Singles: nope
Extra Info: they have a way of screaming in some of their songs that is not quite screaming and not quite singing.
beautiful mistake, the - light a match, for i deserve to burn
oh yea
Track Rating: 9/10
Overall: good
Genre: post hardcore
Official Site:
The Beautiful Mistake
Similar Bands: beloved, boysetsfire
Best Songs: "on building, stavesail, anonymous vs California"
Singles: nope
Extra Info: good stuff, an amazing video by these guys is up on LAUNCH.COM, the video fore ON BUILDING is ridiculously good.
Beloved - Failure On
great
Track Rating: 10/10
Overall: good
Genre: post hardcore
Official Site:
Beloved
Similar Bands: Boysetsfire, avenged sevenfold, the beautiful mistake
Best Songs: "failure on my lips, aimless endeavor, death to traitors"
Singles: nope
Extra Info: very cool stuff. this album shows variety and creativity.
Be Nicholas Bé - Frozen in the Face EP
Good, plus u can buy the cd for 2 bucks!!! I highly recommend it diggity
Track Rating: 5/6
Overall: Good, but would be better with professional recording
Genre: punkrock
Official Site:
Be Nicholas Bé
Similar Bands: really light Finch
Best Songs: "let it out" "gone"
Singles: Still Underground
Extra Info: They are currently unsigned but they will be soon, oh yea and they are college dudes in Michigan...
Benton Falls - fighting starlight
This is crazy good
Track Rating: 10/10
Overall: oh my gosh, these vocals rock, as well as the twinkly guitars
Genre: "post modern Emo"
Official Site:
Deepelm (bentonfalls)
Similar Bands: low key brandtson, elliott, planes mistaken for stars
Best Song: "All these things, swimming with you"
Singles: nope, kind of an esoteric fan base
Extra Info: "All these things" is one of the best songs ever, period. I just love the progression.
Benton Falls - Guilt Beats Hate
holy crap!
Track Rating: 10/10
Overall: ...amazing?
Genre: "post modern emo"
Official Site:
Benton Falls
Similar Bands: Planes mistaken for stars, elliott, brandtson
Best Song: "this housecall could kill, race to die, angel on hiatus, like portraits on walls"--basically all of them...
Singles: nope, que lastima
Extra Info: i cannot believe that the lead singer can also play the lead guitar as well as he does the vocals! if anyone's a multi-tasker, michael richardson's it. this band is one of my ultimate favorites
Boysetsfire - After the eulogy
Very cool and politically driven
Track Rating: 12/14
Overall: great
Genre: post emo/hardcore
Official Site:
BSF
Similar Bands: The beautiful mistake, rise against, beloved
Best Song: "rookie, when rhetoric dies, still waiting for the punchline, unspoken request"
Singles: nope
Extra Info: i love these guys
Boysetsfire - Tomorrow Come Today
Very cool and politically driven
Track Rating: 11/12
Overall: great
Genre: post emo/hardcore
Official Site:
BSF
Similar Bands: The beautiful mistake, rise against, beloved
Best Song: "eviction article, last year's nest, release the dogs, white wedding dress"
Singles: nope
Extra Info: i took Phil231 2nd semester, freshman year and we read this book called "After Capitalism" by David Schweickart. The song 'eviction article' presents similar issues to those brought up in that book we read for class!
Brandtson - Trying to figure each other out+
Good emo, oh wow one of the best bands
Track Rating: 6/6
Overall: great vocals, amazing bass
Genre: emo
Official Site:
Brandtson
Similar Bands: white octave, elliott
Best Songs: "potential getaway drivier, 12th and middle, sic transit gloria, boys lie, grace thinks im a failure "
Singles: not that well known
Extra Info: band name is the street the singer lived on back in the day
Brandtson - Dial in sounds
one of the best emo bands
Track Rating: 9/10
Overall: great vocals, amazing bass
Genre: emo
Official Site:
Brandtson
Similar Bands: white octave, sunny day real estate
Best Song: "anything and everything, guestlist"
Singles: none
Extra Info: band name is the street the singer lived on back in the day
Cinema Beer Buddy
A lot of the hits from some of my fave bands
Track Rating: 14/15
Overall: Very good songs from all versions of punk mayne!
Genre: punk-all versions of: ie melodic hardcore, pop, just plain
Best Bands: Open hand, thrice, AFI, Jimmy eat world, thursday, strung out, midtown, audio karate, rufio,
Best Song: "Deadbolt- thrice, cematary - strung out"
Extra Info: This really is a good compilation cd, its real cheap at the HOTTOPIC nearest you! (now i sound like an ad man from hottopic...)
Coheed and cambria - second stage turbine
blades
Orgasmic
Track Rating: 10/10
Overall: if you like rock, you'll love this
Genre: INDIE
Official Site:
Coheed and cambria
Similar Bands: mmm... not sure
Best Song: "time consumer, devil in jersey city, delirium trigger, 33"
Singles: nope
Extra Info: oh man, if you don't like the empty sound between the intro and the singing, you must be deaf
DashBoard Confessional (self title)
Very Very Good
Track Rating: 10/10
Overall: Perfect!
Genre: acustic indie rock
Official Site: DashBoard Confessional
Similar Bands: Dave Matthews Band
Best Song: "Again I Go Unnoticed" "Saints and Sailors" "Living In Your Letters"
Singles: "Screaming Infidelities" "Saints and Salors.
Extra Info: ALL ACCUSTIC
Dave Matthews Band - Busted Stuff
Pretty Good
Track Rating: 3/12
Overall: Reputation is kept
Genre: suggestive rock..
Official Site: DMB
Similar Bands: John Mayer
Best Song: "Grey Street, Where are you going"
Singles: "Grey Street, Where are you going?"
Extra Info: Grey Street is a colorful song...
Elliot false cathedrals+
good emo ish
Track Rating: 10/11
Overall: bass is off the charts, piano and guitar are simple but important
Genre: modern emo
Official Site:
Elliott
Similar Bands: benton falls, brandtson
Best Songs: "calm americans, blessed by your own ghost"
Singles: not that well known
Extra Info: Lyrics are tuff to get so check out them Brandtson
Enon - High SOCIETY
gravy train!
Track Rating: 14/15
Overall: snacktacular!
Genre: indie
Official Site:
Enon
Similar Bands: the straylight run, two-mix, seksu roba
Best Songs: "natural disasters, old dominion, disposable parts"
Singles: nope.
Extra Info: they are from the great city of Chi-town! represent son!
Evanescence - Fallen
Wow
Track Rating: 11/11
Overall: This is the epitome of quality
Genre: dark metal (with a fine lady singin)
Official Site:
Evanescence
Similar Bands: This is new to me...
Best Song: "Everybody's fool, tourniquet, my last breath, bring me to life, hello, my immortal"
Singles: "bring me to life, going under"
Extra Info: The heavy guitar mixed with the good voice of the girly girl and a great piano riff makes this heavy metal contradict itself and its really a cool experience! There is also some songs with just the girl's voice, piano, and a violin, its classy and then heavy its great!
Faking Interest!!!
This is a great local band straight outta chicagoland!
Track Rating: 3/3
Overall: This is high energy music, pump it up mutha what!!
Genre: Kinda pop punk with a mix of punk punk
Official Site:
Faking Interest
Similar Bands: NFG, Be Nick Bé, AFI, Homegrown all thown together gently...
Best Songs: its all good, but "warm up"
Singles: well... hehe its local, like i said
Extra Info: My buddy J O E is in this band and this cool KENT guy, theres also some dude from central, Yeeeee YAAAAAY!
Faking Interest - Submitted for the approval
Tasty
Track Rating: 4/4
Overall: This deadly trio is at it again! This has great recording quality and Joe's vocals, not unlike fine wine, have improved since the first.
Genre: punkpunk/poppunk
Official Site:
Faking Interest
Similar Bands: NFG, Be Nick Bé, AFI, Homegrown all thown together gently...
Best Song: "HOPELESS!!!"
Singles: ever 'single' song is gravy
Extra Info: Who designed the cd cover art? ...This guy...thats right!
Foo Fighters - Nothing left to lose
Fight foo with this ish bomb
Track Rating: 11/11
Overall: Great
Genre: Arena Rock
Official Site:
Foo Fighters
Similar Bands: 3 doors down
Best Song: "learn to fly, aurora, generator"
Singles: learn to fly
Extra Info: The video for learn to fly is on this enhanced cd, its sweet
Foo Fighters - colour and the shape
their best song is on this lil number
Track Rating: 12/13
Overall: Nice, nice
Genre: Arena Rock
Official Site:
Foo Fighters
Similar Bands: 3 doors down
Best Song: "monkey wrench, my hero, everlong"
Singles: "monkey wrench, my hero, everlong"
Extra Info: Foo fighters are amazing in concert, if you get the chance, tap that!
Foo Fighters - One by one
New and still rockin'
Track Rating: 10/11
Overall: Good times
Genre: Arena Rock
Official Site:
Foo Fighters
Similar Bands: 3 doors down
Best Song: "low, all my life, times like these, tired"
Singles: "all my life, times like these"
Extra Info: Been around for a long time and still kickin some serious arse
Finch - what it is to burn
Still a favorite of mine
Track Rating: 15/15
Overall: SImply amazing, just good good good!
Genre: hardcore heavy punk
Official Site:
FINCH
Similar Bands: Thursday
Best Songs: Stay with me, perfection through silence, untitled
Singles: "letters to you, what it is to burn"
Extra Info: Check this albumn out, seriously, im not kidding, u think im not serious?
Fugazi - 13 songs
mmm mmm
Track Rating: 12/13
Overall: good
Genre: indie
Official Site:
Fugazi
Similar Bands: Sunny day real estate, embrace, minor threat
Best Songs: "waiting room, burning too, bulldog front"
Singles: nope
Extra Info: fugazi is a fun word to say
Further Seems Forever - How to start a fire
This is very decent stuff
Track Rating: 9/10
Overall: Good
Genre: indie
Official Site:
Further seems forever
Similar Bands: Anberlin
Best Song: "Pride war, the sound, i am"
Singles: nope
Extra Info: they had the dude that made dashboard as their singer, then they got jason, he left right before i was to see them in concert which pissed me off, now, i guess they have some guy from sense field.
HOOBASTANK (self title)
what you expect in a cd
Track Rating: 12/12
Overall: All songs are quite enjoyable
Genre: alternative
Official Site:
Hoobastank
Similar Bands: incubus, finch, 311
Best Songs: pieces, crawling in the dark, ready for you, running away
Singles: "crawling in the dark, running away"
Extra Info: I you are sick of cds with only 1 good track on em, get this, this is totally worth the money. i guuaaarooooonteeee it mayne!
HOOBASTANK - the reason
hooba-what!?
Track Rating: 12/13
Overall: they do it again
Genre: alternative
Official Site:
Hoobastank
Similar Bands: incubus, finch, 311
Best Songs: "just one, what happened to us?"
Singles: "out of control, the reason"
Extra Info: these guys have to be college edjumucated musicians because their timing and chord progressions and tempo changes are so tight. very, very melodic and talented.
