The Exit's No Home For An Island. It's Grrrrrrreat!

[Finch Platte]

And it's not just me who's raving (mad?); AllMusic sez, "It's hard to put a finger on what makes this album so special, but you'll get it when you hear it. Highly recommended." And if you can't trust AllMusic, who can you trust. Me?



But really, this disc is hot. It reminds me of the Police & U2 smooshed together, but more interesting.

More from AllMusic:

There aren't that many guitar bands that can incorporate elements of synth pop without starting to sound like a synth pop band, and even fewer that can incorporate elements of dubwise reggae without starting to sound like a wannabe reggae band. But the Exit has done the seemingly impossible -- taken familiar elements and combined them into something that's not so much unique as uniquely personal and smart, and yet immediately accessible. Even when the band's influences are less than fully digested ("Back to the Rebels" sounds like Counting Crows doing a cover version of "Watching the Detectives"), the result feels more like a creative collage than a derivative cut-and-paste. One of the things that makes this album so satisfying is the way it builds slowly to its climax, a gorgeous and emotionally powerful song called "So Leave Then," on which a slightly dislocated rhythm supports a heart-on-the-sleeve melody and unabashedly immediate three-chord guitar (and even a few bars of make-believe steel drum). It's hard to put a finger on what makes this album so special, but you'll get it when you hear it. Highly recommended.

So, if you want to hear it after all that, here it is. Don't take my word for it, or even AllMusic's. If you don't like this disc, you suck and there's no hope for you.

[Jack in Wilmington]

And it's not just me who's raving (mad?); AllMusic sez, "It's hard to put a finger on what makes this album so special, but you'll get it when you hear it. Highly recommended." And if you can't trust AllMusic, who can you trust. Me?



But really, this disc is hot. It reminds me of the Police & U2 smooshed together, but more interesting.

More from AllMusic:

So, if you want to hear it after all that, here it is. Don't take my word for it, or even AllMusic's. If you don't like this disc, you suck and there's no hope for you.

So if I don't like Police or U2, I probably won't care for this group. Right?

[Hyfi]

So if I don't like Police or U2, I probably won't care for this group. Right?

I just took a chance because Finchies req's are hit or miss.

Listening right now to track one and its much better than U2 ever dreamed they could be, but.....

Track 3 without the vocals does sound a little like the Police but just a little.

I don't like either of those two bands also but this isn't all that bad if you can filter out the vocals.

I now have previewed all the tracks and like most bands these days, it all sounds the same, specially thru track 7. Then there is some variations.

All in all, not horrible. Thanks for the samples Finch, always appreciated no matter what I think after listening.

[Finch Platte]

I just took a chance because Finchies req's are hit or miss.

Listening right now to track one and its much better than U2 ever dreamed they could be, but.....

Track 3 without the vocals does sound a little like the Police but just a little.

I don't like either of those two bands also but this isn't all that bad if you can filter out the vocals.

I now have previewed all the tracks and like most bands these days, it all sounds the same, specially thru track 7. Then there is some variations.

All in all, not horrible. Thanks for the samples Finch, always appreciated no matter what I think after listening.

Not sure how you're listening to this, but it really needs to be heard thru a nice system, not thru crappy laptop speakers. <----- not aimed at you, specifically, RRers in general.

And you're welcome, and thanks for the mini-review!

[Slosh]

I'll give it a spin, but it's a 7 year old album. If it's so great why didn't I hear of it before?

[Slosh]

Not sure how you're listening to this, but it really needs to be heard thru a nice system, not thru crappy laptop speakers.

But it's mp3

[Finch Platte]

I'll give it a spin, but it's a 7 year old album. If it's so great why didn't I hear of it before?

Lol. That's pretty funny. You've heard everything that's good, then, I take it?

Btw, you won't like this. And I only like stuff that no one else does- you should know that by now.

[Finch Platte]

But it's mp3

Still gots bass, even though it's an MP3, right? And on my laptop, the vocals aren't mixed too well. Too loud.

[Slosh]

First song is playing now, sounds like TV on the Radio.

edit: Second song sounds like Bloc Party.

[Davey]

edit: Second song sounds like Bloc Party.

Man, whatever happened to Bloc Party? That debut was like a holiday in the sun. Then they put out a couple more records and I have no idea what they sounded like. Coulda helped if that debut didn't sound like dog shit, but that's just me.

[Hyfi]

Not sure how you're listening to this, but it really needs to be heard thru a nice system, not thru crappy laptop speakers. <----- not aimed at you, specifically, RRers in general.

And you're welcome, and thanks for the mini-review!

Yeah, not too fair, specially from me, the MP3 Hater using Altec Lansing speakers connected to my Laptop at work..

I will put it on my stick and play it thru my new Integra, which is supposed to help.

[3LB]

You know, I've revisited this one a few times and I kinda like it. I agree with AMGs Counting Crows comparison. There's quite a few influences. I like it when a bands able to let multiple influences through but still maintain a cohesiveness, unlike newer critic darlings Gaslight Anthem, who sounds like The E Street Band on every song.