Album Review – American Aquarium’s “Things Change”
American Aquarium should no longer be around. It was a marginal name to begin with, and for a band that was tough to define or find a home for, and that was built upon the concept of drugs, drinking, and the implosion of life before you’re 30. Burn. Flicker. Die. was the apt title of the band’s 2012 record produced by Jason Isbell, who at the time was assailed by his own personal demons similar to American Aquarium, trying to make it in “Americana” by staying just sober enough to sustain. The theme of Burn. Flicker. Die. was desperation, the frustration of not making it in the music business, and careening towards drug-fueled implosion. At least they were writing and singing what they knew about.
But frontman and songwriter BJ Barham was too stupid to quit. When the band ran into a dead end with their brand of drug-laced and rowdy rock-style Americana, they tried to take a highly stylized approach with their next album Wolves—a much more genteel sound compared to previous efforts. Some of the songwriting held up at least. “Losing Side of Twenty Five” is still one of the band’s signature tunes. But Wolves made the band’s hard-to-define nature even more nebulous, while leaving behind some of their country and crunchy rock fans with the production approach.
At some point American Aquarium started bumming around Texas and Oklahoma more as opposed to their old circles in Southern Americana. It was facilitated by signing with the Texas-centric booking agency Red 11. They’ve always been a live band first, relying on incessant, dogged touring to garner any take home pay. BJ Barham found sobriety, but the addiction of the road sustained. And after break neck tour schedules and internal drama, soon the American Aquarium concept imploded around him. In the spring of 2017, every single member of the Raleigh-based band left in a domino-style series of social media posts. Over 3000 live shows played, and BJ Barham was back to square one.
The band had always been about Barham principally, so why not go solo? But BJ is not a quitter. His nose-to-the-grindstone, blue collar attitude was always what made American Aquarium’s music more appealing than the sum of its parts. Almost as a point of principle, he refused to give up on the name, and not only cobbled together a capable lineup of fellow musicians willing to put up with him on long hauls, but not having to worry about long-established loyalties, Barhman was able to reconstitute American Aquarium from the ground up, which not only salvaged the band, but arguably put it on the most sure footing of its history. They started touring, and soon New West took notice and the band signed its biggest record deal to date.
Things Change gives you a lot to unpack, and depending on your political alignment, begins by hitting you right between the eyes. The first song “The World Is On Fire” leaves no room for interpretation. BJ Barham is letting you know how he feels about the recent election of the sitting American President. And as is often the result of such things in these polarized times, American Aquarium parses their fans straight in half, especially since they’ve made such a home in the conservative-leaning Texoma scene.
But that doesn’t make “The World Is On Fire” a bad song. In fact it’s great at conveying what millions of people felt in November of 2017, regardless if you empathize or you’re revolted by that. BJ’s songwriting has often been about delving into the worst fears of working class people—something he experienced personally growing up in the tobacco region of Carolina, and something that is very relevant for many in today’s political landscape.
However Things Change is not a political album as you may surmise from the first song. That’s how it will be taken by many who will hear the “The World Is On Fire” and won’t venture any further, fair or not. Things Change is poorly sequenced for a number of reasons, the first being the decision to start the record with the most polarizing song—something I’m sure Barham and others will assure they don’t give a shit about. But if you’re looking to convey a message, why not first work to open your audience’s heart instead of alienating them right off the bat? Things Change also has a surprising amount of straight up country songs on it. That’s a great thing, but they’re all weighted towards the back end. If anything, the track list could have been inverted to make Things Change more effective.
But questioning track placement is about where the concerns for Things Change expire. BJ Barham has made a career out of his ambition, guts, and determination overriding an average voice, and a general lack of direction in how to convey otherwise really good songs. His train wreck nature may be fetching for the forlorn and broken hearted, but it doesn’t make for good business, or a sustainable plan. But now with a sober mind, a brand new band, and possibly the biggest asset for Things Change—Oklahoma songwriter John Fullbright in the producer seat—BJ Barham and American Aquarium have finally found their sound, their voice, and released arguably the best record of the band’s run, and maybe one of the best of 2018.
Things Change is an absolute songwriting clinic. Barham turns in multiple songs like “When We Were Younger Men,” “One Day At A Time,” and “Shadows Of You” that all make immediate bids for some of the best songs to be released all year. Barham also keeps it feisty with “Tough Folks,” and delivers just a good ol’ country song in “I Gave Up The Drinking (Before She Gave Up On Me).” And no song is burdened by questions like “what do you call it?” or “Why did they do that?” Each song is clothed in the appropriate mood. Many textures and emotions are touched upon. And moreover, much of this record—especially the second half—is by God country.
Backed into a corner is where an artist and songwriter like BJ Barham performs at his best. With a guy like this, defeat is where he finds his greatest inspiration, his most deep-seeded determination, and his willingness to sacrifice it all for the cause, and the dream. Limping along just successful enough to sustain was not the right place for American Aquarium. It all needed to implode for it to ultimately succeed. It’s gutting out a living, and giving a middle finger to the sweltering sun that has always been at the core of American Aquarium—a philosophy like is embodied in the song “Work Conquers All” from Things Change.
BJ Barham pens his best material by not embellishing the struggles of young adulthood, and peppering songs with drug references to make them fashionable. He does it by being brutally honest about his struggles, with addiction, with a band that keeps blowing up, with equilibrium in a polarized society, with growing old.
Give credit to the rest of the band too, Shane Boeker on lead guitar, Joey Bybee on drums, Ben Hussey on bass, and especially Adam Kurtz on pedal steel, who in certain moments like in the chorus of “When We Were Younger Men,” positively makes this record. As castoffs from other projects and 3rd or 4th generation American Aquarium personnel in certain positions, they took BJ Barham’s and John Fullbright’s vision and purpose, and made it their own. With all due respect to previous AA members—and there have been some great ones—this is the best lineup in the band’s history when considering it as a cohesive unit.
Even the political stuff here is done with such better tact and respect than others recently. The line “And last November I saw first hand what desperation makes good people do…” from the song “Tough Folks” does so much better at encapsulating the political dilemma the United States is in. Instead of insulting people, it recognizes their inherent goodness, regardless of their political stripes. Contrast this between the judgemental and ineffective venting of anger in recent projects. This approach helps to bridge understanding as opposed to drawing hard lines.
Seven studio albums in is about the time you start ignoring a band as the treads wear down and the sound begins to dull. But out of the smoldering ashes of American Aquarium 1.0, this band found its footing, and it is truly something to behold.
Two Guns Up (9.5/10)
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June 1, 2018 @ 11:29 am
I don’t think I’ll ever forget hearing this verse for the first time:
“You see songs fulfill a human need,
To sit back and watch another man bleed
So for a moment we don’t have to feel sorry for ourselves”
June 1, 2018 @ 11:32 am
So many great lines in this album. This might be the best.
June 1, 2018 @ 11:43 am
I’ve only listened to this album once so far but loved it on first pass. I think it is a clinic on how to write about politics without turning off half your audience.
June 17, 2018 @ 9:35 am
By insulting half your audience with the same tired rhetoric, over and over again? The first damn line of the first song on the album… I was an American Aquarium fan long before but I’m soooo sick of these people with Trump Derangement Syndrome. I saw they had a video on CMT last night and was happy for them, went to give the new album another listen and slapped in the face with T.D.S. immediately.
June 1, 2018 @ 11:49 am
“The World’s On Fire” bums me out because it reminds me of all the tiring and incessant hyperbole following the election. I much prefer the much more clever line about what desperation makes good people do because that much more-accurately describes the election and the current divide.
The rest of the album is outstanding.
June 1, 2018 @ 1:57 pm
I disagree a bit with your sentiment toward The World is on Fire, but I can see where you are coming from. It’s hard to get a full point of view across in a single song. I almost feel like that was the reason that song is first on the album.
I think BJ and his wife were upset at the outcome of the election obviously, but he didn’t spend the whole song bitching about it and telling everyone how bad of a person they were for voting for Trump. “I packed up the car and went looking for answers to questions weighing on my mind”, the lines about the tired and poor, and the verse about his daughter all say to me that instead of just sitting around being upset about it he decided to look at why things happened and how we can move forward as a country. I think Tough Folks, which you noted is a better representation, shows (and BJ has said) that while on the road he’s talked to people that voted for Trump and it made him more understanding to why they did vote that way. “And last November I saw firsthand what desperation makes good people do”. Acknowledging that some Trump supporters are good people is much better than the people (and artists) that act like anyone who doesn’t think Trump should be impeached is a terrible person.
I’m never one to say an artist shouldn’t express their views about politics and I’ll never tell someone to shut up and sing, but I definitely appreciate the way artists like BJ and Jason Isbell frame their views. Other artists don’t always come across as well and can be extremely polarizing. I had to stop following one artist after it became clear that you either agreed with everything she thought or you were a terrible person.
June 17, 2018 @ 9:41 am
Desperation can make good people do bad things, like rob liquor stores…or vote for Trump? This is insulting and ignorant as well..
June 2, 2018 @ 3:22 pm
I can see how many people, including yourself, may feel this way on first and even fifth listen. I had this album for awhile as I reviewed it for another site. As time went on, I realized that this song on multiple listens, can be attributed to more than the election of November 2016. It can actually be attached to multiple things that many of us on “both sides” hate about the current atmosphere in U.S. current events!
June 4, 2018 @ 7:42 pm
Holy cow! A civil political discussion! Kudos, folks!
June 1, 2018 @ 12:15 pm
I’ve been waiting for this one. Great review.
Admittedly, this is my favorite band. And they have been since I was in college at NC State in Raleigh. The songwriting on this one has definitely hit another level. And I also appreciate that BJ handled his political songs the way he did. As someone who is a political conservative, he didn’t attack me. I appreciate that.
June 1, 2018 @ 1:24 pm
Among other great takeaways from this album, BJ Barham proved that you can say what you feel you need to say politically, without purposely alienating people. At least that’s how I hope it is taken.
June 1, 2018 @ 7:19 pm
I agree. and this is not easy in today’s world. Nowadays, you cannot express your own opinion unless your opinion matches the mainstream view => this is pretty sad when you think about it.
June 1, 2018 @ 2:33 pm
I’m so happy this album is finally here. I got to see BJ play the whole album acoustically at Slim’s back in January so it was interesting to hear the studio version of all of the songs. It helps living in his hometown but I don’t know how many artists tell their fans at a show to come by their favorite bar at noon the next day so he can play a free show for whoever shows up.
Hearing all of the songs that day, I could tell that BJ’s songwriting was at a point now where it deserves to be mentioned alongside songwriters like Jason Isbell. You could see the improvement with the solo album, but I really believe this is the best collection of songs BJ has written and recorded. I can’t wait to see where this band continues to go in the future.
June 2, 2018 @ 5:40 pm
Ditto. I was at Slims that day too and have been eagerly awaiting to put it on repeat since then. He did not disappoint with this record
June 3, 2018 @ 5:32 pm
Y’all lucky asses. LOL
Well, I was at Slim’s when they first opened as the Lakeside Lounge to see the Yayhoos and at their 10th anniversary as well. So, there!
Seriously, though – hate I missed it!
June 1, 2018 @ 2:45 pm
Triggered loves him some Social Justice Warriors. Hell, he gave Luke Bryan an atta boy for a line about gays.
June 1, 2018 @ 4:12 pm
“I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or admit a right of inquiry into the religious opinions of others.” – Me
June 1, 2018 @ 7:23 pm
I’m not sure that means what you think it means.
June 2, 2018 @ 6:52 am
Then by all means, continue to bow. It’s a free country!
June 2, 2018 @ 10:58 am
No it’s not. Slaves used to count as 3/5 a person, now we pay almost 3/5 of what we make to countless taxes, licenses, permits, fees, etc. At what percent is a man really “free”?
Try doing literally anything without the govt’s permission and then tell me all about your alleged freedom.
June 2, 2018 @ 11:40 am
Okay folks, this is an album review for American Aquarium, not a political forum. Let’s please try to keep the conversation about the music to some extent.
June 1, 2018 @ 6:23 pm
And you seem to love you the opportunity to prove you’re overly sensitive to even the slightest social commentary. You tell em! And keep on fighting the good fight you anti-SJW badass you!
June 1, 2018 @ 3:21 pm
Been listening to this album all day and it’s superb indeed. Can’t wait to see BJ and the new lineup in the District in a couple weeks.
June 1, 2018 @ 5:41 pm
Well crap!
I thought BJ had moved on to his solo thing and AA were forging on w/o him.
Saw him on his last solo tour and have always been impressed w his songwriting.
Missed the show last night w Cory Branan opening, what a dolt I’ve been.
Need to keep up on the social media stuff I guess.
Sorry guys, hope it was a great show.
June 1, 2018 @ 6:56 pm
great review – this album has grown on me over the past couple weeks (pledgemusic advance download), i keep finding things i really dig… ‘…to sit back and watch another man bleed…’ really hit home with me since i felt like i was kind of living vicariously through the rowdy nights and painful hangovers of their previous albums. But you have to grow up sometime and BJ has definitely done that. i really hate that i missed their show in Little Rock but hopefully they’ll get back around here soon
June 1, 2018 @ 7:29 pm
By coincidence, I just listened to this album for the first time a few hours ago. I saw the band on Monday & they were offering the new album for just $5 before it was released. I had heard of American Aquarium; but never actually heard them before. I went because I was really impressed by BJ’s solo album. WOW is all I can say. I couldn’t be more impressed with the album. Also, the placement of the opener is no accident. They opened the show with the same song & BJ said something along the lines of: just so you know where we stand. I think the whole album is filled with one unvarnished truth after another. I don’t think I have heard a more powerful album all year.
June 1, 2018 @ 7:40 pm
Wow, this is phenomenal stuff!
AOTY contender IMO.
Sarah Shook has some tough competition now.
June 1, 2018 @ 7:41 pm
I have been a casual American Aquarium fan for a while.. knew a few songs here and there and was aware of them for many years, but like many others sort of struggled to get into the genre-hopping and frenetic self-immolation that was their songs and/or their lives. Still, when I saw that they were playing at Cain’s Ballroom, I bought a ticket immediately, and I’m so, so glad that I did. I’d heard the first three singles from Things Change before going and knew they were headed in an impressive direction; that the album was made just down the street made the night all the more special.
It was a heck of a show, an enthusiastic crowd that showed what music fans and thoughtful folk and agreeable dissenters can do when they all get in a room together. Afterwards, I bought the new album on vinyl a week before its official release and talked to BJ for a bit. I’m far from a superfan, not into photos or autographs, and really just wanted to thank him for writing about–and giving so much genuine reverence to–my slice of the country and the thoughtful people that live here. Many of whom he’s calling out(ish) on the new album, and many of whom were on the floor at Cain’s that night. He stood and talked to me for a solid 5 or 10 minutes even though people were still waiting for photos and autographs. The guy cares, even if that sometimes proves to be his downfall.
It’s surreal what happens when you grow up and realize that you didn’t have to run away to feel understood. I grew up in North Texas, fled to Los Angeles for college, and promptly came back to Texas afterwards with my tail between my legs and a ravenous appetite for my contemporaries’ songwriting: Turnpike Troubadours, John Baumann, Jason Isbell, Wade & Randy, and many, many others. It’s literally exhilarating to hear people sing about things that matter to you AND places that are familiar to you. BJ mentions Magnolia Motor Lounge in Fort Worth on the new record, and it only makes his comments about feeling lost in the rigid Bible stuff but not wanting to give up on God make a lot more sense to a lost soul like me, fly fishing my way across Arkansas and drinking beer in taverns from Tulsa back down to Texas just so I can make up for lost time seeing all the bands I love dearly in the places that them and I both know so well.
A bit of a ramble here, but I appreciate this review a lot, and the latest lineup, album, and tour have converted me from a casual listener to a bona fide AA fan. A week with the record and a few minutes with its creator have gone a long way towards making me feel like I left my heart in Tulsa, too. As a matter of fact, I’m headed back tomorrow to see the King. Cheers to all. -J
June 3, 2018 @ 3:37 am
I love this comment.
June 2, 2018 @ 11:08 am
From what I have heard, this is the AA I’ve been waiting for. I knew BJ had it, his solo album is fantastic. Not knocking the older AA stuff, it was a little to scattered for me to follow. Glad to see Fullbright staying busy.
June 2, 2018 @ 1:38 pm
I have been an AA and BJ fan since I first heard “Abe Lincoln”. I started listening to “Burn.Flicker.Die” and dug into the older stuff. After seeing a few live shows and taking in “Wolves” (a great album that hinted at what a sober BJ could deliver), I was thoroughly hooked. The songwriting is amazing. These are songs that speak to all of us on some level or another. I come from a small coal town in Kentucky, but his view from a tobacco town seems to be so very similar. After his solo effort (also superb), “Things Change” just shows the continuing growth of a true American voice. It is a shame that AA and BJ have not seen more commercial success. But at the same time, I think their struggles to reach a broader audience ultimately feeds into the outstanding lyrics and musicianship.
June 2, 2018 @ 11:04 pm
Holy shit, is Ditch Kurtz good! The steel on this record, and the latest stuff with Sarah Shook… That man is on a roll. Everything is good with this album, seriously everything.
June 3, 2018 @ 5:16 am
Great review, Trig! I was fortunate enough to see these guys earlier this week for the 1st time and they were fantastic. I would definitely recommend checking them out if they come anywhere close to you. BJ is a tremendous front man and seems to be in a really good place and inspired by the new lineup. Also thought it was very cool he stayed around after the show to chat with fans, take pictures, etc.
Unrelated to this review, did the achieve search feature of this site go away? I believe I used to be able to search for some older articles though a drop down list that had months and years.
Love the site, Trig and the new music I’ve discovered through it. Thank you!
June 3, 2018 @ 9:18 am
It’s still there, in the right sidebar on desktop, or just below the articles on mobile beneath “Categories.”
June 4, 2018 @ 9:07 am
I see that. I just thought there used to be something where you could also filter on months and years through a drop down list. For example, all posts from May 2012. Maybe I’m mistaken.
June 4, 2018 @ 8:37 pm
Ahh yes, there was a month drop down menu for a while, but truly NOBODY used it, like may once or twice a month so we got rid of it.
One thing I’ll say is Saving Country Music has a very powerful search capacity compared to many other sites. If you know what you’re looking for, you usually can find it there. I’ll look into adding back the month and year function.
June 5, 2018 @ 3:39 pm
Thanks. For someone new to the site, it was kind of an easy way to go back and read some older posts for music I may have missed.
June 6, 2018 @ 1:30 pm
Just re-added the archive widget in the right sidebar, or below the articles on mobile. Can’t promise how long it will be up there for, but it’s up there now.
June 7, 2018 @ 10:11 am
Excellent! Thank you!
June 3, 2018 @ 7:52 am
“especially since they’ve made such a home in the conservative-leaning Texoma scene”
I mean the guys here in the red dirt scene have always worshipped Woodie Guthrie and made no secret of hating guys like Toby Keith and the low hanging fruit of political thought that he represents. Non-conservative political talk is nothing new.
June 3, 2018 @ 1:09 pm
Gotta love the condescending tone to anyone that voted Trump. It would have anything to do with the libs teeing up an unelectable candidate that would further socialize the country. Hows about we just let libs run everything from now on and get rid of the voting process altogether. Politics has always been a compitition, but up until now I have never seen more cybaby sore losers. Here’s an idea., shut the hell and try to put up a more electible candidate in a few years and we’ll vote all over again.
June 3, 2018 @ 2:36 pm
Trigger very kindly asked us to avoid politics, I’d advise you to comply. Trigger’s awesome! Yes, I went political above, but the other guy started it. Stupid comments get stupid replies.
Next time you’re angry, just vote harder and leave Trigger out of it. Always, always remember American Aquarium’s awesome!!
June 3, 2018 @ 3:48 pm
so you can pull the pin on the grenade then ask others not to react? Trig put a political line in his review. I have no ‘anger’…I call it as I see it
June 3, 2018 @ 4:22 pm
Dude, the “reply” option is there for a reason. And also, I didn’t pull shit-the other guy did. Hence my “Stupid comments get stupid replies.” Though I realize replies are probably not your forte.
June 3, 2018 @ 6:32 pm
Very impressed by what I heard from those sample tracks. I had heard a fair bit “about” American Aquarium but not really heard their music, ’til now.
As I read the review, my expectations of Trigger’s score got progressively lower, so ultimately the 9.5/10 rather surprised me. Must say, the presence of pedal steel is very welcome – it seems to add an element that delights my ears, so I’m keen to hear more.
June 4, 2018 @ 6:53 am
I like this record a lot and I love Barham’s songwriting. That having been said, the temptation for a songwriter to chunk a load of soapbox crap at his/her fans just because they can must just be too much, even for the smart ones. That’s a sad fact, because those kinds of songs rarely convey the best of their wit and wisdom. The line ‘this isn’t the country my grandfather fought for’ is so cheap and stupid that it nearly ruined the entire record for me. The country his grandfather fought for had a segregated military for Christ’s sake. Write good stories, and leave the politics to the morons on television and Twitter. Rest of the record, fantastic.
June 4, 2018 @ 8:54 am
“This ain’t the country my grandfather fought for BUT I still see the hate he fought against.” When you put those two lines together with a but in the middle I take it way differently than you took the single line by itself. All lyrics are open to different interpretations. I took it as saying it’s a good thing we aren’t the country that his grandfather fought for, we aren’t that country anymore, but the hate still exists.
June 4, 2018 @ 9:02 am
Thanks man, maybe you set me straight on that. I could have taken that completely wrong. I’ll have to listen again.
June 4, 2018 @ 7:47 am
if I’ve said it once I’ve said it a million times. I don’t give a shit about my favorite artists politics. I already assume that they are left leaning. As a matter of fact, I’d be disappointed if they weren’t. everyone knows the most creative people are always more liberal in there sensibility’s. But with that being said, starting the album off with the World is on Fire sure feels like a middle finger to anyone who voted for Trump. They’re job is to sell records and concert tix, why go so far of the way to be divisive and polarizing. it makes no sense to me.
June 4, 2018 @ 11:42 am
Maybe it was a middle finger? Not an invalid reason to write a song. Lots of great songs are middle fingers to something or someone. Not every song can be for everyone. Sometimes as a songwriter there is a side to take.
June 4, 2018 @ 12:32 pm
you’re misunderstanding my comment. I’m not criticizing the song even tho I don’t agree with it. I’m just commenting on the placement of the song. He can make a protest song if he wants, but to make it the first song on the album sets a tone for the rest of the record. Now it seems like he doesn’t need or want my business. I’ve been a long time fan and advocate for these guys. I was even at the show where they recorded their most recent live album. I would talk them up to anyone that would listen. I tried my damnedest to turn them on to as many people as possible because they felt like a neutral, diplomatic kind of band that sang about the things we all struggle with no matter what direction our politics happen lean. now I feel like I have to sit this one out.
June 4, 2018 @ 8:30 am
Whatever your political preferences, I think you’d have to be trying pretty hard to find something offensive in “The World is on Fire.” I’m enjoying this album so far, although I have to admit to being a big fan of the whole drugs, drinking, self-immolation thing AA had going on a few years back.
June 5, 2018 @ 8:30 am
LOL i’m a big fan of the rowdier stuff and was a bit worried on the lead up to this one. Wolves was less rowdy than Burn.Flicker.Die. and previous albums and I knew BJ had turned a corner on his partying (and life in general). But having listened to this one for weeks now, it’s really grown on me… he’s still got some things to say and he says it well. Crooked+Straight is one of my favs right off the bat.
June 4, 2018 @ 2:15 pm
I would agree with your assessment of the album not being as political as it might seem at first blush–which I am thankful for. Jason Isbell is one of my favorite artists, but I just grew weary of the political statements that were included on The Nashville Sound, and it subsequently fell out of my listening rotation quicker than any of his other recent efforts. That’s not to say that he should have done anything differently–he can express himself however he sees fit, that’s fine. And I don’t have any great revulsion to the album–but it was enough that it organically dropped off my radar and I don’t find the urge to go back to it, unfortunately.
I don’t expect that to be the case with AA’s Things Change, thankfully.
June 5, 2018 @ 12:23 pm
Saw the New West/Drive By Truckers marketing campaign as it was ramping up, designed to make sure AA got glowing praise from Rolling Stone and the like. Read the “this is a new approach” to politics not based in anger and rolled my eyes. Dropped the money for the CD. Got it yesterday and tried it out this morning.
And within three minutes BJ is comparing Trump and Trump voters to nazis his grandfather fought against.
Yea. Ok. Sure. That’s new. In no way has everyone liberal been calling Trump and his voters nazis for the last two years.
Popped the CD out, put it back in the sleeve and will put it up on the shelf next to the older AA albums I loved. Just like I did with the Drive By Truckers cd from last year. I’ve seen New West pull this progressive politics marketing shortcut twice and I’m out a little under 30 bucks. No big deal. A risk worth taking for bands I enjoy.
But I’ve been fooled twice and won’t do it again.