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Music From Regions Beyond

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This is one of the most original albums I've heard in a long time.Its not any one style, its a mix and thats whats great, they aren't trying to fit in with any style and by doing so have become much more universal and enjoyable,people calling it emo need to understand most music is emotional and Tiger Army always have been emotional,emo no,but emotional yes. Psycho, Rockabilly,emo, none of that stuff really matters to me as long as the music is real and from the heart and I think Nick 13 has done that with this album, I love all their albums, among many other styles of music,but for me this album is their best and I highly reccommend it to anyone sick of one sided music ,just enjoy it for what it is,and don't expect it to make you wanna buy a leather jacket and a switch blade and go rumble down town. Trying to be exclusively psycho or anything else for that matter is just as lame as being emo. Its just good music that doesn't sound like the garbage on Mtv or the radio,and thats always welcomed by me.

I don't understand why so many people are being so critical.
This is a very solid album, people are calling it "emo", I assure you it's not emo, I personally can't stand any of those "emo" bands, I guess I'm a little to old to listen to that stuff, but just because a band is melodic doesn't make them emo, Nick 13 writes some of the best vocal melodies, and songs in general, better than anyone I can think of in the last 10 years, and this album is a great example.
The overall sound of this album is like TAII music with TAIII vocals plain and simple (with of course the exception of "As the cold rain falls").
First off "Signal Return", "Hotprowl", "Ghost of memory", and "Spring forward" could've easily been on Tiger Army 1 or 2, as well as "Lunatone", "Pain" and "Afterworld", could've been from 2 or 3, these songs stay very true to Tiger Armys sound, anyone who has been a fan of this band should be able to hear this, anyone who has been a true fan.
"Where the Moss slowly grows" is the country song, and it's right up there with "In the Orchard", "The Long Road" and "Outlaw Heart" as great country songs, I think this one ends a little too quick, but either way a very good song.
The songs that don't sound like traditional TA are "Forever fades away", which is in my opinion one of the weaker songs on the album, but still a good song, Nicks vocals are excellent, musically it just sounds a little too typical to me, "Hechizo" is a great song but it's all sung in spanish so that might throw a lot of people away from it, never the less the music is right on and the vocals are very good, thats a good song.
also "As the cold rain falls" sounds nothing like TA, it's got a real Joy Division/Cure thing going on which since it's only one song, its great, I love it when a band experiments and throws a song or two like that in the mix, now had the whole album been like this song..........I would be pretty upset, but it is a very good song, a little happy sounding but still very good.
Other than those 3 songs this album sounds like tiger army, I love it, don't beleive the negative hype. Production-wise it reminds me of "Power of Moonlight", just a bit more polished, I wish the bass stood out a little more like it did on "Ghost Tigers Rise" but oh well, it's good regardless.
I would recomend this album to any Tiger Army fan, I mean the cover is cool as hell and the music is great, what more can you ask for, and for the last time THIS IS NOT EMO!!!!!!

Personal Favorites- "Ghost of Memory", "Lunatone", and "Spring Forward".

I had only heard Afterworld before I picked up this CD and honestly after listening to it, I both understand yet disagree with all the criticism this album is receiving. True, the styles of music covered in this album run the gamut. Most say this is steering too far from the original Tiger Army formula. I personally see this as Tiger Army showing their versatility which I think is a good sign of things to come from them.

Nick 13 proves he has a great voice that can do much more than has been seen previously and I really enjoy his voice on such tracks as "Pain" "Where the Moss Slowly Grows" and the Killers-esque "As the Cold Rain Falls" (or if you want it, Cures-esque). This may not be their best album, but it's of the same calibur as anything else Tiger Army has done which is great and the variety of songs on this album bode well for future releases, good work guys.

A tremendous effort that continues to build on the talent of Nick and his band. Without any weak spots you will enjoy this one all the way through. The songwriting along with the production has matured and positions them to expand their already dedicated fanbase. A must for current fans, and a great starting point for new ones. Personal favorites "Lunatone," "Where the Moss Slowly Grows."


1) Prelude: Signal Return
2) Hotprowl
3) Afterworld
4) Forever Fades Away
5) Ghosts of Memory
6) LunaTone
7) Pain
8) As the Cold Rain Falls
9) Hechizo de Amor
10) Spring Forward
11) Where the Moss Slowly Grows

So Amamzing!! Every album they spit out is just better than the last..
LunaTone(my personal fav.) is just beautiful!..if u dont have it, u need to get it!!

personally, i think tiger army has gotten better and better with each successive album. a friend raved about this album and i admittedly was very skeptical after hearing a snippet of the intro. but i trust my friend and actually hunted it down...going to 5 stores in my neck of the woods. so worth it.

i truly think as the cold rain falls has a joy division influence...not the cure so much. my august friend told me there was one that sound so joy division. i went along listening to the tracks and then as the cold rain kicked in and lo and behold!!! this was the track. no question.

nick 13 strikes an emotional chord with me in many of his songs. where the moss slowly grows put me in tears. i like how even in the darkest times, there is hope when i look at the lyrics. this isn't only true with this album but with many of the tunes.

this album oozes power which left me speechless.

TxAxNxDx

When Davey Havok of AFI claimed this album was Tiger Army's best yet, i was interested in seeing how it sounded.
The first time listening through it, i couldnt DISAGREE more with the guy. I thought it sounded ok, not bad.
But the more i listened to it, the more i began to like this album more and more.
Favorite songs i feel stand out so far, to me, are...

Track 2: Hotprowl
Track 3: Afterworld
Track 8: As The Cold Rain Falls

HotProwl reminds me of the "true romance", "incorporeal" and "power of moonlite" songs, from past albums. It could fit in with those somewhere i think. It sounds pretty awesome.

Afterworld is a lighter sound but it is well done and i believe is the first single for this album.

As The Cold Rain Falls is real good, its got emotional power to it.The song uses synths in it, and some of the back up singing sounds like the guy from "Bad Religion". It sounds wonderfull. Though i hope im not stretching it. Some people felt it had a CURE influence.
But its all its own...its Tiger Army.

Nick 13, leader of Tiger Army, is one of our days best musicians.
I really like listening to the new album.

It seems to mix the heart of old and new together, and its the best of both worlds.

Anyone who likes and supports Tiger Army are lucky to be fans of such a band.

This is a good follow up to the past albums.

LASTLY, before i forget... The intro to the album is strong and just reminds me that the ghost tiger is alive and well;)

Since buying this album on the 5th, I have yet to take it out of my CD player. At the core of this album is the Tiger Army sound I know and love, yet Nick 13 experimented with new elements on a couple songs with complete success. In fact, 'Forever Fades Away', which sounds like no Tiger Army song I've ever heard, is probably my favorite track. Do yourself a favor and pick this up and listen to it non-stop like I have.

Every song on "Music From Regions Beyond" is at worst "good" in my opinion, but the "excellent" tracks for me are 'Hotprowl', 'Afterworld', 'Forever Fades Away' (my favorite), 'LunaTone', 'Spring Forward', and 'Where the Moss Slowly Grows' (I've grown to love the one steel guitar track per album, and this one is the best since 'Outlaw Heart'). Honorable mention goes to 'Hechizo de Amor' since Nick doesn't speak spanish and totally pulled this one off.

Wow. It seems as if people just are not digging on the new Tiger Army record.
Well, if you're looking for Tiger Army circa "Power of Moonlite" then you will most ceratinly be dissapointed by "Music From Regions Beyond". Indeed there is very little here that could be classified as psychobilly. Hell man, there is even a song here that sounds like it could've appeared on a mid-eighties Cure song! (And by that song I of course mean the excellent "As the Cold Rain Falls"). So if you enter this record expecting another "Incorpereal", well, you better just save your cash.
"Music From Regions Beyond" is a dissapointment in the fact that it is the first Tiger Army not to build on it's predesscor. "Music" is not as good as the amazing "Ghost Tigers Rise" as it doesn't feature any songs as strong as "Wander Alone" or "Rose of the Devil's Garden" or "Through the Darkness" or "The Long Road" or "Calling" or, well, you get the point. In fact, the record has some serious pacing problems(you could really listen to this record on a random shuffle and get the same vibe as you do with the chosen final running order) and the production of Jerry Finn(known for his work with groups like Alkaline Trio, Blink 182 and Tiger Army buddies AFI) drains a lot of Tiger Army's energy that was so exuberant and obvious on their three previous records. This is Tiger Army going for the big time.
But "Music From Regions Beyond" is not a bad record. There is not a bad song on the record and Nick 13 brings out melodic hooks throughout. The lyrically bent remains the same and are as strong as they have been on the previous Tiger Army records.
So really "Music From Regions Beyond" is Tiger Army's attempt to reach for that next ring on the musical platform(every group deserves a free pass for one of those. ONE!) and people new to Tiger Army are sure to love this record. Fans of Tiger Army are sure to think it's pretty good. So while this record is not enough to make you write Tiger Army off(again, every group deserves one good not great album), it's not strong enough to be considered another classic in their ouevre.

As much have said, this album has drifted from Tiger Army's psychobilly roots. But that does not mean its a bad thing. The album is still great, very listenable (I like most of the tracks), and displays the maturity of the band. I especially love Lunatone, As the Cold Rain Falls, Afterworld, and Where the Moss Slowly Grows. I was a little disappointed that the traditional "rockabilly-esque" track was not there, but I still enjoy the album as much as I do the three predecessors.