Hawthorne Heights - Silence in Black White (11 tracks) +Album Reviews +Used CD available for Swap

Why is there no 0 stars rating?

Alec Sprinkle | OKC | 01/04/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I'd like to open the floor by laughing at something I just read: "I'd rather spend $20 on a Hawthorne Heights album with only three songs it than spend $1 on any book, it's as simple as that. So if you want to go spend your precious money on books that teach you nothng, then fine. But if you want to spend a mere $15 on a CD that will leave you fulfilled for years to come, then go and buy this Hawthorne Heights album. If you know what real music is, then you'll appreciate this album to the fullest." (Note: This was a 5 star review)

#1. This is what's wrong with society today! We gain all of our knowledge from music, and nothing from books.

#2. Would you really spend $20 on a 3 song cd? If that's the case, I'll make a CD for you with 18 songs that are all like this group. Can I have $54 now?

#3. Simply the line, "So if you want to go spend your precious money on books that teach you nothng, then fine." You just slaughtered yourself with that one!

ON TO THE CD REVIEW:

Note: If this review makes it past the board of amazon, I'll be surprised!

What in the hell is wrong with America that suicide is such a dream for mass quantities? "So cut my wrists and black my eyes" ... "Yesss!! Man, that's so good!" Are you retarded? Seriously!

"As days go by I swear I'll try (I'll wait for you) until I die, anything for you" Aww, how sweet. Wait, no it's not, it's a wasted life. Though, it really won't even be that long since he's about to slit his wrist anyway.

Also, I honestly can't tell the difference in the songs. They all sound the same! So, for the guy above, those 18 songs are going to sound the same, and the lyrics will be about how my life sucks without you and that I can't make it on my own. I may have a go at writing a HH song. :::(ahem)::: anything in (parentheses) is screamed horribly:

My life is so dark

So dark without you here (without you)

I can't live my life

I can't function without you (with - out youuuu)

Here's a bottle of my tears

I cried when I was (without you)

I have a hundred more

That I'll eventually give you (give youuuu)

*Chorus*

So tie the noose and tie it tight

There won't be sleep for me tonight (no sleep)

I'll just hang out and wait

For you to find me with a broken heart and neck (no sleeep)

When I'm gone

You can have my heart (take my heart)

You'll find inside

A picture of you in there (take my heart)

My life is so lonely

Even though I see you all the time (all the time)

Now I can watch over you

Once I'm heart broken in heaven (break my heart)

Repeat chorus until satisfied...

Hey, not bad for completely off the top of my head! I should be in a band!

I've heard that this band was so good since they had two vocalists, eh? Well, that doesn't mean they're good. Sonny and Cher were two singers, and they are horrible! Try Brand New if you want duel singers.

If you want a band with a screamer that's good, check out a real band: Rise Against!"

If you claim this cd to be anything above mediocre, listen t

You Need | Minnesota | 09/29/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Alright. First off, if you are claiming that HH is unique in anyway, you really need to listen to more music.

And by music, I don't mean the stuff that MTV feeds to you in a bottle and claims it is the next big thing.

This band features nothing special about them... regurgitated lyrics they mopped up from the floor and added music to is not special. I doubt any line in the entire CD is sincere, let alone a stanza.

The lyrics... man.. the lyrics. I was actually going along with the music and everything for a while... then "cut my wrists" jumped in there and I punched the guy's ovaries for writing it. Seriously, if you cannot pickup on his definate ploy to infultrate little girl's plastic minds then you truly need to turn your tv off and stop watching Maury and MTV.

The song structure is amazingly predictable and they followed the same patterns for every song. This is probably the best CD in most people who own it's collection, which says a lot, so I suppose you think they are something special.

They arent. Do yourself a favor and listen to something unique in any aspect. This band reminds me of the likes of any boy band. What's popular at the time? Alright. Do that, take money from 13 year old girl's parents. Great plan.

In any case, bands such as My Chemical Romance (whome I have followed since the release of their first cd, and it seems that every single middle school girl has the same flippin shirt now... kinda irritates me) and Motion City Soundtrack deserve recognition. This band does not.

For some truly unique music listen to mewithoutYou.

Also. None of you know what emo music is. If you haven't heard Sunny Day Real Estate and The Promise Ring then you truly have no clue with actual emo music is. Actual emo music doesnt exist anymore."

Wow. just. . . wow.

Collin D. Foust | Ohio | 03/24/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Okay, I finally got my hands on a copy of this album cheap enough to warrant actually giving it a chance. (yea, I found a discarded copy on the sidewalk.) I forced myself to listen through this album twice for the purpose of writing an objective review. I'm as horrified as I thought I would be.

Like one other reviewer, I thought this band was a joke when I first heard their ad on MTV. I thought it was a sad, sick, f***ed-up joke. Oh god, I wish I'd been right.

The most noteworthy part of this album is the lyrics. I can't say anything that hasn't been said before. They're emo-core. It's pretty much a bunch of emo cliches, but taken to a new level of intensity. In fact, I think they're the first band to say something as forwardly emo as "cut my wrists and black my eyes" The lyrics alone are enough to make me never give this album a third chance. Seriously, I grew up listning to a fair bit of Kurt Cobain, and I think this is over-the-top downtrodden bulls***.

I don't say this as someone who limits myself to music between Green Day and Good Charlotte, as some other reviewers do. No, I listen to classic rock, jazz, alternative rock, metal, emo, punk, blues, hip-hop, pop, mainstream rock, even the occasional country. I'm not someone who's limited myself to whatever rock's been on the radio for the past year. I'm not to busy sitting in my room, crying, listening to Taking Back Sunday and slicing up my wrist to get out there and appreciate some real music.

Out of a collection of 1000 CDs, this is the one I own that infuriates me the most, pretty much because of those lyrics. Oh, the guitar work is decent for generic rock. The drumming is solid, but far from spectacular. The bass really isn't there like it should be.

So for you kids who want to listen to something modern, relevant, deep, compelling, enjoyable, and yet still with a darker edge to it, I suggest you try one of the following bands instead: Tool, Nirvana, Mastodon, heck, even some Marilyn Manson will introduce you to some valid social points that you won't get out of this self-important crap.

Seriously, to get into some more intelligent dark music, pick up Tool's Lateralus or AEnima, or Perfect Circle's 13th Step.

high points:

decent guitar

the're good at keeping time, i guess

um....

low points:

self-important, whiny, over-the-top-screamo lyrics.

lack of bass

lack of musical variety

"lack of rapping :-P "

mediocre production"

Learn how to write a review please...

Austin | Michigan | 04/12/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I like this CD. Now, I dont consider myself "emo". I dont normally listen to this type of music, I dont dress in black, I dont stress over a girlfriend just breaking up with me, or any of the other stereotypes associated with emo... This is just a good CD. Now if you dont like screaming at all, you might not like it too much. Myself, I didnt really care for screaming at first, but after multiple listens, it grew on me (in this CD atleast...). This is an emotional CD, and the screaming really helps to pull out that emotional aspect. There isnt an abundance of it, and it doesnt sound bad. The vocals are good, their on key, they dont whine at all. On the first few listens, this CD didnt sound that great. But I gave it a chance, and found that it really grew on me. So I would recommend you give it a good chance too, if you dont mind a bit of screaming. Overall, I think this is a well done CD.

On another note, if you plan on giving a CD a bad review, take the time to explain why. Just saying: "It sucks, dont buy it" doesnt really tell anyone why not to buy it. Tell us why you dont like it, and for Heaven's sake try to sound the least bit intelligent..."

An Album That Won't Disappoint

S. McConnell | 03/09/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Hawthorne Heights is one of the best bands I have heard in far too long. There are so many "screamo" bands that have no depth, can't be understood and pretty much just suck all around. HH's The Silence In Black And White has amazing haunting vocals with screaming in the background. The melody with the screaming makes for a beautiful combination that I never get tired of. I have seen HH in concert 3 times and continue to be blown away by them."

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