This Too Shall Pass [Enhanced]

The Fold | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Tooth & Nail Records
• ASIN: B000E5LF6Y
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,902 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just making sure everyone has the pleasure of hearing this music., April 4, 2006

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Sara Schroeder (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Too Shall Pass (Audio CD)

This is quality song writing- period. The heart put into these songs, making the album and in this band in general is extremely evident.
Playing early in the band's history in 2003 with Relient K was certainly an indication of what they're made of and where they were going. Watch out for them, they're going to be known!
If you really just want honestly good music for your fifteen dollars, you won't regret owning this. This album will stand the test of time and is one that can be played over and over.
These are real guys, writing real songs, about real lives, about a real Creator, with real struggles and the product is an amazing album.
I'll stop ranting; but really, I've bought a lot of music, heard and seen a lot of bands, and this is good music right here.
I've never been more satisfied with buying an album or paying for a show and wouldn't be spending time writing this if I didn't mean that.
God bless.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I doubt this one will pass, May 19, 2006

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J. R. Morales "Critic - www.180magazine.net" (Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Too Shall Pass (Audio CD)

With catchy music and thought-out lyrics, The Fold, once again, gives it's listeners something to look forward to. A great effort from a great band, "This Too Shall Pass" proclaims originality and talent in many different ways.

Musically, The Fold's riffs and syncopations are deliciously executed and thought out, although not as often as one would think. The vocals are magnificent -- subtle, powerful and beautifully sung.

Lyrically, the witty and thoughtfulness of "This Too Shall Pass" is unequivocal. Great composition and rythm in the words give one incredible aspect of originality to the band.

Overall, The Fold is a great buy. It's fun to pop in your car-player and go out for a drive. I would strongly recommend this album for fans of Jimmy Eat World, Fall Out Boy and Anberlin.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great potential, March 2, 2006

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emo fan "bad boy" (Toledo, OH USA baby!!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Too Shall Pass (Audio CD)

Out of Chicago, IL comes some of the freshest faces to hit Tooth & Nail Records in quite a while. The Fold sets an unashamedly message to surprisingly smart pop/rock melodies, in what makes for a finely crafted, highly enjoyable debut effort.


This Too Shall Pass sounds a lot like what would happen if Weezer and Fall Out Boy merged, the obvious difference being the message. The Fold addresses themes with more maturity and gusto than most of their counterparts. Most tracks deal with our depravity.. The album begins with "So let's start at the beginning of the story. I was a boy with nowhere to call home" ("Gravity"), and it ends with "I Believe You," a song that, from beginning to end, cries out for protection and guidance.


Some great points are made along the way, as well. "Stay" makes a powerful statement about our inability to accept that Christ is in control no matter what we do, "Oh, what do I know? You're rendering beauty from what I dispose. Characteristically, so buoyantly, vitally, barely alive." "Rid of Me" gets a bit sardonic as it relates our attitudes towards intimacy with God, "I suppose that I should get a little deeper with You now. It's kind of like the feeling of watching everything around you tumble down, but you don't seem to mind. In fact the ashes seem to be too beautiful for words. Never to return."


The Fold works as a catchy pop/rock act. They work when they slow it down to an almost halt to set a mood, and they work as a more subtly aggressive rock act. This Too Shall Pass is fourteen succulent tracks that are simply a joy to behold. It's rewarding to find such a talented act that remains unashamedly Christian. Perhaps a bit too generic in places, but we'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Experience will play a hand as this band continues to grow and mature. As for now, This Too Shall Pass is not one to pass up.