emery the question
Sometimes dark and explosive I find this album has found a resting place in the hearts of many. Emery seems to be able to create music that is both interesting and catchy. However, I must say their music can find its way to bring a listener to a rather depressed state and the lack of God in this album seems characteristic of the way tooth and nail has decided to go. The guys may very well be believers and have awesome and fruitful relationships with the Lord but it is not reflected in this cd. I think if I had a child I would recommend they listen to something else. However, I do like their music.
better version of 'the question'
i was worried emery was heading toward a pop-mainstream sound with the first version. this version of the question seems to be a little more like emery than the first version was for me. the acoustic promo cd that came with the first version was somewhat pop and took a little bit of an acquired taste for me.
however. . . i think they did a good job putting these 'acoustic' tracks together - that is, if you can call them acoustic. they just seem to be new renditions of their originals at a slower tempo. but i like it - i think they pulled a few of them off. walls and fractions seem kind of strange to me. . . but it's emery, so i'm sure it will grow on me.
not so sure they should have included the demos on here. the last song (thoughtlife: demo) is pretty good, but still needs a little more life brought into it. the other demo (death to inconvenience) is just a work in progress that probably should have been left off the cd.
this is a good cd. but unless you're a die hard emery fan, OR you haven't already purchased the first version, skip on this purchase.
Must Buy
If you're a fan of Emery, you must buy this cd. I already had the original copy of the cd, but the extra songs are amazing.
I just can't give them 3 stars. They're freaking Emery
I thought it wasn't as good as The Weak's End but still I thought it was a solid sophomore album. Anyways, when I first bought The original Question, I liked it. Anyways, if you like just music ad don't care about DVD's and acoustics just buy the original. . .
My thoughts on the Acoustic songs and the Demos. .
I thought they are alright. . . The Ponytail Parades acoustic was good I have to say, still I liked the one on The Question Sampler (got it at Warped Tour 2005 for a buck). . . And I have to say, the beginning of Walls was great, it surprised me. But, thats a little biased because I LOVE Walls. The rest acoustics are decent, just not my favorites.
As for the DVD. . . It's well, a DVD. I liked it but it seemed a little confusing at times. Oh by the way, there are 6 hidden things on it. 4 songs, -Original The Sercet, Shift, X-Mas mix, and To Whom It May Concern- and 2 I'll call them mini movies. . . -Matt explains his thoughts on Sparkling Water and "Emery's" Post show, in which Devin talks about Bottled Water, Toby talks about his thoughts on the show, and Matt has is "shower"-
All in all, It's decent. If you love the band then get it, if you like them then don't bother. And if you ever get the chance to see them live, do so!
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Sloppy. Read further;
However, if you do already own it, don't waste your time on this. This is a great album to buy if you haven't already picked up the origional release.
Emery would sell a ton of copies if they took more time to release a full length acoustic. However, these few tracks just don't do the job. I'm guessing most of the tracks were done in 2-3 takes. Why? Check out 1:53-57 on the song "Walls". There is a bell solo with a HUGE mistake in it. When I first heard this I quickly rewound it and listened to it several more times just to make sure my ears weren't deceiving me. Sure enough, there it was, time after time.
Overall, the new material is very so so, with the exception of Playing With Fire [Acoustic].
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