Surprising albums

[Alex Djaferis]

What albums that you expected to be mediocre at best ended up surprising you?

Armor For Sleep - What to do when you are dead

[FinchBulldog2]

Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane

[a typicalcliche]

Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane

:love:

[GothamCity_hXc]

The Higher - Histrionics

Copeland - In Motion

[gonzogrover]

I'm going to say Hidden In Plain View's album Life in Dreaming. I just hadn't familiarized myself with them before I bought the album and holy shit I should have... I love the cd.

[Chemical Love]

The Starting Line - Based On A True Story
Snow Patrol - Final Straw

[IAmCountryMusic]

limbeck's "hi, everythings great"

now theyre my favorite band

[yeknom]

The Higher - Histrionics

Copeland - In Motion

mmmm, i want to hear histrionics.

[GothamCity_hXc]

mmmm, i want to hear histrionics.


you must...it really is very good.

[irthesteve]

send it to me? :animateds
starting line - based on a true story
motion city soundtrack - commit this to memory

i enjoyed both of their first cds, but they were always just ok to me... both the new ones really suprise me

[Signals Corrupted]

kevin devine managed to blow me away with the new album, even though i had the highest expectations possible, he still exceeded them

[underoathfob55]

the rocket summer-hello good friend
starting line-based on a true story
acceptance-phantoms

[Fullcollapse3k]

Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane

That's probably the best example I can think of. I got it expecting something really average with fun singles, but it was really good.

[Alex Djaferis]

millencolin - kingwood

[jaimej]

copeland - in motion
mae - the everglow

[varock]

the receiving end of sirens - between the heart and the synapse

i thought it'd be just another over-hyped screamo record but it's a great listen all the way through.

[Alex Djaferis]

the receiving end of sirens - between the heart and the synapse

i thought it'd be just another over-hyped screamo record but it's a great listen all the way through.

yeah? ive seem em on PV but never bothered listneing. ill check it

[a typicalcliche]

yeah? ive seem em on PV but never bothered listneing. ill check it
they are awesome

[XmorganX88]

The Killers - Hot Fuss

[Louise Heng]

TSL - Based On a True Story

i didn't think I'd actually like it but I do, I do....

[XmorganX88]

the receiving end of sirens - between the heart and the synapse

i thought it'd be just another over-hyped screamo record but it's a great listen all the way through.
yes i agree 100%

[Alex Djaferis]

the receiving end of sirens - between the heart and the synapse

i thought it'd be just another over-hyped screamo record but it's a great listen all the way through.

listening to them now. im impressed. i like it alot.

[XmorganX88]

listening to them now. im impressed. i like it alot.
how good is planning a prison break. so good.

[AloneInTheDark]

the receiving end of sirens - between the heart and the synapse

i thought it'd be just another over-hyped screamo record but it's a great listen all the way through.
Ditto, and the new Starting Line.

[AlecMarino]

laugh at me please....

I never heard Bright Eyes before in my life and i asked a friend and they said he sucked like 2yrs ago and i went to the store and saw Digital Ash in a Digital Urn 2 months ago and said what a cool looking album.... and now i have all there/his cds but a vinyl box set : )

were not friends anymore

[Alex Djaferis]

i dont like bright eyes. my best friend in high school was so into them, still is. I just dont see it (apart from the fact that hes lyrically able)

[Throwback]

Acceptance - Phantoms

I never downloaded the demos (because I hate demos and webrips) but the full album is just great, but the big shocker has to go to The Academy Is... That might be my favorite record of this year. I know it isn't nearly as innovative as other stuff, but its just a great listen all the way through and I still feel as if its the second record Taking Back Sunday should have released. Anyway, seeing them live cemented my opinion.

[Blueskyburning]

i dunno really.

i don't like treos.

i guess i'd say the new agony scene, everyone was shitting on it, but it's actually alright.

[yanggoh]

Mae - The Everglow
Weezer - Make Believe

[YourLatestVicti]

Bleed The Dream blew me away. I didn't know much about this band before but I love this CD.

[Drew Beringer]

"Make Believe"- Weezer
Weezer is one of my favorite bands ever, and I love all their CDs, but I honestly didn't think it would this good. I love this album. :animateds

The new TSL really surprised me, too. I wasn't a big fan of their first album, but, wow, this new one I really like!

[Throwback]

Yes to Weezer. I'm so happy its good. Its not only good, but awesome.

[btbam > you]

-acceptance - phantoms. i was never too big of a fan of their previous work, but phantoms is one of the best cd's i've heard in a long time.

-jamison parker - sleepwalker. their old ep was good but got old really fast. the new cd has a much more mature sound to it and i can see myself listening to this cd a lot in the future.

[punkerz2003]

Gatsby's American Dream-Volcano. I thought in the land of lost monsters was just awful, so I wasn't really expecting much from this CD either. However I was suprised, because it is amazing.

[juan_believes]

im gonna go with acceptance - phantoms, i plan to go buy it soon

[kidinthecorner]

The Academy Is... - Almost Here

My friend kept telling me about it, and I was like "no, it's going to suck. Just look at their name..." but then had it playing one day, and I fell in love, and now its one of my favorite CDs.

For not at least.

[derricklc22]

The Format - Interventions and Lullabies
Limbeck - Hi, Everything's Great

I bought both of them on a chance I may like them, from half.com, and well they are 2 of my fav. bands ever now. I went back and bought both records to support them afterwards. They were so good, I felt like I owed it to them.

Motion City Soundtrack - I Am the Movie

I bought it for one song and well it never let me down from song one.

[noles05]

Make Believe leaked? :huh:

[The Silencer]

Make Believe leaked? :huh:
you bet John's sweet handlebar mustache!

[Iscariotmoon]

i'd have to go with... TREOS, TSL, Kevin Devine, NIN, Bleed the Dream.... and strangely Weerd Science... I had very low expectations of Weerd Science being that it's rap and all... but i love the darn cd. It's so much fun to listen to... Girl, Your Baby's Worm Food is deffy one of the best tracks on the cd.

[IcedOpethBlind]

i had a bit of a bias for some reason against Copeland but "In Motion" cured me of that ridiculousness. It's one of my top cd's in rotation and wont leave for some time. Also, I've liked most of Mudvayne's "Lost & Found". I didn't think I'd dig (no pun) that much of it.