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Generally favorable reviews- based on 74 Ratings
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Positive: 62 out of 74
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Mixed: 2 out of 74
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Negative: 10 out of 74
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JustinT.Apr 6, 2008A wonderful album filled with many emotions. You'll love it.
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SteveMar 29, 2008Ocean Avenue was far better, but this is good enough to keep Yellowcard at the top of my list of favorite bands. If you know earlier Yellowcard, think of this as a more evolved, better recorded version of One for the Kids .
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ShannonS.Mar 6, 2008
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ZiftKDec 10, 2007Solid album. This is a first for Yellowcard for me, and I like it. Five becomes Four, and Afraid are fantastic. I look forward for future albums of yellowcard. Worth a listen, period.
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PixNov 29, 2007This is the greatest album in 2007 !!!! Excellent record !
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TerronM.Oct 18, 2007Yellowcard's "Paper Walls" is probably the best punk rock album you've never heard.
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JoseG.Oct 17, 2007LAME! Sadly, that's par for the course when it comes to this band.
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ItzhakV.Oct 15, 2007This album is amazing; definitely the best of the three major-label Yellowcard CD's. Every song is memorable and has intelligent lyrics. Put that with incredible vocals (his voice may be a bit whiny, but it still sounds excellent) and great guitar, this album is the quintessence of excellence.
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DanMOct 1, 2007
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AdrianaA.Sep 23, 2007It was a good album. I mean some of the songs like Dear Bobbie and Cut ME Mick were a little weak and didn't make sense but that is what reading the lyrics are for. Other then that all the songs had a pretty strong meaning. Of course all of the songs were a tiny bit repetitive in their themes.
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[Anonymous]Sep 12, 2007Repetitive whiny annoying songs, album does little to differentiate itself from all the other bands playing whiny repetitive annoying songs.
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RobertD.Aug 24, 2007Utter garbage. More sugary wannabe punk bullshit.
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BeckyAug 20, 2007I mostly enjoyed this album, i loved some tracks such as Keeper and Light Up the Sky. But this album lacks originality. You've probably already heard these types of songs played better. Also all of these tracks sound similar. It's just an OK album.
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MarkE.Aug 16, 2007Bad taste prevails!
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billyjAug 14, 2007great cd... i love it
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TedSAug 14, 2007This is the best CD i have ever gotten! Key has said it is an album of coming back after you have hit rock bottom, and me Ted Striker have hit rock bottom but have starting going up again and Yellowcars music of paper walls has helped me climb back up and out of the past and move on and not to look back. thank you yellowcard from a big fan, ted striker
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MichaelCAug 14, 2007They should have just released it as a Kids Bop record. Because that's all this is; a child's idea of powerful music. It's kids music, and nothing more. Anyone above the age of 12 should grow up and find something better. This is garbage.
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EricC.Aug 14, 2007Exactly what fans of this genre have come to expect; the most uncreative alternative nonsense that borrows from other bands of the genre, so that they all sounded exactly alike. Really, you could be buying a handful of other cds for the price of one. They just want to be on a cell phone comercial or a teen movie. They'll get their money, but zero respect from anyone who cares about music.
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DanielAug 8, 2007AWESOME that is all that can be said, this album rules
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ChrisW.Aug 7, 2007Although I don't like the style and beats QUITE as much as Ocean Avenue, the lyrics are deeper and this is certainly better than their last effort. One of my favorite purchases of the year thus far, however.
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YellowC.Aug 1, 2007Another excellent Yellowcard album. The is something great and every track on the CD and plenty of diversity between the various songs. Paper Walls took the awesome sound from Lightsd and Sounds and combined that with the excellent lyrics from Ocean Avenue. Simply put if you have even a passing interest in Yellowcard's music this is a cd to get.
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ToddWJul 30, 2007
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AntonyLJul 30, 2007this is by far the best YC cd, it blends the open and honest lyrics of ocean venue/one for the kids with the rock of LnS, a nice blend, its easy to and a very strong sound
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DomWJul 28, 2007Not as good as Ocean Avenue but is still a must have for any -punk-rock fan. With slitly heavyer songs, Ryan Keys lyrics are still some of the best around. They're honest and are from the heart which turns a beat into a song.
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NigelMJul 26, 2007This is certainly their best album to date, every song is a hit and i would highly recommend it to punk rock and rock fans!
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StephGJul 26, 2007Paper Walls combines the best aspects of Lights and Sounds, Ocean Avenue, The Underdog EP, and One For The Kids, into one record. By far the best YC record yet.
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alexfJul 25, 2007This album was a HUGE let down. The worst Yellowcard album ever. Paper Walls sounds just like One For The Kids. I was waiting for this album to come out all sumer. And now it has and it is a big let down. I loved Lights and Sounds and thought this album was going to be even better but it's not.
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AaronGJul 24, 2007I like this CD alot. The album opener is a great song, especially the drumming on it. Actually the drums on every song are amazing. I'm not a big fan of the first single "Light up the Sky". It's kind of bland. Probably the best songs are The Takedown, Paper Walls, Shrink the World and Shadows and Regrets.
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KenzieBJul 22, 2007this CD will make you like Yellowcard if you never were a big fan of them. The way that they put the guitar and the violin together is pure genious. It's hard to make it work, but they do it perfectly
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benaJul 22, 2007This album is a HUGE comeback for Yellowcard. I actually enjoyed some parts of L+S, but in the end, it was just a boring album. Paper Walls is YC at their energetic, melodic best. While some may criticize their subject matter, they are just doing what they do best, making catchy fun pop rock. So take it for what it is, because it's one of the best releases in this genre.
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Awards & Rankings
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It's prototypical Warped tour rock - but, to be fair, at the top level of that particular realm, with thoughtful lyrics and tightly crafted guitar arrangements.
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Unsurprisingly, the lyrics are direct and honest, while they've broadened their sonic palette to allow a tad more dissonance in with their urgent and propulsive pop-punk.
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O pure musical terms they're more gripping than many of their peers, displaying a restless sense of musicality that often makes Paper Walls interesting even if means they can stray toward areas that are just a shade too indulgent for their own good.