All Time Low will be performing at Vogue Theatre on November 5th, 2021!
Did anyone else listen to All Time Low while growing up? All Time Low is an American rock band from Towson, Maryland, and was formed in 2003. The band consists of lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Alex Gaskarth, lead guitarist Jack Barakat, bassist/backing vocalist Zack Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson.
I can recall back when I was 15 years old, wearing my first pair of skinny jeans and worrying about what grade 10 and high school were going to have in store for me. Those were the days…Certainly cheaper than whatever the hell my life is now, but I digress…It was early October in Calgary, AB. Unfortunately, a snowstorm began, but I had tickets to go see All Time Low and Marianas Trench in Calgary, and by god no matter how much it looked like the planet Hoth, I was going to make it to this concert! Around age 15 I was going through a pop/rock/alternative phase. Changed up my style and I was very much into All Time Low. Since All Time Low will be performing at Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on Friday, November 5th, 2021, I thought it would be great to fill my ego and tell you what I believe All Time Low’s best song is, and what their most fun song is…Here we go!
In my humble opinion, I believe their best song to be “A Daydream Away” from their 2011 album, Dirty Work. “A Daydream Away” is a more lighthearted song backed up by organ-like notes with an acoustic guitar leading the melody. The song follows the story of a person who describes the person they are in love with as being a “daydream away” because they are also friends. The song goes through memories of these people spending time together that leads to him wishing and imagining them together. It sounds cheesy, but I think I see this as their best song because of the nostalgia of the song as well as the teenage-like mentality the song produces. I can recall feeling like I was never good enough for people I had crushes on and fantasizing about what it would be like to be with that person. It was certainly a daydream away.
You’re just a daydream away
I wouldn’t know what to say if I had you
And I’ll keep you a daydream away
Just watch from a safe place
So I never have to lose
When it comes to what I think their most fun song is I think this is also because of nostalgia. I’d say their most fun song is from the same album and it is called; “Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass”…Like any teenager who daydreams about their crush and all the nice things about figuring out love or liking someone, there are also the first break-ups and the teenage angst of feeling bitter or misunderstood by a former partner. There is also blowing things out of proportion… It is funny how some things seem so much more important as a teenager compared to, well now… Anyways, “Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass” is very much what you think it is about. It follows the story of someone feeling like they have been misused and left alone. What makes it worse is that it is Christmas! More than anything this song is fun because it makes me recall how I felt after a particular breakup…it was stupid, and this song always makes me laugh at myself. Ultimately the song itself is basic in my opinion, but if you listen to it and think about how you felt during your first few high school crushes, I’m sure it would also make you laugh.
All Time Low hits Vogue Theatre on November 5th, 2021!