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Matchbook Romance

Matchbook Romance Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 You Can Run, But We'll Find You
2 Surrender
3 My Mannequin Can Dance
4 Goody, Like Two Shoes
5 Monsters
6 Say It Like You Mean It
7 Portrait
8 Singing Bridges (We'll All Fall)
9 Fiction
10 What A Sight
11 I Wish You Were Here

Editorial Reviews

The band's sophomore release is a stunning artistic triumph. They've grown up, and in that process, reinvented themselves, delivering a record with much wider appeal than anything they've ever done. "Voices" holds close to MBR's emotional, post hardcore roots while delivering massive sing-along choruses that'll carry the band to the widest possible audience. The first single and video, "Monsters", shows a group that has arrived, with a newly confident sound that'll be everywhere in 2006.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.92 x 5.51 x 0.39 inches; 3.65 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Epitaph / Ada
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ Voices
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 28, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Epitaph / Ada
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000E115BI
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 65 ratings

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Envomtonix
5.0 out of 5 stars A great album.
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2019
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Great album.
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Janeie
5.0 out of 5 stars Forever in love!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2019
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Love this album!
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ELM
5.0 out of 5 stars There Really is Something to a Rock Band that Says: Screw the Scene, Screw the Fans, Lets make the Best Rock Album we Can Make
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2006
I liked Stories and Alibi's but I wasn't a huge fan. I didn't like the nasaly vocals and aside from a few songs the rest of the album all sounded the same. For a cliche emo CD it was pretty good though. Emo pop/rock isn't as bad as it's cracked up to be. Any form of mainstream music has a lot of musical merit because it does one thing that music critics rip it for: It's so appealing that it gains mass appeal. In turn though, as with anything that becomes a huge trend, emo will devour itself through replication and the mainstream will turn against it for being "too popular." After all "cool" is a sense that you're unique in some way. When it's everywhere, and everyone is listening to it....it becomes uncool.

If this band did not re-invent it's style it would basically run the risk of (as someone else above noted) jumping on a ship that is sinking in uncool waters. It's not that emo is bad, it's that every trend comes to an end. That's just the way pop culture works. In one way you can think of emo as this generations 80's hair metal. Both are poppy, both were very MTV inspired mainstream, both inspired fashions, and eventually both will be looked back on as a fond trend. Only really great artists that can adapt stick around for years. But cheer up emo kids, bands like Matchbook Romance that re-invent themselves will at least survive the crash when it does come (how long is still up in the air).

Anyway...here's my review. This CD is a big improvement musically over there other CD. The one thing that was shocking to me was that the lead singer actually has a great rock voice. He's not just some nasaly whiney kid with a guitar. The band also experiments with a lot of big sound, which is missing from most rock today. This is a rock band now, and hopefully in the future they will continue to grow even further away from pop.

The downside to this CD is that like the last CD a lot of the tracks sound the same. On the last CD a lot of the songs had the same emo-ish tempo and you could insert any of their songs lyrics over any guitar track and you'd never know the difference. This CD falls into the same type of problem. Except it's not the emo sound that's repetitous. It's the long poweful power vocals (which sound excellent) that get a bit repetitous. But overall there is a lot more diversity than the last CD so they're moving in the right direction.

I'd give it 4 stars total as an enjoyable rock CD, but I'll give them the fifth star for having the guts to take the musical risk and I hope it pays off for them.

Best Tracks (All 10's in my opinion): Monsters, Surrender, My Mannequin Can Dance, You Can Run, Say it like you mean it
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T.S. Ward
3.0 out of 5 stars Where's Matchbook Romance?
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2006
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Looking at it as a generic album, "Voices" offers obvious talent and a decent sound. Looking at it as an album from Matchbook Romance, I'm hard pressed to find the band anywhere within. "Stories and Alibis" and "West for Wishing" were amazing. "Voices" however speaks nothing of the creativity and powerful lyrics that I have come to except from the band. Some may say that the band has "matured" but a listen to this album makes it clear that this is not the case. If you're expecting Matchbook Romance from this album, turn away. If you're expecting a decent sounding EMO album, then by all means, continue.
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Brett Drisgula
5.0 out of 5 stars Much Different, But A Good Change
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2006
It seems to me that the all around theme on the reviews for this album is the word "Change", and to most people that would encompass a poor album rating, which isn't entirely fair for this band. I thoroughly enjoyed their first EP and I did like their full length "Stories and Alibis", however the vocals were a bit dry and monotonistic. When I first got this album I played it while doing something else and after the first song I said "Wait, is this the same band?" I could have sworn for some time that they had gotten a new vocalist, but realized he was just singing a bit differently and louder rather than monotonistic. After listening to the songs and their lyrics, I realized that the album was in fact very well put together and had a set of very well designed songs and interesting plots inside of them. The CD holds a constant emotional theme and keeps an alternative feel without bleeding into the Hard Rock or screamo category. The last two songs (along with the bonus track near minute 11 after the 11th track) have a radiohead feel to them in the style of the singing and style of the music. I was surprised to hear this but, being a radiohead fan, quite enjoyed it and they have grown to be 3 of my favorite songs on the album. All in all the CD is very good and inovative and a slight glimpse into how the band is progressing and what we can expect to see in the future for their next album (or more). Quickly reviewing the tracks, 1-3 are up-beat and move along together very well. Track 4 has a slower feel and is about 7 minutes long, but it keeps your attention, is one of the best songs on the album and is a good break before track 5. Track 5 has a very hypnotic sound to it, mixed with a great guitar rif near the end and the melodic clapping and guitar playing in the beginning of the song and each chorus. Tracks 6-9 have the same feel as the first 3 tracks and move well together as well, and 10-11 and the bonus track have a slower radiohead feel to them and it is a good way to slow down and end the album. The only problem I had with the CD is the time in-between the end of the 11th track and the bonus track. The bonus track is great but I hate having to hold the fast forward button down for a minute in order to listen to it. So if you like this band prior to buying it expect change, if you're afraid of change, then welcome to the 21st century and music in general; deal with it or miss out on a great band.
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