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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
SMILE EMPTY SOUL - SMILE EMPTY SOUL, February 18, 2004
Smile Empty Soul recorded one of the best albums of 2003 in my opinion. When I first heard their single "Bottom of a Bottle", I couldn't wait to hear the rest of their cd. And even though "Bottom of a Bottle" is probably the most overplayed rock song of 2003, it still rocks. This album starts off amazing, with the first 4 or 5 songs being top notch. It kind of loses some steam in the middle, picks back up for a couple songs, then loses more at the end. But overall, this album has it all. There's heavy songs, slow songs, everything you could want in an alternative rock album. If you like this album, I suggest also checking out a couple more new bands, Die Trying and Echo 7. If I had to compare Smile Empty Soul with someone, I'd say they remind me a lot of Hoobastank, Incubus, Audiovent, Die Trying, maybe even a little Three Days Grace. My favorite songs include: Bottom of a Bottle, Silhouettes, Nowhere Kids, and All My Problems.01 - Bottom of a Bottle - 5/5
02 - Silhouettes - 5/5
03 - Nowhere Kids - 5/5
04 - This Is War - 5/5
05 - Therapy - 4/5
06 - For You - 4/5
07 - Your Way - 4/5
08 - The Other Side - 5/5
09 - Every Sunday - 3/5
10 - With This Knife - 5/5
11 - Radio In A Hole - 3/5
12 - All My Problems - 5/5
13 - I Want My Life - 4/5
14 - Eraser - 3/5
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome CD from a great band, February 5, 2005
Very rarely comes along a CD that every track is listenable to. This CD is exactly that. You don't want to skip a single track, every song has an amazingly powerful message. Sean has a great relationship with his mother, and hes not talking about his parents in particular in most of the songs. Hes putting himself into other peoples situations and writing from THEIR perspective. Basically, hes making music that relates to peoples daily problems, from relationships to drug addiction to physical abuse.
Bottom of a Bottle: Good song the first 100 times you listen to it. Catchy chorus, and I've known people to cry the first time they hear this song because it relates to their lives.
Silhouette: A song about not wanting to grow up in his parents image because of all their flaws. Another good song, lots of emotion put into it, especially at the end when hes screaming.
Nowhere Kids: Pretty overplayed on the radio, but worth listening to. Its about kids whos parents spite them because they were "accidents" or "bastard children". Another catchy chorus, decent guitar work for an alternative band.
This is War: One of the best songs on this CD, whether you're pro or anti war in Iraq. The line "I'll blow your f##king head off for my country" is a really memorable one.
Therapy: Talks about the problems he sees with life to an incompetent therapist who can't help him. Not a catchy chorus, but worth singing along with.
For You: This songs about a person waiting for someone for a very long time, because they want to be with them again, but they won't love him back. Amazingly powerful song, I think we've all been in this situation.
Your Way: One of the best songs on this CD, talks about everyone trying to lead him down the wrong path when hes trying to find his own way instead.
The Other Side: The most powerful song, in my opinion, on the whole album. Its about how you think you're in a bad situation, and the grass looks greener in someone elses life until you actually live a day in that persons shoes and find out they have it much worse then you. The verse about boy being physically abused will really touch you, I can promise that.
Every Sunday: Decent track, catchy chorus that you'll be banging your head to. Its about all the hypocrites that go to church and pretend to be holy, then they go home and rape their children and have abortions.
With This Knife: Used to be my favorite song on the album when I was in a love-hate relationship. Basically hes talking about being in a very hurtful, pain-filled relationship, so he decides to "cut out the part" of him that "cares for her".
Radio in a Hole: Good mosh song, the guitar intro isn't that bad. Can't really decipher the lyrics, but its a good song for throwing up your hail metals.
All My Problems: Another one of my favorite tracks on this album, its about how hes got all these problems, and he KNOWS he has them, but its nobodies f'ng business but his own because they're not the ones that has to face the reprecussions when he slips up.
I Want my Life: Pretty good song about how crazy the world is and its dragging him down, and he wishes things would just be normal so he could live life peacefully.
Eraser: The only song on this album that I'm not particularly crazy about, but its still got a good message. Hes in a relationship that he knows is going to end soon, plus they're a total jerk, so he wants to erase them from his life.
If you pick up this album, be sure to download their 2 unreleased tracks "Finding Myself" and "Who I Am", which were on the Punisher and Spiderman 2 soundtracks.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best CD's I own, June 30, 2005
I decided to purchase this CD after watching the video clip of the song 'Nowhere Kids' and this song touched me. 'Smile Empty Soul' is a band of 3 young men who share music with soul, passion and compassion. This CD begins with the front 6 songs that are quite easily hits. And infact the songs 'Nowhere Kids', 'Silhouettes', 'This Is War', 'For You' and 'With This Knife' are simply special in their own right. All the songs have meaningful lyrics that are moving and amazingly touching. The first song is truly emotional dealing with a parent who is a alcoholic. Many kids unfortunately deal with this situation in their early lives, parents who are alcoholics. I can relate, my father died of alcoholism. But the most poignant song was 'Nowhere Kids', third song in that deals with Abuse of kids within a family environment. 'This Is War' deals with the lead singer's thoughts on war and its consequences on individualism. 'For You' is a more of a serenade than a song that deals with unrequeated love. Many of us have faced that gambit.
'Smile Empty Soul' has simply packed their debut album with songs that mean something to them and it is unique that all three band members wrote the songs in this album release. They wanted to reach out musically to all who are effected with these issues and tell them their is hope. All the songs are done with a heavy rock setting and the music sound melds perfectly with the lyrics.
Excellent CD and I would promote this CD to one and all.
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