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The album has been called definitive of [[pop punk]].<ref name="avclub"/> Joshua Cain dismissed this label, remarking, "I definitely wouldn't consider us a pop-punk band. Our influences are more based on '90s bands like [[Superchunk]] and early [[Weezer]]."<ref name=altpress05.1>{{cite journal| author=Eric Schelkopf| date =January 28, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050312204437/http://www.nwherald.com/EntertainmentSection/sound/293671886277726.php|archive-date=March 12, 2005| title =Epitaph bands join for tour stops at NIU, Metro | journal =[[Kane County Chronicle]]|url=http://www.nwherald.com/EntertainmentSection/sound/293671886277726.php}}</ref> Pierre strove for the record to have a sound that resembled the bands [[Braid (band)|Braid]], [[Superchunk]], [[Jawbox]] and the [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]].<ref name="mtv1">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504262/motion-city-soundtrack-throw-noisy-house-party.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222091727/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504262/motion-city-soundtrack-throw-noisy-house-party.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2014|title=Mark Hoppus Throws House Party For Motion City Soundtrack|author=James Montgomery|date=June 16, 2005|publisher=MTV News|access-date=November 4, 2012}}</ref>
==Reception and legacy==
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Subsequent reviews of the album have continued to be positive. In 2014, ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' referred to the album as a classic of [[pop punk]], "full of hook-laden, keyboard-assisted songs whose bright melodies don't mask the despair and self-loathing lurking beneath them."<ref name="avclub"/> Reyan Ali of ''Cincinnati CityBeat'' wrote that ''Commit This to Memory'' "absolutely bleeds charm", commenting, "Even with all the dire thematic matter Pierre's lyrics covered, [...] the band framed the words with music that sparkled, owing to spunky, inspired hooks, full-sounding record production and ample doses of Moog."<ref name="cb"/> ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''{{'s}} Tyler Sharp deemed the record a "classic",<ref name="altpress14">{{cite news|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/motion_city_soundtrack_announce_commit_this_to_memory_10th_anniversary_tour|title=Motion City Soundtrack announce 'Commit This To Memory' 10th Anniversary Tour|author= Tyler Sharp |date=November 10, 2014|work=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]|access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> while Taylor Morgan of ''[[OC Weekly]]'' called it "the soundtrack of [[millennial]] youth, reminiscent of breakups, making out, goofing off, and growing up."<ref name="oc">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2015/02/motion_city_soundtrack_february_12th_2015_1.php|title=Motion City Soundtrack Delivers Pop Punk Nostalgia in Anaheim|author=Taylor Morgan|date=February 13, 2015|work=[[OC Weekly]]|access-date=May 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103844/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2015/02/motion_city_soundtrack_february_12th_2015_1.php|archive-date=May 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> James Rettig at [[Stereogum]] termed it their best album.<ref name="Rettig 2016 c293">{{cite web | last=Rettig | first=James | title=Sorority Noise – "Everything Is Alright" (Motion City Soundtrack Cover) | website=Stereogum | date=July 28, 2016 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/1890906/sorority-noise-everything-is-alright-motion-city-soundtrack-cover/music/ | access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> [[BuzzFeed]] included the album at number 21 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.<ref name=BuzzFeed>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mariasherm/36-pop-punk-albums-you-need-to-hear-before-you-f-ing-die|title=36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F----ing Die|author1=Sherman, Maria |author2=Broderick, Ryan |work=BuzzFeed|date=July 2, 2013|access-date=July 29, 2015}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' listed the album as one of "20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/20-pop-punk-albums-which-will-make-you-nostalgic/340824|title=20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic|date=June 9, 2014|work=NME|access-date=July 29, 2015}}</ref>
Angelo Spagnolo of ''[[BuzzFeed]]'' wrote that "''Commit This To Memory'' is the type of record your ex left in your car and you pull it from beneath the seat a year later and listen as a flood of memories punches you in the lungs."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spagnolo |first=Angelo |date=2015-11-15 |title=17 Albums That Prove 2005 Was Actually The Golden Era Of Emo |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/angelospagnolo/great-albums-from-when-i-was-17 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=BuzzFeed |language=en}}</ref>
==Touring==
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