mewithoutYou - It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright

earlessdog · 06-26-2009, 12:24 PM

01 - every thought a Thought of You
02 - the Fox, the Crow, and the Cookie
03 - the Angel of Death came to David's room
04 - goodbye, I !
05 - a Stick, a Carrot & String
06 - bullet to Binary (pt. two)
07 - Timothy hay
08 - Fig with a Bellyache
09 - Cattail Down
10 - the King Beetle on a Coconut Estate
11 - Allah, Allah, Allah

earlessdog · 06-26-2009, 12:25 PM

Suggested guide for voting
10 - Amazing CD. Everyone should own it.
9 - Among the best of the year.
8 - One of the top CDs around, but could have been improved in a few places.
7 - Not a bad CD, but could have been better in a number of places.
6 - Pretty good for it's genre, but overall it's only acceptable.
5 - Decent CD, but only if you're a big fan of this genre.
4 - If you love this band, you'll like this CD. Otherwise, probably not.
3 - If you're a fan of this genre, the CD is barely acceptable.
2 - If you're a big fan of this band, this CD is tolerable.
1 - Even if you like this band, you won't like this CD.

earlessdog · 06-29-2009, 02:39 PM

I have to give this a 9.

So, i've never really been a mewithoutYou listener, though I have all their albums on my computer (my brother is a big fan and buys their music). I mean a listen to a few songs here and there, but i've never actually gone and listened to a full album before.

Well, my brother bought this right away and was listening to it a lot, and so I was hearing a lot of it and I was really loving the vocal melodies. So I listened to it. I can't STOP listening to it.

The album is incredible, diverse, incredibly catchy and eccentric. I love the lyrics, and as I had mentioned before, the vocal melodies are awesome. He doesn't do his yelling like their famous for (except on the song "Bullet To Binary (pt. two)")
What's keeping it from a 10? There is one song I don't really like, I find it too annoying, it's called "Fig With a Bellyache"
I highly recommend this album for someone looking for a rather laid back album with great melodies, originality, and lyrics.

relient nelson · 06-30-2009, 02:54 PM

Fig with a Bellyache is the only thing I can find that I don't love on this album as well. 9

**tenwatt** · 05-19-2010, 01:33 PM

I love this album. It's NOT classic mwY but it's still great in diversity. I like "Fig with a Bellyache". It makes me think...a lot. Just trying to figure out the meaning behind the song is an adventure.

earlessdog · 05-19-2010, 07:10 PM

A lot of people try to decipher a lot of these lyrics into Biblical/Christian meanings, even though the singer got a lot of these lyrics from limerick type things that are known in his father's religion.

**tenwatt** · 05-20-2010, 07:19 AM

Yeah...a lot of Aaron's lyrics are based off Sufi Muslim teachings and stories. That's a part of his background. I think it's astounding to see how he has taken those teachings and related them to his Christian faith. I've studied his lyrics a LOT. I started a thread to discuss them here. I'd love to see that conversation go somewhere.

Caged Love · 03-25-2011, 09:31 PM

I would also give this CD a 9, as "Fig With A Bellyache" does make for a rather annoying cog in this musical machine. But I love the lyrics and the different instruments the band uses to create such a beautiful sound. Aaron is probably my favorite lyric writer, they just never cease to amaze me.

Gaetano Paul · 03-28-2011, 10:03 PM

Have not actually listened to it, but thought about voting anyways as track one is real good.