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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth buying, November 23, 2001
Mest is one of the few bands that get better over time. Many become sell out with their new found fame. Not Mest. Their poppy punk emo is just as good, if not better than "Wasting Time," their last CD. Highlights include "Cadillac," which has a great turntable touch to it, very catchy and filled to the top with taent. "Reason" sounds a lot like 311- almost a carribean sound. "F***ed up kid" is an amazing track that I can completely relate to. Powerful and melodic, great, even meaningful lyrics (part of the chorus sings "at least i know all the things that i want and its all the things ive got") Last but not least, the heart wrenching almost-a-ballad "Chelsea" is touching, sweet, but still fast paced (a feat in its own). Every song is an individual- each has a couple things that are really special. Turntables, vocal techniques, catchy melodies, and cute little suprises throughout the songs. This cd is one that will grow on you each time you listen to it. it is emo at its best- light, fast, witty and sweet, it is completely worth the money. Dont wait another second. Everyone I know who has purchased this CD (5 of my close friends) have enjoeyed every minute of it- it hasn't left any of our CD players.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An album worth your $$!, March 31, 2002
In case you've never heard Mest before, you'd like them if you like Good Charlotte, Goldfinger, New Found Glory, Blink-182, MxPx, Sugarcult, Student Rick... bands of that kin. Onto the album... to be perfectly honest, I was disappointed the first time I popped Destination Unknown into my CD player. On first listen it was not nearly as catchy as a whole as Mest's second album, Wasting Time. The songs that immediately caught my ear were (the obvious) the first single Cadillac, Without You, It's Over, Misunderstood and Drawing Board (an insatiably catchy and awesome song, also a re-release originally off of Wasting Time). I was unimpressed and sort of threw the CD aside for a few weeks until a Mest concert rolled around. About a week before the show, I decided to give the album a second chance. I'm so glad I did. This album is well worth any pop punk listener's money. Mest is one of my top 3 favorite bands. They put on an amazing show, have catchy tunes, and have lyrics with substance. Hard to come across these days- fun music with real lyrics. Anyone can relate to songs like the CD's opener, Opinions. I also like the diversity, with the reggae inspired Reason and the borderline love song Chelsea (which I absolutely love!). I honestly love every song on the album except Another Day, and even that's not that bad. I highly recommend this album to anyone who likes pop punk. If you liked Wasting Time and Mo Money Mo 40oz, you'll like Destination Unknown. Mest found a great sound and thank goodness they're sticking to it. All these bands come out feeling the pressure of a follow up album, and they go changing their whole sound... Not Mest though!! You might need to listen to it twice to really get hooked, but it's definitely worthy investment.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
MEST is ... SWEET!!!!, April 28, 2003
my sister's boyfriend gave me a mest cd once, and said these guys are awesome, so i took a listen, i was really good!!! tony and matt have certainly improved since "wasting time".
BEST SONGS
1. Drawing Board- from the first cd, but a classic!!!
2. Chelsea- a sweet love song that kicks [butt].
3. Cadillac- just a good song, specially when u and ur frineds go crusin.
4. Opinions- awesome song, good chorus
5. Another Day- another just plain great song.these guys are awesome, i hope MTV never finds them. they have a new cd coming this june, can't wait!!!
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