 | Tracklist:
1. Panic Attack!
2. Straight-Jacket Keelhauled
3. Battleship Graveyard
4. A Classic Case of Transference
5. Single
6. Empty The Clip, The King Has Been Slain,
Long Live The Queen!
7. People and Their Lives
8. Dirty Pillow Talk
9. Nobody's Perfect
10. Webs
11. Walk of Fame
12. Nature Vs. Nurture
Release Date: 2009 | |
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| Summary: I ASKED FOR A MASTERPIECE AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GAVE ME?? |
17 of 24 thought this review was well written
Who wasn’t excited for the new The Fall of Troy album? After getting rid of Tim Ward (previous bassist and screamer) and getting the super talented Frank Black (current bassist and screamer), I know I was. Hell, I was dying to hear something new from them after they did a great job rerecording their Ghostship Demos. I was even a little excited when I heard Panic Attack!. So when the stream came out, I listened to it.
Damn, this is bad.
Ever since I got this, I have wanted to write my first review on it. Its been difficult for me because I STILL have not been able to listen to the whole album in its entirety in one sitting! After three or four songs, I have to take a bathroom break to rid myself of the crap that I shoved in my ears.
Vocally, this record deserves a 0. No joke. Thomas Erak (lead singer and guitarist) cannot sing and whoever told him that he could needs retire from the music industry. Throughout the record, Erak chokes out his poorly written lyrics with a voice that makes my cat's scream in heat sound like Freddie Mercury. It's just painful to listen to and almost as painful to read the lyrics. Here is one of Erak's gems from the eighth track entitled Dirty Pillow Talk:
Hit or miss, hit or miss, hit or miss it.
Get a fix, get a fix, get a fix quick.
Wow, sorry but that is baaad. So bad that even the great Rody Walker's (singer for Protest the Hero) cameo could not save it.
The ONLY reason that i didn’t give this a 0, if that would be possible, was because these boys can flat out play their instruments. Erak is a god among babies when it comes to shredding on the guitar. Listen to Walk of Fame and DONT have your face melt, I triple dog dare you. Andrew Forsman is still as reliable as ever on the kit and the addition of Black on the bass gives this band a bit of a funky feel.
Overall, if you are able to ignore the garbage coming from Erak's mouth, this isn’t bad. I'm not able to do that so its just that bad and i would recommend that you get this, and see if you can tell me why The Fall of Troy thought it was okay to release this.
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Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Off
pretty bad 1st review but its fitting for how shit this record is. give me advice please cuz god knows i need it. and if youre gonna neg it, tell me why
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Is being a god among babies a good thing?
I enjoyed the review, I don't know why you're getting negged.
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I pos'd
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well. ok. ill be posting my first today as well.
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2 Sputnicherries popped in one day.
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After listening to this, I really don't think Frank adds much of anything to TFOT. Tim's screams were much better, and the bass playing on this really isn't that good. I actually thought that was his voice on Dirty Pillow Talk; it's too bad Rody has to sing the same lyrics three times. I think Erak might commit suicide after the reception this album, and his vocals particularly, has received.
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Cherry poppin time!!
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isnt joel barish the name of jim carrey's character in 'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind?'
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Shhh
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NO WAI DOOD pos
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ha sorry. its a b-a movie though. thumbs up for that
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My favorite of all time
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its up there for me too, not quite my fav though... also not a bad first review at all. kind sums up my whole opinion of the band in general
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Beautiful, thanks for the feedback
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oh how youve hurt me
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That's what she said
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let me just throw out there that erak's voice does not bother me
let me just throw that out there
please
let me
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jk?
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nah his voice is fine he just makes terrible choices
like wtf was he trying for in battleship graveyard in that one line
you know which one i'm talking about, too
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sup bro.
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