...Something to Be
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75
Alas, the nuance that infuses a good chunk of Something to Be eventually gives way to the hammy, overemotive gestures we’ve come to expect from Thomas.
9y
70
This isn't edgy work by any means -- and for as hooky and chorus-driven as it is, it's music that becomes memorable through repeated plays, never quite catching hold upon the first listen -- but it's more colorful and well-constructed than a lot of contemporary mainstream rock in the mid-2000s, and it's arguably more appealing than Matchbox Twenty's earnest guitar rock.
11y
60
Even Matchbox-ish numbers like "Ever the Same" sound fresh in this new context.
11y
40
Tries hard to add a few hues absent from Matchbox 20's colourless rock.
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2y
20
Thomas hasn't yet figured out that as long as he mistakes ponderous poetics and platitudes for depth, the surface trappings of his self-serious songs won't matter all that much.
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2y
...Something to Be is rated ''Above Average'', in my opinion, due to it being 54.17% relistenable.
Nerd Breakdown:
Ratio -
I view a masterpiece as 80% relistenable (8/10). Since AOTY goes to 100, I have to account for this by dividing 80 by 100. Giving me 0.80.
Out of 12 Total Songs -
3 were Skipped (Each equals 0.0)
5 were Good Album Songs (Each equals 0.5)
4 were Liked Songs I would go out of my way to listen to again. (Each equals 1.0)
I then use this formula:
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Don't care what anyone says this album showed up magically on my ipod nano as a 6 year old exploring music and it has great songs on it. Nostalgia out of the way and I can acknowledge parts of this album are extremely mid but I care about it.
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Track List
| 1 | This Is How a Heart Breaks 3:51 | 79 |
| 2 | Lonely No More 3:46 | 76 |
| 3 | Ever the Same 4:17 | 70 |
| 4 | I Am an Illusion 4:51 | 80 |
| 5 | When the Heartache Ends 2:52 | 70 |
| 6 | Something to Be 4:30 | 74 |
| 7 | All That I Am 4:29 | 90 |
| 8 | Problem Girl 3:56 | 69 |
| 9 | Fallin' to Pieces 4:12 | 70 |
| 10 | My, My, My 4:18 | 59 |
| 11 | Streetcorner Symphony 4:08 | 69 |
| 12 | Now Comes the Night 4:55 | 74 |
Total Length: 50 minutes
