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Best Night of Our Lives

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Roll down the windows and turn up the stereo, and get ready for the Best Night Of Our Lives...the self described pop-powerpunk ensemble released an eleven track album today that is sure to rock your speakers. From the pumping positive pound of the title track in the opening to the brilliant diversity of "Lies and Fears Go Hand in Hand", the Best Night sets the tempo for summer early in the album.

Halfway through the album, heart pumping, the listener is confronted with a change of pace. "Where I Ended", takes the listener on a trip to the beach, you can start a fire and watch your worries wash away in the flickering embers of a summer night. Everyday Sunday transitions nicely from the airy love song, "Figure It Out" into the challenging riffs of "Pity the man who falls and has no one to help him" taken from Ecclesiastes 4:10.

Coming to a close, Everyday Sunday returns to their prior successes with "Here With Me", diving into a song of heartfelt worship. With songs like, "In the End" and "Under Your Thumb", Everyday Sunday demonstrates a maturity in song writing and musicianship rarely found in artists of their age. Enjoy what is sure to be the Best Night of Your Life with Everyday Sunday.
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I bought this CD for my daughter. She had earlier CD's from seeing them in concert, and it is one of her favorite groups. She was thrilled to receive this CD and has listened to it numerous times. Now to get it signed and get a hug for band members like she did when she bought two other CD's....

Before I got this album, I put back "Wake up! Wake Up!" in the car for some flashback. I used their song for my workout in the gym, listened to it again in the car and thought, "how could they ever top this one?" From my experience, no band has ever created two good albums ... maybe not back to back or ever! I proved myself wrong! "Best Night of Our Lives" turned out to be Everyday Sunday's best album so far.

Best Night of Our Lives was my introduction to Everyday Sunday, as I missed out on their previous release with InPop Records, entitled, Wake Up! Wake Up! I was also not exposed to their offerings on Flicker Records or their independent release. They've already had quite a few changes in the band's lineup at this point. Needless to say, I'm a little late to this party.

And it is a pretty entertaining party. I'll admit that aside from a few tracks, I wasn't blown away on my first listen. Subsequent listens, however, have increased in frequency, and I've found myself listening to this album on repeat quite a few times over the past week. It took a while to grow on me, but the songs are catchy, highly energetic, with enough diversity of style mixed in to keep you interested throughout.

The album kicks off full force with the title track, converting driving bass and drums with power chords into pure energy. This vibe continues into the next track, "Under Your Thumb," which has become one of my favorites on the album. Trey Pearson's slick yet edgy vocals sound great singing lines like these to those who blame others for the problems in their life: "You'll be what you're wanting to be / You'll see what you're wanting to see / Place blame for the things you'll become / But the truth is action's under your thumb."

Lyrics like these are scattered throughout this album, moving it past many bands in this genre, as many artists have fairly shallow lyrics or only toss out vague imagery that lacks real coherency. The tunes here suffer from no such problem as they tackle some difficult issues. One of my favorites was "Come Around," a beautifully written pop/rock gem that was written for a guy who lost his father as a teen. This song was followed by the best song on the album (and the one that departs from the energetic style the most), "Here With Me." Acoustic guitars and strings are beautifully layered behind emotionally charged lyrics sung with gorgeous harmonies. When Pearson's pleading voice sings these lines and trusting God through difficult times, you believe him: "You said that Your light would chase the dark / Your love for me was written in the scars / So if I'm feeling paralyzed with fear / I know that You'll never leave me stranded here."

If, like me, you've never heard Everyday Sunday, I would describe them on this album as having a sound somewhat similar to bands like Relient K, with little bits of Fall Out Boy thrown in here and there. You're not going to hear anything entirely new here, and the album is pretty short (just over 38 minutes), but these are well constructed, lyrically-substantive songs that will grow on you with each listen. It definitely has for me.

Best Night of Our Lives is a fantastic album. It's got the super rocky/poppy sound of Wake Up! Wake Up! But it's just that much better. It's a great album to play when you want to get up and dance. One has always been able to relate to the lyrics of Everyday Sunday, but this cd seems to be so much easier. My favorite song is definitely Reprise (because it's just so darned pretty). I would definitely recommend this.

Everyday Sunday has made a HUGE IMPROVEMENT. The have gotten more serious each album, and in Lies And Fear Go Hand In Hand, the third song, you hear just that. The whole CD is worth listening to.

Everyday Sunday has stayed remarkably consistent throughout their lineup changes, but if you look closer, they've been on the decline since their debut, with "Wake Up! Wake Up!" not holding up nearly as well as when it was first released. So, is "Best Night of Our Lives" the best night or album of their lives? Unfortunately, no.

Highlights Include:
Under Your Thumb
Where I Ended
Here With Me

It seems that with this album Everyday Sunday is just going through the radio-friendly motions that made them so popular the last time around. And of course, going through the motions is rarely remembered, lest good. But that doesn't mean the album isn't good, because the songs have the recipe down. The problem is that it just doesn't feel the same, and something's missing. In fact, even a few hours after I had listened to the album, I had forgotten most of the songs.

Maybe I'm too critical, or maybe I just need it to grow on me, but I'm just not feeling the songs or the energy this time around. Whether or not you buy this album is really a hit or miss decision. It's not bad, it's not great, it's just ok this Sunday, or any other day for that matter.