Lost In the Sound of Separation Review

[Matthew Tsai]

check it out

http://highbeamreview.com/review.php?id=246

along with a review of the anti-mother

http://highbeamreview.com/review.php?id=242

[checkered.stars]

"Head-bang worthy craziness"? Haha interesting.

[handlikesecret]

good review. i'm really looking forward to this album.

[Matthew Tsai]

it still sounds pretty good despite the DTGL similarities. i wish it was more experimental though

norma jean just sounds terrible.

[hockeyguitar99]

hey, whats your name (I'm brad, I review for highbeam as well)

I haven't listened to this yet, but I'm supposed to review it also so I should get around to it.

[youngmountain]

sites not working atm

[Kid B]

AltPress gave it 5/5. Called it the first perfect album of 08.

[Mskillet90]

Wow....I'm glad it's actually exceeding people's expectations. DFGL was so good, I didn't think they'd be able to top it..maybe they did. We shall see.

[Matthew Tsai]

AltPress gave it 5/5. Called it the first perfect album of 08.

hahahaha

[Matthew Tsai]

oh, and i believe the norma jean review was written by Klatzke from ap

[HangsLikeHeaven]

AltPress gave it 5/5. Called it the first perfect album of 08.

lol

[Genuma]

What band is this?

[Mskillet90]

Underoath

[RetardedInLove]

You know, Define the Great Line really surprised me, as someone who did not like the band at all up to that point, I instantly became a fan. This review gives me hope that that will continue.

[youngmountain]

The underoath review is pretty much exactly what I expected, the norma jean one just me think their new release will be even more meh.

[Genuma]

Oh, then I agree with Mike.

[Angel Jin]

now if only september 2nd could arrive

[TheOtherAndrew]

How can Underoath be generic emocore ever? Even if emocore were a genre and Underoath it, (neither of which are true statements) Underoath would surely have invented the damn genre and thus could never be a generic representation of it.
Garrett is stoked on this post!

[Matthew Tsai]

How can Underoath be generic emocore ever? Even if emocore were a genre and Underoath it, (neither of which are true statements) Underoath would surely have invented the damn genre and thus could never be a generic representation of it.

i think the reviewer meant underoath WAS generic emocore.

besides, underoath didn't invent it

[_><_]

Looking forward to hearing it.

[Regards]

I have a feeling this will be a terrible album.

[youngmountain]

Underoath are not Emocore, but that doesn't matter.

Say Emocore is what Underoath are as a genre then they themselves must surely have invented it. A lot of bands may sound like what Underoath sound like now but they never did when Underoath started on Changing of the Times. That is not to say Underoath are some amazing original band, but they at least found a small niche in between other bands and genres, which bands like TDWP, DDG and others have ripped off.

You cannot be generic when you yourself invented something. Hence why Dashboard Confessional can't be generic because no matter what happens they did the acoustic/pop punk thing before anyone else. The same applies to any band who were the first to do something in music.
I disagree with the generic emo-core statement in this case but there is absolutely no reason why the originator of a sound cannot later become generic if there is no progression in their sound and too many other adopt it.

[Matthew Tsai]

Underoath are not Emocore, but that doesn't matter.

Say Emocore is what Underoath are as a genre then they themselves must surely have invented it. A lot of bands may sound like what Underoath sound like now but they never did when Underoath started on Changing of the Times. That is not to say Underoath are some amazing original band, but they at least found a small niche in between other bands and genres, which bands like TDWP, DDG and others have ripped off.

You cannot be generic when you yourself invented something. Hence why Dashboard Confessional can't be generic because no matter what happens they did the acoustic/pop punk thing before anyone else. The same applies to any band who were the first to do something in music.

changing of the times wasn't really emocore. it was more of just... hardcore i guess.

but as far as emocore goes, Beloved more or less did it before underoath on they're only chasing safety. it was more of hardcore sound for Beloved, but they also did a lot to popularize scream/sing patterns

[Regards]

changing of the times wasn't really emocore. it was more of just... hardcore i guess.

but as far as emocore goes, Beloved more or less did it before underoath on they're only chasing safety. it was more of hardcore sound for Beloved, but they also did a lot to popularize scream/sing patterns
The Beloved would be Post-Hardcore, which is what Underoath is as well.

[IWasaCamera]

Neither of these two writers should be reviewing albums.

[Jumpoff]

I really do not llke this band.

[x togepi x]

Underoath are not Emocore, but that doesn't matter.

Say Emocore is what Underoath are as a genre then they themselves must surely have invented it. A lot of bands may sound like what Underoath sound like now but they never did when Underoath started on Changing of the Times. That is not to say Underoath are some amazing original band, but they at least found a small niche in between other bands and genres, which bands like TDWP, DDG and others have ripped off.

You cannot be generic when you yourself invented something. Hence why Dashboard Confessional can't be generic because no matter what happens they did the acoustic/pop punk thing before anyone else. The same applies to any band who were the first to do something in music.

meh, TOCS is basically just taking Thursday's formula and making it more poppy.

[handlikesecret]

I disagree with the generic emo-core statement in this case but there is absolutely no reason why the originator of a sound cannot later become generic if there is no progression in their sound and too many other adopt it.
but why on earth should they have to change their sound if they're the originator? besides, progression shouldn't be so drastic anyway.

[airik625]

I'm looking forward to both these.

[youngmountain]

but why on earth should they have to change their sound if they're the originator? besides, progression shouldn't be so drastic anyway.
Korn and deftones? Both originated the Nu-metal sound, Korn needed to progress and instead became generic nu-metal but the deftones progressed enough to escape it, bands should always be evolving their sound. This "emo-core" or whatever, was(is?) dangerously close to becoming the next nu-metal, Underoath have changed in order to avoid that.

[Chris Fallon]

Can you please post this stuff in your blog? I don't want the forum flooded with links to other sites. Thanks.

[Chris Fallon]

oh, and i believe the norma jean review was written by Klatzke from ap
lol.

He's a highbeamer who submits here too ... he submits good work, but the fact you guys all have to submit reviews here to get reads makes me laugh.