Is This Thing Loaded

Northstar | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 22, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Triple Crown
• ASIN: B00006LLOI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,715 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Less Emo, More Rock, February 25, 2003

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Geoff B (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Is This Thing Loaded (Audio CD)

It is easy to believe that in the burgeoning "emo" scene out there, Northstar will soon become one of the most popular bands in the genre. It of course helps to have the immensely popular (and talented) Taking Back Sunday promoting you. But the music speaks for itself. This band is more in the vein of "Hey Mercedes," than other more typical bands of the genre (such as Midtown), in that they actually write good rock music, and combine this musicality with catchy (and well written) vocals, and add on top of this an almost pop-punk vibe in many of their songs. Just like Hey Mercedes, Northstar excels at catchy vocals and well placed rhythm changes in their songs, which makes both of these bands just rock. Every member of Northstar is obviously skilled at their instruments, and they combine their talent well in this cd. The catchiest song (at first listen) is definitely "Cinderella," which is just a great song--the chorus of that song captures what this band does best, in combining great lyrics, with a poppy beat, but not just settling for the simplistic--they juxtapose two different rhythms in the chorus and it works to perfection. Other notable songs (at least immediately notable )include Broken Parachute (which includes a great bass line, and an almost pop-punk jam down session under a melodic vocal line after the pre chorus of la da da da) and My Ricochet, which seems to have (unbelievably) three catchy choruses in one song . Rigged and Ready is also superb, but might take a little longer to appreciate. In fact, the entire album is great, and is composed the way all great albums are: a couple immediately gratifying songs, with even better, but harder to appreciate songs nestled in between. I recommend this album to anyone who appreciates emo, rock, or just well written music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IS this loaded BANG!!!!!!!!!!!, December 29, 2003

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Thomas M Neumann (Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Is This Thing Loaded (Audio CD)

Lets make this short and sweet. This album was breath of fresh air for the soul. If YOU do not own this cd YOU are missing out on history in the making. P.S. I will be taking my copy to the Middle East to share with all the Troops downrange. Keep on putting out great music. Reliant K

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars is this thing loaded?, November 10, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Is This Thing Loaded (Audio CD)

northstar is one of the greatest bands ever. all of you complaining about the recording quality are ignorant as hell. they re-released the album and anyway the intros or whatever you guys are complaining about echo a little bit and sound kind of far away on purpose. the lyrics are amazing. nick torres is my idol, not only is he a incredible singer but he play guitar while he's doing it. the drums are phenomenal especially the outro to broken parachute (track 3). the lyrics and songwriting are intricate and amazing. not a single bad track on the album. my favorite cd of alltime.

rigged and ready - a highlight of the cd, crazy good
is this thing loaded? - a little slower with great lyrics
broken parachute - one of the coolest intros ever and a song to follow it up
my ricochet - catchiest song on the cd... no words for it
my wishing well disease - one of the harder tracks on the album but still excellent
taker not a giver - cool song with a great chorus
daybreak - guitars on this song are really cool
train hopping in dixieland - one of my favorites on the cd... some really cool isolated vocals on this one
cinderella - another cool intro with a sweet song to back it up
black heart valentine - not so upbeat song... sweet to end off on.