Presets

Sylvan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 10, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: PROGROCK
• ASIN: B000MGVBRI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,779 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars What happened to these guys?!?!, April 9, 2007

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JP "ZappaFan" (Macon, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Presets (Audio CD)

I really liked Posthumous Silence (though it reminds me a little too much of Incubus who, in-turn remind me of the great Faith No More) and X-Rayed but have to agree with the reviewers in wondering what the heck happened to this band!?!

It seems like they changed their whole sound in order to conform to some marketing concept and have now become "Vanilla Rock"!!!!! That is the title I have given to a certain phenomenon going on here in the States where all the so called alt-rock-metal bands SOUND EXACTLY THE SAME. While they are certainly producing listenable songs, when one of them initially comes on the radio I have NO IDEA whether I am listening to 3 Doors Down, Puddle of Mud, Breaking Benjamin, Nickelback or any one of a dozen other clone bands unless the DJ names them!!!

That is what this reminds me of...with a little late 90's Radiohead thrown in for good measure. Absolutely NOTHING stands out and except for one single track; I wouldn't even know I was listening to the same band that wrote Posthumous Silence!!

Come on guys, you are capable of so much more............

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars what happened?, March 1, 2007

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papermoon (Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Presets (Audio CD)

Let me first say I'm a HUGE SYLAN fan. That being said,maybe I got spoiled by the utterly incredible Posthumous Silence, Artificial Paradise and even X-Rayed. After digging the first track, One Step Beyond, Presets falls incredibly flat.Ballad after slow ballads dictate the rest of it.It seems so simplistic after previous efforts.Maybe after making PS, which is very deep and complicated, they needed a break because these guys are much to talented to put out something so uninspiring.This is the first Slyvan cd I find myself skipping tracks trying to find something that moves me.Still a huge fan and will always buy what they put out and have faith they will get back to previous form next time. Three stars for the first and last track,everything in between seems like filler.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great cd, March 22, 2007

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A. P. Optroodt (new zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Presets (Audio CD)

this cd is one of the best cds ive got this year , the song former life is fantastic with that chorus which just sticks in your head and songs like one step beyond, cold suns,presets, oh yeah they are all great. look just buy it and you can thank me later.