Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Secondhand Serenade Title: A Twist In My Story Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: GLASS NOTE RECORDS Original Release Date: 1/1/2008 Re-Release Date: 2/19/2008 Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Contemporary Folk, Adult Contemporary, Singer-Songwriters Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 075597994964, 075597994957 |
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 | Secondhand Serenade A Twist In My Story Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock
This follow-up to "Awake" finds Secondhand Serenade, a.k.a. John Vesely, adding to his signature raw vocals and guitar with orchestration and a full band. Produced by Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails) and Butch Walker (All Am... more » |
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Product Description This follow-up to "Awake" finds Secondhand Serenade, a.k.a. John Vesely, adding to his signature raw vocals and guitar with orchestration and a full band. Produced by Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails) and Butch Walker (All American Rejects, Avril Lavigne), John crafts different styles of songs, taking you through the highs and lows of love and life. #1 unsigned MySpace.com artist seven consecutive months. iTunes "Next Big Thing" featured artist. Won Yahoo "Who's Next?" Clear Channel's "Artist To Watch". Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsExactly what I was hoping it'd sound like Project Sound | Provo, Ut | 02/19/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "I'm going to keep this short because I'd rather be listening to the cd. It's exactly what I was hoping it would sound like. The orchestration (sp?) really added to it. I wish he'd remake some other of his old songs because it sounds great. Some of the tracks i skipped through the first time I now have gone back to and absolutely love. Too bad he isn't coming to Spokane!" Maybe It's Just Me... Darth Wader | Aylett, VA | 03/05/2008 (3 out of 5 stars) "Why, John, oh why? You just Dashboarded yourself into mediocrity! I first found Secondhand Serenade on MySpace and fell in love. It was Dashboard Confessional, but was fresh and with some of the best vocal range around. Each song was a story with acoustic guitar that had me singing along in no time and moving my head to the stripped down music. But now, John has twisted his sound to be...regular. Don't get me wrong, this is a good album. But it's not great. His vocals are still incredible and his range is unbelievable. But I think he needed to do one more mostly acoustic album (with a few full band songs) before his sound matured into this. I think it is too much of a change too soon. He went from all acoustic to basically none. Some songs work well: Like A Knife, Why, Stay Close Don't Go, and Twist in My Story. And some don't. I LOVED Maybe on the last album. But this one felt uninspired and inferior to the stripped down version. So did Your Call. His first album "Awake" seemed to somehow avoid the lyrical cliches that are so easy to fall into. This album is full of them - some lines are totally cheesy and/or creepy. With all that said, this is a 3 star album - some songs work, some songs don't. A lot of hits and a lot of misses. Maybe John will mix it up next album with a blend of acoustic and full band songs and be able to filter out what works and what doesn't. P.S. He was great live when I saw him last summer with Kill Hannah and Hawthorne Heights!" Excellent CD MusicStar22 | New York | 05/12/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "I am obsessed with this albumn, I listen to it every day. The lyrics to each song are really meaningful and the vocals, music, etc. fit it perfectly. If you've heard the single "Fall for You" and enjoyed it, this entire CD is similar to that single. You can also keep it on low at work all day!"
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