4/5
Posted February 28, 2012
By username2,
Sent By Ravens had quite a lot to live up to with their sopomore album, Mean What You Say, and thankfully, they meet those expectations. The production quality here is a noticable improvement over the previous album. Every insturment sounds better polished and every note that lead singer Zach Riner hits sounds clear amidst the controlled chaos of the instruments behind him. Speaking of polish, the band's sound has a bit more of it on this album. At times I was reminded of mainstream band Rise Against's sound as I was listening because it almost sounds like they are delving into that style of music and I kind of like it. The band should go in that Rise Against direction. It would be something fresh and would make them stand out from the other bands on the Tooth & Nail label. But now back to talking about the album. It's also lyrically stronger than their debut. The only two complaints I have are that the album is a bit too short, clocking in at 33 minutes. Part of the reason why that is is because some songs are a bit on the short side when they could have used another chorus or two. The other complaint I have is that there are only 10 songs here. I would have liked about 1 or 2 more songs to help flesh the album out a bit more but for what it is, Mean What You Say is a solid follow up that manages to improve everything. The band's sound has improved, the lyrics have improved, and the overall production value has improved. While the album feels way to short, what is offered is pretty darn good. Give this album a listen, I don't think you will be disappointed. View All Music And Book Reviews By username2 | View username2's Profile
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