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 Review by: SydBarrett420 See others by this writer Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on May 18th 2007
Oh my, what has happened to Hopesfall? Many people wrote Hopesfall off after the release of A-Types threw many people for a loop. I admit, I was one of those people who initially complained heavily about it after the delightful The Satellite Years, but the strange thing is A-Types kept finding its way back into my CD player every month or so. Yes, there was a major shift in style, but songs such as "The Ones" and "Per Sempre Marciamo" still contained that Hopesfall feel and some songs such as "Start and Pause" just rocked.
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"but to say this album was less then amazing ..well you'd have to be some fuck ass no talent as a musician so become a music critic douche bag" man you stupid! ill admit the obvious rip off of hum and maybe even some smashing pumpkin riffs, but this album is the best since satelite years hands down. Hopesfall has grown up alot as musicians and it shows alot, and i will also stick with the idea that you can still tell musically mainly guitar wise that this band still has its hardcore roots and some sick guitarist. Plus Jay has seriously learned to sing.. Josh Brigham has been there since "The Frailty of Words." So there you go. "again, all you little fuckers that keep complaining about how none of the new hopesfall shit stacks up to the first 3 records ... there is not a SINGLE original member remaining in hopesfall. same name, very different band." Funny, I think it sounds more like older Hopsefall than A-Types did. Still nowhere near as good, but much better than the straight up radio rock of the last album. again, all you little fuckers that keep complaining about how none of the new hopesfall shit stacks up to the first 3 records ... there is not a SINGLE original member remaining in hopesfall. same name, very different band. seriously, where do punknews.org find these people? how bias can you get? have you ever heard of a band evolve their sound and become innovative instead of churning out same slightly recycled sound? god i hate people like you, music is meant to be dynamic, and artists want to be challenged and push the boundaries a little, and you would expect nothing less from hopesfall, This review definetly made me chuckle a bit. Sometimes I enjoy reading the bad reviews more than the good and certainly more than the good reviews of bad cds. The review was dead on. The people who are defending this "ambitious effort" of theirs are not the same people who were listening to hopesfall 3 cd's ago. If you like it more power to you, but as a fan who liked their old material and hates this pseudo-hard rock crap I couldn't write this band off any harder if i tried. And I do have to agree, there are a shit ton of bands that sound like this new sound so congratulations to those who like this (in my opinion boring) kind of music. In response to all the people who are going to say "there's tons of bands that sound like metalcore with screaming, etc." i must reply: yeah there are, but are any of em any good anymore? Nope the very few that were any good have all done the same thing as hopesfall... becomed watered down versions of rock bands who lack any decent song writing. Score is for the reviewer's accuracy. Hella cool The part about the track that is Hum's Little Dipper is a bit skewed. They are huge Hum fans.... look up the definition of Canon (what they titled it) is it true that Italy is the country where Hopesfall sell the most ? this band has never been good. stop trying to fool yourselves. What's the screening process to be a reviewer? If you like Good Charlotte then you're in? Magnetic North has more instances of their former glory than your beloved A-Types, silly boy. I dare say you'd be hard pressed to find "10 bands that can do the same" as this album, that's golden. You call ME a retard in the same sentence that you use the word "hella"? Wow, you're a fucking retard reviewer. Ya, Jay can't sing lol that's hella gay. Are you joking? what the heck is this reviewer on, i can do this on an island was a great song, and i really like the direction that hopesfall have taken, just cuz they dropped their metalcore roots and decided to play some real music doesnt mean its shitty haven't been too interested in this band since the "shines through" era. This cd is actually pretty good. The vocalist isn't all that great though. one of the better albums i've heard so far this year. i was unimpressed with where the progression has gone, but glad to see at least the effort to branch out is there. whoever wrote this review sounds like a little whiny hardcore kid. Hopefall is an amazing band and i think it's awesome that they can rock different styles on as they move along. if you want a band that sounds the same on every album go listen to Pennywise. that might be one of the worst reviews i've read on this site, ever. a-types was a completely rushed and underachieving record . i've been around hopesfall since the early days, and magnetic is one of their most ambituous yet. nothing is going to hold up to no wings or satellite years, but what people keep forgetting is that there is not a single original member remaining in hopesfall. this is a very different band than the hopesfall of the no wings era. accept this for what is is. a great rock record. Shines Through has one of the best build-ups ever Damn that is a harsh review. I think this album is pretty good. Their older stuff is wonderful, but melodic hardcore is way over played and I'm glad they strayed from their roots. yeah... i love fraility and no wings. satellite years was a change but it truly is one of my favorite records. its so sad to see such a great band fade to nothing "The Frailty Of Words" was also a pretty great album IMO, and "Broken Heart of a Traitor" was a great song. I'm not sure whether "Frailty" or "No Wings" came first, but everything after those two has been absolute garbage. I'll give Hopesfall one thing that I didn't mention in the review. Regardless of their music, Hopesfall continually has some of the best album artwork around. The new cover looks great and so did A-Types I don't think there are many people who are going to post here who DON'T know about No Wings to Speak of etc... everyone acts as if The Satellite Years was their peak; its like they never heard the material before that album when they had their original vocalist - who had a much better scream - and their original guitarists. Eh i see where the review is coming from but i disagree. I love old hopesfall. I was extremely shocked when A-Types came out and i find that to be a horrible album. kind of harsh review. don't write them off completely yet. i mean, if there is still a trace of love for this band in any shape or form, then don't write them off. this is kind of funny, but i just purchased their old ep "no wings to speak of..." heh, yeah. i do like the album artwork though. |
