degree weather does not make you cool or sensitive, it gives you heat stroke.
Should you buy it? Fuck no. Should you even download it? I think shoving a ton of fire ants down your pants would be more beneficial for you. If you are considering buying this album, I do have a little advice for you. The first thing you need to do is go out and buy Rammstein’s boxset of Liebe Ist Für Alle Da (Lube is for your ass) and take each pink dildo shaped from the band’s members and shove them up your ass one by one. Don’t even both with the lube. Well I suppose if you’re a hardcore emo fan, then you could use your tears to lube them up. If there are any dildos left over, I suggest shoving them into your ear holes because someone who goes out to buy this shit doesn’t know what music is and shouldn’t be allowed to enjoy it anymore.
Cheers!