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Dashboard Confessional - Swiss Army Romance Audio CD

A fair review of the Dashboard Confessional "Swiss Army Romance" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Dashboard Confessional reviews here, or go back to the Dashboard Confessional tabs.

Dashboard Confessional Band: Dashboard Confessional
Title: Swiss Army Romance
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Release Date: 2000-11-14
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Screaming Infidelities 2: The Sharp Hint Of New Tears 3: Living In Your Letters 4: The Swiss Army Romance 5: Turpentine Chaser 6: A Plain Morning 7: Age Six Racer 8: Again I Go Unnoticed 9: Ender Will Save Us All 10: Shirts And Gloves 11: Bonus Track 1

"Ender Will Save Us All"
Chris Carrabba. Dude's middle name is Ender. That song has nothing to do with Oreson Scott Card. Good book, though. The spotlighted review should probably not be spotlighted.


I love it!!
Chris is just an awesome lyricist, and his sound is great. This CD is amazing. The guitar blows me away because I love acoustic, and his voice goes great with it. A lot of people can really relate to his music because it is so from the heart. Every day i hafta listen, its great stuff!.


wow
To begin with, Chris has an amazing voice just dripping with emotion. . he knows how to make music and make it how it should be. . . if you can relate to this album, you'll love it, if you don't you'll hate it. . . simple as that. . . the vocals, lyrics, and acoustic guitar perfectly describes the pain and sadness that often comes with being in love, especially an imperfect one, and basically dealing with life. . . this album is truly sincere and not something to ignore. . . its raw and pure. . . definitely not something put together in a studio for the sake of radio. . . Chris is incredibly talented and this album is proof of that.


My definition of Emo
After a messy breakup with my ex, Emo I found to be like soothing cup of hot chocolate. I've never been so blown away by one CD. Although the first few listens I had myself thinking, 'what's so great about this?' But after I listened a few more times, and read over the lyrics, I had tears in my eyes. . . The feel this music gives me is addictive. Every day I have to have my 'Dashboard fix' or I go insane. . Dashboard has unbelieveably relateable lyrics. 'Again I go Unnoticed' is my all time favorite song by DC. . It descibes a couple's relationship as they grow apart, stop talking, and of course the singer's hurt and pain caused by this. On 'Living in your Letters', he pours on over how much he cares for his ex girl. My favorite line (the last line) from that song is, 'Turning to you is like falling in love when you're ten. . '. I feel every word he says. Although this is DC's best CD ever, I still strongly recommend you buy every one by him. All are amazing. If you love an acoustic, sad, 'cry yourself to sleep' sound, DC is for you. 'The Places. . ' is an exceptional CD. The MTV Unplugged CD may annoy you since several tracks have the crowd singing along. . They don't bother me but I bought it to see the DVD anyway. I am an enormous DC fan. Some poeple don't appreciate DC because he's too soft, or too sulky. But the emotion he pours out is just as strong if not stronger than that on albums by other Emo bands with a harder sound. . Shouldn't Emo be music full of emotion that you feel, that makes you cry it's so strong? Dashboard is my definition of Emo, and if you can appreciate a softer sound, he won't disappoint you.

--Melissa, 17 yrs. --.


Hmmmmm...
Two stars because the man can sing. Not quite the worst of the acoustic post-punk set, but not too far from the bottom either. Kind of a Lionel Richie for pierced and sulking mid-teen/early twenty-something set. . . A pomo Byronic anti-Byron for all the cut lil Christian scenesters- something to validate. . . well, whatever. His songs are drenched in bathos- trite sentimentality is the rule of the day. The kind of lyrics a fifth grader would be ashamed to scrawl in the margins of his english notebook. I haven't heard his other albums or his 'band' material- so I can't quite comment on whether or not they're any good. But if this is any indication. . . An ex-girlfriend scooped this pabulum into a get-well package; since then, I haven't looked at her the same.


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