Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Not bad, but not mind-shattering either.
I bought this CD because of the single "Fine Again," which is a really good, catchy, depressing song about alcoholism. I have to admit, my expectations weren't extremely high for this CD. I pretty much knew it was going to be another new-millennium grunge CD and that's exactly what it is. Seether really aren't covering any ground that bands like Staind or Creed haven't covered already, but they still have a good sound that makes this CD easy to listen to. My major complaint about this CD, like most of it's kind, is that pretty much all of the songs sound the same. There really isn't much to break the monotony. There are the standard "heavy" moments and the mellow moments. The CD pretty much chugs along at the same pace and is rounded out nicely by the acoustic closer, "Broken." Standout tracks: "Gasoline," "Broken" and "Fine Again." Do I recommend this? Sure. It's nothing new to mainstream rock, but there really isn't too much to fault Seether on. They're not trying to change the world.
Rating: - Great debut album
This debut album from Seether is a great. Seether's sound can best be descirbed as Nirvana gone hard rock. The lead's singers voice on many tracks greatly resembles Kurt Cobain's. But don't get me wrong, in general the music is quite a bit harder than Nirvana. They nicely blend the hard songs with the more mellow one's. Personally I think the best tracks on the album are Fine Again, Driven Under, Sympathetic, Broken, Fade Away and 69 Tea. This is a very dark album, but infectiously catchy. If you like Chevelle, Taproot, Staind, or even Alice in Chains I would recommend this album to you.Here's a track breakdown: 1. Gasoline - very grungy song, extremely catchy chorus, nice heavy guitar riffs 8.5/10 2. 69 Tea - another grunge song that breaks into heavy guitar and drums during the chorus, also a catchy song, interesting lyrics 9/10 3. Fine Again - their first single, surely you've heard it on the radio, my favorite song on the cd, very dark song about alcoholism, catchiest chorus on the whole cd 10/10 4. Needles - Another very dark song, the tempo is medium paced, again breaking into heavy guitar riffs during the chorus with more of a mellow bridge 7.5/10 5. Driven Under - one of the slower songs on the cd. Very emotional lyrics, yet again with an exploding chorus. 7.5/10 6. Pride - one of the hardest songs on the cd. Has a faster pace than most of the other songs, almost growling like verses, than slows down for the chorus. This song doesn't follow the same model as the others. Awsome ending! 9/10 7. Sympathetic - Slowest song on the cd by far, the tune reminds me of Lifehouse, but before you get turned off give it a listen, they really pull it off! Super catchy chorus. This song is placed perfectly on the cd. Also unlike any other song on the cd. 10/10 8. Your Bore - Sounds similar to song # 4, listen to the drum beat they have going, it's great. Hard chorus. 8.5/10 9. Fade Away - Second slowest song on the Album. But it has a great sound to it, probably has the least voice fluctuation in it. Very mellow, but about 1/2 way through the guitar picks up and it sounds awsome. 9/10 10. Pig - Dark chorus, with almost a growling voice. Follows the pattern of most of the songs, but the way this song is put together is brilliant. They have the hard rock sound going strong on this track. 9/10 11. Fxxk It - This song earned this cd the explicit lyrics alone. Very dark. It goes from a mellow verse into a very hard chorus, harder than anything else on the cd. Also, very catchy. Growling vocals going on. 8/10 12. Broken - They end the cd with a lighter song, but it seems to sum up the album nicely. Mellow song, never really breaks into heasvy guitar riffs, but his voice sounds great on this song. Good way to end the cd. 8.5/10
Rating:  - Awesome Band
I think Seether has done a great job in the album, all the songs are great. I like Fine Again, Broken, Sympathetic, FXXK It (lol), Pig, and Pride. But i have to say that i like all the rest just as much. All the songs are different, but not that different, just enough so that the cd doesn't sound like one big song, like some bands (i won't mention names). But Seether is a really great band, i think the new DareDevil soundtrack is going to be awesome, it is going to have Seether, and 12 Stones in it and a lot of other great people! Other GREAT Bands: 12 stones, Drowning Pool, Chevelle, System of a Down, Staind, Sevendust, Trust Company, Saliva, Alien Ant Farm (sort of), Blink 182, Dead Kennedy's, The Exies, The Used, The Adicts, Oxymoron, Operation Ivy, Rancid, etc....
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