Format - Interventions & Lullabies
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Free Music Review: In with the outro, and out with old
Hit: 5 Stars
Wow, this band is probably the most amazing band that I have heard in a very very long time. They display musicianship in every aspect from odd and unusual instruments (for pop-rock) like the banjo (who would've thought!) to catchy riffs and melodies that get you up off your seat and make you clap your hands and stomp your feet. It's amazing how diverse they are, ranging from fun songs like "tie the rope", "the first single", and "sore thumb" to serious introspective songs like "On your porch", "Mess to be made", and "Give it Up". This album is probably the first "perfect" album I've heard in 3 years. It's amazing how versatile they are with influences ranging from indie to country to pop. Listen to First Single, I dare you! you won't ever stop singing that song in your head as It'll be in your head for weeks and weeks. And for you guys in high school tell me "give it up" doesn't make you get all teary eyed thinking about the future and all that stuff. The best song on this album musically in my opinion is Career Day. It combines electronic music with acoustic pop rock and catchy melodies. Buy this cd, I mean it got an average 5 score I mean that's unheard of! Especially with 84 reviewers! ignore the 1 star-ers as they do not appreciate true musicianship and instead think that music is a contest on who is more "hardcore". Listen to this album, It'll change your life no lie.Free Music Review: The Format has always had a Format for Sucess
Hit: 5 Stars
Let's start things off in general. I live in the Phoenix Arizona area. Sam and Nate (the Format) grew up here. They have played together for a long time, and have performed in such local AZ bands as Nevergonnascore and This Past Year before forming 'The Format'. They released an EP called 'EP'. Imagine that. Let's just say that Sam, Nate and then Marko and the rest of the live band are brilliant. Their musicianship is outstanding and their songwriting is some of the best I've EVER been a witness to. With the Format, Sam and Nate combine what they had in nevergonnascore (poppunk) and this past year (slower more indie/emo/punk rock). This Cd is great, and you will instantly fall in love with it. The best tracks are: The First Single (From EP), Give it Up (older song on a local acoustic cd), Tie The Rope (New), Tune Out (New), I'm ready, i am (new), On your Porch (new, and MY PERSONAL FAVORITE SONG ON THE CD. IT'S BREATHTAKING), and A Save Situation (Older Song, redone here with orchestration). This Cd is amazing, it gets a 4 as far as I go. (Most tracks are spectacular, but a couple are just merely really good). Props to the Sam and Nate for adding in eclectic instruments (Banjo, Accordion, Tuba, etc). I'm giving an extra point for them, because I'm so proud. You guys will always rock.-Shawn http://www.xanga.com/zeppelin191181
Free Music Review: you will not be able to put this cd down
Hit: 5 Stars
"Interversions and Lullabies" is nothing short of amazing. There isn't a song on the CD you wont like. The Format is an acoustic driven band, with brilliant vocals containing a pop edge. Yet don't put them in a box by placing them in a genre "Interversions and Lullabies" is like nothing I've ever heard before. The songs are spiced up to go along with the bass drums and guitar by adding instruments in such as tuba, slide guitar, harmonica, an orchestra, hand claps and many other unique attributes. Members of The Format: Nate Ruess-vocals and Sam Means-guitars have collaborated to write some of the catchiest music I have ever heard (Ruess and Means write all the music and are accompanied by a full band at shows and on the CD). If The Format ever comes to your town, go see them! After listening to the CD you will be in awe, and you'll think there's no way they can sound this good live, but they do! Not kidding at all, the vocals are as pristine live as they are on "Interversions and Lullabies". Discover this band before everyone else does, Because I would say in three months this band will be all over Rolling Stone, Spin and MTV2. I can't say enough good things, just buy it even if you have never heard "Interversions and Lullabies" or of The FormatFree Music Review: Effortlessly Perfect Pop Rock for All Tastes
Hit: 5 Stars
It would probably be easy for critics to dismiss the Format's excessively cathcy brand of pop rock for being too bland or the lyrics for not having enough depth, but that would be missing the point entirely.The Format, like tour mate Rocket Summer, are one of the few bands out today who drop the pretensions of emo and mainstream rock. Instead of jumping around on stage and spining their guitars around their bodies, the Format stop trying so hard to be a rock band and in the process effortlessly make the perfect set of pop songs. These gems are great in the way Kool-Aid and spinning in your chair until you become dizzy are great, because they're just fun.
It's happy, drum on your steering wheel, tap your toe, sing along genius. All areas of the albums track are packed full of simple yet undeniable hooks that will stay with you for some time. They are one of the few artists that could use shakers, hand claps and tambourine in one song and pull it off flawlessly.
Think Phantom Planet, Rocket Summer, or maybe even Ben Folds. Whoever you think they sound like, you're certain to fall for the Format.
Free Music Review: An amazing effort from a somewhat stagnet local scene
Hit: 5 Stars
When I first heard The Format, I was taken aback to say the least. I was listening to their first release, an EP that contains more gritty versions of songs on their new full-length, and I was instantly hooked. The aptly-titled "First Single" was the first track I got a taste of, and I found myself singing along with the chorus even before the song had played all the way through. Point is, I am now a huge Format fan, having seen them twice already, and excited to see them again this Wednesday with Something Corporate and Rx Bandits. Undoubtedly, those two bands will get a larger draw, but I am a firm believer that this brilliant Tempe-based band will trigger alot of downloads and CD buyers after that show, and all the others in the tour. I also believe that all the songs on this CD will get frequent local radio play, and eventually, national coverage. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not, but I think it will be; everyone should have the priviledge of hearing such great, catchy music.