Modern Way of Living With the Truth

Exies (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 15, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Eleven Seven Music
• ASIN: B000NQR7TI
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,300 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Leaving Song

2. Lay Your Money Down

3. A Fear Of Being Alone

4. Different Than You

5. This Is The Sound

6. Stray

7. Dose

8. Better Now

9. My Ordinary World

10. These Are The Days

11. A Modern Way...

12. Once In A Lifetime

13. Spectator At The Revolution

Editorial Reviews

HIT PARADER MAGAZINE

"ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING HARD ROCK ACTS AROUND..."

Product Description

The band describes the new album's sound as a yin-yang synthesis of beauty and destruction. Produced by James Michels (Deftones, Seether, Buckcherry), this record runs the gamut of sound and emotion, from the wistful opening "Leaving Song" and the harsh anti-materialist rant of "Lay Your Money Down" to the simple piano chords of the regretful "Stray" and the wistful ballad "My Ordinary World" to the propulsive melodic hardcore of "These are the Days" to the techno questioning of the title track. The album reflects the band's inner torment, a way of dealing with the uncertainty of the modern world. Songs like the album's first single, "Different Than You" and "Fear of Being Alone" explore the conundrums of coming into this world alone and leaving alone, and what you gather along the way.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Exies" means existentialism, and the band has figured out that Living With The Truth is difficult., November 25, 2007

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Ferrhous Sulfate (Circle City, Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modern Way of Living With the Truth (Audio CD)

"...and now, for something completely different."

I'll put it here up front. I absolutely hated the album "A Modern Way of Living With The Truth" (MWLWT). But I still gave it four well-deserved stars. Find out why below.

I think that the band finally hit their own existential nail on the head in their fourth effort. And that's why I "hated" it. The overall attitude of the lyrics is self-criticizing, introspective on how life stinks in general, and quite frankly, reflect a story that has been way too similar to my own life (after I suddenly went "crashing down" in 2005 from a brain infection that left me permanently disabled).

Want some examples of their lyrics?

From "Different Than You": "I was so stupid / to think that I was / so different than you"
From "This Is The Sound": "This is the sound / of someone breaking down" (e.g., me in 2005)
From "These Are The Days": "Suddenly, there's beauty in / the way the world / comes crashing down" (again, e.g. me)

And so on, and so forth... you can tell that these lyrics are introspective, contrasting with the ones on their previous effort (Head for the Door aka HFTD), which focused more on criticism of the others in the Exies' lives. The self-effacing "Different Than You" (on MWLWT) is in stark contrast to the almost arrogant "Normal" (from HFTD). Heck, it might even be a direct rebuttal! They'd figured out that their worst enemy is someone who's just like them! Instead of the very upbeat hard rock style of "Normal", "Different Than You" has a very angry, stomping chorus reminiscent of Papa Roach's 2004 "Getting Away With Murder". (No surprise they toured together, I suppose!)

So, why does this album get four stars from me? It's the music. It really is all about the music. Not only are their lyrics full of poetic talent, but their chords and sound are just emotional, if not outright magical. Yes, they bring up very strong emotions in me. But isn't that the point?

Don't get me wrong about their 'new' style, though. It's not just all depressing emotional 'power' metal. The Exies have always had a soul of upbeat hard rock, and there's a few tracks of that in MWLWT as well. The title track, a personal favorite of mine, is a bit introspective lyrically, but embraces that upbeat hard rock style. You'll also see the style in the particularly swaggering "Dose" (a good musical analogy to HFTD's track "F.S.O.S.") and "Lay Your Money Down".

Quoting HFTD's "F.S.O.S.", MWLWT was certainly "f*cking with my head". Again, though, that's the point of it!

Again, four stars to MWLWT!

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Cd, May 15, 2007

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Brandon (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modern Way of Living With the Truth (Audio CD)

I just picked up the album today great Cd possibly better than the Album "Leaving For the Door"
1. Leaving Song 3/5 Good slow starter song
2. Lay Your Money Down 3/5 The guitar and instruments are good it just seems to drown out their voice, but nevertheless good
3. A Fear Of Being Alone 5/5 Catchy guitar riffs in the beginning followed by a nice chorus
4. Different Than You 4/5 Their first released track of their new cd well put together
5. This is the sound 5/5 My personal favorite from this cd slow beginning with the guitars then it picks up. Great vocals
6. Stray 3/5 Slow start with the piano has good vocals to it just lyrics sound like they were written to some chick
7. Dose 4/5 Good pickup song
8. Better Now 3/5
9. My Ordinary World 4/5 good slow song nice lyrics
10. These are the days 3.5/5 sounds like it should have been on their other cd
11. A modern way of living with the truth 4/5 good title song
12. Once in a lifetime 2/5
13. Spectator At the revolution /5

5.0 out of 5 stars really good CD, June 13, 2008

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K. Givens (Round Rock, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Modern Way of Living With the Truth (Audio CD)

This is an excellent CD of alternative rock music that satisfies both your slower and faster rock moods.