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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
There's nothing messy about this album!, October 23, 2004
This solo undertaking by Ace Enders, the lead singer of The Early November, is an amazing release. Featuring poignant lyrics, well-played guitar riffs, and other accompaniment, this is perhaps the best release by any new artist in 2004.
Ace's voice and musical style both have matured since the last Early November release, The Room's Too Cold. Unlike that album, though, this one is a bit more upbeat, with an overall lighter texture of sounds. With a mixture of slower songs and upbeat ones, every one of the fifteen tracks on this disc will quickly become your favorite. This album will be playing on constant repeat for at least the next two weeks for me -- at home, in the car, and on my iPod. I cannot recommend an album more highly.
Also, as a technical note, the CD contains fifteen tracks instead of the ten listed here. The other five tracks (1, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 15) are all untitled. In all, the CD runs 52 minutes and 36 seconds (approximately).
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant..., October 26, 2004
This is quite possibly one of the most amazing pieces of music I have heard in a very long time. Everything about this album is brilliant, unique, talented and creative. From the beautiful melodies of his acoustic guitar and vocals, all the way to finger snapping, whistling and the amazing string sections, this album is perfect from start to finish. Two of the best songs arent even listed on the track listing here -- the two untitled songs before "I Know The Sum and Subtance of My Evil" are worth the money for this album, as are the amazing lyrics Ace laces together. This album definately proves this man has amazing talent coming out of everywhere. We can now only hope this doesnt take away from the Early November, however, I really hope this album blows up, because it is absolutely brilliant, and deserves all of the exposure it gets.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Screw the genre stuff, this is just good music. , June 14, 2005
I hate breaking things into categories, especially when it comes to music. This cd is one of the best I've heard all year. Two of the songs, Whispering and I Know the Substance of My Own Evil, were two of the best songs I've heard in a long time. AND NO, I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE YUKS WHO ONLY TALKS UP HIS FAVORITE GENRE. I love all kinds of music, from Jonathan Elias to Explosions in the Sky to Johnny Otis, Postal Service, Simon and Garfunkel, etc. This music is as good as any I've heard. Why? Because this band seemingly does what so many other don't - they take their time and write dang good music - with much of the focus where it should be - on the music, not the lyrics.
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