"(Motor) Way of Life" starts with a full tank, and ambition to rock on the road while blasting Siamese Dream. It sort of reminded me of FOB for a second with that opening. "Beech Like The Tree" starts with an addicitive swirling riff, and nice drumming, slow, fast, slow, fast, cool lil' solo, and is about a band who has helped them get their start, and they are greatful,but would like to be as famous as them, and hope that band wishes the same because "Two wishes are better than one, dude." "High At Five" is about life, growing up, worried where the future will take us, and if it will be what we want, being so tired one thinks they're crazy and "It's too much when there's not enough/In the glass that appears to be half full, but I can't fill it up." "Uni 9MM" is another really good track with a catchy hook, and great instrumentals, inncluding a nice breakdown, and a question asking if we are wasting their time doing what they're doing. Like we needed "Another Sad Song," but there is something about this song that sounds better than others, it could be the vocals or just the instrumentals and solo or lyrics like this" Don't cry, we all make mistakes from time to time/Unfortunately for me, being me was... mine." A faster/shorter song that goes to a tree house called "Marilyn's Mansion." A metaphor for a relationship is in the "Deadliest Catch," and that cliche-ridden, but true statement that there are plenty more fish in the sea; this song has me hooked. This next track is a short, fast paced rocker with gang vocals, that is dedicated to a girlfriend that is really starting to "Bug" him as he sings "I’m not sure if I’d like to hug, kiss or fight you./Being lead on was such a turn off." let's just say that this song does not bother me at all; more please. This habit either will cease to exist, or will continue until he dies in a song about smoking addiction.The song is a pretty mid-tempo pace but never fizzes out with the passion, and the feeliong of hopelessness when it comes to struggling financially and supporting a habit that iss bad for your health; in fact intead of the song going "Up in Smoke" it gets better after that breakdown. "Would You?Could You?" asks several more questions than that, but is about a friend's new girl that he doesn't like so much with a good moderately catchy arrangement ."Minimum wage is a maximum pain/But it often typically comes with the trade/Labouring is a drag but gives me the skills/To tour in the van, but to still pay my bills./If you graft through the valley of the shadow of s***/You'll be amazed what you can get if you work hard for it" in this song about "Working For The Man By Day, Sticking it To the Man By Night." The "R.O.I." stands for something that I don't know, but it seems to be "A song about a boy of Irish descent." There is something alluring about this song, and the lyrics create a metaphor of relationship and t.v. shows which is real interesting on "Live By The Remote, Die By The Remote." I am simply "Beside Myself" with this song; what is it with the riff that sounds so familiar? Maybe it reminded me of a tv show that was on the last song; I like the backing harmonies and the percussion in this song as well, almost as if it's a rock answer to a motown question The next song is well "Grounded" with the percussion and vocals, but his subject is grounded for lying and stealing. "Far Q" sounds real angry and has the lower bass, driving percussion, angry breakdown,with the biting letter to his father delivered with conviction and emotion "Dear Dad, I think about you every now and then/I hope to God that I don't turn out like you as I grip this pen/ Every time you cross my mind/I cross my heart and hope to die/That I won't ever let myself become a disappointment to my mum." They must be angry and "B.O.R.E.D," even though it's nothing special with all of its screaming and same pace; the lyrics are what makes this song. "Taping Songs off the Radio" is self explanatory, and is a real cute and endearing song that every music fan can relate to and makes you think; what if I lost all my favorite music?!!OHNO!! Worst things have happened and can,but that would stink. "I'm Not Bulimic (I Just Wanted to See How Far I Could Shove My Fingers Down My Throat" just is a song about current ills and stuff that bother young adults in the POV of one.His vocals remind me of Alexisonfire, and this song has a really nice slowed down gang-vocal second half. It has this ringing riff, screamed vocals, this short breakdown and great percussion, that may have someone hungry, but "Eating is Cheating," and "Fat slags are dressed to kill/With their short skirts barely covering arse cheeks making me ill/It's student night, I can get in wearing trainers and it's a pound a pint/I drank a hella lotta Stella/When I left my mates, and now I'm ready for a f*** or a fight." There are "No Belts" to prevent this song from falling up, and the lyrics are about their love of the music, but the hard truth that it's not just about money money money,but that it doesn't come like that. Their van is broken, and they're hopin it makes it to the gig "We've got debt up to our eyeballs and we won't be told/The game we play is a dangerous game/We're playing our lives away." This song should have them though considering the pace and furiosity that is unleashed in this song. Ah, a lying fake must deserve a"Face Full of Scars,"which is a grungy, bass groovy screamer about a friend who is changing his tune and trying to be hardcore and clever with a slow crawling pace. The bass, vocals, and guest vocals are a little better in "A/S/L," and the song is about the effect that facebook/myspace/and twitter have on the aspect of friendships/relationships and how we try to communicate with someone we may never meet,but would love to. I think this is something many young adults can relate to: he likes a singer,never met her and only communicates by computer, or a cute girlgut, whatever. "And I feel s******when her Twitter status tweets @some dude/And when she posts a blog I give her kudos based on her mood/ www.iloveyou.com/ willyousendmesomen00dz?" The next song may be "Down With The Kids" and ask "YO Music Scene, What Happened?" which are both about the current state of the scene and the lyrcs in the latter ring true as he screams"I know my lyrics aren't the best you've ever heard/But I say what I mean, and I mean every f****** word/I'm sick of listening to narrow-minded p****/Bumming third rate bands, they've all got s*** on their d****/ When you try to get posh, the meaning gets lost/So I'm thinking inside the box"as this angry riff and catchy rythym section answer the question.The former track relays heavy emotion of feeling hopeless that kids can relate too, and when they cannot scream they will; there is also that breakdown too. "Mike Duce's Symphony in D Minor"" starts with nice instrumentals and a less vicious attitude,but gets mad at the end...so close,but it is a good song. "EXTRA!EXTRA! Read All About It" this review is done, ends on a goodnote,while the writing on my part is worse than ever. Clever? no. If I had to choose the best songs on this record i would choose: Beech Like The Tree, Uni 9MM, Another Sad Song, Deadliest Catch, Bug, Working For The Man By Day, Sticking It To The Man By Night, Live By The Remote Die By The Remote, Grounded, Far Q, Taping Songs off The Radio, I'm Not Bulimic (I Just Wanted To See How Far I Could Stick My Fingers Down My Throat), Face Full of Scars, A/S/L/, Yo Music Scene What Happened? Mike Duce's Symphony No. 11 in D Minor, and EXTRA! EXTRA! Read All About It.
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