Author Archive for Rob Fisher

+44 - When Your Heart Stops Beating

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Artist: +44
Album: When Your Heart Stops Beating
Label: Interscope
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Release Date: November 14 , 2006
Rating: 3.0 Stars
I could write most of this review on how this isn't Blink-182, better than Angels & Airwaves, and all the breakup drama. Obviously I won't. I listen to this album with a fresh insight, you should too. The album as a whole, feels really fresh and original. It's struck a chord with me that while Blink weren't neccessarily original, they always seemed to be ahead of their game. It's a dark moody trip and it's awfully melancholy. The music kicks in with "Lycanthrope", a great track. Backed with a sexy trademark Hoppus bass line, sawing guitars and the like. It's a nice heavy opener. We're then straight into 'Baby, Come On'. A little more upbeat than the last track. "155" is a nice little ...

New Found Glory - Coming Home

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Artist: New Found Glory
Album: Coming Home
Label: Geffen Records
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Release Date: September 19 , 2006
Rating: 3.0 Stars
You'd be lying if you grew up on pop punk and said you didn't enjoy New Found Glory. Along with Blink-182, they wrote song after song about how you were feeling, how awkward girls were, and all of life's problems at 16. It's no surprise that obviously, the band were going to age and mature. Catalyst, the fourth studio album from the band showed signs of maturity, but it was kind of a mess. It sold well, but it was a slow album, and it seemed forever to actually take the time out to try and enjoy it. Coming Home is definitely a New Found Glory album. They're ...




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