Modern Rock Reviews

Archive of 2007 Modern Rock Reviews

Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race - B+
Another catchy rock song you can dance to from the reigning champs of pop punk.

Flyleaf - All Around Me - B+
This is what Evanescence might sound like if they were more consistent and not so damn gloomy. A great voice, solid lyrics and great hooks.

Faber Drive - Second Chance - B+
A pleasant pop-rock song from a new band that might have something of a future.

Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs - B
A step back for the pop-punk kings, but still a well-written and pleasant pop song.

Everclear - Shine - B
This escapee from 1995 manages to be the cotton candy of music, light, pleasant, but no substance whatsoever.

Dropping Daylight - Tell Me - B
A solid debut single, which is pleasant and shows great promise, but they aren't quite there yet.

Eighteen Visions - Broken Hearted - B-
A sweeping pop rock song, that sniffs a little too much of hair band, but is still alright for a single shot listening.

Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists - C+
More of the same from Disturbed, and it gets the same grade it'll always get, just south of Korn, just north of Mudvayne.

Finger Eleven - Paralyzer - C+
I think I liked this song better when it was called "Take Me Out", and when it was better written, had better hooks and a more talented lead singer.

Evanescence - Sweet Sacrifice - C+
This song isn't much better than "Lithium", but at least it's not completely boring. Still, I would never say it was "good".

Framing Hanley - Hear Me Now - C+
Yet another unoriginal, but not entirely bad sludge metal song.

Daughtry - What I Want - C+
A vast improvement over "It's Not Over" is enhanced by great guitar work by guest Slash. It still doesn't rise above the average for metal songs though.

Evanescence - Lithium - C
I guess Evanescence is good for one good single per album. This song is boring as hell.

Diecast - Nothing I Could Say - C-
Do bands even try to sound original anymore, or is imitation the only way to get on the radiO? This one is pretty much Disturbed meets Mudvayne, but slowed down. In other words, crap.

Fair To Midland - Dance Of The Manatees - C-
Damn near nothing happens in this song. Ever. It frequently seems like something will. It doesn't.