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| 3.0 good | angrytortilla | June 4th 19 | definitely the worst emery album, but still not a bad record. it definitely tries to be another "the question" and misses the mark.
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| 3.0 good | Alabaster Jones | May 25th 16 | I may be in the minority here, but I'm Only A Man isn't that bad. While it does lose some of the personality that Emery had on The Question due to the curious purge of vocal harmonies and the dip in lyrical quality, it's still a passionate and sometimes very catchy affair. Where the band really deviates from their established norm is that the album is quite inconsistent, in stark contrast to The Weak's End and even The Question. The highs here, like "Story About A Man With A Bad Heart" and "The Movie Song" are as good as any song they've don't up until this point. That said, "Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus" is as obnoxious as any song they've done as well. There's distinct peaks and valleys here, which are usually kept to a minimum on their records. All this said, I'm Only A Man is a decent effort from the band, and is not nearly as bad as people would have you believe.
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| 3.5 great | jimmy24795 | May 12th 12 | Despite receiving criticism from the majority of their fans, Emery created an inconsistent, but overall enjoyable album
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| 1.5 very poor | raggedragamuffin | November 8th 11 | After releasing the amazing The Question, to come out with this?? I honestly thought Emery were done. There are a couple good tracks on this albums but overall it's trash. Thank God, they came out with In Shallow Seas We Sail next, which just might be the greatest post-hardcore album.
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| 2.0 poor | Ryder88 | November 10th 08 | If this was the first time I ever had heard Emery I probably would have given it a better rating but since the first two albums were so amazing it just made this too big of a disappointment.
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| 3.0 good | Jonnyborg | August 18th 08 | Emery, why have you forsaken me? I used to be a huge fan of yours! What on earth spurred the tremendous changes in your direction? What about the interesting song structures? The simply lovely vocal harmonies? Where has the poetry, the deep meaningful lyrics gone?? Why would the band that wrote 'The Secret' write 'The Party Song'? I'm sorry, but I actaully liked having to sit and think about what your band was trying to say via song. There is no subtlety in your lyrics anymore.
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| 3.0 good | broken_ | December 17th 07 | Though it's not Emery's greatest album to date, it is still something worth checking out if you've enjoyed their past records. Having parted ways with a guitar player, their sound has developed into a more balanced band with no instrument seeming more important than another. With the exception of "After the Devil Beats His Wife" (meaning explained in DVD), the track names seem tacky like they were made by some emo kid thinking he was clever. The DVD also includes live footage with the bands current roster, and it gives you insight into how the old material sounds without a second guitarist. This is an album for die hard fans, and would be a terrible album to introduce Emery to someone who has never heard them. Another thing that just seems odd is the lyrical content, which at times lacks maturity. For a band that has been together for so long and are approaching their 30s, I just find it odd that they still focus on such angsty stories that at times appeals more to a younger audience.
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| 2.5 average | AmericnZero02 | December 16th 07 | Easily the worst album I’ve heard that was released in 2007. Right of the heels of their great, prior release, The Question, Emery abandon’s nearly everything that made that album good and focuses on its weaker characteristics. There are lots of more moody tracks that stray away from rock and emphasize more pop characteristics much like on The Question’s “Miss Behavin’.” I’m Only a Man is filled with very poor attempts to create popular sounding music and catchy hooks with tracks like “The Party Song” and “Rock-N-Rule.” While the last few tracks slowly start to build up some captivating momentum, it is too little to late to save the album. Though it doesn’t have any songs that are particularly terrible, nothing in it surpasses average quality. I’m Only a Man is a 48 minute bore-fest that is in no way worth looking into unless you’re a die hard Emery fan.
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| 4.0 excellent | marasm | February 7th 25 |
| 3.5 great | Jopa26 | August 28th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Jerrad | July 26th 22 |
| 3.0 good | STEA | March 15th 22 |
| 3.0 good | xlev | August 7th 21 |
| 3.0 good | haley | July 25th 21 |
| 2.5 average | shira | July 14th 20 |
| 3.5 great | heck | June 6th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | benny06 | January 10th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | cvlts | October 11th 19 |
| 3.0 good | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Atari EMERITUS | November 21st 18 |
| 3.5 great | Groink | November 17th 18 |
| 3.5 great | woxdy | November 14th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Josh | November 4th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Teebs | August 16th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Sebe | February 24th 18 |
| 2.5 average | klocu4 | January 8th 18 |
| 2.5 average | nbats | December 23rd 17 |
| 3.0 good | keoki | March 4th 17 |
| 2.5 average | ellagos | August 24th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | JGreeb | September 20th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | sadchild | December 21st 14 |
| 3.5 great | Smeg | June 12th 14 |
| 2.5 average | akimbo | January 16th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Suddy | October 7th 13 |
| 2.5 average | tlhk | August 7th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Cryio | July 2nd 13 |
| 2.0 poor | kmace | April 2nd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | RE58 | January 24th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Ecotone | December 23rd 12 |
| 2.5 average | Zikana | November 14th 12 |
| 2.5 average | MTTS | February 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | iglu | February 12th 12 |
| 3.0 good | mttgry | January 19th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Pndi | December 27th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Project | September 24th 11 |
| 2.5 average | outline | August 24th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | Scoot | July 26th 11 |
| 2.5 average | lucho | May 16th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Bauls | April 19th 11 |
| 3.5 great | dgrona | March 31st 11 |
| 3.0 good | quik40 | March 26th 11 |
| 3.0 good | ilbron | March 23rd 11 |
| 2.5 average | Dev518 | February 25th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Eswin17 | February 13th 11 |
| 2.5 average | frankie | January 28th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Karii | January 20th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Janson | December 6th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | ryan10 | November 9th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Oafdog | October 6th 10 |
| 2.5 average | IN64 | October 3rd 10 |
| 3.0 good | JackMEB | September 23rd 10 |
| 2.0 poor | DeskmaN | September 22nd 10 |
| 3.5 great | Kimm | September 16th 10 |
| 2.5 average | THIEF | September 7th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | ErekW | August 24th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Eko | July 23rd 10 |
| 2.5 average | Mace | June 14th 10 |
| 2.5 average | X3ni92 | May 24th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | Thef | April 15th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Valle | April 2nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | heyadam | March 24th 10 |
| 3.0 good | cb123 | March 17th 10 |
| 2.5 average | JackFr | March 6th 10 |
| 3.5 great | jatts7 | February 15th 10 |
| 2.5 average | sp4585 | January 8th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | InExile | January 7th 10 |
| 3.0 good | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | November 11th 09 |
| 2.5 average | d00derz | November 5th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lions | November 2nd 09 |
| 3.5 great | Ricven | October 15th 09 |
| 2.5 average | rodigo1 | September 15th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | mauder | September 1st 09 |
| 2.5 average | ebay | July 7th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tim00w | July 6th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | hold45 | June 12th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Matte | June 11th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Donul | March 29th 09 |
| 2.0 poor | ziroth | February 21st 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | jc1587 | January 20th 09 |
| 3.0 good | tr21 | November 9th 08 |
| 1.5 very poor | Warborn | October 26th 08 |
| 2.5 average | BMer916 | October 8th 08 |
| 2.0 poor | pixmpy | October 7th 08 |
| 3.5 great | pettri | October 4th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | Normal | August 22nd 08 |
| 2.0 poor | mkCII | April 6th 08 |
| 3.5 great | benhxc | February 27th 08 |
| 3.0 good | skitz | February 16th 08 |
| 2.5 average | donovr | December 12th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Regards | December 11th 07 |
| 3.5 great | irb5 | November 16th 07 |
| 2.5 average | roofi | October 11th 07 |
| 3.0 good | Msuen | October 3rd 07 |
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