Finger Eleven - Them VS. You VS. Me
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Artist: Finger ElevenBrand: Baker & Taylor
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2007-03-06
Music Label: Wind-Up Records
Soundtracks:
- Paralyzer
- Falling On
- I'll Keep Your Memory Vague
- Lost My Way
- So-So Suicide
- Window Song
- Sense of a Spark
- Talking to the Walls
- Change the World
- Gather & Give
- Easy Life
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Free Music Review: Welcome Back.
Hit: 5 Stars
We may never know why it took Finger Eleven four years to follow-up on their breakthrough, self-titled album, but then again, you just might not care. Because once you unwrap the plastic, take the CD out, press play and hear Scott Anderson's unique vocals in synch with the band we all know as Finger Eleven, all will be forgiven. It's like they never went away.
One would think, with the crossover success of "One Thing," that the band would be desperate to recapture that magic and record an album of "Many Things," but they don't seem effected one bit by their lone hit. Instead, the eleven tracks that the band produces (with Johnny K once again at the helm) are different kinds of hits. Prime examples being the breezy anthems "Falling On" and "Talking To The Walls" or the funky, pulse-pounding "Paralyzer" -- a song which is impossible not to enjoy. "Window Song" is probably the closest they come to recapturing their sole hit, but even that's a stretch, as the song sounds more like retro-Beatles than Staind. Sure, songs like "Lost My Way" and "Easy Life" may sound like typical Finger Eleven, but for most of the album, the band tries to grow and stretch their limits further than they did before. And in all honesty, it works. This isn't blind fandom here, Finger Eleven have truly redefined themselves and delivered an album that sounds nothing like anything out there. This is an album where you will find something new with each listen.
Much like their previous affair, "Them Vs. You Vs. Me" is a change in pace for the band, and some people might not like that. Those with an open mind, however, will be instantly hooked with the arsenal of quirky and unique songs Finger Eleven offer up on their fourth effort. However, if you are expecting something specific from "Them Vs. You Vs. Me," you may be sorely disappointed. These aren't quite the same guys who brought you "Tip" or "The Greyest Of Blue Skies" and you just might have to get used to that.
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The members of Finger Eleven collectively wrote / recorded over one hundred songs during the process of creating Them vs. You vs. Me.. The influences are of varying styles from rock to country to dance to funk to old 60's songs. Many of them were written by exchanging files over the Internet wherein one person would track a home recording, send it off, and then some one else would build on it and send it on down the line. Many of the sounds on the record were recorded during the demo process in locations as diverse as a castle, a lodge in Northern Canada and their homes. Beyond the obvious guitars and drums one would expect to hear on a Finger Eleven album, Them vs. You vs. Me features assorted keyboards, xylophones, a lap steel, violin, banjo, and other assorted instruments added in to the mix.Finger Eleven's career shifted suddenly and significantly when their 2003 emo-hit "One Thing" turned the band's career on its axis. At that point, they went from being known as 'the boys from Burlington who used to call themselves the Rainbow Butt Monkeys' to a group whose anthemic slow rock song went Platinum in Canada and Gold in America. So how does a band respond after its widespread fame is the result of just one song? In the case of Them Vs. You Vs. Me, Finger Eleven have consciously stayed away from anything remotely resembling their past and put the focus on the straight-ahead alt-rock formula that they've consistently excelled at. There are certain old-school rock influences that bleed clearly through their music, from Rush-isms in the form of frenetic time changes ("Sense of a Spark") to "Talking to the Walls" and "Lost My Way" which evoke Peter Gabriel-era Genesis. Frontman Scott Anderson's voice is impressive throughout, but when he sings ballads, especially "Window Song" and "Easy Life," something enables him to appeal to a whole different audience than traditional alt-rock fans. There is no 'one thing' on this disc that will allow them to reach the heights of their self-titled CD, just a consistency that will provide longtime fans reason to appreciate the band even more. --Denise Sheppard
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