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5.0 classic
blink-182 Enema Of The State
Brand New Deja Entendu
Dance Gavin Dance Downtown Battle Mountain
Underoath They're Only Chasing Safety

4.5 superb
A Day To Remember And Their Name Was Treason
A Day To Remember For Those Who Have Heart (Reissue)
A Day To Remember Homesick
not what i was exspecting but solid....it has more pop punk and more creative breakdowns
August Burns Red Rescue & Restore
blink-182 Blink-182
blink-182 Take Off Your Pants And Jacket
blink-182 Dude Ranch
blink-182 The Mark, Tom and Travis Show
blink-182 Greatest Hits
Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago
Bon Iver Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Brand New Your Favorite Weapon
Brand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
Brand New Fight Off Your Demons (The Demos)
Cinematic Sunrise A Coloring Story Book And A Long-Playing
City and Colour Bring Me Your Love
City and Colour Little Hell
Dance Gavin Dance Dance Gavin Dance
Fall Out Boy From Under the Cork Tree
InMemory In So Many Words
one of my fave records from 9th grade. really fun music.
there not really well known, because they broke up after there second album, but they are still really good =)
good lyrics, very passionate singing, just an awesome record.
Kevin Devine Split the Country, Split the Street
Kevin Devine Make the Clocks Move
Lydia Illuminate
Lydia Devil
Matchbox Twenty Yourself or Someone Like You
Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Never Shout Never Harmony
Owl City Maybe I'm Dreaming
Owl City Ocean Eyes
Portugal. The Man The Satanic Satanist
Portugal. The Man Evil Friends
Right Away, Great Captain! The Eventually Home
Say Anything Say Anything
The Dangerous Summer Reach for the Sun
i Like this album alot, and it keeps growing on me.
the lyrics are really good and the whole album just has a really good feel. i def recommend it
The Devil Wears Prada Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord
The Devil Wears Prada Plagues
The Devil Wears Prada With Roots Above and Branches Below
I have been a fan of TDWP from the beginning and I’ve watched their progression, and it is amazing. From the simple yet brutal rifts of Dear Love, to the simple taps of Plagues, and now the masterful With Roots Above and Branches Below. Their newest album takes you on a roller coaster of blast beats and heavy rifts. Pure Amazingnesssss.

1. The album jump starts with Sassafras a fast paced song that thrives on the deep growls of lead vocalist Mike Hranica. Usually Mike’s deep screams are short in supply, but in this song he gets the mosh-pit going with his screams. The synth in this song comes in and blows you away while you think “it’s not all about the numbers” Jeremy’s singing in this song puts it over the top. Great start up track. 4/5
2. The next track I Hate Buffering picks right up where Sassafras left off with mikes harsh screams and the double bass pedal stomping loudly. This track is magnified by Dan Williams’ drums and James Baney’s Synth work. The Epic feel of the synth is amazing with mikes signature screams leading the way. This track is worth a listen. 4/5
3. After following the two intro tracks, Assistant to the Regional Manager really shows the progression of TDWP. This track is very well structured with repeating parts and the brutal breakdown at the end. It starts out with soft guitar with turns into passionate screaming. This song has three specific parts that will blow you away, one being when Jeremy comes in with the clean vocals. His singing perfectly corresponds to the synth. The second comes when mike screams one word over and over again, “RUMORS AND RUMORS AND ...RUMORS” The synth in the back ground gives you a chill when you hear it. The final piece to this amazing song is the breakdown! Mike screams correspond to the guitars and make metalcore magic. 5/5
4. The next track and lead single is Dez Moines. This song thrives on fast paced guitar and great singing by Jeremy. This song makes you want to scream along to Mike’s catchy chorus. And this song lets you know “This is the time for weakness, this is the time for blood” 4/5
5. Big Wiggly Style really gets the pit moving! The beginning of this song does it for me with the intro like guitar thudding.. I could give it a 5 out of 5 just for that. But then once Mike leads the way with his amazing vocals, and the drums and guitar are brilliant. It doesn’t quite live up to its beginning but still a solid track. 4/5
6. Next is Danger: Wildman, the first time I listened to the album this song stuck out to me the most. This song has it all, great screams, brutal breakdowns, amazing singing, a synth interlude, and one of the best guitar rifts on the album! This track I recommend to any hardcore, metalcore, metal, screamo fan out there. It will blow you away!!! 5/5
7. Then comes one of the kids favorites Ben has a Kid. This track starts out with an open guitar rift which quickly ignites into an epic of a song. The chorus sang by Jeremy will want him to make a solo project. Its really that good. The best part of this song is the breakdown near the end. Mikes pulls out his “DOI” Scream again to get the breakdown going. We all know the slower the breakdown, the more brutal, and this is one slow breakdown. And right after the breakdown, a guitar rift comes in that will give you chills as it leads into Jeremy’s heavenly singing. 4.5/5
8. Here comes one of the heaviest tracks on the album, Wapakalypse, the intense guitar at the beginning gets it going, perfectly complimented by the synth. This track once again shows you Prada’s progression as musicians. Great Track! 4/5
9. Now it is time for the unsung hero of the album, Gimme half. This is probably my favorite song on the album, and this is for one reason only. The best 30 seconds of music that TDWP ever written lies within the 2:30-3:00 mark of the song. It will amaze you. The guitar and the deep screams and the double bass “roll” sooooo good! 5/5
10. Remember when I said you would wish Jeremy had a solo project, well Louder than Thunder, gives you a small taste. A soft ballad with beautiful singing.4/5
11. Finally this epics final chapter, Lord Xenu, This track opens up with a harsh scream, and doesn’t let go. The singing in this track is superb. And this track is fitting ended to such a amazing album. 4/5

Pros
Vocals
Guitar
Drums
Synth
Bass
Ya pretty much everything.

Cons
No symbol taps before breakdowns

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The Devil Wears Prada Zombie
The Devil Wears Prada Dead Throne
The Devil Wears Prada 8:18
The National Boxer
The National High Violet
The National Trouble Will Find Me
The Spill Canvas Sunsets and Car Crashes
The Years Gone By Forever Comes Too Soon
i love this cd, i think its a mix of Fall out boys "take this to your grave" and Four year strong.
definatly a good listen=)
Underoath Lost in the Sound of Separation
Volcano Choir Repave
We Came As Romans Dreams

4.0 excellent
A Skylit Drive Wires...and the Concept of Breathing
A Static Lullaby Rattlesnake!
Agraceful The Great I Am
Alexisonfire Alexisonfire
Angels and Airwaves Love
Attack Attack! Someday Came Suddenly
August Burns Red Constellations
Bad Books II
Before Their Eyes Before Their Eyes
Before Their Eyes Untouchable
blink-182 Cheshire Cat
Born of Osiris Tomorrow We Die Alive
Box Car Racer Box Car Racer
Brand New Daisy
Bright Eyes I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Bullet for My Valentine The Poison
Bullet for My Valentine Hand of Blood
Burden of a Day Blessed Be Our Ever After
Caribou Andorra
Catherine Rumor Has It
Catherine Inside Out
very solid, i enjoyed this a bunch. alot of crazy rifts with great drums.
vocals are okay, but its still a great listen=)
Chiodos All's Well That Ends Well
City and Colour Sometimes
City and Colour The Hurry and the Harm
Craig Owens With Love
Damien Rice O
Dance Gavin Dance Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean
Dance Gavin Dance Happiness
im a huge fan of Dance Gavin Dance, and to me DGD's best record was Downtown battle mountain, then their self-
titled, then this one.
but..that does not mean this is bad at all. amazing guitar work with catching vocals.
its a good listen but i wish they screamed more in this record tho=(
Daphne Loves Derby On the Strength of All Convinced
Dashboard Confessional The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most
Dashboard Confessional The Swiss Army Romance
Death Cab for Cutie Transatlanticism
Edison Glass A Burn or a Shiver
Emarosa This Is Your Way Out
Fall Out Boy Take This to Your Grave
Fall Out Boy Folie a Deux
For Today Breaker
Four Year Strong Rise Or Die Trying
Four Year Strong Enemy of the World
Here I Come Falling Oh Grave, Where Is Thy Victory
I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business
I See Stars 3D
Ice Nine Kills The Burning
Ice Nine Kills Safe Is Just a Shadow
In Fear and Faith Voyage
In Fear and Faith Your World On Fire
InMemory Safety In Rumors
Very solid record. not as good as their first though.
too bad they broke up
Kevin Devine Put Your Ghost To Rest
Kevin Devine Brother's Blood
Lights The Listening
Lights Acoustic
Lights Siberia
Lights Little Machines
Lydia Assailants
Lydia Paint it Golden
Manchester Orchestra Mean Everything to Nothing
Manchester Orchestra Simple Math
Matchbox Twenty More Than You Think You Are
Mayday Parade A Lesson In Romantics
Mayday Parade Anywhere But Here
Miss May I Apologies Are for the Weak
Miss May I Monument
Never Shout Never Yippee EP
Never Shout Never The Summer Ep
Nevertheless When I'm With You
Of Machines As If Everything Was Held In Place
Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men
Owl City Of June
Passion Pit Gossamer
Portugal. The Man Waiter: ''You Vultures!''
Portugal. The Man American Ghetto
Portugal. The Man In The Mountain In The Cloud
Rise Against Siren Song of the Counter Culture
Say Anything ...Is a Real Boy
Say Anything Anarchy, My Dear
Swimming With Dolphins Ambient Blue
The Almost Monster, Monster
The Cinema My Blood is Full of Airplanes
The Color Morale We All Have Demons
The Dangerous Summer If You Could Only Keep Me Alive
The Early November Acoustic EP
The Ghost Inside Returners
The Ghost Inside Get What You Give
The Maine Pioneer
The Spill Canvas One Fell Swoop
The Word Alive Deceiver
The Years Gone By Something You Know Nothing About
Very catchy with good lyrics, this band is on the rise
This Providence This Providence
Thursday Full Collapse
U2 All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
U2 No Line on the Horizon
Underoath Define the Great Line Special Edition CD+DVD
We Came As Romans To Plant a Seed
William Fitzsimmons The Sparrow and the Crow
William Fitzsimmons Gold In The Shadow

3.5 great
+44 When Your Heart Stops Beating
A Rocket to the Moon Your Best Idea
A Rocket to the Moon On Your Side
A Static Lullaby ...And Don't Forget to Breathe
A Static Lullaby A Static Lullaby
Alexisonfire Watch Out!
Angels and Airwaves We Don't Need to Whisper
Angels and Airwaves I-Empire
Anthony Green Avalon
As Cities Burn Hell or High Water
August Burns Red Messengers
August Burns Red Leveler
Bad Books Bad Books
Before Their Eyes The Dawn of My Death
Broadway Kingdoms
Burden of a Day Pilots & Paper Planes
Catherine The Naturals
Chiodos Bone Palace Ballet
Circa Survive On Letting Go
Dashboard Confessional So Impossible
Death Cab for Cutie Plans
Emarosa Relativity
Emarosa Emarosa
Fall Out Boy Fall Out Boy's Evening Out With Your Girlfriend
Fall Out Boy My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue
Forever the Sickest Kids Underdog Alma Mater
Goo Goo Dolls Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles
Gwen Stacy A Dialogue
Jonny Craig A Dream Is A Question You Don't Know How To Answer
Kevin Devine Circle Gets the Square
Native Wrestling Moves
Never Shout Never Me & My Uke
Portugal. The Man The Majestic Majesty
Rise Against The Sufferer and the Witness
The Almost Southern Weather
The Almost Monster EP
The Ghost Inside Fury and the Fallen Ones
The Used The Used
The Word Alive Empire
Thursday War All the Time
Thursday A City By the Light Divided
Thursday Kill the House Lights
U2 The Joshua Tree
Underoath The Changing of Times
Underoath Survive Kaleidoscope
William Fitzsimmons Goodnight

3.0 good
A Skylit Drive She Watched the Sky
Alexisonfire Old Crows / Young Cardinals
Asking Alexandria Stand Up and Scream
Blessthefall His Last Walk
Bring Me the Horizon Sempiternal
Fall Out Boy Infinity on High
Four Year Strong Explains It All
Panic! at the Disco A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium
Rob Thomas ...Something to Be
Saosin Translating the Name
Sky Eats Airplane Sky Eats Airplane
The Almost No Gift to Bring
The Bled Found in the Flood
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Don't You Fake It
This Providence Who Are You Now?
Watchout! Theres Ghosts Ghost Town
We The Kings We The Kings

2.0 poor
Never Shout Never What Is Love?

1.0 awful
Lil Wayne Tha Carter III
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