Epinions Recent Reviews for crypticv24

Why The Playstation 2 Just Won't Die

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:53:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - The PS2 was introduced in 2000. Simple enough statement, right? Well, there's more to it. With Sony's announcement that they will continue releasing new titles on the PS2 through 2010, that marks a full decade the PS2 has been...

MotoROKR E8: A Phone That Rocks, But Not As Much As It Could Have

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:22:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - I feel like I'm in a fairly unique and unbiased position to review this phone for one main reason - I didn't pay for it. I won it. This way, I'm not obliged to say it's good in order to help justify the steep cost of the phone itself ($250)...

House Of Heroes Has Made THE Rock Record Of The Decade

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:42:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - I've never loved an album like I love The End Is Not The End. Seriously. House Of Heroes may have some work to do (or maybe I just need to listen to their older stuff...either way) before I put them in the coveted list known as...

Chase This Light a Fitting Tribute to JEW's Past and Present

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:18:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - I'd hate to see Jimmy Eat World go. They've written so many fantastic songs over the past decade, and each album has at least something to offer a listener, even if it's nothing more than a catchy hook. Chase This Light is no...

Sherwood's A Different Light An Oddly Frustrating Experience

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:29:49 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - Remember The Beach Boys? Intricate harmonies, happy-go-lucky tunes about summer and surf and girls? Ever wonder what they'd sound like if Brian Wilson and the gang had grown up in the 90s? They'd probably sound a lot like Sherwood, and the...

Is This Providence A Rip-Off? Mostly. Is This A Good CD? Well...Mostly.

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:21:56 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - Familiar with Gatsby's American Dream? They're one of the most unique bands out there, with fantastic music that I can best describe as Mediterranean-flavored rock. Syncopation is a must, minor key chord progressions are prevalent, and dense...

The Old Dashboard Returns....Sort Of

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 04:22:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - There's a TON of stuff that has been written about Dashboard Confessional over the past five years or so. The band started a small side project with a cult-like following among heart-broken teenagers and twenty-somethings looking for peers just...

How HIPV Got So Good So Fast, I'll Never Know

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 03:04:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - Good first albums aren't rare. I'm not trying to say that Hidden In Plain View has created some sort of magnificent magnum opus that hasn't been equaled and won't ever be again, and done so on their first full-length released. It's not like...

This Is Why You Don't Write Albums In A Bubble

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:16:03 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - I wrote a review about Cartel's last album, Chroma. I liked that CD a lot, and for the most part I've only grown to like it more (as opposed to less). Cartel's one of the few bands that I feel can make the typical pop-punk sound seem fresh at times...

The Walking Wounded * by Bayside (Hardcore): Has Bayside Written The Perfect Rock Album?

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:07:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - My musical taste over the past ten years has followed a fairly distinct trend, with very few deviations. I used to be in to the oldies because my dad was, and I didn't know anything else. I got into hair metal because my friends liked it. Then I got...

Brilliance, Thy Name Is Anberlin

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:28:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - Every once in a while I hear a record that just makes me stop what I'm doing. I put it in my CD player, and as the first strains of the opener begin, I realize I'm listening to something special, and this needs as much of my attention as I can humanly...

Lakes Debut EP Is One To Remember

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:53:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - I stumbled upon Lakes by sheer chance, in a situation so utterly uninteresting that at this point I have zero recollection of actually hearing them for the first time. However, I do have a recollection of hearing them a second time...and a...

The Hush Sound Can Go As Loud As They Want In My Book

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:02:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - It's not hard to see that the indie pop/rock/whatever-else-you-wan
t-to-add
scene is kind of a wasteland these days. Thousands of bands all seem to copying the same generic formula made popular by bands like Franz Ferdinand or The Bravery, and the resu...

Cartel's Chroma Is Just Flat-Out Good

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:36:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - There's a lot of things you can say about pop-punk bands these days. From their style, to the way so many of them sounds canned or recycled, to the fan base they cater to, some set themselves up to be ridiculed. Cartel entered this scene in...

Dusk and Summer * by Dashboard Confessional: "Dusk And Summer" Another Step Away From D/C Roots

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 13:57:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - If you look at each of Dashboard Confessional's albums, EPs included, you'll notice a clear progression. The Drowning EP and Swiss Army Romance, the first two studio recordings from emo heartthrob Chris Carrabba, are all minimalistic acoustic tracks...

Sing, But Keep Going An Instant Classic

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:26:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - One of my favorite things to do when I'm bored is head over to PureVolume.com and browse the underground pop-punk world for hidden bands with more talent than cred. This rarely works, considering most bands there are woefully untalented, but every now...

It Takes A Few Listens, But One Fell Swoop Delivers

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:33:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - I bought this CD on a whim, having heard one song. I don't usually do that because I hate buying an album only to find out that I hate everything I haven't heard on it (see Audioslave's debut, which was abysmal in my opinion beyond "Like A Stone"). I...

Daphne Loves Derby Has Me Convinced...They're Just OK

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:24:23 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - Washington-based Daphne Loves Derby has been undeservedly flying under the emo-core radar for a couple years now. Their first release, an EP titled Closing Down The Pattern Department, hinted at great things to come, with catchy hooks, excellent...

MVP Baseball 2005: MVP Baseball 2005: Not Perfect, But Close

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 19:40:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - I trust Electronic Arts. I really can't think of a sports game they've put out that was just terrible, which is the reason that when I saw MVP 2005 at Toys'R'Us for 20 bucks, I jumped all over the opportunity. I'll be honest - I haven't played many...

The Early November Makes "Something that Produces Results"

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:36:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - I've been a fan of The Early November for about a year now, but until recently I haven't gotten around to buying a CD of theirs. Wal-Mart (my CD supplier) never has anything of theirs, but a Barnes & Noble gift certificate I got for my birthday gave me...

Where I Want To Be - Far Away From This One

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:14:24 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - I'll be honest with everyone - Taking Back Sunday has long been a band I've tried to like. For the most part, I enjoy the music they write, and the lyrics have always been pretty good for all the cliche-ridden scenarios they sing about. It's their...

Neo Who?

Thu, 15 Jan 2004 18:26:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - So the official Playstation magazine has been giving me free issues for about 5 months now, and the past 3 have raved about the game Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. I finally got sick of the guessing games and decided to pick it up, and I have two words...

Carry This CD For Luck

Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:22:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - First off, I would like to say that this album deserves more than four stars. Truly - only song isn...

I'm Drowning In Bliss After Hearing This

Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:56:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - Beautiful music. Beautiful lyrics. A guy that quite a few girls probably think is beautiful.

These three things are not often found in one band, but they do exist in Chris Carabba, sole member of the band Dashboard Confessional.

Chris...

Chris Carabba Leads a Brilliant Musical Dance

Mon, 6 Jan 2003 23:59:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author crypticv24 - First off, let me say this - I like Incubus. Now, why does that matter when I'm writing a review on Dashboard Confessional? Well, Incubus happened to be my favorite band for more than two years. I had grown to like them a ton. Now all of a sudden, I...