Hello my music fiends!
Today, I listened to Framing Hanley's second album, "A Promise To Burn." If you're a huge Framing Hanely fan, I suggest you read this before buying this album.
I first heard the single "You Stupid Girl" a couple months ago and I really liked it. I thought it was generally the same sounding band from the first album so I got really excited for this album. It turns out that it lied to us all. Every song on this album sounds like a completely different band. I was really, REALLY, disappointed in listening to it.
The songs are all very slowed down. They could have been way faster paced. While reading the lyrics along with the songs, I kept getting ahead of myself because I felt like they should have finished their sentence by then. If they had sped up the lyrics, they would have had time to throw in some decent guitar riffs. The music itself was dreadful to listen to.
The lyrics were just as bad. I know I shouldn't be picking it apart as I did,but there was this huge grammar mistake that just bothered me. Nixon sang "I'm not goin' nowhere." If you didn't see what was wrong with that... then pay no attention to me and my grammar Nazi ways. Another thing was they used some pretty cheesy lines. Such as "This isn't a song about candy, but we're still suckers the same." Wow Framing Hanley, that was cute... but no, not for lyrics to a serious song.
Some of the better songs were "You Stupid Girl" and "Livin' So Divine." Thsoe were literally the only two songs that were worth listening to. There were too many slow songs; they got soft on us. I actually couldn't even finish the last song because I just wanted it to end.
I will give them props on some stuff. They tried out some new instruments and new techniques in their songs, but they didn't execute it right. I think they jumped too far ahead. They tasted success and thought they should try a totally new sound right away; they should have waited until their next album.
This album is what I call "homework music." It's okay to listen to while you're doing homework for background noise because you know you won't be singing it. It's a mediocre album at best. I thought they took a huge step back. And for those of you who absolutely loved the album and think I have no idea whatI'm talking about, you're kinda wrong. I love Framing Hanley. Their first album was amazing and I listen to it frequently, so I'm not just saying this album sucks because I want to.
One last thing, this review is based off of my first listen to it. And while I don't think I'll ever get used to this album, maybe after a few listens you could get used to it. All I'm saying is, for those who don't know Framing Hanley and enjoy some mellowy (<--not a word) music, I say give it a listen, you might like it. For those who love Framing Hanley and really like their old sound, just buy the single, "You Stupid Girl." That's all you'll listen to if you do buy the CD.
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Framing Hanley Members:
- Kenneth Nixon: Vocals, Piano, Guitar
- Ryan Belcher: Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals
- Brandon Wootten: Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Luke McDuffee: Bass, Backing Vocals
- Chris Vest: Drums
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