Falling Away

Crossfade | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000GPIPO2
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,401 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Painfully Average, August 29, 2006

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A. Estes (Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Falling Away (Audio CD)

You may remember Crossfade, as coming out from nowhere with their big hit single in 2004 with "Cold." Since that song faded out on the airwaves, it's been a pretty low-profile for the band. Well, here we are in 2006, the band has ditched their turntablist/backing vocalist and have emerged with a new album, "Falling Away" that promises more and more radio-play, with each and every song seemingly tailor-made for mainstream rock stations.

Does anything live up to the catchiness and effect of their one big hit? Well, like their debut, the answer is pretty much "no." There are a few songs that show true growth and improvement, such as "Breathing Slowly" "Never Coming Home" and "Washing The World Away." Songs like "Invincible" and "Someday," however, come across as feeble attempts to recapture that magic. For those who dug the rap-rock vibes of the first CD, you'll be disappointed to find that element is missing (thanks to a missing member, I presume). Personally, I think they're the better for it, but if "Death Trend Setta" was your thing, you'll probably hate this album.

I'm not gonna say this album is all bad. The three tracks I mentioned are definitely worth looking into this album for, and catchy rock-filler like "Anchor" and "Falling Away" help make it a more appealing listen. It's a better album than the first one, but still a far cry from greatness. The sad fact is that Crossfade's sound is nothing overly original or inspiring. Just simple modern-rock for the masses -- not that there's anything wrong with that...

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Switchfoot, Breaking Benjamin, Flaw, 3 Days Grace, Crossfade... what's the difference?, October 4, 2006

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R. Gorham "RCG2" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Falling Away (Audio CD)

THE BAND: Ed Sloan (lead vocals, guitar), Mitch James (bass), James Branham (drums & percussion).

THE DISC: (2006) 11 tracks clocking in at just under 40 minutes. Included with the disc is a 4-page foldout containing song titles/credits, song lyrics, band photos, and than you's. Recorded at Superstar Studios, West Columbia, SC. Label - Columbia.

COMMENTS: Judging by the lack of reviews here on Amazon, Crossfade's popularity is waning. Outside of the occasional "Cold" from their 2004 debut, and a quick run of "Invincible" from this album when it was first released in August '06... I'm not hearing Crossfade on the radio. The problem here is... the songs are down-right average. The players are competent, but the melodies just aren't memorable. The other issue is there are too many bands putting out the same style of music... but, with better tunes (out of the group listed above, Breaking Benjamin is probably the best). With that being said, there are some decent songs here - the opener "Washing The World Away", the semi-hit "Invincible", the moderate rocker "Breathing Slowly", and the piano ballad closer "Never Coming Home". Crossfade's debut was better, but not by much (at least it had one full fledged hit). "Falling Away" is a tamer group of songs - an average album that meets and occasionally exceeds expectations (2.5 stars).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars what a dissapointment!, February 1, 2007

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Ryan L. Daugherty (Martin County, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Falling Away (Audio CD)

The follow-up to Crossfade's self-titled debut is...well, it just not as good. In fact, I hated this album. The only good songs are "Already Gone", "Invincible", and "Drown You Out." I tried to like the rest, I really did. But after listening to the album numerous times, I couldn't helping feeling like i wasted my money. I expected so much more from Crossfade. Seemingly all the songs have the same recurring theme (the word "pain" is used in several), and the tone of the songs just doesn't flow very well. Several songs have a number of different melodies, stopping and then starting again. It seems as if the band was experimenting and didn't know what kind of sound they were looking for, and the album suffers from it. BOTTOM LINE: borrow the album from a friend, then download the songs. Don't waste your money.