Me Against the World (compilation album)

Me Against the World is the seventh installment in The Emo Diaries series of compilation albums, released March 5, 2002 by Deep Elm Records. As with all installments in the series, the label had an open submissions policy for bands to submit material for the compilation, and as a result the music does not all fit within the emo style.[3][4] As with the rest of the series, Me Against the World features mostly unsigned bands contributing songs that were previously unreleased.[3][4]

Me Against the World
Compilation album by Deep Elm Records
Released	March 5, 2002
Genre	Emo, indie rock
Length	57:53
Label	Deep Elm (DER-407)
The Emo Diaries chronology
The Silence in My Heart (2001) Me Against the World (2002) My Very Last Breath (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Ox-Fanzine	Favorable[2]

Reviewer Johnny Loftus of Allmusic remarks that "Sonically, it is a little more diverse, or at least there are a few left turns among all the quiet-loud dynamics this time around."[5] He calls the album "Just as worthy as its Emo Diaries brethren yet filled with refreshing moments of instrumental or melodic experimentation, Vol. 7 is sure to please the Deep Elm faithful and is a good introductory calling card for many of its participants."[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"The Effects That Try"	Tabula Rasa	3:33
2.	"Lowlight"	Time Spent Driving	4:19
3.	"Venom By Memory"	Before Braille	6:01
4.	"Racing the Mosaic"	This Beautiful Mess	4:22
5.	"There Are Many Ways to and From..."	Dorian	4:20
6.	"Karate Mansions"	Halifax Code	4:31
7.	"Engine Roars Me to Sleep"	Drive Til Morning	2:50
8.	"One for the Money"	Seven Head Division	4:05
9.	"This Is What I Get"	Waterpistol	5:06
10.	"Feel the Way I Do"	The Killing Suspense	4:44
11.	"Motorbike"	Two Weeks from Tomorrow	4:02
12.	"Animus"	One Starving Day	9:53
Total length:			57:53

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Hiller, Joachim (March–May 2002). "Reviews: VA / The Emo Diaries Chapter 7: Me Against The World CD". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved May 27, 2019.
3. Greenwald, Andy (2003). Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 118–119. ISBN 0-312-30863-9.
4. "The Emo Diaries". Deep Elm Records. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
5. Loftus, Johnny. "Review: Emo Diaries, Vol. 7: Me Against The World". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-04-09.

External links

• Me Against the World at Deep Elm Records.