Songs for the Deaf as an album feels like the musical version of a massive collage: The songs on it are all amazing on their own merit but make something genuinely mind blowing when put all together.
Essentially, the most remarkable part of Songs For The Deaf is that every song on it sounds like a lead single. Whether it's the actual singles from the record, the longer epics on the album like "The Sky is Fallin" or "Song For The Dead" or the more marketable sounds and ... read more
The chorus makes me feel something that few songs do. Passion and love for another person distilled into its purest lyrical and musical forms.
Better than anything from The Car. A very pleasant listen.
If it is to be the band's final song, I'm happy they ended on a good note.
First and foremost it sounds like the band actually care about the music they're making - which instantly puts this album above their last few releases.
Adam and Matt play off each other really well and there's some really good heavy stuff on here. Alienation isn't revolutionary or genre-defining but it is really fun. Much better than I thought it was going to be!
The best of the 4 singles with a bullet. The chorus is by far the best thing they've done since Adam has come back.