Lost in the Sound of Separation
by: Underoath
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Rating:  - * very well done.... ... in just a few words of my own...you cant get any better than good christian metal...and this my friends is good christian metal!. GOOD JOB AND GOOD LUCK!. Rating:  - * Ambiguous Jams That Don't Make Good Music ... I've been an Underoath fan since They're Only Chasing Safety. I really LOVED Define The Great Line. I was thinking that if Lost in the Sound of Separation was anything like Define The Great Line, we were all going to be in for a treat. Define The Great Line is such an amazing, broad, sweeping, and deep album. This album is just more jam and riff driven. It feels like a lot less thought, time, and effort went into it as a whole. If you like to hear bands just pick up their instruments and press record on whatever comes out, then you'll love this album. I prefer it when bands dismiss song after song and riff after riff, until only the best, top-notch material reveals itself. There's no way Underoath did that on this album. It's hard to even tell one song from another, which I LOVED on Define the Great Line, but the same angle on this album just ends up being annoying because the songs never actually sound very different. It's just ambiguous jamming and riffing, and let's throw some drums on it too. I'm disappointed and I think a lot of fans will be too. The only reason it gets two stars for me is that, like all Underoath albums, they close them nicely with a few good tracks at the end that are more retrospective and less heavy. Those tracks seem to always be great and there's a couple here. Rating: - * woah. ... Underoath have really out done themselves in this album. It's definetly Underoath... but heavier, much heavier. I think that in a way, they have all really matured since Define The Great Line. The way they mixed Spencer's screams and Aarons vocals, just blows my mind. I have loved Underoath from the start, but once I put this cd into my computer and pressed play, I almost peed my pants- Lost In The Sound Of Separation was that good. Rating: - * A step forward from DTGL ... A little while back, I wrote up a review for UO's DTGL. I gave the album four stars, but honestly, I felt it really was more of a 2 1/2 or 3 star effort for this particular band. So why the higher score? Because this is UnderOath we're talking about, and since they've essentially paved the way for the metalcore/screamo revolution of present day, DTGL was by comparison to other similar records a four star effort. I fully expected to extend the same sort of respectful review to LITSOS, but surprisingly, I didn't have to... Now, if you're still holding out for a like minded follow-up to TOCS, you can probably move right along. As much as I loved TOCS and still feel it's UO's best release to date, that sound is long behind the band and probably not coming back. LITSOS could best be described as a more focused, yet varied extension of DTGL (IE the darker, heavier sound is in tact but things aren't quite as messy). The weird, experimental stuff from DTGL pops up here and there, but it's done in a more restrained way, so as not to take away from the album's accessiblity. And yes, contrary to some of the other reviews here, LITSOS is indeed more accessible than DTGL. Obvious hits include the nearly TOCS worthy Desperate Times:Desperate Measures and tightly melodic A Fault Line, A Fault Of Mine. Losers include the lengthy Emergency Broadcast and pointless instrumental Desolate Earth. The latter is actually a bone of contention with me. The album itself would have ended perfectly with the melodic Too Bright To See, Too Loud To Hear. Adding an additional track comprised almost entirely of dragging instrumentals seems like a waste of disc space to me. In short, this would have been a solid 10 track album. At the end of the day, UO are still one of my favorites, and no one can deny their talent or the impact they've had on the metalcore scene. For the casual fan taken in by TOCS and left stranded with DTGL, I'd recommend a single song download of Desperate Times: Desperate Measures. For UO fans, you've probably already heard it, and for those on the fence, imagine a more accessible version of DTLG with a little something new in the mix, and then make up your mind. Rating: - * simply greatness ... What else can i say besides good god save us all!!! absolutely monumental...this cd does it all for underoath. they have come quite a ways since chasing safety almost 5 years ago. i recently saw these guys perform in germany with songs on this cd and it was amazing. without a doubt an awesome cd. the next question should be is it their best? i dont know if i can say that, define the great line was incredible obviously, but this brings a different side of these guys out and i am simply blown away. |
