Customer Reviews

A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar (REM Covers)

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I bought this CD rather blindly. I had only heard a few of Dashboard's songs... pretty impressed, I must say. Then, I saw the DVD version in the store, and it had Dashboard, covering R.E.M.'s Automatic for The People, with Michael Stipe on the DVD. Unrefuseable offer.

So I get in the car. I listened to it, stunned. It was just fantastic, and it's one of my favorite albums. There are only a few albums I can listen to the whole way through, and this is one of them.

When I got home, I watched the DVD. I was amazed yet again with how talented Carraba and the band actually were at covering another band, especially such a great one. And then, at the end, Stipe covered Hands Down, and sings with Carraba, and it's well... pretty freakin' sweet. So five stars. Most Definitely. Hands Down.

I'm not gonna drag on and on about how big a fan of Dashboard Confessional and R.E.M. I am.
But honestly, this is probably the best CD I've bought this year. It's the usual verison of the album with a beautiful removable cardboard cover around it and a bonus DVD. The DVD features the whole 40 minute MTV2 "Album Covers: R.E.M.'s Automatic For The People" show (all 8 songs with intro to endcredits) plus 2 unaired songs ("Superman", which was played over the endcredits and "Rapid Hope Loss") and interviews. DC's "Hands Down" sung by Michael Stipe is just beautiful.
Hint: There are two hidden videos you can access by clicking down-enter and down-right-enter at the bottom of the "bonus features" menu.

I will never get bored of listening to this CD...it has the best tunes ever...so catchy! It is really their best work so far!

Chris Carraba brought out another great CD. Honestly though, I do believe that his forerunners are better. He got more instrumental and moved away from the acoustic side of things. "Bend and Not Break" is an excellent track; it features a great intro, while "Hands Down" is the actual Radio Release from the 'So Impossible' EP's acoustic version. I do think though that this CD certainly does belong to my favorites!

I must say, after hearing so much about this band, I was dissapointed to hear such a mundane set of songs. Sure, it's better than a lot of the cd's out there, in fact after returning 3 cds I would say this is the best one of what I got, but all the songs are so similar you might as well just get one single.
I may not be easy to please, but I expected more being a fan of their type of music. The vocals put me to sleep and the repetitive tune is not much better.
A lot of people seem to like it though, so I recommend listening to a couple of their (non-soundtrack) songs and then choosing whether or not to buy it.
simply put, I found it boring.

Am I the only fan who thinks it disgusting to release the same album three times in less than a year? Don't get me wrong, I love Dashboard Confessional as much as I ever have but something isn't right anymore.

If this is your introduction to Chris Carrabba, I'd recommend his album with Further Seems Forever (The Moon Is Down) first. If it's Dashboard Confessional you're after, look no further than The Swiss Army Romance or the So Impossible EP. Give this one a miss; DC have changed almost beyond recognition.

when i first heard the song "hands down" i fell in love with the song, and when i bought the album, i was surprised that the tracks were alot slower than its first track. i think it is good to chill to, but most of the songs are slow, so dont expect anything very "rockin". chris cabarra is a very good songwriter& the meodies are very pretty. the dvd is pretty cool too. it has the guy from rem &they do some duets. its cool to see old& new come together. overall i give this album ****