Shut Your Breath

Simon Says | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 24, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B00005MK87
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,729 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hey You

2. Syphon

3. Canvas

4. Silk Moth (Mr. Double Face)

5. Segue

6. Blister (Nothing)

7. Dead Weight

8. Limousines & Penthouse Suites (Break Me Down)

9. Dyslexic Smile

10. Tourniquet

11. Train Wreck

12. El Ess

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definition of Heavy, July 31, 2006

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Michael North (Hoffman Estates, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shut Your Breath (Audio CD)

I don't know what happened to these guys between their first album, 'Jump Start,' and this one, but whatever it was, it made them angry. 'Shut Your Breath' hits hard from the first track to the last. In terms of originality and quality, I'll say this: I don't compare 'Shut Your Breath' to anything, I compare other things to 'Shut Your Breath.' This should be the gold standard for heavy metal. I'm not going to break down every song, but I'll say that I thoroughly enjoy every track.

This band is no longer performing. They replaced their drummer and started a new project called Key To Arson which eventually died out. As far as I know, there are no current projects involving any of the members of Simon Says.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Title, January 29, 2006

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Rock God (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shut Your Breath (Audio CD)

Jan 29, 2006 - So you're still listening to Rock Radio and expecting to hear something good? Compared to Avenged Sevenfold, System of a Down, Korn, Disturbed, or any other horrid metal band, these guys shred the competition. Picture a blend of the Deftones (back when they screamed alot) and an anonymous grunge band and you've got Simon Says. In a world where everything seems to be turned upside down, these guys are overshadowed by bands that are completely vacant of any musical talent.
Aug 28, 2006 - I was watching BeerFest in theatres the other day and heard track 1 (Hey You) on there...excellent choice and a pleasant surprise hearing GOOD music in movies these days...check it out and watch Beerfest.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST CD EVER!!!!, September 27, 2005

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Damian Gunn "The Dark One is I" (I am everywhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shut Your Breath (Audio CD)

Matt Frank kicks @$$ vocally here with my all time fovorite CD ever released! I can listen to this CD over and over and over and never get bored. It's got every element needed to make the most amazing metal album ever. From crushing chords and sadistic lyrics to harrowing vocals and catchy chorus lines, this CD will have you SCREAMING your @$$ off!

Hey You - Freakign amazing! When I bought this CD after a friend told me that they were too heavy for him and he felt they were satanistic (you have to understand...he's a prude) the guy at the counter said they were very much like the Deftones and I thought, thats cool, I dig Chino and the boys, but this CD blows Deftones out of the freaking water! Just listen to this opener which gets you ready for a verbal onslaut!

Syphon - One of my favorite songs ever! Matt has the creepiest voice ever...he'd scare Marylin Manson.

Canvas - A great song about double crossing freinds...I felt this way plenty a time.

Silk Moth (Mr. Double Face) - More double crossment...The lyrics on this entire album are some of the most mature thoughts in music today and it's truly an art to see how Matt spins the web of his mind.

Segue - One of the most beautiful melodies ever..instumental but one of the best out there

Blister (Nothing) - this is the single and an amazing choice it was...Great song, and it shows what this band is made of.

Dead Weight - I love the feel of this song, is it acoustic is it electric...it just works all the way around

Limousines & Penthouse Suites (Break Me Down) - This song is about the pop trach that floods the radio waves today...pretty much Matt hates Brintey Spears and Justin Timberlake!

Dyslexic Smile - Great song!

Tourniquet - I love this song, like 'Dead Weight' to me, it just works so well

Train Wreck - This song is good, but it's not my favorite, it just doesn't fit with the flow of the rest of the album

El Ess - This is the best closing song ever penned...the music is just beautiful yet forcfull and brutal...the lyrics are engrossing and enchanting and you'll be spellbound...just listen to this sick twisted love song that will make your mouth water for another track, just one more track to keep your high going

All and all this is the BEST CD that I own, and I own quit a few. If you own and or have heard 'Jump Start' and because of that wasted effort do not own this CD please buy this CD RIGHT NOW...Simon Says are the prime example of evolution on the music front, they went form Creed to Spineshank in brutality with heartfelt lyrics and eerie gutar work and Matt's voice that fits this CD like a glove!