Customer Reviews

Another Day in Paradise

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Sure, the two albums following this may have been of better quality, but this is where it all began. Definitely worth having for anyone who can't get enough Strung Out, I had this one first, when it was first released, and I gave it the play time everyone now gives Twisted by Design. If you're like me, anything by Strung Out is worth hearing several times over -- even the old stuff. People just get spoiled by the new albums if that's what they know first, like anything else.

Strung Out has been my favorite band for several years now. This is their first CD and it already shows their ability. If you have ever heard their second and third full-length CD you know what I'm talking about. This is a must buy, or record, or steal (although I don't condone that), or find, or. . .

This one is their best. The other 2 albums sound alike, and they just don't do it for me. But this one is really worth buying, believe me ! Too bad they did the same mistake than NOFX and Lagwagon : they erased most of their metal influences and polished their sound, which is really bad for them.

This CD rules. It is one of my favorite punk cds of all time. I saw them at the warped tour and they are just as good on the CD. Get this CD. It rules.

This CD wasn't great, i'll be honest. All i seem to hear from punk fans these days is how bands like NOFX, Lagwagon, Strung Out etc... started out good, but have just got worse and worse. In my opinion, these people could not be more wrong. How can anyone not like the new Lagwagon and NOFX cd's is beyond me. If people would just stop and listen to the melodies in such CD's then they would realise that change is not a bad thing. This CD was far too metal and not enough melody. Strung Out, stick to what you're doing at the moment!

With the glut of awful skatecore bands plaguing the earth, it would be easy to pass off Strung Out as just another baggy-pants teenage fad. Well, this was their first effort for Fat Records, and their best. Back when they still had a slightly metal tinge to their sound that made them stand out. Nowadays, they're just another melodicore band in an overcrowded field of them, which is too bad. But many formerly decent bands have followed this path (Lagwagon) so it really isn't surprising. So if skatecore is your thing, any Strung Out album will do, but if you want to hear pre-"just another Fat band" Strung Out then pick this one up.

Although this is a good album in its own right, it just does not compare to Strung Out's latest album, Twisted by Design. Another Day in Paradise lacks the maturity and melody of Twisted by Design. I know that this was their first album, and gives a great insight into their talent, but if you want to hear a great punk album, I'd recommend that you by Twisted by Design rather than Another Day in Paradise. I own both albums, and rarely listen to Another Day in Paradise while Twisted by Design virtually lives in my CD player.

i used to own this album, but i sold it. For a strung out album and a fat band. It's actually not that good. It's lacks a lot of power that they have gained in the 3 realeases after this one. If you are a first time strung out buyer....buy twisted by design!!!! it is wonderful.