Science and Faith!

 

The Script's second record starts with a mildly percussive track called "You Won't Feel a Thing," which is not a bad start; it has a slightly quicker pace and great instrumentals. The next song is "For The First Time," a song that takes a few listens to get in your head, but once it does it has you singing the chorus. The message is about experiencing love as if it is the first time every time, with two lovers down on their luck; it has a positive tone even if the story unfolding is a little depressing, but it doesn't cause one to feel depressed. "Nothing" is a good song to follow, and has a great intro, slightly existentialist, "Am I better off dead? Am I better off a quitter?" depressing, but then works its way into the chorus well as the tempo speeds up slightly. The title track is next, which basically describes the struggle between the two sides, and how they are as oil and water,unable to compromise, which does not seem open-minded, because it basically says that science has no passion " You won't find heart and soul in the stars/ you can break everything down to chemicals/ but you can't a explain love like ours, basically because you can have a passion for learning and exploring new ideas, just because science may be more calculable does not mean it is devoid of passion. Just Sayin'. However the next two songs,  "If You Ever Come Back," which is almost like this album's answer to "The Man Who Can't be Moved", and "Long Gone and Moved On" are good, but are just there. The next song, "Dead Man Walking" has a great intro, nice steady light bassline and good percussion, with a nice lil' bridge; This is one of my favorites from this album. "This=Love," is the next song and it's subject is easy to determine, its tone is positive, and it's beat is steady, but not in the forefront, but keeps the song going with the vocalist's desciption of love in the chorus, and a little freestyle by O' Donoghue toward the end. "Exit Wounds" is another good song, and a great stadium anthem for those people who feel downtrodden, but not to be afraid to show,or be, who you are. Great message and instrumentals! The next song,"Bullet From A Gun" isn't too bad either,but I think I like the last song, "Walk Away," better which has a nice drumbeat, great guitar and piano backing instrumentals. BEST SONGS: You Won't Feel a Thing, For The First Time, Nothing, Dead Man Walking, Exit Wounds,(Bullet From a Gun?), Walk Away.