It Was... OK
Every song is different, but the CD is a little drowned out. This CD has the same tone throughout the CD. The quality of the audio is not very good. Very midrange sound in all the songs. Not very dynamic. .
Tool?
Music is not like tool and, I'm sorry. I don't get the comparisons to tool at all. . . I hear this band I don't here Maynard James Keenan. Both of their cd's are good though.
Maurice Alouf is wrong
In response to other reviews by people such as Maurice Alouf, I wanted to say that I am a HUGE Tool fan. I just wanted to say that this a great CD and I wanted to defend this band and defend Tool. I own all of their CDs and have everything Tool, I am always listening to them, etc. . . Earshot does NOT sound like TOOL! The SINGER sounds like Tool, but the BAND does not. They each have their own unique sound. That is like saying that Black Sabbath ripped off of Ozzy Osbourne. The singers sound the same (the only thing is that in this case, the singers ARE the same, but you get the point). So Maurice Alouf was wrong in saying that buying this Earshot CD would make you NOT a true Tool fan. Go buy both bands' CDs.
That's it, I'm sick of this bickering...
There's the big debate, summed up into one word. TOOL. Honestly, I can see both sides of it. Some reviewers are correct in saying that things like Earshot's lyrics are way off the high-water mark set by my favorite band, but anyone who says they sound nothing like Tool should go listen again with an open mind. True, most of the songs are missing the melodic complexity that people have come to associate with Tool in recent years, but "Get Away" and "My Time" could have been lifted straight off of Opiate. I'm serious, folks, listen to them again. OK, this takes one back to a time when Tool was in a much more raw and unrefined state, but there was some serious musicianship even back then. Just as there is on parts of Letting Go. I'll admit, most of these tracks probably won't turn out to be your favorite, but there are rare occasions when nothing else will do. Definitely a solid debut CD with a few standouts. Oh, and will you people PLEASE stop going on about "Not Afraid"? It is most certainly one of the WORST songs on this album, both musically and in its ability to hold one's attention. Try the two tracks I mentioned earlier, as well as "Ordinary Girl" and "This World". OK, "Misery" is pretty cool, too.
An Okay debut.
It has some really good songs on it. Earshot first album "Letting Go" is an okay first cd. Some of the cd happened to bore me though. I think Earshot's second album is 100 times better than their first. It's much more dynamic and just seems to have more interesting music. As for this band sounding like Tool, they do share the style but I don't think in any way are remotely close Tool's level. Maybe Tool just happens to inspire Earshot. There's nothing wrong with that. Tool is an amazing band. Anyway here are my song ratings. . .
1. Headstrong - 9/10
2. Misery - 8/10
3. Get Away - 10/10
4. Not Afraid - 10/10
5. Ordinary Girl - 9. 5/10
6. We Fall - 9/10
7. Wake Up - 8. 5/10
8. This World - 7/10
9. Asleep, I Lie - 6/10
10. Unfortunate - 7/10
11. My Time - 8/10
Grade: 84% B-
Anyway It's a good start for Earshot and an alright listen. If your a fan of them you should go out and purchase this cd. Then go purchase their next album called "Two".
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