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Frankenchrist | USA | 10/25/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Shedding their adolescent pop punk skin and moving forward into the progressive realm of music, DON'T LOOK DOWN are doing their impersonation of a butterfly on the verge of spreading their wings. Their "The Fear In Love" album is a plausible departure from their previous pop punk ways and it shows through a clearly defined, linear soundscape that is somewhat dark and ultimately sincere. Rather than relying the tried and true methods, DON'T LOOK DOWN placed emphasis and more instrumentation while still touching upon the attractiveness of pop punk. This record in particular could be weighed against SELFMADEMAN'S most recent effort or within the field of play for that specific style of music. Driving rock beats with pushy energy fused with the sincerity of someone who has gained wisdom in a very short period of time is right about where DON'T LOOK DOWN are headed with this one. Blessedly, they aren't a cheap fabrication of all the non-descript punk rock bands out there. Their mood and steadiness throughout the record does explore the outer reaches of pop punk but as with most of the songs, they come back to their newly discovered level of musical development. This record was neither too simple nor too complex. It worked in between those lines and produced satisfying beats, a tempered pace, mid to upper octave vocals and a constant barrage of rock motivated rhythms. Check out songs like "Trust is a Word", "Down and Out", "The Fear in Love" and "Dramatic You." If these don't turn you into a fan, then DON'T LOOK DOWN isn't for you.

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