Versus

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Based on 1 review
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Based on 29 ratings
September 9, 2014 / Release Date
LP / Format
Rise / Label
Post-Hardcore / Genre
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Critic Reviews

AzuretheCat
29

Forgettable, boring, and painfully average. It's not that there are any atrocious songs on here, but everything is so safe and cleanly produced that it loses everything that would've made this album okay. At least a band like Dance Gavin Dance tries to make something unique with their music, on Versus, Emarosa just makes soulless radio rock. I suppose the songs here are listenable, but if you're trying to sit down and look for substance, I really don't think you will find any here. Cute album ... read more

85

The only reason this album isn't loved is because Jonny Craig didn't sing it; the lyrics are more the same as the last two. Relativity was just about Jonny Craig singing about heartbreak and toxic relationships, and in Self-Titled he does more or less the same thing. With sound, while it doesn't compare to Relativity, going from Self-Titled to this isn't a stark change. I felt that album was holding back more, and transitioning to this doesn't feel like it's a hard ... read more

Danko
60

Very toned down coming off of the self titled, It misses the intensity of its predecessor while also tapping into a lot more into a more emotional response, yet without the intensity it sort of falls flat more than anything. It has a more commercial sound to it then everything up to now making it have more catchy choruses and melodies but it doesn't quite hit the mark

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