Audio CD review:
Left Front Tire - Social Icon

Left Front Tire - Social Icon

Band: Left Front Tire Title: Social Icon Rating: Release Date: 2006-05-15 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Therapy 2: Who Do You Touch 3: Brin You Down 4: Captivated 5: Forget Tomorrow 6: General Public 7: She's Too Fast 8: There You Are And Here I Go 9: Days Like These 10: Beauty The Stars 11: Country Boy Can Survive

Musical Therapy Simultaneously edgy and captivating, the songs appeal to a wide audience and force the listener to look for the broader meaning behind the lyrics. One of the band's first albums, "Social Icon" is a welcomed and refreshing change from the "corporate" and "disaffected youth" sound. Therapy, which has remained my "theme song" for many years, continues to be an all-time favorite for most LFT fans. While I have little criticism for the album, there is still room for LFT, and its music, to evolve. While instruments and vocals blend well, and the varying tempos within many of the songs illustrates LFT's talent as musicians, the band could better diversify their style and sound. Overall, however, because of its fresh and intriguing sound, I highly recommend "Social Icon" for anyone who is interested in escaping the "pop hysteria" that is so often overplayed on regional radio or who enjoys the ska/punk scene (not to categorize them, though). I have enjoyed following this band over the past 10 years and look forward to their many future releases. Perdy good pop punk if you live in the atlanta area youve heard of these guys from 99X, or maybe you have the american pie 2 soundtrack. These guys are from my my home town in habersham georgia so i think i should be able to write a good review. this is a good cd it gets old after a while but what cd doesnt. of course youve heard "bring you down" from the pie 2 soundtrack, and if you havent heard it you should its a good song. other stand out tracks are "therapy", "the general public" and "country boy can survive" which is one of the best covers ive ever heard. chips vocals are great and are very catchy. all in all i'd say pick this cd up before they get big so you can say you were a fan from the beginning. The most overlooked pop punk band out there My friend got to it before me, and we both listened to it. After seeing American Pie 2, I knew I had to check out the soundtrack. A few tracks stood out, but the one that stood out the most was the energenic "Bring You Down" by a band called Left Front Tire. It was a very catchy track, and was very appealing to everyone I played it for. So, after a long game of trying to track this cd down, I finally found it. Overall, I say I'm pleased with it, even with it's flaws, this is an overall fun cd to play and listen to alone and with friends. There's a lot of good stuff on this cd. My personal favorite is "Who Do You Touch", which is a medium paced track with an excellent melody. My other favorites are "Bring You Down" "The General Public", "She's too Fast", "There You Are and Here I Go", and "Beauty the Stars". All the songs are good though. However, that leads to the main problem with the cd. The repititon. The songs here are repetitive, they aren't bad, but they are repetitive. Otherwise, there really isn't too much of a problem with the cd. Left Front Tire isn't a very popular band, but they are quite good. If you like bands like the Ataris, you'll be certain to like this band. Pick up the cd. Great CD, but even better live on stage!!! I saw them a few weeks ago at the Cotton Club as well as Music Midtown. After hearing a bit of buzz about these guys in the Atlanta area. They give it there all while on stage and the crowd really feeds off their performance. The CD has an awesome amount of talent that will continue to keep your head bobbing to the music if you have problems drumming your way through each song. Definately check out this CD as well as the track off the American Pie 2 soundtrack. LFT Rocks! Their songs are so energetic and upbeat that you will want to listen to them over and over again. This CD is the greatest! Left Front tire is my favorite band. These guys are headed for the top and will always have my support. Chip, you rock!. You can see a complete list of all Left Front Tire discography, or go back to the Left Front Tire tabs