Magnetic North

Hopesfall | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 15, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Trustkill Records
• ASIN: B000OMD4AW
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,361 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If The Satellite Years is the Yin, then Magnetic North is the Yang, June 9, 2007

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Jarrod D. Lawrence (Avon, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magnetic North (Audio CD)

In a straight-forward comparison between The Satellite Years and Magnetic North, one would probably not think the two to be similar at all. Magnetic North is more of an evolution from the style of A-Types. However, the two albums are pretty similar in terms of creating an atmospheric mood and are both very melodic. Both albums are mood-altering masterpieces, keep them both around, and depending what mood you are in, choose to listen to the darker, heavier mood created by The Satellite Years, or the more calming, almost trance-like melodic rock of Magnetic North. If you loved The Satellite Years and are not one of those people who only like screaming vocals, I believe you will enjoy this album.

Best tracks: Cubic Zirconias Are Forever, Secondhand Surgery, East of 1989; Battle Of The Bay, Vacation/Add/Vacation!, Head General Hospital, Paisley

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A step up, May 17, 2007

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Scarecrow (El Cajon, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magnetic North (Audio CD)

I actually give the album 4 1/2 stars. I'm just going to make this review short and simple. After Hopesfall released A-types i was turned off from this band after liking them so much. I felt that album was a major disapointed compared to The Satellite Years. Magnetic North seems to have gone a little bit back to their roots a but still kept the more "rock" sound. They don't really scream anymore which some might not like but i love their style of singing. My favorite tracks would have to be "RX contender the pretender", "swamp kittens", "cubic zirconias are forever", "vacation/add/vacation!", and "head general hospital" to name a few.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you are into melodic alternative rock, the likes of defones/glassjaw, you owe it to yourself to check this out., July 4, 2007

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S. Hope (Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magnetic North (Audio CD)

If you are unexperienced with Hopesfall, and are into alternative melodic rock you should definitely check this release out. While it might not strike you as a masterpiece upon first listen, it will eventually grab you and drag you down into a universe of depth which many bands in this genre only can hope to achieve. Even though songs are somewhat traditional structurally in terms of verse and chorus, there is so much variation within each song that everytime you listen to the album you will discover something new. The song variation itself is quite amazing, with plenty heavy tracks, and more calm indie - sounding tracks. While some listeners might critize this as a loss of focus and direction, it aslo adds more depth and longvity to album as a whole. Lastly, the vocal performance on this album is simply to good to go unmention. The vocalist might not be the best singer, but the effort and emotion he puts in into each track will amaze you.