Search - Breaking Benjamin :: Phobia (Clean)

What "We Are Not Alone" did well "Phobia" does better

10/04/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is an incredible album! There are not many rock CDs that simply blow me away because they are so good. This one did! My only complaint is that the censoring was done poorly, so I skip Topless (which is B-grade anway, so that was disappointing).



1. Intro - 10/10: Really cool intro to the album, very short, dark, and moody.

2. Diary Of Jane - 10/10: Awesome song! If I hadn't known about Breaking Benjamin before, this would have been the song that got me into them. Just like its predecessor on We Are Not Alone, So Cold, this is a very dark and dramatic song.

3. Breath - 10/10: Another absolutely stunning song!

4. You - 9/10: Another victory on Breaking Benjamin's march of success. Only problem is H-word in the chorus.

5. Evil Angel - 10/10: Nice and heavy riffs acompany this song, another solid track.

6. Until the End - 11/10: Awesome! One of Breaking Benjamin's better songs to date. This song runs longer than some of the others, and serves as this album's ballad which is pulled of very well. There is an F-word which is unsufficiently censored but easy mute.

7. Dance With the Devil - 10/10: Breathtaking song! Ben's vocals get really emotional in this one. It makes me think "Breaking Benjamin could go gothic metal if they wanted, and they'd be great!"

8. Topless - 4/10: This, sadly, is a B-grade song. And that, for Breaking Benjamin, is a huge disappointment. We Are Not Alone had two A-minuses, but no B's. This song is little more than a shell for Ben to yell "F--- me, f--- you!" in a lot. And the censoring is no help at all.

9. Here We Are - 10/10: This song is a relief from Topless. Another ballad beautifully sung by Ben and is another on opf the highlights of this album.

10. Unknown Soldier - 11/10: This may be the best on the album. To the best of my knowledge it doesn't have anything to do with Iraq (which is always a good thing). Awesome lyrics, awesome guitars, awesome song from and awesome group,

11. Had Enough - 9/10: In this song the lyrics get really angry ("..have you had enough? You greedy litte b-----d, you will get what you deserve!"), still really good despite the misused b-----d in the chorus.

12. You Fight Me - 10/10: Really good for the last track. Rounds off a solid release from Breaking Benjamin very well.

13. Outro - 10/10: Like Intro, really interesting. Follows the tone of the album very well. Short, no lyrics.



This album comepletely blew me away. It is perhaps one of the greatest achievements of rock/alternative metal out there. A great compliment to BB's previous release "We Are Not Alone" (get the edited version, it is flawlessly edited)."

Amazing Album

10/15/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Breaking Benjamin return with their third album "Phobia" and i must say it is their best yet. There are very few rock albums these days that can compare to this. Ben is an amazing vocalist who is also a very talented songwriter. There is no filler on this album, all top quality breaking benjamin tunes! GO BUY THIS CD IMMEDIATELY! you won't be disappointed!"

Not too bad

L. Addario | deltona, fl | 08/09/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"this cd is pretty good not quite as good as saturate but it still is till a good buy......i advise any new fans to pick up saturate thought that is the best one espically the song polyamerous"