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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
not the typical, October 22, 2003
''astronomy'' is not typical bleach fare. with the death of jared and milam's brother in the war with iraq, this cd has much more of an emotional undertone than most. in fact, ''tired heart'' was written for captain josh byers for the remainder of his stay in iraq. The song was written one month before his untimely death on July 23, 2003. The first four songs are upbeat, typical bleach. ''plan to pull through'' has an amazing chorus of ''you win some, you lose some, and you have got to be strong - you win some, you lose some, and you have got to move on''...this isn't static, or even again, for the first time, but a new facet to the bleach we've come to love. definately give this one a try, it'll grow on you ;)
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Legacy of a Hero, November 9, 2003
First off this album is an incredible testimony of the life of the band members, namely Milam and Jared and the tragedy that their family has suffered. Notwithstanding the recent events, the band's sound has continued to mature and remains on the cutting edge of Christian music. Some might think that the music might not be the quality of previous Bleach albums due to recent events, but that is not the case at all. The band members have stood side by side, bearing one another's burdens and continuing to strive for excellence in their music, continuing to share their incredible Gospel message. Their music is a true testimony of the life of the Hero that it was written and performed in commemoration of.
As the brother of one of Josh Byers' best friends from college and life, these guys seem like brothers to me, making the music all the sweeter. With the unfortunate death of Captain Joshua T. Byers, a dear friend of the family, my heart goes out to the family of the Byers. Josh would not have had it any other way than his brothers to continue on performing and sharing the Joy message, continuing to be strong through all trials. Josh typically signed most of his letters with Phil 4:13, so should we continue to be strong.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good but could be better, July 11, 2004
By A Customer
For those of you expecting another "Again, For the First Time", you will be disappointed. While the first track, "Get Up" may sound reminiscent of their previous album, you can tell that something has changed in the sound of the band, and by the time you get to "December" and "Plan to Pull Through", it becomes evident that this record is nothing like "Again...". In addition to producing this album differently (it was recorded on analog tape, not digitally, using mostly amps as opposed to live inject) the songwriting is much more mellow and mature. It's the same old Bleach with the same sort of tunes, but they're delivered with much more emotion this time around (although not necessarily loudly). Whereas there were no ballads on "Again...", "Astronomy" pumps out three or four. Overall, each song is much more stripped down than on their previous album. While "Astronomy" is much better than "Again..." in many respects, I think that "Again..." was more consistant, and flowed much better than "Astronomy". "Astronomy" has its irritating points (such as "Nineteen") but also has very moving points ("Tired Heart"). On the whole, "Astronomy" is a good album that any rock fan will come to love. While it's not an album where every song will blow you away, it's an album where you can put it on and sing along with almost every song and like it enough to say "I'm glad I bought this record".
For those of you who have never heard any Bleach before, I would suggest getting "Again..." first if you like all out hard rock; however, if you are more inclined to acoustic rock, piano ballads, and a few rollicking rock songs, get "Astronomy" first. Or better yet, get both at the same time!
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