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Common Dreads

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for the last year i was looking for some new energized music to satisfy me, but couldent find anything till my lil sister was telling me she saw a new Enter Shikari single on TV.

when i heard Enter Shikari got a new Album i was really excited, i loved the 1st one as ruff as it was.

with Common Dreads ES defiantly shows they matured and took their music to the next step.

with great tracks like "Step Up" "Juggernauts", "Zzzonked", "Antwerpen", "Hectic" and my favorite "The Jester" you just cannot deny the Energy ES are releasing. balanced out with their more "quite" tracks like "Wall", Havoc A and B, "No Sleep Tonight". Quality Quality Quality.

if you loved the 1st one, you gonna love this one, if you looking for some music with energy, this is it!

keep it up ES!

A few months ago I'd never heard of them, but Enter Shikari has quickly become one of my favorite bands.

While I was searching for the new Mike Patton album Mondo Cane (Dig) I stumbled across a British dance rock group named the Qemists who had done a fantastic track with Patton called "Lost Weekend" on their album Join the Q. The rest of the Qemists album was great, too, so in searching for more of their stuff I stumbled across a remix of the song called "No Sleep Tonight" that they did for another British band called Enter Shikari, on their album Tribalism. I liked that song enough that I checked out the original version as well and I was truly impressed with the whole album.

The songs showcase a variety of styles and influences and may jump from hardocore punk riffage to dubstep dance beats within the same song, but it never seems disjointed or thrown together. A perfect example is "Gap In The Fence," which starts out with a quiet acoustic guitar, and then naturally builds into a pulsing dance beat before climaxing in a heavy guitar section. Similarly, singer Rou Reynolds vocal styles go anywhere from melodic tones, to rousing sing-alongs to unhinged screaming but there is enough variety that it stays fresh.

Other standout tracks are the pair of album openers "Solidarity" and "Step Up", the keyboard-thrash of the single "Juggernauts," the slow-build of "Wall" which compels us to break down our boundaries because "It's glorious outside!", the hardcore "Antwerpen," the techno/industrial heaviness of "Zzzonked," the weird bookends of "Havoc A" and "Havoc B," the jazz meets hardcore of "The Jester...." Hell, the whole damn album is great!

Common Dreads is the second release from UK band ENTER SHIKARI. Do not be mistaken, for this album far different from their debut album, Take To The Skies. Though what Common Dreads does bring to the table is a fresh new sound with less Techno and more of a UK Electronic sound and or dubstep. People say bands sophomore albums are the hardest to produce due to it being the follow up to usually an outstanding debut album. Enter Shikari is one of the few who defeated this saying by releasing an album that's different, but not totally off the wall from their first. Do not judge it from one or two listens. By about the fourth, maybe the fifth, the tunes will be bouncing around in your head, and the only way to relieve the throb is to listen to it; again, and again.

I was not happy at all with this purchase. A buddy of mine sent me a text telling me to check this band out on you tube. I did. But i kept previewing songs of the new disc they released. I then went to itunes and previewed a bunch of their stuff. It all sounded pretty good. Then i bought this disc and listened to it. The first 5 songs i could of done without period. This disc seemed so mellow compared to their new one. The only redeeeming quality to me on it is a few songs that really impliment the mixer into them. Thats what really drew me to this band to begin with. I don't care for the English singing that makes up most of this cd. I guess i expected more Asking Alexandria for some reason. By the way, they are way better than this. On the other hand, Shikari's new disc is much better in my opinion.

This album starts off pretty strong, but by song 6 or 7 it starts getting too repetitive for me. It's almost like they are trying to be a british Every Time I die, which they definitely come up short for comparison. The lead vocalist seems to talk a lot more than sing through most of his songs as well. So basically what I would say is, if you can get this cd pretty cheap under $5 than yea it would probably be worth it, but I paid $8 at Hot Topic and I still think I paid too much in the end.

This album starts off pretty strong, but by song 6 or 7 it starts getting too repetitive for me. It's almost like they are trying to be a british Every Time I die, which they definitely come up short for comparison. The lead vocalist seems to talk a lot more than sing through most of his songs as well. So basically what I would say is, if you can get this cd pretty cheap around $5 than yea it would probably be worth it, but I paid $8 at Hot Topic and I still think I paid too much in the end.