Sound of Regret

Amity Lane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Corporate Punishment
• ASIN: B000IFSFD6
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,701 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat disappointed, December 18, 2006

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M. Bauman "Bookworm" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sound of Regret (Audio CD)

I was heartbroken to hear that Trust Company had broken up, but estatic to hear that they were coming back as Amity Lane. I'm going to make this review short: There are a few good tracks: Shutting Eyes, Drown You Out, Million Miles Away. The rest came off as watery and bland. I was hoping for a different style than the old Trust Co sound with just a few similar elements. If you were hoping for the greatness that was Lonley Position of Neutral then expect to be disappointed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Trustcompany Lite., November 9, 2006

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A. Estes (Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sound of Regret (Audio CD)

It wasn't long after Trustcompany's split in the summer of 2005 that frontman Kevin Palmer got together with his wife, Layla, and former bassist Josh Moates to form a new group: Amity Lane. You can bet this group sounds a lot like Trustcompany, which can be considered both a good and a bad thing. However, for fans who have missed the style Trustco. brought to the table, Amity Lane could be breath of fresh air.

Sounds Like: Take a guess...

The Good:
- Kevin's voice sounds just as well as ever, and the backing vocals of Layla help out quite a bit.

The Bad:
- The production is limp at best. The riffs sound thinner than paper.
- Most of the songs sound like bad Trustcompany b-sides.
- I hear this band won't be doing much touring. What's the point in making music, then?

Hits: Songs like "Drown You Out" "Say Goodnight" and "Shutting Eyes" are just as good as the old Trustcompany material, and the ballad, "Waiting For Goodbye" is nice as well.

Misses: "Edge Of Your Heart" is too corny to believe.

Future: Amity Lane will please most Trustco. fans and they just may be able to squeeze a radio hit out of the album.

Personally: I really dug Trustcompany and was sad to see them go, especially on such a high note. But I can't honestly say that Amity Lane is living up to Kevin's previous work. I'll always be a fan and I will follow Amity Lane as far as they go, but if you're letting a band go, it's best not to try and ape their sound. In other words, I hope Amity Lane can find a new style instead of rehashing old stuff. Why not just continue under the old name?

Best Listened To When: You need something like Trustcompany.

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Album to please TrustCo. Fans..but now moot, February 18, 2008

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Nate Adams "Avalon" (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sound of Regret (Audio CD)

Since finding this album again...gotta say, im a big fan.
While it is thin, its very good CD put out by these guys.

Im just really happy TrustCo is back together and will be releasing an album somepoint this year. Hope its gritty.