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| 4.5 superb | blueskysailor | July 16th 17 |
This band puts out such beautiful dreamy ocean inspired music. I love this album, but i feel like its easy for other bands to push secret & whisper to the back of the line because its such a specific yet familiar sound. you can get essentially the same experience from saosin and circa. The only way you would find and love this album is if you were really looking for something different but not too different. still love this bands creativity and ocean metaphors, the lyrics are so original and beautiful.
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| 0.0 | bloc | February 2nd 10 |
A solid release from an otherwise bland genre. Despite only a rating of 3, this is quite an achievement. This band takes Saosin vocals and mixes it with the musical styling of Of Machines. Whether you are fan of either band or not, this is definitely one to check out for a fan of post-harcore.
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| 4.0 excellent | Skiiddz | October 27th 22 |
If it had a little less Saosin sitting around, this band really could have really branched out into some big territory.
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| 0.0 | macadoolahicky | January 18th 12 |
It's strange that the lead singer of a fairly straightforward post-hardcore band and four members of an alt metal / emo band came together and formed this. Secret & Whisper are not emo and they are not metal, but they are way more than post-hardcore. Funny how the lead singer brings more of his past band's instrumental elements to the table than the instrumentalists do. It all works out, though. Secret & Whisper strike up a pretty nice debut. Nowhere near perfect or classic, but still nice.
A huge low point on the album has to be the fact that Charles sounds as though he was just punched in the stomach and all he really wants to do is go to sleep. The instruments sound pretty nice all around with a few weak spots here and there. Again, funny how the majority of the band had to adjust their style to accommodate for Charles' voice, when he really ends up being what holds the band back. Luckily, his vocals, along with most of the band's other aspects, improve greatly on the next album.
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| 3.5 great | AlexTM510 | January 16th 12 |
During the time of it's release, The Great White Whale didn't sound sound too far from the typical pack of new school post-hardcore rats. However there were a few qualities that helped make the record feel bombastic and engaging (versus bombastic and annoying). Helping to shape the shifting guitars and drums (which are totally solid but a bit unorginal with it's riffs and fills) Jeff Schneweis (known of 'Number One Gun' fame) does a really great job mixing the record giving it a cool spooky production that fits in well with it's Moby Dick/Whale/Ocean theme. Another factor is Charles Finn, who sings pretty damn high with a piercing voice, but it surprisingly never becomes irritating, with him pushing and pulling appropriately at the right times-never pushing beyond what he can't do. I might sound cynical but The Great White Whale could have been pretty meh, but thanks to a solid production that doesn't overpolish the band it makes for a engaging and genuine listen. And while some of the screws are a bit loose songwriting wise, this is still a great debut from the Canadian quintet.
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