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Originally Posted by DMBstandUP1984
I still have to give it a few more spins, but so far illuminate has stuck out to me, and crash the gates
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Illuminate is a fuckin great song! One of the high points on the album for me.
Here is how it's sitting for me.
Convocation->Transmission Home is a killer album opener imo.
Crash The Gates, Make Me So, & One Bedroom are enjoyable but they didn't grab a hold of me like Transmission Home did.
Fragile and Dear is kind of eh.
Illuminate - see above.
Madrid is just a head scratcher to me.
The Deepest Well is a great tune, would love to see it live.
Lift a Sail is ok. This statement is a double meaning for the whole effort, really.
MSK - Ryan pulls off a nice atmosphere at the beginning with awesome violin fills by sean. It just needs to go somewhere, and some of the lyrics feel pretty bleh. We get it, you would dig a hole all the way to China, unless of course you was there, and you'd dig your way home.
My Mountain - That's cool man, glad you needed her last song, and now you've got her. End it already or have more to say.
Seems like it could have been a much cooler 1-2 punch song combo if it had better lyrics in both and better song structure to MSK.
California - I'm a sap for a good California song. I love this as a closer, Ryan with superb vocal delivery. #Angst
Lift a Sail could have been something special and a coming out party for Yellowcard to hit the radio-waves again and make some noise, but unfortunately it just misses the mark. Run of the mill Yellowcard with less punk and more Angels and Airwaves atmosphere.