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Crush 40

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Crush 40. They made the music for Sonic Adventure, Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes. It was great and all, but what about other songs? Their fantastic self-titled debut is completely gorgeous and good to the ears, even though it is hard-rock. The singer has one of the best voices I have ever heard.

There are some songs here that need no explanation. The fast-paced Open Your Heart, Live and Learn, It Doesn't Matter and Escape from the City were on the Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 soundtracks. That doesn't mean they don't have other music here. Some of their lighter songs, like "Watch me Fly", "All the Way" and "Into The Wind" have heavy riffs, but the singer sings in a light voice and makes it sound very nice.

The other tracks, "Revvin' Up", "In the Lead", and "Dangerous Ground" are heavy songs that wil satisfy Sonic Adventure fans along with hard-rock fans and metal-heads. To say something, this CD has something for everyone. People who like:

Classic rock - Watch me Fly, All the Way, Into the Wind

Hard-rock - Open Your Heart, Live and Learn, In The Lead, Escape from the City, Dangerous Ground, Revvin' Up, All the Way, Fuel Me

Sonic Fans - Open Your Heart, Live and Learn, Escape from the City, Open Your Heart

They even mix in a little funk into their music, which makes them sound all the more masterful. If this band ever becomes mainstream and people all over get to like them, they are going to have a fantastic career. They would be the revival of hard-rock. If only Amazon.com had samples - everyone would buy this CD. I would buy it. Also recommended - Hardline, Metallica and Dream Theater.

I just bought this today at Fye, and I have got to say - this work is a complete masterpiece. Unbelievable songs. You do NOT jave to be a Sonic fan to like this music. But if you know a little about Sonic, it makes it even funner. Here's a review of all the tracks.

1. Live And Learn - 20/10!!! [FANTASTIC! One of the best on the CD!]
2. Revvin Up - 8/10 [Good song, one of the average ones on the CD]
3. Into the Wind - 7/10 [Okay song, but needs better vocals and faster guitar]
4. In The Lead - 12/10!!! [Great! A fantastic song!]
5. Watch Me Fly - 7/10 [Okay, but like Into The Wind, needs better vocals/guitar]
6. Fuel Me - 8/10 [Good song. Very solid.]
7. Dangerous Ground - 7/10 [Cool song, but it's short]
8. All The Way - 8/10 [Not loud enough, but has a great beat]
9. Open Your Heart - 25/10!!!!! [This is the best song on the CD. FANTASTIC first song by Crush 40!]
10. It Doesn't Matter - 10/10! [GREAT song, Sonic's theme in Sonic Adventure/DX]
11. Escape From The City - 12/10!!! [Another great song. It keeps getting better. AND AFTER THIS, THERE'S NO MORE *sob*]

TOTAL SCORE: 123/110 [A+++]

This is one of the best CDs I own. A complete masterpiece. If you're into heavy rock, you'll love this CD. I don't care if you hate rock. You have to buy this CD. If you're a Sonic fan, you gotta buy this CD. If you're ANTI SONIC, you gotta buy this CD. It's just so good.Not many people heard of this underrated group, but soon my friends...soon.

This CD is a nice collection of high-energy (with maybe one exception) rock songs with (gasp!) a positive message. Sure, some of the lyrics are about car racing, and the songs were made for video games, but so what? The guitar work (Jun Senoue) is good, the vocals (Johnny Gioeli) are good, the backing instrumentation and vocals are adequate, all of which makes for an enjoyable listen. Most of the music here is fast with somewhat of a metal influence, but is positive and uplifting - none of that doom and gloom, angst-ridden BS here! The best songs, in my opinion, are "Revvin Up", "In the Lead", and "All the Way"; other highlights are "Live & Learn", "Into the Wind", and "Dangerous Ground." If these songs don't get you moving, then you are dead from the neck up! Hey, I want to thank those of you who wrote negative reviews for giving me a good laugh; you clowns are a real hoot! Saying "the guitar player sucks" does not constitute a review. (Look up "constitute" in the dictionary, kiddies - it starts with a "c".) Lose your preconceived notions, open your narrow minds, think outside the box for once, and enjoy the music!

After hearing their work in both Sonic Adventure games, I had to pick this up, and I was not dissappointed at all... Great vocals, awesome lyrics, an absolutly kick ass rock album! A must have for any rock fan, overall, 20/10

GREAT CD!!!!! IF YOU LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL BABE, THIS IS THE MOMENT TO SPEND YOUR WOTH MONEY IN THIS EVERY-CENT-WORTH ALBUM!!!! JUST GREAT!!!!! LISTEN, ROCK, PLAY (IF YOU'RE THAT GOOD)... GREAT GREAT GREAT.. I'D RATE IT MILLIONS OF STARS IF I COULD!!!

Though not many people know about Crush 40, their music rocks. The first song, Live and Learn, is used in Sonic Adventure 2. Also, Revvin' Up is also a VERY good song. With Johnny Geioli's awesome vocals, and Jun Senoue's unique Japanese guitar techniques, it's an album you can't miss. There is currently a release planned for a 2nd album. Get it, you will be thankful.

OK!Read this and pay attention!This Album is not a 5 star album.
I'ts an Infinite number of Stars Album!These guys are just Awesome!!!This band combines the best american voice with Japanese music and I love Japanese music!Introducing:

Vocalist-Johnny Gioeli(Hardline),the best rock vocalist to ever
walk the face of the Earth!
Guitarist-Jun Senoue,the only guitarist that can sound melodic
and hard at the same time!
Drumist-Hirotsugu Homma,don't know anything about him,but who the hell cares?He's awesome!
Bassist-Naoto Shibata,same as the Drumist!

Here is the tracklist and rating:

1-Live & Learn [5 Stars]
2-Revvin'Up [5 Stars and beyond]
3-Into The Wind [4.5 Stars]
4-In The Lead [5 Stars and beyond]
5-Watch Me Fly [4 Stars]
6- Fuel Me [5 Stars and beyond]
7-Dangerous Ground [5 Stars and beyond]
8-All The Way [5 Stars]
9-Open Your Heart [5 Stars]
10-It Doesn't Matter(Vocals by Tony Harnell) [5 Stars]
11-Escape from the City(Vocals by Ted Poley & Tony Harnell)
[4.5 Stars]

Buy It!!!If you don't, then you're missing something that you shouldn't.Buy it and love it to Death!!!

this album just roxx too hard! and that's sweet!!! I have all the music from the album, except for Watch Me Fly), but I hope to buy it very soon! Here are the 3 best songs on this CD(in no specific order)
Revvin' Up
Open Your Heart
It Doesn't Matter

Go buy this CD now! QUICKLY!!!

Yeah, yeah, we all know these guys do the music for the 3-D Sonic the Hedgehog games, but here most of the tracks are about driving a race car. The music is great, I love it, especially the stuff the did for the Sonic games (It Doesn't Matter, Open Your Heart, Live and Learn, Escape From The City). The other songs, though, have nice melodies and great instrumentation, but all the lyrics are about driving race cars. If they shook it up a little bit more, this would be a masterpeice (for example, change the lyrics in about half the songs so they don't deal with race car driving, it gets really annoying.) One more thing; they'd definitley be a mainstream band if they did more songs like Open Your Heart or Escape From The City and a major label signed them. All in all, it's a better than average album, but if you don't want to hear lyrics about race car driving, this isn't your album.

Many people are all-too quick to criticize anything in the mainstream as being...well, mainstream. While Crush 40 is anything but the mainstream (criminy, I had to order this CD from Italy to avoid having to pay $40 to a U.S. importer), their music sounds as good as, if not much better than, most mainstream rock. Their music has a certain feel to it that just makes you want to grin and say "Wow! This stuff is awesome!" If you've ever played any of the console Sonic the Hedgehog games from 1999-present and liked the music, that's why: Jun Senoue (one half of Crush 40) both composed and, together with Johnny Gioeli (the other half), performed the majority of both Sonic Adventure soundtracks and Sonic Heroes' soundtrack. While they may bring in additional vocal talent for some songs (such as "Escape from the City," which is on this CD), there is no denying their unique identity. It is quite difficult for me to holistically describe the merits of any music to someone without actually playing said music for them, but give these guys a chance. They give modern rock a welcome fresh feel that can hardly be described in words. If you're still not convinced, look around, find some samples of their stuff before you decide. I guarantee you will like what you hear.