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Ecnalzen
October 22nd 2012


12169 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I like the chorus in To The Wolves. I think the whole song is solid, especially the pre-chorus. It's that dumb ass "almost solo" they threw in there that bothers me. I don't know why they just didn't go all out and throw a kick ass solo in instead. We all know the lead guitarist is capable of it.



I also really like the chorus in Desires too...

marksellsuswallets
October 22nd 2012


4885 Comments


Something about this is just rubbing me the wrong way...I dunno

FromDaHood
October 22nd 2012


9111 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Holy shit I first joined I thought you had so many comments. What have I done with my life?

marksellsuswallets
October 22nd 2012


4885 Comments


I did take like a year of absence haha.

FromDaHood
October 22nd 2012


9111 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Haha that's true, but you still have year on me even with the hiatus.

someguest
October 22nd 2012


30519 Comments


I've been here forever.

Sadly.

Crymsonblaze
October 22nd 2012


8232 Comments


the more posts you have, the wiser you are

someguest
October 22nd 2012


30519 Comments


I actually had about 15,000 posts permanently deleted about two years ago. I'll let you do the math.

Crymsonblaze
October 22nd 2012


8232 Comments


i'm not yet wise enough to do something so complex

toxin.
October 22nd 2012


13043 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

"I like the chorus in To The Wolves. I think the whole song is solid, especially the pre-chorus. It's that dumb ass "almost solo" they threw in there that bothers me. I don't know why they just didn't go all out and throw a kick ass solo in instead. We all know the lead guitarist is capable of it.



I also really like the chorus in Desires too..."



Oh I enjoy Desires' chorus, too. It's the "A liar! A liar! That's what you make of me. Desire! Desire! Something something" that isn't as melodic as I'd hoped it'd be. Still the rest is pretty good, but compared to the verses which I think are really as fantastic, it doesn't quite measure up.



As for To The Wolves, agree to disagree there. I find the chorus repetitive. Unlike others, I actually liked To The Wolves as a whole much better than We Owe This To Ourselves (even given the latter's bridge), but the chorus is still anticlimactic (and lyrically repetitive). Still, one of my favorite moments from DitW is "Thought it was me and you against the world/ But you left me to the wolves." Just that line has always been really sweet.

marksellsuswallets
October 22nd 2012


4885 Comments


I had another account before this one but it's embarrassing as shit so I'm not going to say what it is haha.

KjSwantko
October 22nd 2012


12568 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Raven that you

Ecnalzen
October 22nd 2012


12169 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

@xtoxin

The pre-chorus of To the Wolves is the best part, especially the lyrics you mentioned. My favorite part of the Dark/Light album are the verses from Closer. The chorus is a little repetitive until the 2nd time around when they add more lyrics, but man... The guitar and vocals are so good on the verse. The delay effect on the guitars sounds fantastic.

toxin.
October 22nd 2012


13043 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah! I'm glad someone else loves what Anberlin did with the delay in both Closer and Impossible (particularly Closer). I was kind of annoyed with the chorus in Closer, just because the lyrics are so repetitive in the first chorus, but aside from that yeah it's great.

Ecnalzen
October 22nd 2012


12169 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The intro to Impossible is fricking great. Its so catchy and the delay effect just adds to the amazingness. I love it when guitarists can make good use of delay.

Point1
October 22nd 2012


863 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Agreed on the delay definitely. After hearing this, on the whole Dark is the Way sounds so flat and lifeless though.

toxin.
October 22nd 2012


13043 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I don't know if I'd go as far as 'flat' and 'lifeless,' but it really feels like it lacks punch. It's probably because two of the worst songs on there (used relatively, since I actually really enjoy DitW) are the two aggressive ones.



On here, the best songs (except Type Three and Other Side) are all the uptempo/aggressive ones, e.g., Self-Starter, Little Tyrants, Modern Age, Desires. All of these are awesome.

marksellsuswallets
October 23rd 2012


4885 Comments


no.

Cygnatti
October 23rd 2012


36392 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

yeh

anarchistfish
October 23rd 2012


30537 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

never listened to this band before.



first two songs are pretty cool although the production seems a little off, but that could just be the quality of my version.



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