As a group name for singer/songwriter John Vesely (who plays and sings just about everything here), Secondhand Serenade is oddly appropriate, since Awake sounds on just about every level like a studious approximation of Dashboard Confessional. Awake isn't necessarily a bad album, but the lack of original inspiration on songs like "Vulnerable" and "Maybe" is pretty startling. (Obviously, even the song titles are second-hand.) Even the first-time listener should be able to pinpoint exactly at which second Vesely's double-tracked high harmony voice is going to come in, for example, or when the tune will modulate upward for an extra soupçon of yearning and strain. That said, while Vesely isn't the least bit unique, he does his chosen style well enough, and there's no reason why fans of the sensitive-guy-with-acoustic end of emo wouldn't at least be curious about Awake.
It's smart marketing by Hyundai, and it's smart on the part of the bands involved."*Hyundai Could Be Music to Your Ears*":http://www.brandweek.com/bw/news/autos/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003559061Hyundai is aiming at its 18-49 demographic by offering a free music download in exchange for watching an ad online. March 16, 2007By Brian Morrissey, Adweek NEW YORK -- Hyundai is kicking of...
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Waiting for your call, I'm sick, call I'm angrycall I'm desperate for your voiceI'm listening to the song we used to singIn the car, do you rememberButterfly, Early SummerIt's playing on repeat, Just like when we would meetLike when we would meet...'Cause i was born to tell you I love youand I am torn to do what I have to, to make you mineStay with me tonightStripped and polished, I am new, I a...
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My tears run down like razorbladesAnd no, I'm not the one to blameIt's you ' or is it me?And all the words we never sayCome out and now we're all ashamedAnd there's no sense in playing gamesWhen you've done all you can doBut now it's over, it's over, why is it over?We had the chance to make itNow it's over, it's over, it can't be overI wish that I could take it backBut it's overI lose myself in...
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I can't bear to listen to those songs that remind me of exes and other 'bad' things.They make me cry.Hearing 'The Reason' and 'Look What You've Done' progressively made me bawl, for no apparent reason.It's sad and yet happy how much music can affect your emotions.Sure, I use it to cheer myself up but I guess, there are negative side effects to opening your full self up to its effect and its dep...
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