Search - The Starting Line :: The Make Yourself At Home EP

After the amazing Say It Like You Mean It, TSL does it again

Noah Mathews | 04/05/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Today, saying you like emo is almost as embarrassing as saying you like pop-punk which is almost as embarrassing as saying you like pop. Although, The Starting Line's Make Yourself At Home [EP] is truly something special. If you have never heard of The Starting Line you may want to know what other bands they sound like. Well, I could list a few bands, but that wouldn't do them justice because I think they sound more mature and write better lyrics than most of the bands they are categorized with. The EP starts off with the title track Make Yourself At Home 7.5/10. It is a good song and encompasses so much emotion that is unifying of all TSL (The Starting Line) songs. Selective 8.0/10 is a bit more fun-loving with a slightly faster tempo, a nice change from a opening song that isn't much better than par. Playing Favorites 8.0/10. This was the first song I heard, before buying the album. It reminds any TSL fan of the album Say It Like You Mean It but with some hidden sense of growth. The Night Life 8.5/10 is one of the best songs on this EP, flows so nicely, any TSL fan won't be able to help but like this song! The Best of Me 9.5/10 you may recognize from the Say It Like You Mean It album, but the difference is this is acoustic (not truly acoustic, but more acoustic than the other version). What can I say? This song is extremely good in the way that there is so much urgency of hoping for good things in Ken Vasoli's voice, it's so strong you won't be able but to get sucked in and allow your past experiences to burst through and connect to the lyrics and harmonies of this song. Finally the EP ends with Lasting Impressions 9.5/10, now I admit I wouldn't normally rate this song as high as 9.5, but the song is brilliantly placed and has some mysterious way of encapsulating the whole EP, it makes you want to say, "No! Don't leave me, I'm not done with you TSL" and by the end of the song the urge to press "play" again is strong!If you like this EP don't forget to check out Say It Like You Mean It."

Great Cd

Ian | Los Angles, CA USA | 10/16/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a really sweet cd, and i would really encourage you to buy it. It features the all popular "Best of Me", along with 5 other never before released songs all of which are aucoustic. They are absolutly amazing songs, especially "Night Life" and "Lasting impressions". I have listened to this cd more times than I can count, and i still love it. It also comes with 2 videos of previously unreleased songs. If you like this band I would suggest that you also check out Oasis, another very good band."

Then i just cant go wrong...

Patrick | Anderson, In | 10/10/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"its very hard to come across a CD these days that you like EVERY song on the CD, well...this is one of those little gems



1. Make Yourself At Home 5/5: Opens beautifuly and the lyrics and vocals and guitar and music just blow me away! one of my favorite songs of ALL time!



2. Selective 4.5/5: The lyrics are great! the guitar is amazing and the message that gets across with this is just incredible! "sharpen your over acting skills/to cut thru the tension/mark our words with confidence/selective attention"



3. Playing Favorites 5/5: i ADORE this song! i cannot get the chorus out of my head! "im sure u always feel my eyes on u/but i hope that u will never feel unwanted/wait for me to move out west/its ok if u dont/i hope u know ur my favorite thing/about the west coast" LOVE IT! the guitar and vocals are gorgeous!



4. The Nightlife 4/5: Good song, I like the lyrics a lot and the guitar is very nice



5. The Best Of Me 5/5: The lyrics are astonishing! the flow and rythme are amazing and the guitar is beautiful! "here we lay again/on 2 serarate beds/riding phone lines/to meet familiar voices/or pictures drawn from memories/we refelct on miscommunications/and missunderstandings and missing eachother/too much to have had let go"



6. Lasting Impressions 6/5: Pretty much the reason i bought this CD. The lyrics are AMAZING and i have such a history with this song and what was going on in my life at the time when i 1st heard it, so that could be why im so in love it, but its a favorite! "lets show em what we're made of/we'll show up in our outfits we planned ahead/to meet the qualifications for a special occassion/today is our day" and "youve made a lasting impression/and if it doesnt feel right/then i just cant go wrong/ive been sleeping with the lights on/so if i wake in the night/ur picture is clearly in sight" beautiful!



this CD, altho short, is undeiably gorgeous! in every aspect from the lyrics to the vocals to the guitar to the other music! everything out this CD and band is just mind blowing! one of the best CDs i own!"