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Planets

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I love the little children who sit around and whine and mope that how this band kept the name Adema. Last time I checked the band was called ADEMA not THE MARK CHAVEZ EXPERIENCE. The remaining 3/4 majority of the band chose to keep their band together along with the name and there's nothing wrong with that. Be pissed at Mark for leaving, don't crap on the new guy.

Here's my story with Adema. I liked Adema, but they weren't one of my favorites. I would pop in their "Unstable" album, sing along loudly with some of the better songs on the album. I sort of saw them as pop-metal, fun catchy stuff with some dumb lyrics.

When I saw this CD in the store I had no idea they even had a new album coming out but I hadn't even heard that Mark Chavez left the band. So imagine my surprise when I popped this in my CD player.

Now I no longer see them as pop-metal but sort of a grunge/alternative/nu-metal hybrid that reminds me of a lot of bands that got me into the rock in the first place. Luke Caraccioli has a much better range as a singer than Mark did. It creates a much more melodic and hormonious and enjoyable sound than their first two CDs.

The CD is not perfect. It starts with a bang (the first 5 tracks are killer) but 16 tracks and over 70 minutes later the CD is a little overdone. The should have cut out some of the lesser quality tracks ("Bad Triangle") for one.

But the new Mark-less Adema creates a good "debut" CD, and the band itself shows a lot more talent and potential than it ever did.

Honestly the music isn't that bad, its just the fact that this is still called ADEMA that pisses us fans off. It is clearly not ADEMA anymore, not just because of the new singer, but the whole music experience is different in a whole. Not the nu-metal-ish type of thing they had going on before. They wanted to change completely it seems, which they did, but the name needed to change as well... Seems like they wanted to continue to use the title ADEMA simply to cash in on the name itself. What do you think would sell better, these 4 monkeys under a unknown name, or these 4 monkeys under ADEMA? Thats why they did it.

If you can overlook (which is very hard) the fact that this is longer the ADEMA we knew and loved, you may like this new band. But honestly as good as the music may be or could be one day, its hard not to compare to past times.

I have to admit I wasn't thrilled to find out that this album wasn't the Old Adema - Marky Chavez. But their first album was so amazing I figured there had to me more to them than just their lead singer. So I bought the album anyway, and kept telling myself not to expect Adema.

The first time through I heard some promise, but was very disappointed with some of the vocals. Now that i've had a chance to adjust to the change, I actually really like the album. Most of the songs are good to quite good, and a couple are very good (Tornado & Better Living Through Chemistry).

They probably should have changed their name - they are a totally different band - but if they had I never would have bought the album. So in the end, i'm better off because they didn't!

If you're willing to try something new, I recomend this Album. If you're only looking for Chavez, google "Midnight Panic".

I recently just purchased this cd about a week ago, and i didnt even sample the tracks or listen to it before i bought it. Im a big fan of ademas music, however i dont keep up really with the news on them and their events but it seems they changed lead singers...so i bought this cd without expecting anything different then the emoational anger that adema put out on its last 3 cds, instead after buying this cd i get a 3min intro long on every song and no originality. It Seems that the original lead singer "Marky Chavez" a strong frontman and brillant lyricalist and vocalist isnt in the band anymore...who knows why.... He was like the whole reason i loved adema was his raspy yet powerful and clear voice now they have this singer no offense to him but should be singing for the themes for the new Batman or rugrats movies. Hes a good enough singer but not for adema at all. not to run on with this, but this is a terrible cd, sorry dudes but its not worth the money or the time to sample the tracks.... Adema Aint Adema...

It's probably one of the best comebacks in music history when a band that only two years prior pumped out the insufferable Unstable suddenly releases to the world an incredible album that not only surpasses their previous work, but makes their peers look empty. Of course Adema's world hasn't been all roses since the album Unstable tanked: their label dropped them, their guitarist and lead singer left them, and their audience drastically reduced in size. Now as a four-piece with new vocalist Luke Caraciolli and signed to independent metal label Earache Records, Adema unleashes Planets, a fourteen track monolith that finds the band exploring as many angles as they possibly can. Tracks like opener Shoot The Arrows and Sevenfold use the band's nu-metal roots in great ways, while elsewhere the title track and Rise Above slow the pace and wax introspective, and in other places the first single Tornado and Vikraphone feed in a punkish energy into Adema's rock core. The band is equally unafraid to delve into a variety of issues: failed relationships, criticism from peers, deceased relatives, Kris Kohls' daughter, modern day medical care, and even the Ultimate Fighting Championship all make the cut as topics for Luke's lyrics, which are above and beyond the work of previous vocalist Marky Chavez and blow many other hard rock bands out of the water in terms of insight and sincerity. To top it all off, the band performs a perfect cover of Metallica's classic The Thing That Should Not Be, solos and all. Adema may still not be the greatest band in the world, but with Planets, they are well on their way to becoming one of the best bands in their genre.

I really like this cd, i mean i will give to you and everyone that it just isnt adema, but if you do look at it as a new bad then its really good. The lead singer as a really powerful yet a ballad type voice, it flows really good. A great new band.

-sky

Adema's Earache debut, "Planets" definetly turns the band into another direction. With a new lead singer, Adema was off and ready to reinvent themselves, they made a decent effort. It really was exactly as I figured it would be, the songs run together, most of it is forgettable, and there are some bright spots. The standout track is "Planets" and "Barricades in Time", also note that these are the two slow songs on the album. The new singer has been compared to Maynard James Keenan but don't kid yourself, this singer draws more of a comparison with Jared Leto from 30 Seconds to Mars, only without the great vocal range. His voice works really good on slow, thought provoking stuff, but when he tries to attempt the faster paced stuff, it comes acroos as unemotional and doesn't have the balls behind it that Marky Chavez gave the band. I'm not saying that this is a band choice of singer, but stick to your strengths, and too much of this one stretches into realms that it really has no business going to. This album was a nice listen that did has a few shining moments, but there are no song of the year candidates and it will probably be remembered as the first step to the new Adema.

I've seen Adema and this is far from it! It's a shame that Mark parted ways with the rest of the band but I guess he realized something. They suck without him! This new lead singer, who's name doesn't even deserve to be mentioned, is god-awful! This is by NO means Adema! Adema left with Mark. This is a shell of the formerly great band known as Adema. SO all you reviewers saying "the new Adema has arrived and is here to stay" are dead wrong. Adema is now a memory just like Guns n' Roses, STP, Rage Against The Machine, Soundgarden, etc...

This album really is very very good. I was apprehensive to buy it knowing that the lead singer had changed. Being a huge fan of the first 3 Adema albums *including the Insomniac's Dream LP* I didn't think I could like Adema without Chavez. But then I heard the 4th track on the album 'Sevenfold' and I was astounded at how good they were. I immediately went and purchased the album. The new vocalist has some amazing talent and the whole album has a very rock/metal feel to it as opposed to the more punk/grunge/metal feel that the older albums had. I highly reccomend this album because I enjoy it a lot, it still makes it into my regular rotation of CDs in my car and that says a lot seeing as I have a collection of 900 or so. The only negative thing I have to say about this is that it doesn't sound like Adema and when I listen to them my first initial thought is 'they should have changed their name' not 'wow this is a great album' I think that bands should changed their names when they get a new lead singer or a new lead guitarist...just because that changes their entire sound. It seems most people on here agree with that.

Adema may have gotten a new lead singer and possibly a new sound, but the music hasn't faltered. They still seem incredibly focused on it and I was completely blown away by it. When I saw the CD sitting on the shelves, I was a little hesitant to buy it once I realized that they had lost members. But... it was Adema and I couldn't refuse myself. Listening to it, there is a distinct difference, but it doesn't tear away from the awesome lyrics, vocals, and music put together by this incredible band.

There are so many songs on this CD that I could not get out of my head once I started listening to it. For a couple of weeks, this was all that I could listen to. Their songs are catchy, energetic, insightful, and things I could easily relate to. Of course, nothing is perfect and this CD does have its flaws. Personally, the song "Bad Triangle" with Rio Life just... isn't something I enjoy listening to. I love Adema on their own; I don't need a rapper-thing trying to lend their talents. The band alone is talented enough... that, and I'm just not a fan of rap, period.

With this CD, the band decided on many different angles for their songs and many worked beautifully for them. I am in complete awe of their ability, not just talent-wise and music-wise, but with the fact that they could bounce back and just put together an all-around magnificent CD.