A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar
by Dashboard Confessional
  • Record Label: Vagrant
  • Release Date: Aug 12, 2003
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 57
  3. Negative: 4 out of 57

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  1. willssssssss
    Oct 8, 2003
    2
    i honestly have never heard a more boring and plain album in my life. the lyrics are awful and the verse/chorus/verse styling is tiresome halfway through the first track. its incredibly plain guitar rock. very few riffs or anything. don't let this trash get to you.
  2. BenjaminBunny
    Apr 17, 2004
    0
    Chris Carraba needs to get over it! I know I did when I heard this pathetic pansy-whine CD. Garbage.
  3. kathiep
    Jul 1, 2005
    2
    how is this well recieved? chris is nothing but whiny.. and EMO does not exist. dashboard's music is horrible. want to listen to better music? go listen to deja entendu.
  4. AmandaK
    Sep 23, 2003
    3
    his lyrics are way too juvenile. "hey did you get some? man, that is so dumb..." does anyone else besides me have to cringe every time they hear that line? granted, i'm a jaded 27-year old (which is still one year younger than carabbas), but even if i were a teenager again i think i'd still have to laugh at his songwriting. if you've already progressed beyond the "young his lyrics are way too juvenile. "hey did you get some? man, that is so dumb..." does anyone else besides me have to cringe every time they hear that line? granted, i'm a jaded 27-year old (which is still one year younger than carabbas), but even if i were a teenager again i think i'd still have to laugh at his songwriting. if you've already progressed beyond the "young adult" carousels at the library, you should disregard this album.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#35 Most Discussed Album of 2003

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Q Magazine
    90
    This is the sound of a superstar in the making. [Nov 2003, p.107]
  2. The A.V. Club
    70
    A Mark... dramatically improves on its predecessors, thanks to a much broader array of subject matter and a newfound emphasis on full-band arrangements that strip away--or at least drown out--his penchant for whiny navel-gazing.
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  3. PopMatters
    90
    An exceptional album filled with passionate, intense, and highly personal songs.
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