What happened to these guys?!?!
JP | Macon, GA | 04/09/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I really liked Posthumous Silence (though it reminds me a little too much of Incubus who, in-turn remind me of the great Faith No More) and X-Rayed but have to agree with the reviewers in wondering what the heck happened to this band!?!
It seems like they changed their whole sound in order to conform to some marketing concept and have now become "Vanilla Rock"!!!!! That is the title I have given to a certain phenomenon going on here in the States where all the so called alt-rock-metal bands SOUND EXACTLY THE SAME. While they are certainly producing listenable songs, when one of them initially comes on the radio I have NO IDEA whether I am listening to 3 Doors Down, Puddle of Mud, Breaking Benjamin, Nickelback or any one of a dozen other clone bands unless the DJ names them!!!
That is what this reminds me of...with a little late 90's Radiohead thrown in for good measure. Absolutely NOTHING stands out and except for one single track; I wouldn't even know I was listening to the same band that wrote Posthumous Silence!!
Come on guys, you are capable of so much more............
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What happened?
papermoon | Ohio United States | 03/01/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Let me first say I'm a HUGE SYLAN fan. That being said,maybe I got spoiled by the utterly incredible Posthumous Silence, Artificial Paradise and even X-Rayed. After digging the first track, One Step Beyond, Presets falls incredibly flat.Ballad after slow ballads dictate the rest of it.It seems so simplistic after previous efforts.Maybe after making PS, which is very deep and complicated, they needed a break because these guys are much to talented to put out something so uninspiring.This is the first Slyvan cd I find myself skipping tracks trying to find something that moves me.Still a huge fan and will always buy what they put out and have faith they will get back to previous form next time. Three stars for the first and last track,everything in between seems like filler."
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1