Lights And Sounds
- Yellowcard
- Band Name: Yellowcard
- Record Label: Capitol
- Release Date: Jan 24, 2006
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It may be one of the least "punk" albums a pop-punk band will make this year--but it's probably one of the best, too. [Feb 2006, p.113]
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What's surprising, given their rep as just another cookie-cutter teen-emo band, is how well they fare when enlisting unlikely guests for two numbers that abandon their area of expertise altogether. [27 Jan 2006, p.81]
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80A strong effort that trades sunny-sounding rockers and breakup songs for weightier concerns of war and family, "Lights" conveys that maturity without seeming strained. [28 Jan 2006]
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The band shows willingness to break form. [22 Jan 2006]
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Lights and Sounds' good songs are very good, and the album ends up being the band's most accomplished work yet.
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Perhaps the most significant proof of Yellowcard's maturity is their restraint: Violinist Sean Mackin's chops are showcased with much greater subtlety on Lights and Sounds.
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67The band goes a different way now, and it's not necessarily a better one.
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42It's too tepid to be offensive. [Feb 2006, p.87]
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40A band that traffics in momentum can't afford to take their foot off the gas as often as Yellowcard does. [Mar 2006, p.112]
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30Contains far too many bland ballads. [Feb 2006, p.105]
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30So while Yellowcard's hearts may be in the right place, it's clear they're simply incapable of realizing this clumsy faux magnum opus.
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30Unfortunately, the sorta-good parts just don't make up for the overabundance of flaccid mediocrity on display throughout most of the album.
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A substandard, second-tier album with some strings thrown in for good measure.
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