The Swiss Army Romance
 
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The Swiss Army Romance
by Dashboard Confessional
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Original Release Date: April 22, 2003
  • Format - Music: MP3
  • Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player

MP3 Songs
Song Title Time Price
listen  1. Screaming Infidelities 3:33$0.89Buy Track
listen  2. The Sharp Hint Of New Tears 3:02$0.89Buy Track
listen  3. Living In Your Letters 3:40$0.89Buy Track
listen  4. The Swiss Army Romance 3:06$0.89Buy Track
listen  5. Turpentine Chaser 3:20$0.89Buy Track
listen  6. A Plain Morning 3:40$0.89Buy Track
listen  7. Age Six Racer 2:21$0.89Buy Track
listen  8. Again I Go Unnoticed 2:24$0.89Buy Track
listen  9. Ender Will Save Us All 5:14$0.89Buy Track
listen10. Shirts And Gloves 2:54$0.89Buy Track
listen11. Hold On 2:08$0.89Buy Track
listen12. This Is A Forgery 5:38$0.89Buy Track

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent CD, August 22, 2003
This review is from: Swiss Army Romance (Audio CD)
I brought this album on a prayer that it would be something special and worthwile listening to. Fortunately, I was not remotely disappointed.
The lyrics running throughout the album are intelligent and heartfelt, and the music passionate and excellent.

1) Screaming Infidelities - 5/5. A brilliant track, both lyrically and musically. Sung with real soul, a very moving acoustic tune.

2) The Sharp Hint of New Tears - 5/5 Another excellent track, with again great lyrical and musical talent. Slightly shorter, and more remenicent of their older vein of music.

3) Living in your Letters - 4/5. Though another excellent song, having heard it a few times over it becomes a little old faster than many of the other tracks on the album. An excellent song nevertheless.

4) The Swiss Army Romance - 4/5. The title track doesn't let it down. A good song, though perhaps with a similar problem to track 3.

5) Turpentine Chaser 5/5. Without a doubt my favourite track on the album, great vocal range from Carrabba, best track lyrically; an overall awesome listen.

6) A Plain Morning - 5/5. Great song, a change from the vocal range and passion from Carrabba, moving to a more relaxed, sedated song.

7) Age Six Racer - 5/5. Short and sweet, the song delivers rosy lyrics with a brilliant acoustic accompanyment.

8) Again I go Unnoticed - 4/5. A distinctly more Emo song, the reason I docked a mark from this was because Carrabba had a poor vocal range on this, as he seemed to struggle to reach the top notes.

9) Ender will Save us All - 4/5. An excellent track, mellow but with passionate singing at times. Perhaps a little too long, my attention tends to wonder after the first four minutes of this plus 5 minute song.

10) Shirts and Gloves - 4/5. This would have been 5 out of five, if I could honestly say it was different from track 6. The chords are almost identical, similar sentiments, but nevertheless a good song.

11) Hold On - 5/5. Lovely mellow song, relaxed vocals going over a recurring plucked pattern - very nice indeed.

12) This is a Forgery - 2/5. One of the few tracks I actively dislike on this album. Carrabba's voice is course, the lyrics, though good, are not particuarly disernable above the loud electronic music and drum machine.

Hidden Track - 3/5. Though a good song, it is a little uninspired, and at times a little boring.

If I could give half stars, this album would rest at four and a half stars. An excellent album, this is a must buy for any fan of this genre, or any acoustic fan at all.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Dashboard Confessional "Swiss Army Romance", April 10, 2004
By Aaron L. (Rome, New York United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Swiss Army Romance (Audio CD)
"Screaming Infidelities" (5/5): An amazing song, the first single off of his second record "The Places..."
"The Sharp Hint Of New Tears" (5/5): I can't help but sing along with this song.
"Living In Your Letters" (4/5): Really emotional lyrics about a person the songwriter cares about.
"The Swiss Army Romance" (5/5): The title track is superb. Extremely catchy.
"Turpentine Chaser" (5/5): The bridge of this song is so good it gives me the chills.
"A Plain Morning" (3/5): This is not a bad song, just not great.
"Age Six Racer" (4/5): Really touching lyrics and soft background vocals make this one great.
"Again I Go Unnoticed" (5/5): An intensly emotional tune.
"Ender Will Save Us All" (5/5): Another song that is always stuck in my head, i love it.
"Shirts And Gloves" (4/5): This soft ballad is a winner.
"Hold On" (3/5): I don't know why, but this one doesn't do anything for me.
"This Is A Forgery" (4/5): Kind of different for Dashboard, but not bad at all.
"Hidden Track" (4/5): I enjoy the raw feel of this song.

Chris Carraba's first release as Dashboard Confessional is a great album. It was re-released three years after it came out, now with some bonus tracks. The real gems here are the title track and "Again I Go Unnoticed." There are only like one or possibly two songs that i skip through when listening to this. Great effort overall.

Rating: Four stars.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Where's the army?, July 10, 2005
By Snowboy (Alpena, MICH) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Swiss Army Romance (Audio CD)
Swiss Army Romance was released more or less as Dashboard's first album and it comes off as a heartfelt attempt and not a horrible fake album (like most emo bands).

I like Swiss Army Romance. Yes, it's emo, the music usually sounds the same alot, and most of the songs are about the same things, but there is something deeper in these songs that can usually touch you and not let go. Plus this complete collection of acoustic tracks is much better than any one of Dashboard's other stuff.

All-in-all, I think it's worth listen.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great CD
I love this CD. It has better versions of some old songs and great new ones that don't get old quickly.
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5.0 out of 5 stars where has all my street cred gone??
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dashboard at it's Best
This is definaly the best dashboard confessional cd. Swiss Army Romance offers smooth vocals, perfect harmones, amazing lyrics, and great guitar solos. This is truly terrific.
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