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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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Entertainment WeeklyWhat'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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Alternative PressIt 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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BillboardA 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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Los Angeles TimesThe band shows willingness to break form. [22 Jan 2006]
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The band goes a different way now, and it's not necessarily a better one.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 51 out of 63
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Mixed: 2 out of 63
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Negative: 10 out of 63
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MusicLoverOct 21, 2007
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alexfJul 25, 2007
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AlfredoRAug 30, 2006