Gratitude [ENHANCED]

Gratitude

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 2005)
• Original Release Date: March 8, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B0007NFLLI
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #66,821 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Gratitude seems primed to take over where Jawbreaker and Promise Ring left off. Which makes perfects sense, since the band contains former members of emo stalwarts Far and Crumb. Full of emotion and conviction, the 12 songs on their debut ring out for their audience to jump and sing along at shows. Even the slower songs--such as "If Ever" and the unequivocal "Someone to Love"--are anthemic and catchy. If you're looking for some new emotional punk-pop, this could very well be it. --Robert Arambel

Product Description
Former Far frontman Jonah Matranga, along with ex-Crumb guitarist Mark Weinberg, is in charge of San Francisco-based Gratitude. While it's true that their resumes are filled with influential sounds and cultlike followings, Matranga and Weinberg are too excited about Gratitude's self-titled debut to think too much about the past. The 12-song album is filled with timeless rock and a batch of delicious hooks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be Grateful For Gratitude, April 22, 2005

By	Mr. Censored (Maine) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

OK, let's get one thing out of the way first: I hate the emo explosion going on right now. I downright loathe it. There's a handful of really good bands coming out of the woodwork, getting success at the same time, and unfortunately, getting lumped in with that movement. Gratitude are one of those bands. True, frontman Jonah Matranga (who should be best known for his work in Far) could be considered the father of emo, not only as the frontman for the short lived New End Original, but as the brain behind the ultra-sensitive Onelinedrawing. But with this, his new group, he steers in a new direction, more towards a universally appealing pop-rock style, sounding more like U2 than Dashboard Confessional. I get the same feeling listening to Gratitude's debut as I did when I first got Far's "Water & Solutions" album, and although it doesn't really sound like it, it has the same passion and the same quality. Sure, songs like "Sadie" and "The Greatest Wonder" are classic Jonah, but "All In A Row" and the first single, "Drive Away," are more indicative of the new style and the overall tone the band is going for. Personally, I could never get into Jonah's post-Far projects (just a matter of taste I guess), but as far as I'm concerned, this is among his best work. I really don't understand how anyone could not like this album. If you like all varieties of music, Gratitude will appeal to you. There are too few bands out there making no frills, no strings attached, straight-up good rock music, which is why you should give this band a chance.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars its good! i promise!, March 9, 2005

By	? - See all my reviews

this is a great album.

if you're a fan of jonah, you're sure to like it(as long as you weren't out to hate it from the start.)

also, if you do hate it, and run out of things bad to say about it, try to insult the band members clothing.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars THIS AIN"T EMO, May 10, 2005

By	Greg Steve "Greg" (NY) - See all my reviews

People are jumping to conclusions before they listen to the music and calling Gratitude emo. Sure, Onelinedrawing may have been emo but this certainly isn't. It's simply great pop rock. There's no excessive melodramatics that you would hear in emo or screaming to try and make yourself seem hardcore, it's just great songs. Drive Away has some of the best hooks I've heard in awhile, The greatest wonder reminds me of U2 (in a good way), and Someone to Love knocks me out every time and the ending hook is priceless. Again, let me repeat this is aint emo, if you want that garbage listen to Hawthorne Heights or Taking Back Sunday. No tissues needed.