Customer Reviews

Dusk and Summer

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Dusk and summer! This album is amazing. Chris really expands on here and makes his work sound more mature and full, with the band and use of different instruments, etc. I'm not saying his acoustic work isn't good; The Brilliant Dance, Screaming Infedelities, So Impossible and A Plain Morning are some of my favorite songs ever, but this new side of DC is equally as good in my opinion. The beginings of this album are really good songs but not exactly songs to start you off through the album. I dont know if anyone else found this out, but if you rewind back from the beginning of Don't Wait, there are two secret songs. One I don't know the name of, and Vindicated. I would have never have found this out but my cd player plays it from the straight begining.

Untitled track 5/5: This song really gets the mood going. It sounds as if it was supposed to be on The Places You Have come to Fear the Most, but it is alot more upbeat and the drums and piano and guitar is really driving.

Vindicated 4/5: This was never really my favorite song. Probably because it was played so much on the radio in the past couple years. But nevertheless it is a good song.

Don't Wait 4/5: This is a far stretch from traditional DC, as this whole album mostly is. Chris really belts out the lyrics in this song. The first single off the album.

Reason To Believe 5/5: The first dark sound dashboard song i have ever heard. (By the way i have never listen to the album prior to this, so i dont know if im right) The guitars are driving and Chris is belting once again.

Secret's in the Telling 5/5: No doubt this is the next single. This song to me is somewhat reminiscent to Vindicated.

Stolen 5/5: One of my favorite songs on the CD. This is more of a slower song and the lyrics and melodies really great. The lyrics and music go really good together.

Rooftops and Invitations 5/5: One of the more upbeat happy sounding songs. Really good mood here.

So long, so long 6/5: THE BEST song on this album. I promise you. This song is a straight up ballad. When I first heard that Chris would be doing a duet with the singer from Counting Crows, I was skaptic because i was never a big Counting Crows fan. But his voice and Chris's together is breathtaking. This song is so amazing and the lyrics are awesome. By far one of the best of Chris's masterpieces.

Currents 4/5: A chilled out song. Not really DC sounding but it really is good.

Slow Decay 3/5: This song is okay. I don't tend to like the dark mood this whole song has. This is almost hard rock sounding. The lyrics do have alot of meaning in them though.

Dusk and Summer 5/5: The other acoustic song on the album. I really like this song it reminds me of summer (obvously). Chris hits the highest notes i think i have ever heard him hit at the end of this songs.

Heaven Here 4/5: This is more ambient sounding. Its good but it use of different instruments makes it different.

All in all i like this cd a whole lot. I got it when i was at the beach so i was all corny and listened to it on the beach. But it really is a summer cd and is awesome.

I am a DC fan from way back. I've read some of the other reviews and I know that some are upset about the change in their sound. They're harder and more edgy than what they used to be. I am absolutely blown away by it! I love it! This will be in my CD player for a long time. For once, their sound isn't the heart wrenching break up music that we've come to love. DC has a more positive sound than they've ever had before and makes for some amazing bounce up and down, and rock out songs. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Like most other DC fans I have been waiting for this CD to come out since I heard about it's being recorded. This CD was semi-disappointing at first however as I got further on in the CD I got to really enjoy it. It takes a close listener to actually enjoy it. Listen to the lyrics and take it in. Track 9, Dusk and Summer actually brought tears to my eyes, maybe it sounds corny bu it was amazing. I would recommend this to just about anyone. My only suggestion to Carraba himself would be to revert back moreso to accoustic rather than electric/band sounding stuff. His old astuff was wonderful bu his new stuff has anew flavor to it which keeps it new and keeps fans from ebcomign bored. I'm in love.

I'd been eagerly anticipating Dusk and Summer for quite some time. Once I'd purchased the album and headed back to my car, I popped it into my CD player, hoping that I wouldn't be disappointed. I wasn't. It's full of songs that you'll want to play over and over ("So Long, So Long" being my absolute favorite followed by "Dusk and Summer" -- I love "Slow Decay" as well but can't listen to it without crying).

This album is perfect for the time of year in which it was released because the feelings that it evokes are the same as the feelings of the upcoming end of summer. When I listen to the songs on this CD, they make me think of reminiscence and longing. There seems to be less direct sadness than in Chris's earlier songs; instead, there's an increased sense of nostalgia and beauty. It's the same feeling that you get when you're at the end of a fantastic summer: you're aware that that period of your life has past, never to be tasted again, and you find yourself looking back on it with fondness and a slight sense of loss. That's the feeling that I get when I slip this album into my CD player. They couldn't have found a title for this collection of songs that was more fitting!

I have been a Dashboard fan for a little over two years now, and they have yet to disappoint me. While this album is different from the rest, it still captures the pure essence that is Dashboard Confessional. Chris Carraba's lyrics are as heartfelt as ever, and the music is equally raw. Listeners can relate to tracks like "Stolen" and "So Long, So Long" which remind them of first loves and the end of summer. This album is truly a story of love, life and loss.

After hearing the first single off the album "Dont wait" i was a little worried that Chris was going in a different direction. I need not have worried; this album is just as good as "A mark a mission..." It is true that "Dusk and Summer" has a very different sound than previous Dashboard albums but it only further showcases Chris' versatility as an artist.It took me a few times to really grow on me but now Im hooked. ATTENTION...If you rewind the CD from track one, two secret tracks can be found!!!Their previous single from the spiderman 2 soundtrack, "Vindicated," and a new track "Write it Out." CD players that have autoplay will automatically play these tracks.

I have been following Chris' music since his single CD release with the band Further Seems Forever, and I am convinced that this is his best release yet. Though many long time Dashboard fans will continue to scratch their heads asking themselves, "why did he ever add a band to his music?", I believe many will find their answer, like I did, after listening to 'Dusk and Summer'.

While I must admit that the first few times I listened to this CD I longed for the days of the 'So Long EP' and the 'Swiss Army Romance,' but with every listen I found myself growing more and more attached to this album. From start to finish, this CD captures its listeners with some of Chris' best lyrics and best vocals yet. You'll find every songs repeating in your mind for days as you find yourself singing along each time, and the wonderful thing is, you won't mind the added soundtrack to your life. Furthermore, this album is a major step up from the slightly limp 'A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar' and though it only features one acoustic track, 'Dusk and Summer' in its entirety is a winner for Dashboard Confessional fans, Chris Carrabba fans, and new listeners alike.

Buy the CD and give it a few listens before you make your judgement. You won't be disappointed.

This album is probably the most marketable and radio friendly of all of dashboard's albums. For the peripheral listener it may be the right one to get to introduce you to this band. But as a Dashboard fan of 5 or so years I truly hope they return to their original sound for their next work. Not for the listen-ability but for the show. To this day the fans react best to the songs from "Places" or "A Mark, A Mission." I recommend this album to everyone but I also recommend any and all of their other work.

"Dusk and Summer" is , in my opinion, a great album. This one is different than the previous and it is more consistant. Songs on "A Mark" I skip over and don't really care for. But on "Dusk and Summer," every song has at least one moment where I say "that was pretty awesome." Pick this one up, keep an open mind, and sing (yell) along.

I have heard of Dashboard Confessional before, just never taken enough time to listen to any of the music. Some of my friends kept telling me how good the music was but I didn't listen. Well, I heard Chris Carrabba on a radio show the other day. It was just him and his guitar, and I was moved to actually buy Dusk and Summer. Where have I been? This man can not only play and sing, but the lyrics he writes are so different, moving, reflective, intoxicating, and sad. I haven't had the chance to listen all the way through but I can tell that I will be buying more of his music. I bought it for "Stolen" but "So Long, So Long" has quickly become my favorite. It is very bittersweet, as most of his songs are.
This is a new fan that would recommend getting this. It will, at the very least, be great road music, and quite possibly make you reflect, smile, rock out, and tear up a little. Wonderful.