Still Searching - Senses Fail

When I bought this album in the summer of '07 I enjoyed it but did not really like it. I am a huge fan of Senses Fail and their music but I was less than pleased. There are a few good tracks and there are a few fillers. The Album is not as good as their previous album "Let it enfold you" but was all right. Let it enfold you was amazing. I will not recommend you to buy this album; however I recommend to buy their previous album Let it Enfold You The tracks and their ratings by me 1. The Rapture: 2/5 2. Bone crusher: 1/5 3. Sick or Sane (Fifty for a Twenty: 3/5 4. Can't Be Saved: ...  Read the complete review

Senses fail have always been a 'screamo' band, this leads many to believe that all of their music sounds the same as all other screamo bands, they are wrong, Senses fail is THE screamo band, the genre defining band. This album is quite different than their debut album 'let it enfold you' in that their sound has matured with time, there is less screaming and more singing. The singing on this album really is singing, unlike on 'let it enfold you' where he whined quite a lot of the lyrics. The music the band produces has also changed, there is still much of the fast and furious 'emo-core' guitar and drums, however they also adopt some slower guitar riffs and ...  Read the complete review

Having not been at all impressed with the bands debut full length release 'Let It Enfold You', I decided to give the band the benefit of the doubt and see what they had come up with this time around. There has been a clear improvement here and although at times you can almost pinpoint the exact second at which the band will unleash another scream, it's actually a fairly interesting album to listen to. There is a lot less screaming here than there was before and although some screaming is still evident – it would seem that the band have decided to opt for a more melodic approach this time around and I think that they have made a smart move in doing so. Screaming is no ...  Read the complete review