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Title: Not as artistic as TBL, but still a few great tracks...
Review: Switchfoot set the bar pretty high with 'The Beautiful Letdown'. I thought that was one of the most solid, original sounding rock albums I've heard in a while. How does 'Nothing is Sound' compare? Well, most of the tracks aren't as original or artistic sounding as on TBL (IMO), so it will probably appeal more to fans of mainstream rock (and therfore generate way more $$). Don't get me wrong, there's definitely a few tracks on NIS that I absolutely love ('Happy is a yuppie word' and 'The setting sun'), just not near as many of 'em as on their last album. Speaking of 'Happy is a yuppie word', listen to it loud on a good stereo, then turn it up even louder right when the 3rd chorus kicks in... you'll see what I mean! :) If it weren't for those two songs I'd probably give the album 3 stars. Regardless, Switchfoot puts on an awesome live show, and I'm sure I'll enjoy alot more of the songs from 'Nothing is Sound' when I hear 'em live. Can't wait!
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