Thrice "Major/Minor"

"Yellow Belly" is not afraid to digest tones and energy of earlier records but tries a beat that hops instead of gallops, but I prefer the synergy of these two elements rather than a faster paced track. "Promises" are made and broken, kept, or made to be broken and deceive because "..we promise pretty things/And we pledge with diamond rings/We profess undying love/But does that word hold any weight/When we reserve the right to break/Any vow that draws our blood." The song starts with such a powerful first stanza. I'm "Blinded" by the dust from the galloping beat starting the track because it seems odd placed with the riff, and then hits a nice tempo after that. The underlining bassline syncs well with the beat, and gives way to that same spacey/distrotion Vhiessu-style that first appeared after the minute mark.The song's lyrics deal with being someone struggling with both sides of light; born from the dark, but chosen to defend those on, and of the light. Just check these: "Yeah, you held my eyes to the sun till I could see that/That I was worse than I ever feared I could be

But somehow, I was loved more than I ever dared to believe." I guess I was just suffering from "Cataracts" instead of blindness, which has a real groovy rythym section with a nice bridge.We start out with a great stride in the drum pattern that slowly morphs into another signature, despite its pace leaving the vocals to "Call It in The Air" and a dark riff to create the illusion of fog after the ascension. Then we return to that soaring chorus where "You have to choose/And what you stand to lose you've been putting up all of your life/Call it in my hand..." and then you will see, how the last thirty seconds can be a great finish to start "Treading Paper." The latter starts with a jazzy synergy and groove. The song's lyrics are existential, and really powerful for those who don't believe they have a purpose , just read the last few stanza's. It's also pretty relatable to almost anyone because they have that moment in time,at least once, where they wonder what their purpose is. The next song seems to move in "Blur" with its speed, more so than the pace of some of their other songs that were faster; the energy is reminiscent or earlier albums, yet the musicality has improved. They have been getting better with each release. Of course, there is a slow down period, and the speed is not blistering (but it doesn't need to be) and its not just another quick generic'punk'song. "Words In The Water" come to the shore by the 0:55 and thirty six seconds start with this propulsive backing beat (double-bass?) and a restrained leading beat with a downtempo riff but lighter chorus acompaniment. The lyrics seem pessismistic as a curse has fallen upon our hero, this infinite sadness, this self loathing, and this book whose weight is the cause of it,until someone rips the burden out of the hand and the curse follows suit. starts on a powerful instrumental note, and the rythym section makes it much easier to "Listen Through Me" even "Though we're men of lips unclean/I speak truly/What you only think you've heard Everything." If they had an "Anthology" of their best work it would not be able to fit on one disc without it being an injustice, and the starting riff is celebratory, we can call it poppy, but just sounds slightly different than some of the songs they had written. That short twenty second passage after 2:58 with the building drum and lite riff was real nice. I was "Disarmed"by the beauty of this song with it's soaring harmonies and beautiful instrumentals, and it cut the power of my words off too apparently. Dangit! These SOngs are in the Majors: Yellow Belly, Promises, Blinded, Cataracts, Call It in The Air, Treading Paper, Words in the Water, Anthology Minors: Blur, Listen Through Me, and Disarmed .