Search - Emarosa :: Relativity

Finally!

Gregory Bowen | Alabama | 12/01/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"First of all I want to inform you that I have never once listened to Dance Gavin Dance OR the original Emarosa line-up. However, I have been a big Circa Survive and Saosin (Green moreso but Cove is OK) since both bands' inception. I saw "Relativity" in a Hot Topic. The album sticker said for fans of Circa and Saosin, and after several minutes of "do i need to spend this money?" I cracked and bought it. This has gotten me into trouble before. I spend a significant amount of money on albums, sometimes just on a whim, knowing nothing about the band in question. This has ended up biting me in the @ss with some real bad music before. But this time, I was pleasently suprised. Craig's opening vocal display on "The Past Should Stay Dead" came as close to taking my breath away (in a completely heterosexual way mind you) as i've experienced since first hearing "Translating the Name" years back. I'm hooked. This band is the best thing to come out since Secret and Whisper. Some say their sound is played, or Craig's vocal stylings are typical of the genre, but I must dissagree. Sure, a "genre" will have those who sound like others of the same style and get lost in the shuffle, which is why a group like Emarosa is that much more impressive. They are able to take the typical and warp it with talent and emotion to set themselves apart.



If you buy one prog album this year, make it "Relativity.""

One of the best in 2008

N. J. Johnson | Owensboro, KY | 08/01/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one of the great screamo-hardcore album releases of the year. The singer use to sing for "dance gavin dance" but now he got with these guys and they just dominate the airwaves with explosive lyrics, shredding guitars , and hammering drums. This is a very talented band that is in my opinion a comparison to groups like Saosin, Chasing Victory , and Jimmy Eat World. The singer's voice is amazing. It was what the first thing that made me pay attention to this band. I had heard "Dance Gavin Dance", but it seems like this band puts his voice to better use and has a better overall sound. This isn't scary screaming like some death metal bands, but more melody singing kind of like Senses Fail or so. Overall, a great band, buy this record."