Search - Silverstein :: Arrivals & Departures

Review

G. Crump | 07/09/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When I heard that there was going to be a new Silverstein CD come out I waited untill it came out and I went to go order it.



But After I read all of the crapy reviews for it I wasn't sure I wanted to get it anymore.



After a while of thinking about it I just decided I would just get it anyways. And well, to make a long story short, I think the CD is awesome and definately worth the money. If you're wondering weather to buy it or not based on the reviews it's gotten I would recomend you to just but it and see for yourself."

A huge step backwards

Bryan Christopher | Chicago | 07/06/2007

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I was not a huge fan of the first Silverstein CD "When Broken is easily Fixed". But there were a few decent tracks on it. Then I had heard a few tracks online from "Discovering the Waterfront". I was so impressed with them that I went out and bought their sophomore attempt. I was not let down. It was amazing. I was shocked at how well their sound had progressed and how intense the songs were on that record. I thought "Here is a band that might actually get better with every album".



So obviously I was excited upon hearing about the release of their newest record "Arrivals and Departures". And I hate to say it, that is exactly what this album is. The arrival of a newer, much more watered down version of their first CD, and the departure of the sound that encompassed "Discovering the Waterfront, which had made them one of my favorite bands.



I heard the song "The sound of the sun" online and I was tricked. I went out and bought the CD based on that song, and thought the rest of the album would be at least that good if not better. How wrong could I have been. Besides the first track the album was chalk full pop punk/emo hooks and run-of-the-mill high school-esque lyrical content. Not to mention most of the songs seemed to blend together. There was hardly a change in pace from song to song. The drumming was consistently mid tempo punk drumming and the screaming that filled the last album seemed to fall to the wayside.



So the overall synopsis. Upon finishing the first listen to the CD, I quickly popped "Discovering the Waterfront" back into the stereo. Maybe these guys should have taken an extra six months to write some better material. A band is supposed to mature with the release of every album, not digress. I hope they get back to the studio and try and fix this problem with their next album. That is assuming that this pile of crap does not get them booted from their label.



PS: The only reason I gave the album two stars was because of the first track, which sounds like it belonged on the last CD."

Dont listen to the other reviews...

S. Giovane | 07/11/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"listen. im not a huge silverstein fan. but i love this album. dont listen to the other reviews saying that they sound like a high school band with " potential". this is a good cd. the sound is slightly different, but it still has the familiar silverstein feel to it. it really isnt as bad as the reviews say. sure the lyrics arent their best. but give 'em more credit. this is an awesome cd. no question."