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Rating:  - This Album Is a Masterpiece!
I first got turned on to Chevelle when i was watching MTV late at night (since that's the ONLY time they ever play rock) The single that got me Was of course "The Red" I was digging the vocals and the Grinding Guitar riffs, Then i was Reeled in at the chorus right when the music pauses and the singer Says "So Lay..." and kicks back in with heavy distortion when The singer says "...Down" The harmonies are simply Astounding on the chorus.Not to mention The ending when he repeats "Seeing Red Again!" in an awesome Scream/growling voice, and trust me, I play the Drums and sing,and i have had to Scream that,afterwards i felt like the lyrics should of been "Turning Red Again" cause i definitely was after singing it. I waited anxiously for their CD to release, and when it did i got it,and Was blown away by the first track "Family System" The whole CD is Incredibly heavy but melodic as well. The lyrics are often easily related to.Here is a track Break Down: 1-Family System:From the dark,Mysterious Intro to the Final "Scream" this song is a great song with Melodic Vocals,Driving Drum beats and "Kick you in your teeth" Guitar riffs-10/10
2-Comfortable Liar:Moody vocals intertwined with growling,awesome Harmonies as well,A little Repetitive, but darn good-8/10
3-Send The Pain Below:Some more Heavy Grindage,and Driving Drum Beat,Moody Vocals,and Deep Lyrics.-9/10
4-Closure: Wow...Wow is all i can say about this song, a slower song on the album,Dark Lyrics and Rhythm,It doesn't stay slow for long though before The singer Rips out this Monstrosity of a Growl/scream towards the end,not to mention the Shattering Glass Sample you hear when it kicks back in for the ending,which is Laced with a "Sub-Woofer" Slam of bass. by far one of the cooler songs on the disc.-10/10
5-The Red:Their first Single, what else can i say?-10/10
6-Wonder What's Next:The title track is probably the most driving Song on the disc, Fueled with Freaky (but cool) Lead guitar riffs on the intro,The singer sings in a Growl thorough the whole song not to mention the chorus part where he Growls"I wonder whats Next!?...." and whispers "Nothing" is way cool.-10/10
7-Don't Fake This:It starts off sorta medium paced,and stays that way till the chorus when some heavier Distortion Kicks in,and the Mid part of the song is laced with the almighty Screaming of "SO DON'T, FAKE THIS!!,DON'T FAKE THIS...."-9/10
8-Forfeit: Another song that all i can say is WOW,Moody,Fighting Lyrics,Alot of Voice Fluctuation,it can get a little repetitive,But an awesome Riff and Lyrics,with some awesome Drumming-10/10
9-Grab Thy Hand:the intro is simply amazing and that drum fill sounds quite Difficult in the beginning as it plays around his Vocals, Immeadiately kicking into a Scream after "Grab thy hand and..."-9/10
10-An Evening With El Diablo:Probably another of their calmer songs on the CD,Bass Dominant Rhythm on the verse which is a reminder of Staind's "MudShovel", With some distortion on the Brief Chorus. 8/10
11-One Lonely Visitor: Now this Last song has me baffled,It is all acoustic with the singer,and it sounds like they are playing live in some Small club somewhere.(you can hear an audience singing along with the words,like it's a worship at a christian concert) It doesn't fit with any of the Driving tunes on the CD, But not that bad of a tune overall. 6/10
Rating: - seein' greeeeeeen
Chevelle is an awesome powerful heavy band that will be around for the next decade maybe two. They are a band of brothers that truly no how to rock. When I saw them in an interview on MTV2 and they said they grew up liking bands like Alice in Chains, I liked them even more because AIC is an all time great metal band. This is a great album. I've heard a couple of their first CD and this one is truly mastered to prefection with how everything flows and is in tune. Here's how what I think about each track.
1.Family System-Great intro, powerful songs and lyrics. Average for the Cd.
2.Comfortable Liar- Heart pounding intro and powerful song. My favorite of the Cd.
3.Send the Pain Below-Great vocals on the song. Top 3-5 on album.
4.Closure-Begining of song almost sounds like Tool but is still pretty unique.
5.The Red-Got overplayed on the radio and mtv, but is truly a good song.
6.Wonder What's Next-Exciting and exhilirating intro and strong lyrics.
7.Don't Fake This-This is a cool song and with meaning about a girlfriend?
8.Forfeit-Great song and good fighting song. Top 5 songs on cd.
9.Grab Thy Hand-heavy song that rocks.
10.An Evening With El Diablo-Sweet song that rocks and has rythym at the same time.
11.One Lonely Visitor-Not a terrible song but probably the worst on the album.Get this record now!!!!
Rating: - OH MY GOODNESS
I first heard of Chevelle a couple of years ago after "Point #1" came out. I liked a song or two off of that cd, but it didn't really stick with me. Then "The Red" came out, and I downloaded "Comfortable Liar" (incredible song), and I knew I'd be picking this up the day it came out. I haven't stopped listening to it since.The production on this album is far better than that of their first. The recording captures all of the nuances of their music, and takes Pete Loeffler's voice to another level. A lot of these songs would fit right in on modern rock radio, but don't be decieved, THIS IS NOT THE SAME OLD [stuff] YOU HEAR ON MTV EVERYDAY! There's something else going on here. Chevelle somehow manages to capture an emotion and energy in their music that most new rock bands can only attempt to grasp. Question: They're not a "Christian band" per se, but they are Christians, right? I think so. Best tracks: "Family System" "Comfortable Liar" "Closure"(it builds up to the most perfectly violent ending, and if you listen, you can hear glass shattering in the mix) "Grab Thy Hand" and "One Lonely Visitor."
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