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5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfection., December 2, 2007
Not only will this album completely satisfy even the most devoted Streetlight fan, but it has something for everyone. Anyone from the checkerboard-wearing, skankin' Third Wave enthusiast to the 50-year-old Deadhead can find something they love in "Somewhere In the Between." For classification purposes, Streetlight would certainly be listed as "ska," but this album is so much more than ska (no offense to the fervent skanks out there). While some tracks (Mephisto, One Foot on the gas, and sort of Blonde Lead the Blind) are very "ska", the album draws from such an array of influences that it transcends the simplistic party-band connotations that come with the label "ska."
"Keasbey Nights" (1998) and "Everything Goes Numb" (2003) were two of the best (I would say, simply, the two best) albums to come out of the third wave ska scene...until November 13, 2007. With its more complex lyrics, wider reaching musical influences, and hugely superior recording quality, "Somewhere In the Between" is, dare I say, a better album than "Keasbey Nights" or "Everything Goes Numb." To say that about any album, except one by Streetlight Manifesto, would be blasphemy.
At least now we've got something to hold us over until the new BOTAR album (holy crap)...
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Just hit "repeat all", March 20, 2009
Stands up to--begs for--repeated listening. Every track. Gets even better with time. Big sound. Full but not too polished. Just enough edge to catch without grinding. Tight and compelling. Bravo. Encore.
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Amazing., May 22, 2008
"Somewhere in the Between", one of the most anticipated ska albums and it sure doesn't disappoint. From the blaring horns in the beginning of the first track, to the single string pluck at the end of the last track, this album is addicting. In typical Streetlight style, every track is fast and melodic, every track has an extremely catchy chorus that you can't help but sing along too, and every track has some of the best, most meaningful lyrics you'll ever hear. In my opinion, this album is completely solid. Though, Everything Goes Numb is phenomenal and easily one of the best ska albums of all time, there are several tracks on it that are very easy to skip. With Somewhere in the Between, it's hard to skip tracks, each track is almost habituating in its own way. Even though Tomas Kalnoky writes some of the most pessimistic lyrics, this album is nothing short of uplifting. So if you're just a casual listener of ska, interested in checking out this fantastic band, or ready to move up to whole new level of music, this is, by far, the album to get.
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