Lifehouse - No Name Face
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Free Music Review: A Refreshing Twist For Rock Music
Hit: 5 Stars
There are few albums that a person can honestly adore every song, but Lifehouse broke this rule with their debut album No Name Face. 20 year old front man Jason Wade wrote these 12 beautifully intricate songs that can fit every possible mood. His lyrics are extremely passionate and thought provoking, making the album quite refreshing compared to most of the producer made generic music ruling the air waves. With songs about conformity, faith, spirituality, and of course love, Lifehouse seems to contrast the angst ridden music most young people listen to. The album begins with the smash hit, "Hanging By a Moment", which is one of my all time favorite love songs for personal reasons. The song reflects falling more in love with ever passing moment. Wade also uses a paradox to describe this feeling of being "completely incomplete" when around love. Another emotionally driven song is "Somebody Else's Song", where Wade descibes the struggle of self discovery and having "someone else's thoughts in my head". "Simon" describes conformity, fitting in, and being picked on. Completly describing most childhood experiences, Wade sets the structure of the song to fit that time. It begins with restarint, "Catch your breath. Hit the wall" and then focuses on breaking away, "Refuse to slip". This song also has a certain sense of irony to it as well since the use of contrast is making the struggle seem less volitile, however the song does give strength to anyone who has never quite fit in with a certain group. Other great songs on the album include, "Everything" which was the perfect song to end such an amazing album, "Unknown" a deeply spiritual song, and a harder song "Quasimodo" which is probably the angriest song on the album and yet it does not even come close to most of the music on the market. So if you are looking for an album that is just a little different but is still familiar in alternative rock, or if you just want an album with amazing lyrics, do yourself a favor and pick this one up because it will soon be a staple in your collection.Free Music Review: The best debut CD
Hit: 5 Stars
This has got to be the best debut CD that I have ever heard. Jason Wade, being an MK (Missionary Kid), his songs have that flair to it - the spiritual side of matters. It's very evident in songs like Trying, Everything, Breathing, and the smash hit - Hanging by a Moment. The songs are absolutely fabulous and each one is worth a listen. Songs like 'Trying', 'Cling and Clatter' and 'Quasimodo' take some time to get used to. Here's a CD Review:::1. Hanging by A Moment - Great song! Very very overplayed, but it's still the song that got me hooked. 4/5
2. Sick Cycle Carousel - Another terrific track! Has great background music set with wonderful lyrics! 4.5/5
3. Unknown - One of the best on here. If you like Matchbox Twenty, you will probably like this song as this song is very similar to many of their songs. 5/5
4. Somebody Else's Song - It took me a while to get used to it, but I really like it now. If you like harder music (although no Creed or Linkin Park) you will probably enjoy this one.
5. Trying - One of the songs I hated at first but is definitely growing on me. The background music pulls me in. 3.5/5
6. Only One - Wow - definitely a great song! Always reminds me of my best friend who is just the best! 4.5/5
7. Simon - Another great one. This song empathizes with people that have been abused in the past - I can relate! 5/5
8. Cling and Clatter - At first I thought this was just...well, Cling and Clatter. But it grew on me and now it's one of my favorites! 4.5/5
9. Breathing - Great! Definite hit and would make a great 3rd single (Behind 'Hanging' and 'Sick Cycle Carousel'.) 5/5
10. Quasimodo - I love this song dearly. It is the best on this record - and its' message is very similar to Simon's. 5/5
11. Somewhere In Between - This song is so great. It gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. 5/5
12. Everything - The second best song on the album, and the longest too. Over six minutes of pure ecstasy. It is almost tied with #10 as the best song, but....:)
Hope it helped! Now go buy No Name Face, because I said so :):)
Free Music Review: Mellow music for the masses!
Hit: 5 Stars
Around 1998 or so, the alternative rock scene hit an unexpected high. Modern rock radio ruled the airwaves, and bands like Fastball and Semisonic were selling big. Then, about a year later, a terrible plague known as rapmetal ended this explosion as quickly as it had begun. These days, bands like Live and Collective Soul are a rarity. They still make albums, but no one seems to notice. Enter Lifehouse, a band who seems determined to keep radio rock alive. And hey, they even succeed. They sell just as well as Limp Bizkit and Britney Spears, and are certainly a much better listen. So, what do we have here on this album? Well, musically, it's nothing special, but not so much blatantly simple. The melodies are great, and the vocals are top notch. I have no reservations in saying that Jason Wade is one of the best vocalists I've ever heard, and believe me, I've heard a lot of vocalists. His voice is comparable to Scott Stapp and Eddie Vedder, but better than both, and almost as good as Cold's Scoot Ward (another incredible vocalist). "Hanging By a Moment" is the inescapable big hit (even the country stations probably play it), but in my opinion it is hardly the highlight of the album, and it is a shame that many may buy this and never listen to anything else. Check out the sweeping, Live-like "Sick Cycle Carousel" or the amazingly touching and thoughtful "Simon". "Breathing" is another "Hanging by a Moment" and it's at least as good, and "Quasimodo" almost rocks hard. So, there's four other good songs right there. I was a bit generous in giving this album five stars, as this album is very soft, and my attention span wavers here and there, but it is good music. I can vouch for this universal appeal thing. This review comes from a guy whose CD collection consists mostly of heavier stuff, like Metallica and Pantera, and I'm not sure, but I think my grandma would even like this album. Anyway, if you want something nice and melodic to chill out to, this is worth a listen.Free Music Review: "Riding in the desert with a 'face' with no name",refreshing
Hit: 5 Stars
I first heard this CD when a friend (and member of my own band) suggested trying to learn a couple songs by Lifehouse. I'd never heard of them before so I was skeptical. But once he popped in "Hanging By A Moment", ("I'm falling even more in love with you...I'm standing here until you make me move") I knew these guys were far from ordinary. The other song he played for me was "Breathing". All the singer wants is "to sit outside heaven's door and listen to you breathing". I've been borrowing his copy ever since that day, three months ago. Powerful, gripping songs weave the listener through colorful, blurry illustrations of the journey of emotion. "Simon" encourages a friend who's down by sympathetically redescribing the friend's situation, then comfortingly exclaiming "I have felt the same as you...you're all right". "Somewhere In Between" deals with the painful reality of the difficulty in making an important emotional decision accurately and effectively, which could take all night. Singer Jason Wade sings, "By tomorrow morning I'll have this thing beat". "Unkown" artfully explains the difficulty in trusting someone completely: "Maybe finally I won't have to know everything...Faith makes everybody scared...it's the unknown, I don't know what keeps me hanging on and on and on to you". And my personal favorite "Everything", almost painful with longing, bittersweetly declares to that special someone, "You're all I want/need, you're everything...how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?...how could it be any better than this?". Unlike other similar bands such as Creed or GooGoo Dolls, Lifehouse doesn't focus on the questions. There are a great deal of questions asked in No Name Face, but Lifehouse skillfully answers most of them, while still leaving some questions unanswered to leave them to the imagination of their audience. Spellbinding. Breathtaking. No Name Face is a winner.Free Music Review: amazing!
Hit: 5 Stars
Every day, I fall even more in love with this CD. It may sound like a lie, but it's true. I've been listening to the phenomenal hit "Hanging by a Moment" for 10 months now, and I'm STILL not tired of it. (Tell me, how is that possible?!) Lifehouse's debut CD is full of raw, emotional music that will either make you want to cry, or make you smile.1. Hanging by a Moment - overplayed, but still not quite ruined by radio airplay. Not one of the best tracks on the album, but beautiful nonetheless.
2. Sick Cycle Carousel - supposedly their 2nd single, but it didn't receive the same attention HBAM did, so it was scrapped. It's still one of my favorites.. I love how it starts out mellow and then *BAM* starts to get edgier.
3. Unknown - not one of my favorites. average.
4. Somebody Else's Song - something's wrong with this track, I can't pinpoint what it is. Good lyrics though.
5. Trying - Jason Wade wrote this when he was 15. I don't like it much, the lyrics seem a little forced and cliched.
6. Only One - love this one. The lyrics mean a lot to me, and the melody is infectious.
7. Simon - one of the BEST tracks about the album. It's all about feeling left out and being an "outcast"... Comforting to hear when you feel all alone.
8. Cling and Clatter - definitely likeable. It's all about the "external and internal noise" in your life which makes it hard to make decisions. Unique sound.
9. Breathing - their follow-up to HBAM. When Jason sings the first line, you immediately know that it's one of the best songs on the cd.
10. Quasimodo - the angriest song on No Name Face. Good to listen to when you're mad at everything.
11. Somewhere in Between - the song makes me cry. It's just so emotional.
12. Everything - ditto. This is the BEST song on the album. I wish they'd release it, but it's too long, and I don't want FM radio to ruin it. It's so beautiful, so full of emotion that you'll get choked up. A perfect ending to a perfect CD.