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Rachel R. from CRESCENT VLY, NV
Reviewed on 3/15/2007...

Christian (Punkish) Rock Band Bleach. Great For Both Worship And Rockin Our.

Get off The Bus

Surfergirl76LB | CALI | 12/27/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"People who are a fan of Bleach are calling this album not as impressive and not as hard. Well the Byers brothers who are the bassist and drummer-lost their biggest fan and hero that all the members of Bleach love-Josh Byers. Josh died in Iraq fighting for his country and his borthers Milam and Jared dedicated ASTRONOMY to his life and his lovingness to God, his family, and his work for the army, The songs may have been sappy but you have to realzize what the band has gone through and how excellent their music is. Next time you listen to "tired heart" and think negatively think about Captain Josh Byers and how he was fighting for America-not only for himself but for everyone."

Good but could be better

Surfergirl76LB | 07/11/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"For those of you expecting another "Again, For the First Time", you will be disappointed. While the first track, "Get Up" may sound reminiscent of their previous album, you can tell that something has changed in the sound of the band, and by the time you get to "December" and "Plan to Pull Through", it becomes evident that this record is nothing like "Again...". In addition to producing this album differently (it was recorded on analog tape, not digitally, using mostly amps as opposed to live inject) the songwriting is much more mellow and mature. It's the same old Bleach with the same sort of tunes, but they're delivered with much more emotion this time around (although not necessarily loudly). Whereas there were no ballads on "Again...", "Astronomy" pumps out three or four. Overall, each song is much more stripped down than on their previous album. While "Astronomy" is much better than "Again..." in many respects, I think that "Again..." was more consistant, and flowed much better than "Astronomy". "Astronomy" has its irritating points (such as "Nineteen") but also has very moving points ("Tired Heart"). On the whole, "Astronomy" is a good album that any rock fan will come to love. While it's not an album where every song will blow you away, it's an album where you can put it on and sing along with almost every song and like it enough to say "I'm glad I bought this record".
For those of you who have never heard any Bleach before, I would suggest getting "Again..." first if you like all out hard rock; however, if you are more inclined to acoustic rock, piano ballads, and a few rollicking rock songs, get "Astronomy" first. Or better yet, get both at the same time!"