The Silver Chord
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The Classic Crime when i heard about the classic crime's second album releasing, i have to say i was indifferent to the idea of it. don't get me wrong, they are a great band and this album prooves that. it's just i wasn't...
The Face Of Love
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Sanctus Real Yes, it's sad to see band members leave, but it might work out better for everyone, as is the case for Sanctus Real and their third album. This album shows how much the band has grown since their last...
Oh! Gravity.
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Switchfoot Switchfoot hits it again with their latest release: Oh! Gravity. They get it. This whole world will let you down; we just need to keep it together. Live the best we can...Live each day to the fullest.
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a brilliant sophomore effort | Posted July-22-2008
when i heard about the classic crime's second album releasing, i have to say i was indifferent to the idea of it. don't get me wrong, they are a great band and this album prooves that. it's just i wasn't too impressed by their first cd. sure the coldest heart is great to sing along to on air1, but the rest of the album was lukewarm at best. this album, though, the buys really kicked it up a notch. a lot of bands are made or broken by the second release and this album shows that got what it takes. i feel like this album is so different from the first, but yet completely within the classic crime's capabilities.
i'd like to change the focus of this review slightly, if that's ok. if not, it's my review so tough. lol. all the songs on the album are top draw, however there is one song in particular that kind of hits home in my life right now. i've only listened to it once, but from what i gather, the song confronts an issue that teens and even adults face in life: alcohol. i've recently turned 21, so it's completely legal for me to have a drink every now and then... but still it's an issue i've dealt with since the beginning of high school. i've never drank underage, which i'm proud of. i was in the anti drug use groups in school and it was fun. i knew that drinking could turn me into someone fake... that i wouldn't be true to myself or the person God wanted me to be. now, by no means do i wish to promote drinking, but now that i'm old enough to drink legally, is it wrong for me to drink? i don't drink to get drunk or to make a fool of myself. my reasons from high school still hold true. it's just that now i'm 21, it feels different. honestly, i don't even do it that often, probably not even often enough to consider it "drinking"...whatever that means. like i said, the classic crime talks about it in their song, called "Medisin". no, that's not a typo. i think they intentionally spelled it with "sin" in there to sort of imply there is something wrong with alcohol and how some people use/abuse it as maybe a cure for depression or other hardships that they may be experiencing. given all that, it's still something that seems to plague society and maybe TCC is trying to do something about it, even in a small way. maybe it, and maybe even this review will help open someone's eyes?
Great First Effort!! | Posted August-27-2007
Hailing from Chattanooga TN, Nevertheless has really made a name for themselves. The first LP "Live Like We're Alive" expresses so much, even with just 10 songs. Normally, I prefer a band to have more than 10 songs on the record, simply because CD prices these days are really high. However, it works well for Nevertheless. Now, I'm not saying they should release another 10 song disc. I'm simply saying that each song works so well that any more would be over doing it...
then again, can you really have too much of a good thing?
High Energy | Posted August-27-2007
Switchfoot hits it again with their latest release: Oh! Gravity. They get it. This whole world will let you down; we just need to keep it together. Live the best we can...Live each day to the fullest.
Also, they, like Relient K, hade made it in mainstream and they too will play a big role in the near future. In fact, Switchfoot is one of Relient K's biggest influences. This fall, they will be heading out on tour together. This will be one of the history books, not only as a great musical experience, but also for the number of lives they will touch along the way.
New members =] | Posted August-27-2007
Yes, it's sad to see band members leave, but it might work out better for everyone, as is the case for Sanctus Real and their third album. This album shows how much the band has grown since their last one. Plus, since this album's release, the band has added another guitar player so Matt, the lead singer, can focus more on the lyrics and making them even more meaningful than they already are, if that's even possible. This band has been through a lot, and that comes out in there music as well. I can tell that they're not done yet.
5 Score, 7 Years, and 2 Thumbs Up | Posted August-24-2007
I think that releasing 5 full length albums in the course of 7 years says enough about the most recent album itself and a lot about a band. Relient K has been a major player in Christian music and successfully found their way into mainstream music, increasing their fan base. The thing I'm really impressed with is how they haven't sold out. They still sing about Jesus like they have since their debut. Yes, the band has matured tremendously in 7 years, which is to be expected. There's a huge change in mainstream music coming, if not here already, and Relient K plays a big role in that. I'm sure they're ready for it. Though it was horrible that their tour bus caught on fire, and there was a lot of damage, even worse was the loss of files and sound clips that amounted to about 100 unfinished songs. Yet, the fact that the band has that many songs unfinished and unreleased proves that they are ready to take on the aforementioned role in popular music today.
A turn for the better | Posted August-24-2007
This third release from the Barlow sisters is their best yet. It really shows how strong these three women are in an industry (music in general) that is predominately male. I don't even want to begin to discuss the issue, but it just seems harder for women to make it in the music business. Regardless, Becca, Lauren, and Alyssa are three extremely talented individuals, and it shows from not only this album, but their previous two. This album, however, provides a freshness that the other two lack. The only complaint I have is that they previewed a new song every monday leading up to the album's release. While it's a great way to get fans excited about the album, it hinders the novelty of the album. One thing I like about buying a new cd is exploring each song. When I bought this one and listened to it, there wasn't one song I wasn't familiar with. Don't get me wrong, it's a great album, there just wasn't much mystery left.
Really strong debut | Posted August-24-2007
I heard the first three song featured on the band's myspace page and I was hooked. "An Apiphany", "The Fall", and "Fairweather" just seemed to fit and help me get through a rather difficult situation I was going through. I saw The Send at Ichthus and I pre-ordered the cd then. I first listened then to the rest of the cd the day it came in the mail and realized that the entire album was simply amazing. There is a certain sense of need and desperation that this album has, yet it's obvious that that need has been found in Christ, which makes the album that much more effective. The passion and true feeling put in this record is evident, although not suprising, considering the lead singer and songwriter, Joey Kisselburgh, is formerly of Falling Up, another steller band.
Better than the originals | Posted August-24-2007
Falling Up really stepped it up a notch with this remix album. The original versions of these songs were great in their own right, but now they are better then ever before. This album also shows Falling Up's amazing diversity, which is in part due to a few band member changes, however it shows that the band and their music can adapt. Sometimes you just get bored with the same old sound. They've set themselves up really well and Captiva should blow us all away. The first single, "Hotel Aquarium" is already impressing me.
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