"Ok, there are some people who are grumbling about how much they liked "from one" and how this is worse. WRONG. I picked this cd up at my local music store (had only heard "Fallen Angels" on the radio but that song alone seemed enough to justify the purchase) AWESOME disc. There is such a variety of great songs (none of which sound the same even though the album has two themes). the cover they did of Sting/ The Police is very well done. This album is BETTER (that's right, BETTER) than From One. Every song is good but tracks 2,3,5,6,7,9,10,11, and 15 are truly great. My favorite is probably #15 "Swimming Upstream", it's a really sad song to listen to, really tugs at your heart strings. It is also entirely acoustic but is superbly written. Overall this cd is astonishingly good amid a sea of modern rock mediocrity. These guys should be one of the biggest bands out right now in time they probably will be once they get the attention they more than deserve."
Fantastic Record
Jeff Laplante | Virginia | 05/15/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This CD is spectacular from start to finish. If it were marketed well, this could have been huge and Ra would be a new major force in the Rock world. Unfortunately, this CD was not promoted AT ALL. It makes me sick that excellent artists and records do poorly because of lack of promotion while inferior artists get promoted to the masses and are extremely successful. In my opinion, that is a major reason why the record industry is dying a slow death. Maybe these big industry moguls that put millions of dollars behind Kid Rock and Nickleback should reevaluate their music taste and look at talented bands like Ra, Dream Theater, and Alterbridge, just to name a few."
Amazing
Robert Woog | USA | 09/18/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Let me start by saying I am not stuck in any decade and that I enjoy Hard Rock and Metal from all eras. From Dragonforce to Skid Row to Black Sabbath , I like it all. To be honest , I have been checking out alot of these 'modern' bands and I think they pretty much all suck and sound like carbon copies of each other (Staind , Creed , Nickelback , Story of the Year , Default , Taproot , Cold , Dark New Day etc etc) - it's all mindless forgettable garbage that nobody will give a s+it about in 10 years....but then I find Ra!!! What a gem! REAL singers (no yelling , barking , whining crap) , talented musicians , and most importantly GREAT songs that sound unique!! If you're like me and have a leaning towards 80s Hard Rock and Melodic music in general then PICK THIS UP NOW!! This is what King's X SHOULD be doing 20 years later. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED."
Old, but new
John Smith | 03/12/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I enjoyed this album. At first glance it appears that it is your standard post-1990's rock album. But after a good listen, you realize that they have succeeded in forging a rather good and unique album. It's well done and has a good shelf life due to its distinctive sound."
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J. Moscatello | mt pleasant, sc United States | 07/22/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Now I never really got into Ra's first cd for some reason-it just didn't sink in."Fallen angels" came into my life in about April and I knew it was then that RA's new CD was gonan be mind blowing-it was by far the catchiest rock track I had heard so far this year, other than "Remedy" by Seether.So out comes the CD, after having heard not a single second of any other cut...and I'm floored.I PROMISE you there is not one bad song on here..even the two intro thingys are cool (the CD is divided into the "fear" and "love" sides...hence the song titles for each section)."Fallen Angels" was a great standout and good foot forward for the disc."Tell Me" is mind boggling in its goodness, "Take me Away" is infectious as it gets, "I lost Everything today" shows off Sahaj's true vocal talent."The Only One" has sort of an early 90's feel to it.Of course, there is the cover of Sting's "every Little thing she does is magic", which is absolutely fabulous."Far enough" follows and is easily one of my favorites just catchy and hooky as hell.Now seriously, I am beating the crap out of this CD in my stereo but it doesn't bore me...ever.Not once have i told someone to skip a song or pop in a new disc whent his one is on.A TRUE MODERN ROCK MASTERPIECE-THIS IS RA...THIS IS ART...THIS IS PERFECTION"