Customer Reviews

Silver Sweepstakes

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How can anyone give this album only 3 stars? This album is great! I got Knapsack's other cd "This conversation is ending starting right now", before i got this one, "silver-sweepstakes" i liked "This conversation...." <b>a lot</b> so i decided to get this CD. When i got it I wasn't expecting it to be that good due to the reviews i read on this site....boy was i wrong....this cd is just as good, mabey even better! If you like Knapsack get this cd......i'm getting their other cd, "day 3 of my new life" when i can find it at any CD store... if you like these people you MiGhT like these people...The Juliana Theory, The Get Up Kids, PieBald, Sunny Day Real Estate...ect. ect. ect.

I think this CD is outstanding. The guitars are driving and the singer's voice unbelievable. Knapsack is an awesome emo band but it is too bad they broke up. "Day 3 of My New Life" and "This Coversation..." are also both great albums. If you love hard guitars and the perfect amount of screaming mixed with emotional lyrics, then Knapsack is for you. Buy this CD or any other by Knapsack and you won't be dissappointed. Also, check out Samiam, No Knife, Compound Red, The Jeaoulous Sound, and Pond if you like Knapsack.

I didn't really like this disc as much as Day 3 of my new life. Knapsack has kept their semi-melodic emo-punk sound intact, but to be honest Blair's voice grates on me this time around. The guitar work adds a nice touch, quite punchy and raw, and works well at keeping the band from sounding that wimpy. They matured in 97 and onward. I actually saw these guys live when Day 3 was coming out...they are quite good live. Moving up on the Emo circuit, but certainly not the best yet...

this not a terrible album, but it is not that good either, and this, when coupled with the fact that there are many other bands doing very similar things much better than knapsack, means that it probably isn't worth the investment. i have never heard any of their other albums, but this one had neither wonderful guitar work nor intriguing vocals, and the lyrics (which have been called brilliant by one of the official reviewers) leave something to be desired. the first time you hear this album, you will probably like it, but after three or four more times all the way through, i think you will probably be either skipping half the songs, taking the album out after three songs, or running to your local used cd store to get some of your poorly invested money back. it just doesn't have that lasting quality that a great album has; this album does not leave you wanting more, as a brilliant album would do. in short, not a terrible album but not worth paying full price for, especially when there are so many bands out their which are doing the whole emo-punk-pop thing much better.