Audio CD review:
Saves the Day - Sound the Alarm

Saves the Day - Sound the Alarm

Band: Saves the Day Title: Sound the Alarm Rating: Release Date: 11 April, 2006 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Head For The Hills 2: The End 3: Shattered 4: Eulogy 5: Dying Day 6: 34 7: Say You'll Never Leave 8: Diseased 9: Don't Know Why 10: Sound The Alarm 11: Bones 12: Delusional 13: Hell Is Here

Customer Reviews ...And Now for Something Completely Different! ' That could be all one needs to say in the review of this album and it would describe it perfectly. 'This album completely blew me away. Whether or not you are a fan of 'Old-School' Saves The Day (STD) or just boarding the bus, this is a must-buy. This incredible collection of thirteen tracks starts out with singer Chris Conley yelling into the microphone followed by some of the best bass playing on any recent pop-punk album to date. Just as hard as the album initially starts off it stays through the second and third song, finally giving you a rest on the forth - a beautifully crafted love song that will have you trying to sing along before you know the lyrics. The album's entirety is wonderfully mixed with a 'just perfect amount' of hard-edged songs. The slower songs are so well done that even if you aren't a fan of 'that type' of music, you'll find yourself excited to get to another slow track (theres two) just so you can hear it. Yeah, they're that well done. Fans of "In Reverie" should take caution when buying this album because it doesn't sound anywhere near as poppy. This album is fast-paced and threaded with dark lyrics not sounding anything like what STD has ever recorded before. Even when compared to their earlier works like "Through being Cool" and "Stay What You Are", this album flies miles above them with a lyrical deepness and a very noticeable mastery of their musicianship. Every drum beat, guitar chord, and bass line strike with intent regardless of the pacing of the song - couple that with vivid lyrical imagery and you have the best STD album to date and one of the best pop-punk albums ever. . Old and new There were a few songs that were reminiscent of what you would find on [[ASIN:B00001WRMI Through Being Cool]] as well as some songs that sounded more like their newer stuff on [[ASIN:B0000C17KK In Reverie]]. I thought that this cd was a good balance of old and new Saves the Day. Overall, I like this cd, and am patiently awaiting their new cd that is coming out on October 30th. Sound The Alarm They have made a huge impact on the music world. Saves the Day has been around for awhile. Saves the Day mildly changes with each album they have and with "Sound The Alarm" they went a little harder then there previous albums. I don't think its fair to compaire "Stay What You Are", "Can't Slow Down" or "Through Being Cool", to this album because its quite a big step up from those albums. This is a whole new level for Saves the Day, esp. with the harder sound they have now. I think the new comers of Saves the Day will like this CD more then the older fans. This CD was good, enjoyed it, but I really think you can't compaire it to there other albums because its a totally new sound for Saves the Day. Also its Saves the Day they are pretty much legends. My Favorite songs on "Sound the Alarm", "Head for the Hills", "Dying Days", and "Hell is Here". . . You can see a complete list of all Saves the Day discography, or go back to the Saves the Day tabs