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Awesome CD

Miss Print | NYC | 05/06/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard of Plain White T's through a friend and after finding their album "Every Second Counts" (and loving it!) I decided to go and find the band's other CDs too.



It's hard to pick one favorite song here because they're all so good. Like most of the band's songs the lyrics are really powerful. Sometimes they're called Alternative and Punk, but I'd term their music as closer to rock--something similar to Daniel Powter and a little softer than Matchbox 20 (circa "More than you think you are") and a little angrier/punkier than Train.



"Radios in Heaven" is likely the most well known song on this album. It's a classic lost love ballad and is quite good. However, I find the band's break up songs to be much more powerful and evocative. My personal favorite on this CD is "Penny (Perfect for you)." The song begins with the recurring line "What's your car doing outside his house, it's three o'clock in the morning"--a line that sets up the theme for rest of the song. Interestingly, this song keeps the same tempo and upbeat sound of other songs on the album (like "Happy Someday"--a forward-looking song about not dwelling on regrets) so that it is only with repeated listening that the underlying meaning comes through.



That's the great thing about this album. The songs are all multi-dimensional and offer a unique experience."

The original plain white t's cd with fearless records...

Rachel Olsen | stuck in the suburbs | 05/08/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"i love this cd! it's my favorite of all of their cds. it seems so real, because it is. these songs were written when the guys were regular people, complaining about life as a teenager in the suburbs. i can relate to a lot of the songs, and they're super catchy. Penny is my favorite song by the t's. this cd sounds completely unmanufactured, which is probably why i love it so much.



buy it you crazy kids!"