"Further Seems Forever's swan song is in fact a "best of" collection, which actually sounds more like a mixtape considering that FSF went through 3 different singers throughout their brief history. This CD contains some of the best songs from The Moon Is Down (2001), How To Start A Fire (2003), and Hide Nothing (2004), as well as a few great b-sides and covers. Two songs that should be on this CD but aren't are "On Legendary" and "Just Until Sundown," however for the most part this is a great grouping of the highlights from an innovative band that is no more."
Now just further forever.
Matthew Tomich | Basel, Switzerland | 11/11/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Without Journey, there could have been no Further Seems Forever - and that is everything that was both great and wrong about them.
Goodbye dudes. You will be missed.
"
Why does everybody hate up on Hide Nothing?
J. Kramer | CA | 03/24/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I thought Hide Nothing was a superb album. It was definitely up there with The Moon is Down and is better than How To Start A Fire. I think this is a good compilation for an awesome band!!!"
A great introduction.....
xxxfreekxxx | San Diego,Ca | 04/20/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"For beginners this is a great release. People can argue which songs "should" be on here, but in my opinion it's a great release for what it is. I bought it just for the rarities. I highly recommend picking up each of their three albums. They are all different but great in their own way."
Farewell sweet princes...
M. Tristan Mcdaniel | Bellingham & Vancouver, WA | 04/02/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A spectacular band. One of the finest examples of third-wave emo. It's hard to get a hold of the rarities, so if you cna't grab them by any other means, get them through this cd; "Vengeance Factor" is truly one of FSF's unsung greats. I personally would have loved to have seen "Monechetti" and "Madison Prep" on this album, but you can't have everything; otherwise, I find the slection of songs to be very good. With a group like this, it's hard to exclude many songs. It is a shame to lose them. Get this for the b-sides, or if you're just getting into FSF. I'd suggest buying all three of their albums, or ripping them from somewhere; this is a great comp, but there's still great stuff not on it.
P.S. "There, Now I've Said It" is an alternative version of "Bleed" from the "Hide Nothing" album. Whether it was a b-side from the previous album, or something recorded right before Jason Gleason left, I don't know. Gleason himself has a new, very different band, named Action Reaction, with former Element 101 members. Check them out."