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Fragile Future
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

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6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

  • Summary: The band releases its first album since the accidental death of guitarist Casey Calvert.

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Rescue Me
Just breathe The midnight air will do you well Believe I miss your taste, I miss your smell The past mistakes that brought you here I'll break the... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Billboard
    70
    Emo fans will be satisfied; dabblers will have their assumptions about the genre confirmed.
  2. Alternative Press
    70
    As with prior releaes, Woodruff's lyrics can be hokey, but his Midwestern earnestness makes it easy to let it slide. [Sep 2008, p.158]
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  3. AllMusic
    60
    It's a familiar mix of music, to be sure, but Fragile Future also sounds more valid than other emo albums, even if its hooks aren't quite as muscular as those on the band's previous disc.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    It's somewhat disappointing, that the disc's sound and content hew so closely to the standard emo/screamo/hardcore formula. [8 Aug 2008, p.68]
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  5. The A.V. Club
    58
    Guitarist J.T. Woodruff has assumed all vocals duties, and his nasally whine is virtually indistinguishable from the hordes of similar sounding emo frontmen; that and disappointingly bland hooks make Fragile Future feel formulaic.
  6. Sputnikmusic
    20
    Unfortunately, with Fragile Future, Hawthorne Heights start awkwardly and never really find their feet.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. JohnElvis
    Aug 12, 2008
    10
    veery amazing album from this band,love it :)
  2. CorbinM.
    Aug 9, 2008
    10
    Great comeback!!
  4. rok2slayr
    Sep 19, 2010
    7
    Once again Hawthorne Heights deals with raw and true emotions you feel when you lose someone close to you. This album was clearly written forOnce again Hawthorne Heights deals with raw and true emotions you feel when you lose someone close to you. This album was clearly written for Casey Calvert (EX guitarist and unclean vocalist). There aren't any unclean vocals as there were on the previous albums. They wanted to keep the band true and not replace Casey. Even with only clean vocals the message of sadness and everyday struggle comes through. Hawthorne Heights always lets you know that you are never alone. The album is in another genre than the previous two. They cannot be compared. In this album's own respect it is very well put together.… Expand
  5. ohaiKendyl
    May 31, 2011
    5
    Fragile Future lacks originality, and while the pop-punk twist on the band's genre is welcoming, Woodruff's vocals are cheesier than everFragile Future lacks originality, and while the pop-punk twist on the band's genre is welcoming, Woodruff's vocals are cheesier than ever whilst the lyrical content is even cheesier. One of the standout tracks is one of the sweetest: "Four Become One", a ballad dedicated to the band's former unclean vocalist, Casey Calvert, who died from an overdose just a year before Fragile Future's release. One of the downfalls is the album's lead single, "Rescue Me", which merely sounds like a rewritten "Saying Sorry", but it's rhyming scheme less impressive.… Expand
  6. brandonpinkham
    Aug 10, 2008
    4
    quite a let down after there other cd's. don't get your hopes up and you might not be totally dissapointed.
  7. uhohzombies
    Aug 7, 2008
    1
    Generic, corporate "emo". Just another cash-in on a dying genre by a talentless band.
  8. MIkeH
    Aug 8, 2008
    0
    Recycled, emo/scenester, naïve, parent-hating, rebellious garbage. For a style of music that prides itself in being "anti-pop" they sure Recycled, emo/scenester, naïve, parent-hating, rebellious garbage. For a style of music that prides itself in being "anti-pop" they sure do follow the formula. Four minute songs, false emotion, disgusting lyrics, and song arrangements that only the best producers can make. Take a hint Hawthorne Heights. If you want to be respected, write your own music and demand more control of how it sounds as a finished piece of music. Don't make products for teenage consumption -- it's a moot enterprise.… Expand

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