Either I will review one album at a time or compare records to see if one is better than the other one. This time it is both albums from The Script! We'll start with the first record form them. The self-titled record starts off with a great song "We Cry" that has this great backing bassline, and a stories are told of lives started and dreams that failed because of circumstances the people could not change. Depressing, yes, but what do you expect from a song called "We Cry". The next track is called "Before The Worst" which is a good song to follow, has almost a muted jazz feel, with a lighter tone than the preceding track. "Talk You Down" has a slightly quicker pace than the last song with a slightly quicker vocal delivery in the choruswith the same piano part played throughout to keep it going. Another one of my favorites would be "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" which tells of a story of a man, possibly the vocalist ,O' Donoghue, who will wait for his missing love and will stay there waiting until she comes back, no matter what. It has a nice hip hop drumline, and steady guitar, with a positive tone and story of the power of the human spirit or love. The biggest song from the album is probably "Breakeven" which technically was released as a single after "The Man Who Can't Be Moved," but hit radio before that song. It is a good song, and has a good drumline followed by some pretty nice guitar (low-key). However it is back to the depressing story of how love can tear someone apart! Never fear! Their best, or close to their, best song is next: "Rusty Halo," which channels the vocal delivery of October-era Bono ( most apparant in the woah-oh-ohhh-oh), and channels the Police with an awesome bassline in a reggae/punk delivery; The drums sound great as well changing pace several times, ever so slightly. This is probably their "heaviest" song, the killer bass makes it, and sounds the most different from the rest of the songs, which are good, but at points sound the same.The lyrics are great, though at times repetitive, the chorus goes "Everytone's runnin' from something/ but not sure when it's comin/ so we keep runnin' and runnin' gotta..." It's true though, most of us are moving so fast we don't even pay attention to what is goin on sometimes, or pay attention to life passing us by. Hard to follow up a song such as "Rusty Halo," but they do so with "The End Where I Begin" that starts slow, but then at the chorus speeds up the pace and releases a quicker vocal delivery that emanates sincerity, and goes back to slower pace; predictable, but it works! I like the next two songs "Fall For Anything" and "If You See Kay". The message of the former is simple: stand up for something you believe in or than just fall for anything, which is almost the chorus word for word. Great instrumentals and message. I do like the latter a little better. It has a hip hop beat again, and guitar that almost sounds like a bookend to "We Cry," but with a slower pace. It also tells the story of someone looking for a friend who is lost, I don't think literally, and a girlfriend gone. I do not like how it ends with "I'm Yours",it seems as if the song were before "If You See Kay" the ending would make a little more sense, I'm not sure. It is a somber, and reflective song, but one that does not sound right at the end. Best Songs : We Cry, Man Who Can't Be Moved, Breakeven,Rusty Halo,Fall For Anything,If You See Kay.
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