Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This to Memory
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Artist: Motion City SoundtrackBrand: Baker & Taylor
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-06-07
Model: 00045778675029
Music Label: Epitaph / Ada
Soundtracks:
- Attractive Today
- Everything Is Alright
- When 'You're' Around
- Resolution
- Feel Like Rain
- Make Out Kids
- Time Turned Fragile
- L.G. Fuad
- Better Open The Door
- Together We'll Ring In The New Year
- Hangman
- Hold Me Down
Music reviews of Commit This to Memory
Music Review: heads up, damage control!
Rating: 5 Stars
I picked up this album without having heard any songs on it beforehand, and I was very pleasantly surprised. Before judging the music, I think it's important to listen to it at least 3 or 4 times. Here's a general description of each song, since I see that no one has reviewed them individually yet (note: I'm rating them based on other MCS songs, not every song ever made):
1. Attractive Today - A very anthem-like and energetic start, it will get stuck in your head easily and you'll be wanting to hear it again and again. 8/10
2. Everything is Alright - Lyrically, a lot like A-OK from their previous album, but musically more upbeat. Extremely catchy and fun to sing along to. 8/10
3. When You're Around - An average song on this CD, very characteristic of their new sound. 5/10
4. Resolution - The lyrics are fun to sing along to, but the chorus is lacking. This is one of those songs in which the bridge and the rest of the song is better than the actual chorus. I really like the vocals in this song too. 6/10
5. Feel Like Rain - Both the music and the lyrics remind me of having fun, good memories, and good times to come. 8/10
6. Makeout Kids - One of my favorites, and I was sure this was the single when I first heard it, but I could be wrong. Its comparable to The Future Freaks Me Out from I Am the Movie: fun, upbeat, just the right amount of moog. "Armed with a plethora of insecurities, we keep each other amused." 9/10
7. Time Turned Fragile - Another favorite. Again, good amount of moog, and great lyrics. It changes pace several times, and keeps you interested. 9/10
8. LG Fuad - The best song on the CD. 10/10
9. Better Open the Door - It took me awhile to like this song; again, it's one of those in which the rest of the song is better than the actual chorus. But it grew on me. "I reach for the bottle and dissapear." 7/10
10. Together We'll Ring in the New Year - A slower song filled with angsty sentiment, perfect for when you're feeling anti-social..."These humans all suck, I'd rather be home, feeling violent and lonely." However, the way they're delivered feels genuine, and not emotionally contrived like many songs of its type. And the lyrics are amusing and original, also. But even though its an engaging song, it lacks the classic motion city soundtrack energy. 7/10
11. Hangman - My least favorite song. It doesn't stand out very much, and not as sing-alongable as the others. 3/10
12. Hold me Down - A slower song that picks up emotional energy as it progresses, like a snowball rolling down a hill. Again, it took awhile to grow on me, but the second half of this song is amazing, once it reaches the climax. And it has excellent imagery:
"You're the echoes of my everything, you're the emptiness the whole world sings at night...you're the laziness of afternoon, the reason why I burst and why I bloom." 7/10
Overall, a very solid album, and currently my favorite one. I've had it for a few weeks, and it probably been played over 100 times. It's definitely worth the money, or at least giving it a try.
Description of Commit This to Memory
Minneapolis's Motion City Soundtrack took the indie scene by storm with their 2003 debut, "I Am The Movie". This follow-up represents a major step forward, a breakthrough release in the tradition of Jimmy Eat World's "Bleed American" or AFI's "Sing The Sorrow"; a masterpiece of pop harmonies and sing along choruses layered on top of their trademark angular guitars, loopy synths, and stop/start dynamics. Produced by Mark Hoppus (Blink 182).Alternative Rock CDs
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