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Seymour Glass has recaptured a long lost music industry tradition. They have put out a great album, start to finish. Period! Go ahead, buy this album and try to tell me it's not excellent. The sounds wash over you like waves at the ocean. I'm looking forward to the live show and the next album.

Seymour Glass are a welcome breath of fresh air from the monotony that has plagued commercial alternative radio. Using strings, piano, and a bit of electronica combined with explosive guitar work and percussion, Seymour Glass create a soundscape that takes listeners on a journey through different tragedies of love & loss, and self-conflict. With melodies like "Thorazine", "A Drive By", and the radio friendly "Chemicals", the band presents a sound not heard since the likes of Smashing Pumpkins. I would highly recommend them to anyone who seeks something different.

I love this album. It is like a breath of fresh air. It has a great mixture of melody and rock. I'd have to say that my favorite tracks are "Hypervent", "Trigger Finger", "Thorazine", "CPR", and "A Drive By". I consider Seymour Glass to be a mixture between the Postal Service, Muse, and Ben Folds Five, with a tiny bit of Radiohead. They are definitely a great new band that everyone should keep an eye on.

This album has a refreshingly different sound. If I had to say it was similar to anything, I'd probably say radiohead, but Seymour Glass has their own unique style and does an amazing job at mixing rock with something a little electronic - capturing a beautiful haunted quality I haven't heard since Zepplin.

These guys have put together a great album. Arthur Kitchen is a great singer and the rest of the band is great as well. These guys are going to go far very soon.

the person who wrote the last reveiw hasnt a clue in life and obviosley hearing impaired..the album rocks...what would drive a person to write such negative things ..you need a new hobbie ..try golfing the critic thing isnt working out ...you need to have good taste first

I was up late one night and caught the ending of the Carson Daly show (not my first choice to watch, but in the whee hours, you just blob in front of the TV waiting for sleep to overcome you), which is when I first heard Seymour Glass performing "Trigger Finger." Had a good voice and energy, loved the vibe of the band and the song, and looked it up the next day and got it after reading some favorable reviews.
However, after listening through it once with the anticipation of wanting to be blown away by a good fresh wind and originality in the otherwise mundane crop of wanna bes, I can't say it did much for me. I think the fellow who wrote in his review that this is just another album not too far removed from the mediocre radio pack (with a slight indie flavor) was unfortunately right, and for those who dared to compare this as in the Radiohead vein need to get their ears checked and suffered from the disillusion of just discovering something new. I don't want to discount young Seymour, perhaps he will mature with time and show us that this first album is a rough maiden voyage that will sail over more interesting waters in the future.

I made the unfortunate mistake of trusting the amazon reviews and what some people had said in some chat rooms. The only people who would give this album 5 out of 5 stars would be people who listen to the radio regularly and were craving something slightly different.

These guys are frightfully average. You can't make radio crap good just by adding some strings (cellos, violins and such). Seymour Glass definitly prove this point.

Comparing this band to Radiohead or Led Zepplin is a complete travesty. These bands are (and were) original and different. Seymour Glass is the same radio-friendly pop with a slightly different spice thrown in. Not enough to change the flavor. Though their lead singer is above average (when considering radio music), the band successfully drags him into their mediocrity. And he melds perfectly with them.

In conclusion; This music would possibly stand out on radio stations, but to any serious (non-radio) music fan, I seriously doubt it would. If you want to buy this cd because of these reviews, I warn you to find some way to hear it first. Try to download it or something. I think the majority of you reading this review will save some money and some time.