Search - Various Artists :: Take Action 3

Hit random and bang your head

J. Loscheider | Midwest | 01/18/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A sleeper that demonstrates what happens when you take a bunch of out-of-the-mainstream bands and give them a good cause. In this case the cause is to support the suicide helpline, and the bands provide some of their best. Thrice's "Silhouette" sounds almost as good as Killswitch Engage's "End of Heartache" (although without Howard Jones' vox potenta), Shadows Fall unleashes a live version of its simultaneously psychotic and pensive "Thoughts Without Words." Contributions by Poison the Well, Silverstein, and Further Seems Forever add to the mayhem. Consider it aggressor ownership of the auditory senses.



Is it strange to have an assortment of thrash, speed, and core performing for suicide prevention charity? It should be noted that the Red Cross used "Halleluja" by Rufus Wainright, a song about loving hopelessly, to raise funds for the Nine-Eleven victims. Regardless, it's a good collection.

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Simply mindblowing

Andy L | New York, NY | 06/01/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When I bought this CD, all I was thinking about was the artists on this CD since I had purchased the previous Plea for Peace Take Action vol. 2 compilation and I knew it would be good. This CD was simply amazing. A good all around effort and the Cd introduced me to bands that I have never heard of before but like them now such as The Beautiful Mistake, Copeland, Fall Out Boy, Brendan Benson and the Wellfed Boys, etc."

Amazing

kamialicia | 05/12/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"this album is awesome. plain and simple. the first cd is one of the best ive listened to in a long time, it has great stuff from all kinds of bands (mostly more hardcore stuf), the sinai beach song is awesome, along with shai hulud, poison the well, throwdown, thursday, good riddance, paint it black, and well i guess just all the songs kick major ass. the second cd isnt great, i gave it away, it has poprock bands like yellowcard and stuff, but the first cd is so sick it makes up for that. it is so well worth the 5 bucks, if your not listening to it right now, then why are you still reading this?? buy this cd!!!!!"