"my friend loaned this cd to me a little while ago and upon hearing it for the first time i went out and bout it. i very strongly recomend it to anyone into acoustic music, or any type of mellow music at all!!"
One of my favorites
Kristen | CA, United States | 12/10/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"i first heard "all hail the heart breaker," and i had to find out who the band was. The spill canvas differs from the normal, often negatively portrayed, "emo scene" because of the sincerity of the lyrics and the talented guitar playing. While the cd can easily become a favorite of the dashboard and starting line crowd, it also will appeal to people who try to distance themselves from those bands. the tide, sunsets and carcrashes, and all hail the heartbreaker stand out. i'd also suggest buying this CD before the most recent release (one fell swoop); i wasn't as impressed with the new songs, even after multiple listens."
Emo at it's best
mckling | 03/07/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I'm not really too into the whole "emo" trend going on right now, but I will openly admit that this is a great album which every song gives off a very strong vibe. I am very surprised that this band hasn't gone big right now, but I have a feeling that they're going to explode really, really soon.
Every single song on the album is just so catchy. The lyrics are very creative and very quote worthy to say the least. It's amazing how far this band has gone, because it just started off with the vocalist and over time progressed into a full out band.
If you want to check out a few songs, I'd reccomend "All Hail The Heartbreaker" and "The Tide"."
Amazing...
Ashley | Columbus, Ohio | 04/21/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Spill Canvas is awesome. All of the music on this cd is worth listening to...over and over again!
Highlights: The Tide, All Hail the Heartbreaker, Bracelets, and the title track Sunsets and Car Crashes.
Lyrically this band is probably the best out there. And musically it is truely a unique arrangement. Showing change within each song (an example of this is in All Hail the Heartbreaker; which starts out with a wonderful acoustic happy sounding part, then adds the rest of the band to a darker sound at the end).
If you like bands like Dashboard Confessional, Bright Eyes, Copeland, Death Cab For Cutie and the like definately check out Spill Canvas!"
Great debut album!
Scott A. Alwood | Clinton, IL | 03/16/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I purchased the Spill Canvas' most recent album right away when I preview listened to it at a Hot Topic clothing store. I was estatic when I heard that they had a CD beofore that and bought it right away from amazon.com I couldn't have been happier.
Track 3, the tide, is flawless. The best song of theirs to date and is worth buying the album just for this song. It is brilliantly emotional. The chorus has the best lyrics to a song I've heard in a time. Track 11 is another great one!
If you liked thier second CD, do yourself a favor and pick up The Spill Canvas' first album, it's mainly accoustic but that's what makes it soo f'n great."