 | Tracklist:
1.Cashing Out
2.Chyeaaaaa!
3.Elvis Said Ambition Is A Dream With A V8 Engine
4.G.R.I.T.S.
5.Going Lohan
6.I'll Inoculate The World With The Virus Of My Disillusionment - 4:31
7.You, Me, And The Significant Other
8.The He-Man Woman Haters Club
9.M.O.
10.A Soft War
11.Now That You're Gone
Release Date: 2010 | |
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| Summary: Proof that sometimes less is more, and change is good. FFTL loses a member, changes labels, and puts out their best work. |
3 of 3 thought this review was well written
If albums are true indicators of growth, then then From First to Last (FFTL) has grown-up alot since the release of their self-titled effort. Their fifth effort is their strongest, as Throne to the Wolves is an album with a theme rather than just a collection of songs made around the same time. The songs and musicianship on this album are such an improvement from the last album. Throne to the Wolves ditches (some of) the traditional formats and song lengths found on previous albums. 'Chyeaa' is barely a minute long, and has no chorus (or verse, depending on how you want to look at it.). While 'The Soft War' is almost more interlude then song, it also has no recognizable format. It seems to be more of a transition into 'Now That You're Gone,' the longest track on the album. This is not to say that the album doesn't use traditional formats, songs like 'Going Lohan' and the album opener 'Cashing Out' follow the Verse/Chorus/Verse format. 'You, Me, and the Significant Others' is almost radio friendly.
Lyrically, this album stands out more than the last two efforts of FFTL. The lyrical themes of rejection, anger and opposition to mainstream media is not a ground-breaking one, but it is in the way they approach each topic that makes it different from other releases. The band pokes fun at themselves in 'Cashing Out,' and 'Elvis Said Ambition is a Dream with a V8 Engine,' as well as at a certain celebrity on 'Going Lohan.' Vocalist Matt Good has a passionate, albeit cynical tone throughout the album. Fortunately, his singing has improved, and he can still hit high notes without getting too nasally/whiny But is the growls/screams that have changed the most. Good, along with bass player Matt Manning have balanced the growls/screams nicely on this album, a balance that was missing on their last effort.
The tonal quality of the album differs from song to song. 'Chyeaa' could have been on a TDWP album, and 'GRITS' could have been on their Self-Titled album. The guitar work is fresh, the riffs are well crafted, and the solo in 'Going Lohan' is very technical and structurally sound. Matt Good and Blake Steiner work well together, and there is a good push and pull in the mix. Derek Bloom and Matt Manning hold the rhythm section together well, keeping some of the crazier songs from going too far off the map.
The band as a whole seems to be working alot better as a whole as four members, which in some ways could be attributed to the maxim 'Less is More.' However, this album does have its flaws. It could be argued that some of the songs are fillers, and having filler songs on a album that is about 35 minutes long is a bit of a letdown, especially for the fans that had been waiting for the album's release. 'The He Man Woman Hatred Club' is borderline immature when Matt Good begins screaming 'What the F***?' in the middle of the song. While this song is one of the songs that could be left off the album, the biggest problem with the album lays not with the songs themselves, but with the production. The album seems to be densely compressed, as if to sound more like a live album. But it's too produced to sound that way either. The production value of the album is not as good as Self-Titled or Heroine, but that can be pushed aside for the simple fact that the songs are better. Overall, this album is not unlike anything you've heard before, but it does attempt to do it in a different way.
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Good review, but some sentences seem pretty awkward.
First off, remove this:
First Review I've written for the site, any feedback is nice.
If your really want to say this, do it in the comments section.
Vocalist Matt Good has a passionate, albeit cynical tone throughout the album, his singing has improved, he can still hit high notes without getting to nasally/whiny
Run-on sentence. Perhaps you should consider doing something like this:
Vocalist Matt Good has a passionate, albeit cynical tone throughout the album. Fortunately, his singing has improved, and he can still hit high notes without getting to nasally/whiny
Defining the sound on this album would change from song to song
Awkward.
going to far off the map.
Really nitpicking here, but it should be too.
alot
Once again, nitpicking here, but should be a lot.
as a whole as four members
Awkward.
Perhaps consider italicizing album titles. If you don't know, this is done like this:
[i ]words[ /i]
without the spaces.
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Heroine was the complete and utterly awesome shit bro. Haven't listened to this but good first review, listen to Vander some and you'll be alright.
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^^
First Review I've written for the site, any feedback is nice.
**
It has been argued by some that the Riff in 'Chyeaa' is borderline plagiarism of TDWP's 'Danger: Wildman' but they aren't played the same at all, the have a pretty close rhythmic pattern, but most things do these days.
These don't belong in the review
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Defining the sound on this album would change from song to song - [i]is awkward, maybe the sound varies[i/]
why do I know this band?
| | | Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off
fantastic first review. remove the stuff that vander said and keep your ass reviewing!
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Heroine was a perfect album, you lie. This is miles better than the self-titled, but still doesn't touch their work with Sonny.
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Heroine was boring, their first LP was grand and their S/T sucked all sortsa cock. I treat sonny fftl / matt good fftl completely different. because they went in such random directions.
| | | Album Rating: 4
Well Im a fan of Matt Good/FFTL....and thanks to Vanderb0b for the edits, I wrote the review between classes. thanks!
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Two reviews up already, what the hell...
Pos'd.
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