We All Need a Reason To Believe

Valencia

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 2008)
• Original Release Date: August 26, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: COLUMBIA / DMZ
• ASIN: B001C47ZPG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,877 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The band's debut, 2005's This Could Be A Possibility, was overall a good album, displaying themes and vibes that brought back memories of quality pop-punk, but their Columbia Records debut, We All Need A Reason To Believe takes the Philadelphia quintet's sound to the next level. Produced by Ariel Rechtshaid (We Are Scientists, Plain White T's), We All Need A Reason To Believe features eleven tracks that are fast, raw, and pack an emotional punch the majority of the bands in the genre fail to generate.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sound Sustainability, January 26, 2009

By	Kyle M. Lane "In The Midst" (Jacksonville, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Philly's lovers Valencia comes back with their sophomore pop-driven emotional punk rock release "We All Need a Reason to Believe". This is the band's first major-label release for Columbia Records. The album flows well with most songs corresponding to the unfortunate passing of lead vocalist Shane Henderson's girlfriend. Henderson also let out some of his frustration and pain on his solo acoustic release under the moniker Promise of Redemption. He released that album in December of 2007 (also recommended). While we expected that Shane was finished outleting his emotions; he yet again decided to use his girlfriend Dana as inspiration for the majority of this album's tracks. Not a bad thing, though; it just sounds like Promise of Redemption with electrical instruments and a drummer.

Overall, this is a good album. There's not a whole lot of surprise or swagger instrumentally, which is expected in this genre, but the point of pop-punk is not complexity of musical composition, but more focusing on the melodic attraction of each individual verse/chorus/bridge. In other words, this genre is meant to breed catchy songs. That's what makes a great pop-punk band. Valencia can last in this particular venue, but these types of bands have a tendency to not exist for very long. We will see; they have release two solid albums, and I expect to see more, as always.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolutely Amazing CD!, October 2, 2008

By	Christopher Gorman "Aero" (Richmond, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this CD not knowing much about the band, going completely off of a recommendation from my younger sister. To my surprise, this band is absolutely spectacular if you like their genre. The "Punk Rock" genre is fairly open ended and extremely diverse, but these guys know what they're doing. All they're missing is the publicity, expect to hear big things from Valencia in the future!

I've had this CD playing in my car everyday since I bought it. I could listen to 'The Good Life' repetitively for hours!