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"Long-awaited and much anticipated" pretty much sums it
all up. It has been three years since Yellowcard really made
their appearance in the music scene and we've all waited patiently.
Yes, there were two other albums before, but when Ocean Avenue
was released in 2003, everyone really got to know this band from Jacksonville,
Florida. Was it worth the wait for this 4th album? Oh yes!
If you don't count One For The Kids and The Underdog EP,
then this is Yellowcard's second true piece of work. I'm not counting
the other two albums because I think they're bad - purely because
the second two releases have chart-topping hits which have given the
band their recognition. Lights and Sounds is by far their best
yet. It mixes the almost pop-punk, radio-friendly songs with a harder
and more emotional tone. You still get that classic Yellowcard sound
with the orchestral accompaniment on a handful of the songs. But,
in this one there's stronger guitars, more dynamics, and even a larger
orchestra (25-piece to be exact). The lyrics on Lights and Sounds
seem to have more meaning, more depth as well. "The whole
world is different now that men have died/And no one's hands are strong
enough to fix what happened here", these words from "Words,
Hands, Hearts" seem to be tackling the issues that are very prominent
in today's society. Perhaps, the band is trying to show how they have
matured from One For The Kids or maybe they're simply attempting
to target a new audience than that of Ocean Avenue. No matter
what their reasoning, it works. Already the song "Lights and
Sounds" is a hit, appearing everywhere from TV commercials to
major magazines, and there's even a Yellowcard car in a X-Box game!
Keep your eyes pealed, these "Kids" are going to be around
for awhile.
-Rachel Fredrickson
Track Listing:
1. Three Flights Up
2. Lights And Sounds
3. Down On My Head
4. Sure Thing Falling
5. City Of Devils
6. Rough Landing, Holly
7. Two Weeks From Twenty
8. Waiting Game
9. Martin Sheen Or JFK
10. Space Travel
11. Grey
12. Words, Hands, Hearts
13. How I Go
14. Holly Wood Died
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