great album. took a few listens before i realized it though. Anybody else notice that this review was posted on Sept 11th, 2001.
Conspiracy Theories Man

I think it's by far their best album i love it. Such depth and meaning but still Face to Face

Oh, my world. It is ok

i had almost blocked this sad release out of my mind until you reviewed it, coldjuly.the only f2f release i don't own. something told me to hold off buying it when it came out, and when i saw 50 of them in the hock shop a month later, I was glad.- fathead

yeah its hella different from all the other albums but you can still hear the f2f sound which is just in slow motion for a change.

there is a simply rule to remember for everyone.

face to face = good

people think to hard sometimes

No, your just really close minded thats all.

I would give this album less than one but I can't. I understand that bands want to evolve and grow but this was freakin ridiculous. It was a change but not one that I wanted to listen too. I tried to listen to this album. I listened to it three times; the whole album over. By the end of the third time I still couldn't understand what the hell happened to the great band I heard on the live or self title album. I think people give this album way too much credit to try and make up for the nasty comments this album has and should recieve.

Hi,
i'm from Munnezza.net, one of the best italian punk/hc webzine.
I wrote a review for this one, and if you know the italian language, or if you have the curiosity to learn some strange words :-) or look how many "stars" i've assigned to this record (eh eh...), you should check it out... (http://digilander.iol.it/munnezza/trlist-stra2.htm)

One of my favorites ever.
-Book

Jesus....Picky, Picky.

Um, sorry dude, they didnt go into the studio a couple months later and release this. A little more time passed than that. Yea, track 8 "I know what you are" is SWEET. Overcome is good too, with the breakdown at the end, that "i let my guard down" part. IIB is a great cd. Reactionary is rad too, not to mention everything before them.

I Understand what your saying...but I meant to do was reflect my personal views on this record...and hope that most everyone else felt the same way... all of your reviews cant be the same...hell a lot of the CD's ive bought and became a fan of have been on someone elses views.

Not my favorite F2F CD. I'm a Don't Turn Away fan all the way. Every song on that CD just blew me away. It just sounded like Trevor was straining to get every word on that CD out as if he really meant it. I Want will always be one of my favorite songs ever. I was disappointed in Ignorance is Bliss to tell you the truth. The musical talent is definitely there, but the band just went in some directions that I didn't like. Songs like "Nearly Impossible" just seem boring to me. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing punk bands that play slower music (my favorite CD of the year has been STD's Stay What You Are), but it just didn't appeal to me.

There are a few bright spots. The song "Prodigal" is awesome and I can listen to four of the first five songs a lot (I forget the order they're in or I'd be more specific) but it seems to trail off toward the end in my opinion.

BTW - I'm not all about taking shots at the guys who write reviews here all the time, but coldjuly, this wasn't one of your better reviews. It was a personal view of the album written seemingly along the presumption that everyone here has already heard it. While that may be the case, the purpose of a review is still to convey the sound to others and perhaps persuade them into making a decision whether or not they would like the record. I really don't mean to be critical, but reviews should be reviews, and the person's thoughts on the record, if they are not included within the review, should be saved for the comment section.

"I know what you are" or some shit like that

Its decent, my score goes for track 8 (can't remember name right now) and the fact that this is the perfect album to put on when you are going to sleep.

Dude, they toured for this record. They played in my town the day it came out.

This album blows, they didn't even tour for this record. They released it, record sales were extremely poor so they went back to the studio a couple months later and released "Reactionary."

If you want to hear real face to face get "Big Choice."

yeah, face to face are one of the few bands that i can personally say have done no wrong musically. album after album they continue to amaze me. this one is different in style, but it's no exception. if anything, it's one of their best.

Yeah i love this record too. Full of catchy and emotional stuff.Shame i havent seen them live.I guess the "First seven years" video isn`t available on pal. Can`t wait the new album..

i agree this disc is solid. any f2f disc is at least 4 stars. kickass band...but the live experience is another experience altogether...all 3 f2f shows i've seen get full marks....amazing