Silverstein - Arrivals & Departures
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Free Music Review: Great...but more mainstream =[
Hit: 4 Stars
I have enjoyed all of Silverstein's music they have made, especially their second album 'Discovering the Waterfront.' I like them because they are so original, but this album is getting more into a mainstream style, where you can't tell that it is distinctively Siverstein, but nevertheless this CD is still AMAZING. You should definitely buy it. I listen to music like So They Say, Emarosa, Breaking Benjamin, A Skylit Drive, and Scary Kids Scaring Kids and this fits in perfectly... so if you like any of these bands it would be worth your money to pick this up.Free Music Review: cool Band
Hit: 5 Stars
This is the other one and am still waiting for a new one to come outFree Music Review: Arrivals & Departures: Not One Nor the Other
Hit: 3 Stars
I selected 3 stars, although I feel the album deserves three and a half. Silverstein burrowed their way into my heart with their almost perfect embodiment of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde in their album 'Discovering the Waterfront'. Not only in the vocals, but in the tone and tempo of the music as the album progressed. I hoped for more of the same with 'Arrivals & Departures', however I was surprised to find that Silverstein has moved back toward 'When Broken is Easily Fixed' in their style.
The band we know and love surely isn't absent though - thrilling standouts such as 'If You Could See Into My Soul' and 'My Disaster' still grab me by the belt and drag me to the pit when Shane Told lets loose his scream over perfect breakdowns. Many of the other tracks find a sort of driving rythm which Silverstein hasn't really much used before. The reason is quite clear - if you've caught the band on their current tour, you know that the songs from Arrivals & Departure are crazy fun live bits.
I will say that 'Discovering the Waterfront' is a better album. I won't say this one is bad. The music suffers from a kind of muddiness on the CD (blame the studio, which was a different one for this album) but is still lovely. Silverstein has departed the style they hit so well on Discovering the Waterfront but it still echoes in the background. But as of yet, they haven't arrived at a style which truly showcases their talent. I trust them though, and I'm sure whatever's next will be fantastic.
A final note - While listening to this, I kept thinking Arrivals & Departures = 'When Broken is Easily Fixed' + 'Say Hello to Sunshine' + 'Watch Out!!!'. Not a bad pedigree.
Free Music Review: a review from a well educated fan of music
Hit: 5 Stars
so i'm gonna start of by saying that silverstein is my fav band, so if you wanna stop reading this go ahead but im gonna be straight with you guys about this album. no bias here.
the music: it isn't quite as good as their first 2 full lengths. silverstein as a band are huge fans of bands like the get up kids, hot water music, lifetime, etc. and many other genres too but for a band who loves bands like the three i listed, this album is incredible musically. you can hear their influence so well. they are really honing in on what those kind of bands started. the drumming is better than on previous albums. the guitars and bass aren't as good.
the vocals: shanes singing is much better than on previous albums. his screaming is just the same, but there is much less screaming on this album then on the other 2 full lengths. the lyrics arent as metaphoric as they used to be, but they overall themes in the songs are great. this band has been through alot in recent years and shanes lyrics really reflect that, especially in here today gone tomorrow, which is about john beatz the drummer from bayside who was killed whiile on tour with silverstein.
the production: the sound on this album is not good. discoving the waterfront was much much better and even when broken is easily fixed was better. for a band like coheed and cambria production is super important but for a post hardcore band like silverstein, not so much.
overall, this album is better than i expected and they are my fav band so i had high hopes. so should you buy this album? if you like this band, yes. if you like emo music in general, yes. if you like other forms of punk rock but not emo, yes. if you like bands like rush, dream theater or coheed, no. if you hate victory records like i do, yes. and if you dont like music, no.
so if your reading this and even considering buying it then you probably should buy it!
Free Music Review: Kid's Stuff
Hit: 1 Stars
This album is so bad, that I'm going to have to review something I love next just to get the thought of it out of my mind. This is a silly little record from a silly little band. One positive note: the musicianship is solid. Here's the rest of it. The songs are unimaginative, the lyrics cliche and silly, the vocals whiny and grating. Now, I do not typically like this style of post punk kid-style speak singing anyway, but the vocals are particularly bad here. In terms of the songwrituing, this sounds like a bunch of leftovers from previous better efforts. It sounds like very little effort went into this album here and the band simply takes their new found success for granted. Its a shame. I also agree with the High School Band analogy, but would add that there are many high school bands more talented and hungrier than these guys. Do not spend your money on this.