Flyleaf [Enhanced, EP]

Flyleaf | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 11, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, EP
• Label: A&M / Octone
• ASIN: B0009I7NYY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,521 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2005 EP from the Texas quartet fronted by Lacey Mosley. While this band is a female-fronted group, they fail to be compared to just any big name band in today's music world. While not exactly prolific, Flyleaf remain one of the most talked about U.S. bands of the new millennium.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All my complaints shrink to nothing, April 28, 2006

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Brett Corkins (Hutchinson, KS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flyleaf (Audio CD)

Much has been said about this EP, how it's better than the full-length debut, and this, that and the other. Needless to say, I was skeptical. The other day I found it so I bought it and listened to it. Well, I now understand what all the fuss was about and I'll no doubt join in on the praise.

From the very beginning it's easy to see that this EP is full to the brim with power, emotion, and energy. I personally love the debut, it ranks among my favorites to this day, but in six songs Flyleaf completely captures every aspect you love about the debut (if you're like me and STARTED with it), and adds so much more depth. The simple variations to the songs make you wonder why they even took them out. Prime example, the intro to Breathe Today, it flows perfectly into the actual song and sounds excellent. Dumb move by taking it out in my opinion.

I like the raw sound this EP has going for it, kind of makes you feel like you're at one of their shows. Plus, hearing Lacey's vocals completely unfooled around with is a nice treat.

My favorites included are I'm So Sick, Fully Alive, and Breathe Today. I'm glad I went the route I did (hearing the debut first and then the EP), it made me really see how good this band actually is. Haunting at times, beautiful others, this EP contains some of the best songs from the debut. Any fan of Flyleaf shouldn't pass this up.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Way to Truth and Enlightenment isn't a bright lit path in the park., October 16, 2005

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Robert Blair "TekWarez" (Lebanon, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flyleaf (Audio CD)

After hearing their music, about 2 days before a concert that they were opening up for Cold in Nashville, I have instantaneously become a fan in full support of spreading the word about their style and sound. The lead singer Lacey is a very humbled individual that shows in her lyrics and emotion of her voice whenever laying down each song. She can hit and hold the pitch to make you feel the atmosphere of sedation all the while breaking it up with a hard toned scream that is along the lines of a melancholy roar. Many people may compare them to other hardcore girl bands but if not listening to their tracks on the debut album doesn't coerce you to believe differently then seeing them perform live on stage will. They mimic their albums songs on stage with the experience shown by many veterans helping to provide a beginning of a long predicted career, as long as they realize who put them there. I am definitely going to see them again, which is quite soon, since they are performing a couple of days later in Knoxville. Look for them in a city or town coming near you to be treated to a new awakening in rock. If you truly need a comparison, then I would think Kittie's Spit is a good similarity, but your only cheating yourself out of a great mix.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Little Giant, December 9, 2009

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Clifton Gardner "D2Junkie" (Alabama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flyleaf (Audio CD)

Why would any band actually expand a four-track demo disc to six songs and re-release it after a full-length album that contains all of the said six songs? Because there is this thing called "production." And "producers" like to overdo things. In the full-length album, guitars are suppressed and cleaned up. Effects are more warbly and watery. Voice-overs give Lacey's voice an almost electronic quality. You get the idea - "overproduction," as they call it.

This EP, on the other hand, is as raw as it gets - its garage-band-like quality actually helps instead of hinders it. One can even hear the reverberations of the drums in the studio. The disc showcases Flyleaf's raw talent unadulterated by the evils of overproduction. This really is a short but sweet compilation of the best Flyleaf has to offer (in its purest form) from their full-length debut. It truly is a testament to the quality of the kind of music Flyleaf puts out - if any band manages to slap six near-perfect tracks on a twelve track album, they are doing a superb job. Six out of six ain't bad, either. For that, Flyleaf gets five well-earned stars... Out of five.

Ten-point Scale: 8.5 out of 10
Genre: Post-Grunge / Alt. Rock
Objectionable content: None
Recommended: Highly