Resolution

Hidden in Plain View | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 24, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Drive Thru
• ASIN: B000ROALLW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,601 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Drive-Thru Records’ recording artist, Hidden In Plain View will release Resolution on July 24th, 2007. Resolution is the follow-up to 2005’s Life In Dreaming and sadly, Resolution is the final release from this beloved New Jersey band. Resolution proves HIPV learned much from their time together by and through years of performing live. The album kicks off in grand HIPV style with Bendy possibly the best song by HIPV to date, catchy and charming as hell. The rest of the album charges with big rock numbers, like Like An Ocean and Heavy Breathing and slower paced but powerful songs like The Lake House. Touted as one of the greatest bands to emerge from the North Jersey music scene, HIPV couldn’t have ended on higher note than Resolution. With Life In Dreaming and a self-titled EP, HIPV has a combined sales history of more than 86K records sold.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars R.I.P Hidden In Plain View, October 18, 2007

By 

William Frost "-Frost-" (I'm in the woods! somewhere in the USA!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Resolution (Audio CD)

I was really dissapointed to hear that Hidden In Plain View were calling it quits back in January.

But I was excited to hear that the last album would be coming out on July 24th 2007. Especially since that's my birthday.

If you were always a fan of this band, this is definatly the CD of theres to own. It's a rock / emo masterpiece.
My personal favorite track was #4 wich was "Heavy Breathing" and it includes other great songs such as "Bendy" but overall this album left me breathless and took me to a place I havent been in a long time, it's so amazing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What a way to go out, August 6, 2007

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Christopher Salyer (Dayton, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Resolution (Audio CD)

In their follow up to the timeless Life In Dreaming, Hidden In Plain View displays an aspect of their songwriting that reflects the dawning compression of an early maturity. Since Hidden In Plain View's inception seven years ago the band has pressed on through thick and thin. Resolution is what I can only describe as the fruit of their labor. It has been fun to watch their evolution throughout the years, but unfortunately Resolution will be the final chapter in this tale seeing as Hidden In Plain View disbanded earlier this year citing professional and creative differences. Regardless, Resolution comes off more like a final farewell than a final attempt to gather cash. In many cases, the album sounds more like it was recorded after the break-up, not the other way around.

The album shines with psychologically revealing songs like "Bendy" and "Hear me Out". The opening track "Bendy" does an excellent job of setting the mood for Resolution. It more or less chronicles the band's journey and serves as a big `thank you' to all of their fans. It recaptures vocalist Joe Reo's trip back to the past when he was the "boy in the front row singing his heart out". After the band's breakup, the lyrics "it's a long way back home from here" seem to make so much more sense. The lyrics alone are very personal which creates a very intimate connection between the band and their fans. "Hear me out", the final cut on the album, is a delicate but ultimately uplifting track that sums up the album with watery eyes.

Resolution is solid - I mean really solid - it rocks from start to finish. Resolution is raw, melodic and full of feeling. The album refuses to tire or wane through a series of catchy choruses and powerful energy. The down point of the album is the realization that it is their last. It is far and away their best release to date.
-reviewed by Christopher Salyer

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Resolution gives fans just that, August 7, 2007

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A. Rehnblom (St. Louis, MO, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Resolution (Audio CD)

I've been waiting 2 years for a follow up to their first full length
Life in Dreaming and "Resolution" does not disappoint one bit. The
minute you pop the cd in and "Bendy" comes over the speakers, you're
in. The strong beats and catchy hooks will leave you singing the song
all day long. It's that good. The rest of the cd is strong and shows a
mature growth in the band in the past 2 years. This cd is both
lyrically and musically stronger than "Life in Dreaming". It's a shame
that I will never get to see them perform any of this material live
since they broke up in January. Perhaps that's why they named the cd
"Resolution", to give fans some closer. I think they succeeded.