Music Review??
Friday, December 17, 2010 by Chigo
Alright guys, so I'm supposed to review some music for ya. While I did spend almost forever debating what exactly to review. I did finally make up my mind.
The Fray.
Let's start with some background:
The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King, they achieved mainstream success with the release of their debut album, How to Save a Life in 2005, which was certified double platinum by the RIAA and platinum in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. The Fray achieved national success with their first single, "Over My Head (Cable Car)", which became a top ten hit in the United States. The release of their second single, "How to Save a Life", brought the band worldwide fame. The song charted in the top three of the Billboard Hot 100 and was a top 5 single in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
"The Fray":
The group's second self-titled album, released in 2009, debuted at number-one on the Billboard charts and was certified gold in the United States, Australia and Canada. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2010.The Fray was ranked #84 on Billboard's "Artists of the Decade" list.
Every song in the album has passion and finds a way to tug at your heart. Isaac Slade's vocals are gripping, and draw the listener into each lyric. Slade has so much emotion clearly exhibited in his songwriting and piano ballads. Ah, he's pretty much the only reason why I love the Fray.
"The Fray" Album Track Listing
1. “Syndicate” – 3:31
2. “Absolute” – 3:47
3. “You Found Me” – 4:04
4. “Say When” – 5:02
5. “Never Say Never” – 4:16
6. “Where the Story Ends” – 3:57
7. “Enough For Now” – 4:14
8. “Ungodly Hour” – 5:04
9. “We Build Then We Break” – 3:48
10. “Happiness” – 5:22
2. “Absolute” – 3:47
3. “You Found Me” – 4:04
4. “Say When” – 5:02
5. “Never Say Never” – 4:16
6. “Where the Story Ends” – 3:57
7. “Enough For Now” – 4:14
8. “Ungodly Hour” – 5:04
9. “We Build Then We Break” – 3:48
10. “Happiness” – 5:22
Standard Edition iTunes Bonus Track
11. “Fair Fight”
Deluxe Edition iTunes Bonus Tracks
11. “Where The Story Ends” (Piano Version)
12. “Absolute” (Acoustic Version)
13. “You Found Me” (Acoustic Version)
14. “Fair Fight”
15. “Uncertainty”
16. “You Found Me” (Video)
17. “You Found Me” (Making the Video)
18. “Making The Album”(Video)
12. “Absolute” (Acoustic Version)
13. “You Found Me” (Acoustic Version)
14. “Fair Fight”
15. “Uncertainty”
16. “You Found Me” (Video)
17. “You Found Me” (Making the Video)
18. “Making The Album”(Video)
Even though I really don't like mainstream music, I'd have to say Ungodly Hour and Happiness are really nice songs.
I love them, I actually have this album and I really like it. But I don't think they are mainstream really, I mean their known and somewhat popular but they are not mainstream necessarily. They only have a couple know songs, but they aren't mainstream artist like Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. But this is really good album most the songs are really good and I don't skip over them in my shuffle.