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The Early November
The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path
Genre: Alternative Rock

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Money in His Hand
2. The Rest of My Life
3. Decoration
4. No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)
5. This Wasn't in Our Plan
6. The One That You Hated
7. Long Talks
8. Outside
9. Make a Decision
10. The Car in 20
11. Figure It Out
Track Listings (11) - Disc #2
1. My Lack of Skill
2. A Little More Time
3. Little Black Heart
4. Hair
5. Driving South
6. Scared to Lose
7. From Here to L.A.
8. Is It My Fault
9. I Don't Know How to Say This
10. The Truth Is
11. 1000 Times a Day
Track Listings (23) - Disc #3
1. Intro
2. We Grew Up the Same
3. Runaway
4. Session 01
5. This Is Love
6. Session 02
7. We're Finding Something Out
8. Session 03
9. Decoration
10. Session 04
11. Uncle
12. Session 05
13. Never Coming Back
14. Guess What
15. You Don't Know What It's Like
16. Session 07
17. Look at Me
18. Session 08
19. Session 08, Pt II
20. Runaway II
21. Session 09
22. I Think This Is Love
23. A Bigger Meaning

CD Details

All Artists: The Early November
Title: The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Drive-Thru
Release Date: 8/1/2006
Album Type: Import
Genre: Alternative Rock
Styles: Hardcore & Punk, Indie & Lo-Fi
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3

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CD Reviews

The rarest of things: a triple studio album.... and TEN most

Paul Allaer | Cincinnati | 01/06/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I was somewhat familiar with The Early November. Sure, they are a good emo-band, and their 2003 debut album "The Room's Too Cold" was ok, but I was very surprised by this album, the band's second release (issued in July 2006).

"The Mechanic, The Mother and The Path" (3 CDs, 46 songs, 133 min.) is that rarest of things: a release of a triple studio album, wow, when was the last time that happened? CD1 "The Mechanic" (11 tracks, 41 min.) is the Early November is their familiar setting, bringing straight-forward rock-emo songs, and there are many highlights, including "The Rest of My Life" and "Money In His Hand". CD2 "The Mother" (11 tracks, 41 min.) brings a more stripped-down version of their sound, albeit the songs still jump out at you here and there. Things definitely take a left turn on CD3 "The Path" (24 songs, 51 min.), which brings a mix of mostly short accoustic songs intermixed with 9 spoken pieces (the story line being a son and his therapist or something like that). The last CD is a bridge too far.

While completely different in sound, this release reminds me of the Smashing Pumpkins "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" double-album it its creative reach. The "Mechanic" and "Mother" CDs resonate greatly, but the Early November's singer-songwriter Ace Enders over-reaches on the 3rd CD, which simply does not flow well and goes on too long. That said, props for the audacity to release a 3CD studio album. This release sure isn't for everyone, but I really enjoyed CDs 1 and 2."