Trainwreck

[exthuse]

This is fucking fantastic. Anyone disagree.

[trustmeimokay]

I do.

[when 4ever ends]

no i agree

[Vanity__Dearest]

this cd kicks your nuts in...it's just that good...i love the style, it's calm to chaotic...and the female singer is great.

[TJ Wells]

Band: Boys Night Out
Album: Trainwreck
Label: Ferret Music
Release Date: 07/26/05
Author: TJ Wells
Rating: 8.5/10

http://img298.imageshack.us/img298/6254/bnotrainwreck2ay.jpg

In the fall of 2003, Boys Night Out released their debut cd, Make Yourself Sick, which was an album that seemed it was trying way to hard to match the success Fall Out Boy had, using out of place screaming (although BNO uses it ALOT more) and song titles that were much longer than they needed to be ("I Got Punched In The Nose For Sticking My Face In Other People's Business", "The Subtelties That Make Mass Murderers Out Of Otherwise Decent Human Beings", etc.). While it was catchy, the album had very little staying power with me, and I quickly forgot about it. Now, almost two years later, the boys are back with a new member (Kara Dupuy, Synth and Vocals), shorter song titles (one word only for each song), and a great new sound that is sure to satisfy fans of both pop-punk and hardcore alike.

The album is a story written by guitarist/vocalist Jeff Davis, a "dark yet surprisingly empathetic tale of love, murder, mental anguish and creative reawakening". With concept albums seeming to be the "in" thing this year (Armor For Sleep, The Mars Volta, Jack's Mannequin, Gatsby's American Dream...I could go on forever), my first thought when I picked up this album was that it was another attempt by this band to ride the coattails of what was popular in the emo/screamo scene right now. But they proved me wrong. "Dreaming" shows right away how much lead singer Connor Lovat-Fraser's voice has improved since their last album...and it also sounds eerily similar to that of Ben Jorgensen from Armor For Sleep. This is not a bad thing. His voice is great, and shows he's matured. "Purging" is a much harder song which focuses it's power more on screams, but the screaming has also improved since the last album, and it's also not just thrown in their because it's popular right now. This is also when you first really notice the synth, and it adds a very cool effect to the song. "Relapsing" is my favorite song on the record. It starts out very mellow, with synth player Kara singing "Last call at the hospital you slept through it all...", followed by what seems like a reply by Connor, and it goes like this throughout the song. It reminds me a lot of the pair of songs on the last FATA album, "The Fiction We Live" and "Autumn's Monologue". This is a beautifully written song and has a very climax-type sound, like the story is winding down.

I really found very few problems with this album. A couple songs, like "Disintegrating" and "Healing" I don't find myself listening to that often, but I think that's just because the record is so good I find it hard to take songs off repeat. This album is a huge step for the band, not a "Deja" step, but it's for sure one of the top 20 of the year for me. The guys (and now girl) grew up and brought the rock.

[Vanity__Dearest]

Band: Boys Night Out
Album: Trainwreck
Label: Ferret Music
Release Date: 07/26/05
Author: TJ Wells
Rating: 8.5/10

http://img298.imageshack.us/img298/6254/bnotrainwreck2ay.jpg

In the fall of 2003, Boys Night Out released their debut cd, Make Yourself Sick, which was an album that seemed it was trying way to hard to match the success Fall Out Boy had, using out of place screaming (although BNO uses it ALOT more) and song titles that were much longer than they needed to be ("I Got Punched In The Nose For Sticking My Face In Other People's Business", "The Subtelties That Make Mass Murderers Out Of Otherwise Decent Human Beings", etc.). While it was catchy, the album had very little staying power with me, and I quickly forgot about it. Now, almost two years later, the boys are back with a new member (Kara Dupuy, Synth and Vocals), shorter song titles (one word only for each song), and a great new sound that is sure to satisfy fans of both pop-punk and hardcore alike.

The album is a story written by guitarist/vocalist Jeff Davis, a "dark yet surprisingly empathetic tale of love, murder, mental anguish and creative reawakening". With concept albums seeming to be the "in" thing this year (Armor For Sleep, The Mars Volta, Jack's Mannequin, Gatsby's American Dream...I could go on forever), my first thought when I picked up this album was that it was another attempt by this band to ride the coattails of what was popular in the emo/screamo scene right now. But they proved me wrong. "Dreaming" shows right away how much lead singer Connor Lovat-Fraser's voice has improved since their last album...and it also sounds eerily similar to that of Ben Jorgensen from Armor For Sleep. This is not a bad thing. His voice is great, and shows he's matured. "Purging" is a much harder song which focuses it's power more on screams, but the screaming has also improved since the last album, and it's also not just thrown in their because it's popular right now. This is also when you first really notice the synth, and it adds a very cool effect to the song. "Relapsing" is my favorite song on the record. It starts out very mellow, with synth player Kara singing "Last call at the hospital you slept through it all...", followed by what seems like a reply by Connor, and it goes like this throughout the song. It reminds me a lot of the pair of songs on the last FATA album, "The Fiction We Live" and "Autumn's Monologue". This is a beautifully written song and has a very climax-type sound, like the story is winding down.

I really found very few problems with this album. A couple songs, like "Disintegrating" and "Healing" I don't find myself listening to that often, but I think that's just because the record is so good I find it hard to take songs off repeat. This album is a huge step for the band, not a "Deja" step, but it's for sure one of the top 20 of the year for me. The guys (and now girl) grew up and brought the rock.

totally agree on your favorite song, and i agree that the concept and production of it on this cd amazes me...great review tj.

[exthuse]

That review quoted, proved the new font maybe not so bad after all.

[TJ Wells]

new font = gone FAST

[when 4ever ends]

i thought it was a good review

[trustmeimokay]

Maybe I'll give it a second chance...

[last light]

i need to listen to this again, i kind of forgot about it, i will return with my thoughts

[aolsux]

I agree totally, possible candidate for album of the year in my opinion

[when 4ever ends]

I agree totally, possible candidate for album of the year in my opinion

i have the just surrender cd IM me aaron

[projectmayhem16]

I need to check this and the Yesterdays Rising album out

[trustmeimokay]

i have the just surrender cd IM me aaron
Are they any good?

[aolsux]

I need to check this and the Yesterdays Rising album out
no you don't...i hate it

[TJ Wells]

That review quoted, proved the new font maybe not so bad after all.
what does that mean?

[Vanity__Dearest]

no you don't...i hate it
...which means no one should ever listen to it and decide how they feel on it...
cuz your opinion pwns.

[when 4ever ends]

Are they any good?
heck yes, its like a perfect mix of hidden in plain view and TREOS.

[trustmeimokay]

heck yes, its like a perfect mix of hidden in plain view and TREOS.
Hmmm. Maybe I'll check em out. Wanna send me something by em?

[Vanity__Dearest]

heck yes, its like a perfect mix of hidden in plain view and TREOS.
don't precisely agree with that...i think their writing style is intended on being alot darker...but yeah, it is a great cd...sorry, a little impartial to how fucking sick treos is.

[exthuse]

what does that mean?
With the quoted text being smaller, and it being a large quote, the small quote text has some pluses.

[Jim Morgan]

this cd rules

[TJ Wells]

With the quoted text being smaller, and it being a large quote, the small quote text has some pluses.
ah

[elemenohpe]

it's alright.

def a step up but i was never a huge BNO fan anyway.

[BigD]

"Nothing makes sense anymore"
I got that stuck in my head right now

[Chemical Love]

I cant wait to pick this cd up.

[TJ Wells]

"Nothing makes sense anymore"
I got that stuck in my head right now
when murder's just a mistake that you have made...

awesome album

[Northstar1245]

Does anyone have the first and last songs from Trainwreck...when I got the CD it didn't have them...or have those songs still not leaked?

[Susan Sarandon]

If you like it and don't buy it when it comes out I'll fight you.

[Adeniz19]

im not really feeling the new stuff :-\

[elemenohpe]

If you like it and don't buy it when it comes out I'll fight you.

yeah, yeah, yeah. you're all talk missy.

[Susan Sarandon]

yeah, yeah, yeah. you're all talk missy.

Not about my boys.

[elemenohpe]

Not about my boys.

yeah, i saw you chillin' in the hot tub with 'em. poppin' bottles of cristal i'm sure.

[trustmeimokay]

I still don't like it.

[nightmare_of_u]

concept album? what kind of history is in Trainwreck?

[Trainsaw]

I don't disagree, its pretty dope

[burnburnburn]

This cd sucks.

[takingback98]

This is fucking fantastic. Anyone disagree.

not i

[FalloutGuy]

I got this today. The cd is great and gets better with every listen. Definitely pretty high up on my top ten list of best cds of this year...I'm saving number one for either Thrice or Coheed :bigsmile:

[morte]

It's different but I like it... I can't say what album is better.

[when 4ever ends]

It's different but I like it... I can't say what album is better.
i like trainwreck a lot better.. thats just me though.

[morte]

i like trainwreck a lot better.. thats just me though.I preffer the way he sings in Trainwreck, however the music was so catchy and fresh and now is a bit harder.

[BrandNew20]

I really like the cd, its good stuff.

[when 4ever ends]

I preffer the way he sings in Trainwreck, however the music was so catchy and fresh and now is a bit harder.
i agree on that

[BrandNew20]

I really like the song Medicating.

[BackInTheJox]

This CD kicks too much ass.

[irthesteve]

it's better than their older stuff, i'll give it that... but it really doesnt have taht much originality or creativity...

[Nick Lopez]

it's better than their older stuff, i'll give it that... but it really doesnt have taht much originality or creativity...
i disagree.

this cd is really a great cd overall.

[merv the perv]

That was such a shitty review. They weren't "trying to hard" to be Fall Out Boy with Make Yourself Sick. I think Trainwreck is awesome and that the story is pretty cool, but I still think MYS is a better album.

[Nick Lopez]

Band: Boys Night Out
Album: Trainwreck
Label: Ferret Music
Release Date: 07/26/05
Author: TJ Wells
Rating: 8.5/10

http://img298.imageshack.us/img298/6254/bnotrainwreck2ay.jpg

In the fall of 2003, Boys Night Out released their debut cd, Make Yourself Sick, which was an album that seemed it was trying way to hard to match the success Fall Out Boy had, using out of place screaming (although BNO uses it ALOT more) and song titles that were much longer than they needed to be ("I Got Punched In The Nose For Sticking My Face In Other People's Business", "The Subtelties That Make Mass Murderers Out Of Otherwise Decent Human Beings", etc.). While it was catchy, the album had very little staying power with me, and I quickly forgot about it. Now, almost two years later, the boys are back with a new member (Kara Dupuy, Synth and Vocals), shorter song titles (one word only for each song), and a great new sound that is sure to satisfy fans of both pop-punk and hardcore alike.

The album is a story written by guitarist/vocalist Jeff Davis, a "dark yet surprisingly empathetic tale of love, murder, mental anguish and creative reawakening". With concept albums seeming to be the "in" thing this year (Armor For Sleep, The Mars Volta, Jack's Mannequin, Gatsby's American Dream...I could go on forever), my first thought when I picked up this album was that it was another attempt by this band to ride the coattails of what was popular in the emo/screamo scene right now. But they proved me wrong. "Dreaming" shows right away how much lead singer Connor Lovat-Fraser's voice has improved since their last album...and it also sounds eerily similar to that of Ben Jorgensen from Armor For Sleep. This is not a bad thing. His voice is great, and shows he's matured. "Purging" is a much harder song which focuses it's power more on screams, but the screaming has also improved since the last album, and it's also not just thrown in their because it's popular right now. This is also when you first really notice the synth, and it adds a very cool effect to the song. "Relapsing" is my favorite song on the record. It starts out very mellow, with synth player Kara singing "Last call at the hospital you slept through it all...", followed by what seems like a reply by Connor, and it goes like this throughout the song. It reminds me a lot of the pair of songs on the last FATA album, "The Fiction We Live" and "Autumn's Monologue". This is a beautifully written song and has a very climax-type sound, like the story is winding down.

I really found very few problems with this album. A couple songs, like "Disintegrating" and "Healing" I don't find myself listening to that often, but I think that's just because the record is so good I find it hard to take songs off repeat. This album is a huge step for the band, not a "Deja" step, but it's for sure one of the top 20 of the year for me. The guys (and now girl) grew up and brought the rock.

jacks mannequin. there's no apostrophe.

[tambo41187]

jacks mannequin. there's no apostrophe.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000A1INNA.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
not according to this...

[Mark is God]

Parental Advisory?

[Nick Lopez]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000A1INNA.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
not according to this...
i'll find the interview somewhere..
they interviewed andrew and he said "yep. jacks mannequin. no apostrophe."

not really a big deal..

http://www.heartsandsleeves.com/html/jacks_mannequin.html

there. the first question.

and i looked at that banner thing...it doesn't really look like an apostrophe.

[Drew Beringer]

Hahah, it's funny that JM is parental advisory. Oh well, Trainwreck rocks the house, I love it. It's my fav concept album so far this year, that is, until some new Coheed.

[Mark is God]

Drew=gay

[Drew Beringer]

;)

[tambo41187]

i'll find the interview somewhere..
they interviewed andrew and he said "yep. jacks mannequin. no apostrophe."

not really a big deal..

http://www.heartsandsleeves.com/html/jacks_mannequin.html

there. the first question.

and i looked at that banner thing...it doesn't really look like an apostrophe.

o i thought i saw one either way like you said its no big deal because hey the music rocks.

and yea it got a parental advisory, he says fuck twice and lesbian.....its bullshit.

[Drew Beringer]

o i thought i saw one either way like you said its no big deal because hey the music rocks.

and yea it got a parental advisory, he says fuck twice and lesbian.....its bullshit.
Haha, that's gay.

[yeknom]

this cd rules

rules what.

[UndertheTELE]

This cd is incredible, there are a couple songs that i just have to listen to over and over. Great cd, Period.

[when 4ever ends]

This cd is incredible, there are a couple songs that i just have to listen to over and over. Great cd, Period.
mm hmm i agree

[yeknom]

Period.


question mark?

[Nick Lopez]

question mark???

.....

[yeknom]

??

.....


haha

[Susan Sarandon]

Buy the CD.

Then buy the issue of AP with the feature on them.
And read the paragraph where a shitty girl named Meg Reinecker said stuff.
And think about how gay she is on the internet.

[Nick Lopez]

Buy the CD.

Then buy the issue of AP with the feature on them.
And read the paragraph where a shitty girl named Meg Reinecker said stuff.
And think about how gay she is on the internet.
ok.

[when 4ever ends]

Buy the CD.

Then buy the issue of AP with the feature on them.
And read the paragraph where a shitty girl named Meg Reinecker said stuff.
And think about how gay she is on the internet.
arent you in this isue?

[Drew Beringer]

Doctor, doctor, what am I here for?

I have that in my head all the time. Plus the hand claps.

[Nick Lopez]

they also do a great job live.

the singer, i dont know his name, has great stage presence.

[exthuse]

arent you in this isue?
Haha. I wish I was in AP.

I got a box full of AP's like 4 years ago before I knew what it was. Thing is, it was utmost random, an american magazine, on my British doorstep, and I was like...erhhh. The postage was like $110 haha.