Worlds Apart

And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Interscope Records
• ASIN: B00075TZYA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,370 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The lesson of this album--which is by no means unenjoyable in its use of loud-soft-loud dynamics and psychedelic guitar textures--is that the art-rock of the future is apparently not so different from the art-rock of the past. This band used to sounding an awful lot like late ‘80s Sonic Youth, and you can't blame them for wanting to try something new, but does it have to sound like a screamo take on the Moody Blues? It’s easy to imagine the members of this Austin-based act resplendent in ELP-style capes as they sing the bombastic, gospel choir-backed ditty "All White." Then again, the group samples "We Did It Again" by British prog pioneers the Soft Machine at the end of that particular song, as if to say that not only are those who don’t know the past doomed to repeat it, but those who do, as well. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS NOW, February 28, 2005

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abc (nowhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Worlds Apart (Audio CD)

I just randomly decided to get this one day and I'm so glad I did. Best way to explain this would be indie punk, I think. I rarely give anything 5 stars (the only thing that comes to mind is arcade fire, and even that isnt as good as this). I love every single song on this ablum and that is extremely rare. I like the way that they know how and when to go loud rock/soft rock. Track by track? Ok...

1. Ode to Isis
GREAT introduction to the CD. Having an almost gothic instrumental to begin with then proceding to a scream and at the very end getting a womans voice saying "And you will know us by the trail of dead" is just fantastic.

2. Will You Smile Again?
FANTASTIC drums. Great, great, great drums. Having the singing start half way through the song is very cool indeed. Catchy too. I love this guys voice, I've gotta say.

3. Worlds Apart
Second best song on the album (imo). Loving the "candy store of ours" bit. Lovely lyrics. Everything about this song is great.

4. Summer of '91
Good use of the soft/loud technique, nice to sing along to.

5. Rest Will Follow
Third best song on the album (imo). This was the first song I loved on the whole album. The "...well I knooow, how the best will fall. And the rest will follooow..." bit was stuck in my head for days. Great drums.

6. Caterwaul
GREAT drums. This is the worst song on the album, yet it is still fantastic.

7. Classic Arts Showcase
This song sounds a bit like Incubus (early Incubus, that is). Damn I love this guys voice.

8. Let It Dive
BEST song on the album (imo). I love its simpleness and subtlety. The lyrics are nice as well. Alos, the pretend ending is great. I've noticed that these people do this alot. The piano at the very end is sweet. The voice at the end speaking in a foreign language (that may be Russian) freaks me out though. Sounds like some dying grandma.

9. To Russia My Homeland
What a fantastic instrumental. I LOVE this. Violins + drums = greatness.

10. All White
Beautiful. Background singers? Yes.

11. Best
Great to sing along to. The sudden stops are great, they work nicely. The lyrics again are mightly fine. "...and things couldn't be better..." "...this is one fine life..." "they are the best!, the best!, the best!..." The screaming lady at the end fits in nicely somehow. And the intertextuality of putting lyrics from Worlds Apart at the very very end is nice.

12. Lost City of Refuge
Soft, nice, sleepy and then BANG into an explosive rock. Love it, love it, love it. Again, the pretend ending, nice.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Afraid of change you are, March 6, 2005

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Reid Northern (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Worlds Apart (Audio CD)

I think the reason a lot of people were let down by "Worlds Apart" is that they were expecting "Source Tags & Codes". Truly the mark of a great band is their ability to let style evolve without loseing the original appeal that made them popular. After all, If you're just going to make the same album over and over, What's the point? Where's the risk? I for one love were Trail of Dead's music is going and am looking forward to future releases from them. So F**k what ya heard about "Worlds Apart" and give it a chance you wanker.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal Work, March 5, 2005

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J. M. Taylor "Livin' life by the drop" (Omaha, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Worlds Apart (Audio CD)

Like many others, the song that really got stuck in my head from this album was "The Rest Will Follow." You've probably heard it making its rounds on the radio, with it's catchy refrain and cool drum licks. As good as this song is, the rest of the album soars higher. This is one of the few albums I have recently purchased that I DIDN'T later regret... I can't imagine anyone being anything but pleased with this one.