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Destination Unknown

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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.

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.

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!!!

Mest is definatley one of my favourite bands and all of thier albums are great. They are at the top of the list as far as the pop punk genre goes. The music is fast paced and extremely catchy. If you like Yellowcard, The Starting Line, Green Day, Good Charlotte, Blink 182 and New Found Glory then I recommend Mest.

Destination Unknown is a truly amazing cd and deserves to be played loud and often. It is full of up beat catchy songs. The tunes all have the capability of getting stuck in your head. Sure, a lot of the songs are about girls and brokendown relationships, but what do you expect listening to a group of young guys singing about what's going on in their lives.

Some of my favourite songs on the album are:
Opinions
Cadillac
It's Over
Reason
Mother's Prayer

If you liked Mest's first album then you will definately enjoy this one also. All 14 songs are great, no filler included. I highly recommend Destination Unknown and if you like this one you will be sure to enjoy their other two albums also!

Let's start out from hearing the word "mest", you think in your head what the hell does that mean? Well, for fans of punk rock music, they automatically know that thay are a band. Not, any band, but a band who can jolt out hits such as chelsea and a mothers prayer from destination unkown. With the melodic voices of the two singers they can pretty much turn anything into worthwhile listening. Once you pop this into your cd player, its non stop listening. Right away you can start singing along to their songs. One that truly sticks out would be track number 3, cadillac. It gives off this feeling of energy that all of their songs have. The harmony these guys can give off is amazing with their, hip-hop/ska/punk sound is off the hook. Need I say more?These guys are are well known, and we sure are going to see more of them in the future. Fans of punk rock or any other music I urge you to go out and by this disc its worth your "mula".

Another amazing CD by Mest. Destination Unknow is by far the best cd I own. With songs like "Reason", "Cadilac", "Without You" and "Yesterday" its hard to find any band that comes even close to Mest. If you're planning on buying a CD that has great songs you'll never get tired of, pick up Destination Unknown, along with Wasting Time, and Mo Money Mo 40'z.

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I love Mest. I've been a fan since I heard John Feldmann had gotten another band signed to Maverick. They've got a great stage show, a helluva mentor, and some great pop-punk music. Its just that they haven't really distinguished themselves at all. Thats excusable on a debut (as you could basically say Wasting Time was, in spite of Mo Money Mo Forties), but they need to get their own stuff now. This new album, while certainly catchy and fun to listen to, just comes off as totally un-original. The sound still is Goldfinger-lite (as can be expected). There is that same mix of quasi-ska and pop-punk. It just comes off as "show me something new." The band is getting better (witness Mother's Prayer, and a rather Blinkish but good opener Opinions) but the best song on the album is still a stayover from their last one (Drawing Board....well remixed by Tom Lord-Alge). The album title seems to be lifted from a Rancid song (although its a pretty common phrase so no biggy). Even the artwork is eerily reminiscent of the band's best pals Good Charlotte. There is the banner label on the cover, the sky-blue cloud theme, and even the over-saturated single photo of the band. I love this group, I really do, and I love listening to this album. Me being more critical of this disc is probably due in no small part to a recent broadening of my listening choices, but I can't escape the feeling that this album is simply a wannabe. Still, if you like this band, you'll like this album. If you like Blink/Sum/NFG/GC/Showoff, you'll like this album. But if you're going for something more in depth than the usual pop-punk (as I unexpectedly found myself), you may find it a bit stale.

This cd is one of their great cd's. I think its the best punk cd since new found glory came out.

To disreguard Mest as yet just another pop-punk band is wrong. This Chicago foursome is more then that. Yes, the music is poppy, and its punk but the overfall feeling of this album is almost perfection. Mest is better then any pop punk got there except for of course blink182 and the godfather of pop-punk Billie Joe and Green Day. What seperates Mest from other pop punk acts is there song writing capability. With sum41 you have maybe 5 good songs and the other 8 is just filler. With Mest, thats not the case. Every song is near perfection for Mest.. NO FILLER.. Just really good music...If you want an album with some life and every track that you can get down too then buy Mest's " destination unknown ". You wont be dissappointed! Make sure to support another local Chicago band...SHOWOFF...Check'em Out!-Wonka ( Eric )

im shamed to live in florida cause of the user below .. god , i hate florida ..anyhow , mest has always been very good and i know these guys have talent . i know people who went to their shows live . the cd is full of energy and great lyrics . the songs are only a carbon copy when you search for millions of singers and find out they may have the same influences . god guys , use your brain .