Glassjaw- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence
This album is perfect from start to finish.
It's raw emotion, good song writing, and is somehow catchy with no
real hooks. Somehow they pull off the transistion from heavy to
melodic very easily.
Highlights: Motel of the White Locust, When One Eight Becomes Two
Zeros
Lowlights: Babe
Verdict: Buy it
Glassjaw- Worship and Tribute
What the hell happened? The first few tracks
sound rushed. None of the songs really go anywhere at all. They're
very distorted and lose whatever they might've had to make them good.
And lyrics don't even make up for any of it. Very disappointing.
Highlights: Ape Dos Mil
Lowlights: The Gilette Cavalcade of Sports.
what the fuck? And I thought Pink Roses would be the worst track.
Verdict: Buy the first album. That's enough for
you.
Goo Goo Dolls- Gutterflower
A lot of these don't sound like typical Goo,
which isn't good. He's got a good voice and I don't know what he does
to it in some of these songs. I guess it was their failed attempt at
being "harder".
Highlights: Here Is Gone, What A Scene (both
singles, whatdya know?)
Lowlights: You Never Know
Verdict: It's not a bad record but I wouldn't
really recommend it.
Green Day- Shenanigans
I mean...it's Green Day. Do I really have to
say anything? It's not like they ever change their style. If you're a
GD fan, you'll automatically buy it because you know what it'll sound
like.
Highlights: Espionage, a great instrumental
track
Lowlights: Don't Wanna Fall in Love
Verdict: If you're a GD fan, I bet you already
have it. And if you're not, I'm sure you won't become one now.
Gruvis Malt- With the Spirit of a Traffic Jam
This is a great mellow cd. Good to just
chill out too. Sometimes the songs are a little too long, and they
end up seeming too much like a jam band, but its a lot more
interesting then a typical jam band.
Highlights: Even the Scars Forget the
Wounds
Lowlights: Malaise
Verdict: Pick it up