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Yellowcard - Lights and Sounds (Special Package CD+DVD) Audio CD

A fair review of the Yellowcard "Lights and Sounds (Special Package CD+DVD)" 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 Yellowcard reviews here, or go back to the Yellowcard tabs.

Yellowcard Band: Yellowcard
Title: Lights and Sounds (Special Package CD+DVD)
Rating:
Release Date: 2006-01-24
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Three Flights Up [Instrumental] 2: Lights and Sounds 3: Down on My Head 4: Sure Thing Falling 5: City of Devils 6: Rough Landing, Holly 7: Two Weeks from Twenty 8: Waiting Game 9: Martin Sheen or JFK 10: Space Travel 11: Grey 12: Words, Hands, Hearts 13: How I Go 14: Holly Wood Died 15: Lights and Sounds [Dolby Surround Sound][*] 16: [Bonus Material] [Dolby Surround Sound]

3-1/2 stars -- Deal with it
What exactly is Ryan Mendez' purpose? He is listed as one of the members of the band, and he's in the picture with the rest of the band, but after that there is no mention of him; it doesn't say what instrument he plays, and he's not listed as having written or produced any of the songs. Before I get started, I have one question. I don't know if that was an error on the CD manufacturer's part, or if he really doesn't do anything, or. . .

Anyway, Ocean Avenue is a very hard album to top, but Ryan Key and the boys do a pretty good job with their latest, Lights and Sounds. Musac Critic and Matthew Berdan's reviews are pretty accurate, and it IS true that the guys have a more mature sound on here, especially on "Down On My Head", which sounds a little like early Green Day. But it was a good choice to release the title track as the first single because it's the strongest cut on the album.

Other good songs include "Sure Thing Falling" and the smooth "City of Devils". But by the time you reach the second half on the album, things go a little downhill. It's not that the songs are terrible, but most of them fail to pack a punch like the songs on their previous album (and it's not because they're more mellow songs). Also, when the guys try to go political, they hit ("Words, Hands, Hearts") and miss ("Two Weeks From Twenty").

But Lights and Sounds is still a good album. I don't agree with the people that are comparing them to Coldplay and Keane (although I like both of those bands), but Yellowcard still have enough going for them.

Anthony Rupert.


Awesome as is Worth Your Money
(check it out) When this one came out I decided to pre-order it! I put it in the cd player and it was awesome! This is a must-buy. I was a fan of Yellowacard as soon as I bought Ocean Avenue. The music is great and the DVD extras are fantastic. it's choc-full of interviews and "the making of". Best CD I've bought all year. Great Buy! P. S. If you are a fan of YC come down to www. ycunderdogs. com. (my name is MUSICMANIAC).


Perfect =D
After 20 days, i have my Special Package! I'm sooo happy! It's so nice, so beutiful, so PERFECT!

Thanks Amazon!!!

Kisses =*. Hi!

That's an excellent CD! I love YC, but in Brazil it's not easy to find their CDs and DVDs too.


At First was Puzzled..but now im loving it...
This album is not like "Ocean Avenue" at all, this album takes risks and explains stories on whats going on in the World today, but it also has a touch of "One of the Kids" sound to it but truely it's an album that you have to get use to because it's very different. Yellowcard is the one band that takes risks.

The only thing I don't like about this album is Ryan Key's vocals, I think their very unprofressional but yet has some good lyrics on the whole album. I also don't like the fact that Ben Harper got released and believe me he was a KEY member in the band so I don't agree with Yellowcard's decisons really.

The single "Lights and sounds" is the most played song on TV and Radio, believe it or not their album sales went sky rocking and could knock off the famous "Ocean Avenue".

The 3 Singles I don't like are. .

"GRAY"-It's a lame song that the band tries to be tough but has no surport to it.

"How I go"- The intro of the song is really bad, Ryan Key's Vocals are horrible in this song and it has no rythem to a slow beat song. . . yet the end is pretty good.

"City of Devils"-Again, not a song that I recomand that you will like, the vocals are not good and it sounds like it's a "Last minute" track added to the album. . . but surprizing the ending is good so I don't know whats going on with the Intros.

Overall the album is great, I like the fast beat songs and it really beats out their previous album. . . . this album is way better but the vocals are not great.


If your a "Ocean Avenue" pop fan. . you wont liek this album.
-Bren.


If you like Yellowcard, or just good music
Yellowcard has a great sound, and they've expanded on it with this CD, while still making it so you can listen and say, yes thats Yellowcard. This is an absolutely great CD. The music is talented and lyrics are meaningful. If you haven't given Yellowcard a chance yet, give them this one, and I'm sure you'll be hunting for their older stuff.


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