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Every Second Counts
by Hollywood Records
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Audio CD
Publisher: Hollywood Records
Format: Extra tracks
Contains the smash hit, "Hey There Delilah"!
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| delilah drives me nuts |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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If I hear Hey There Delilah I want to slit my wrists - both ways because I can't remember which way is harder for the EMTs to stitch up. Whiny and annoying. Why do people like this?
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| A Little Too Alternative for Me. |
| Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 |
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One Thing is the reason I bought this CD, and I just have not warmed to the other cuts on this CD. I intend to continue to give it a chance though. I have it in my regular CD rotation in my car.
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| I HATE HEY THERE DELILIAH |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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As a fan of the Plain White T's from back in 2003 when they put out "Stop" which I'm sure most of you have never heard of, I have to say that this album is terrible. I was actually really excited for this album to come out. I enjoyed "Stop" and loved "All That We Need" so how could this not be good. Well to start off they decided to re-release Hey There Deliliah which was a pretty good song off of "All That We Need" until they re-released it and mainstream radio got ahold of it and played it every 15 minutes. Everytime I hear that two chord song now I literally want to smash my head against a wall. So that alone pretty much makes me hate this band, a band I used to really liked until they decided to become "popular". And yes they(or someone associated with them) make the concious choice to become popular. All the other songs on the album are basically trying to be just as mainstream as Hey There Deliliah with very unclever lyrics and basic guitar and drum beats. The whole album is way to over produced giving it a sound like they were trying way to hard. Overall this was a terrible step for this band...if you like this album you should probably try giving their old(good) albums a listen so you know what good Plain White T's sounds like.
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| Nothing out of the ordinary |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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Seem like every time a band or artist comes out with a distinct or new style there is invariably followed by a bunch of bands or artist who simply follow in their footsteps.
Well there is no exception here. They are just the flavor of the month. They remind me of "Coldplay" There is absolutely nothing new or fresh here. Your typical teen angst type band with typical teen angst songs. Pretty boring really.
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| Making Every Second Count |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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The Plain White T's "Every Second Counts" Review
It is safe to say that the Plain White T's have finally broken through into the mainstream of American music. With their number one single "Hey There Delilah" and the release of their fourth album "Every Second Counts," The Plain White T's are a force to be reckoned with in the recording world. For almost a decade, the band has been playing to audiences craving the perfect pop-punk punch, but they have never had a more successful year than 2007.
The "T's" journey to the top began in the fall of 1997 when they started playing in various clubs around the Chicago area. They gained a small devout following from those performances, but the real inspiration for the band came from something unexpected. In the summer of 1999, lead singer and band leader Tom Higgenson was almost killed in a car accident. The event, which resulted in a ruptured kidney and a lacerated lung, gave Higgenson a newfound appreciation for life. As a result, the songwriting process of the band grew and they began to be noticed.
The band's rise from obscurity in Chicago to a mainstream phenomenon shows that Higgenson and the band really are making every second count. The album "Every Second Counts" is the reason for the band's recent success. "Every Second Counts" was first released in September of 2006 but received no recognition. It was not until the band included their newly arranged acoustic track "Hey There Delilah", taken from their 2005 album "All that we needed", that the album gained momentum. Ever since then, the band has exploded onto the pop scene. The album reached number ten on the Billboard top one hundred in August of last year, and the band spent the year touring with the likes of Jimmy Eat World and Fall Out Boy. The band also scored two Grammy nominations this year.
"Every Second Counts" is a fusion of pop, rock, and indie styles that appeals most to a young audience who understands how powerful love and heartbreak can be. The album consists of twelve songs and "Hey There Delilah" is a bonus track. The "T's" open the album with "Our Time Now", a catchy tune which has an energetic lead guitar and a youthful exuberance to it. The song bursts out of the start gate with a trendy catch phrase, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh," and a fast paced rhythm. Lead guitarist Dave Tirio steals the show in this one, an inspiring opening song. The second song "Come Back to Me" retains the fast-paced rhythm of "Our Time Now," but trades inspirational guitar and instrumentals for a touching vocal part. It is a high-powered, modern love song. Tom Higgenson uses this song to set the tone of the album.
"Hate (I really don't like you)," the third song, and "You and Me," the album's fourth are the meat of Tom Higgenson's lineup. Higgenson says that "Hate" is "kind of vindictive, the story of this girl that I liked who just blew me off, but I couldn't be that mean, so it's more like I'm pissed off." "You and Me" is a masterfully written song which, unlike "Hate," reveals all the positive qualities of love through cute and appealing lyrics such as "You know what I'm going to say before my mouth even makes a sound" and "We both laugh at the most random situations/That's the key baby don't you agree."
Throughout the album, Higgenson sings of hook-ups and break-ups and the emotional rollercoaster in between. He seems unsure whether he should embrace love or be afraid of getting hurt. The order of the album's songs makes no logical sense. The album starts out with a joyful proclamation that it's "Our Time Now," and digresses to Higgenson's plea of "Come Back to Me." Then Higgenson proceeds to tell us how much he "Hate(s)" a girl, yet "You and Me" are perfect for each other. Next, he sings that "Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk," but we should be "Making a Memory." Confusing isn't it? Believe me, Higgenson is just his confused about his love life as you are about his song sequencing. After that, Higgenson declares that this girl is "So Damn Clever," and she is "Tearin' Us Apart," but he's still going to "Write You a Song." Then, in "Figure It Out," Higgenson makes his confusion public in the most telling line of the whole album: "I didn't mean that, I really mean that."
How can such a confused line up of songs achieve such great success? Perhaps it is because most people can relate to Higgenson through his emotional roller coaster of love. Higgenson seems to really make an effort throughout the album to connect with his audience. The unique way in which Higgenson makes his personal stories universal helps him make a personal connection with his audience, and makes Higgenson's heart touching songs all the more effective. In one of the songs Higgenson actually sings to his audience, "I wish you could understand the way/I felt when she looked at me today."
The songs are beautifully poetic with moving harmonics. The drums are laid back yet always punctual, and both the lead guitar and bass guitar lead with an addictive rhythm. The vocal harmonies that Tom Higgenson and bass guitarist Mike Retondo create in many of the album's songs are simple, but priceless to a musician's ear. The glue of one of the most emotional songs of the album, "Write You a Song," is the harmonies which Higgenson and Retondo create. They bring some what of a laid back quality to the up-tempo flare that the Plain White T's have.
This album is truly a groundbreaking ordeal for the Plain White T's. The band managed to not deviate too far from their pop-punk style, yet they successfully incorporated new age harmonics and love-struck lyrics to create a sound similar to that of pop superstars Dashboard Confessional and The Killers. You will find this album on replay in my I-Pod and in my car stereo. The "T's" have found their blueprint for mainstream success, and now all they have to do is duplicate it to prove that they are not a one-hit wonder. I guess that is easier said than done.
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Our Time Now
Come Back To Me
Hate (I Really Don't Like You)
You And Me
Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk
Making A Memory
So Damn Clever
Tearin' Us Apart
Write You A Song
Gimme A Chance
Figure It Out
Let Me Take You There
Hey There Delilah
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