Boys Like Girls Album: “Boys Like Girls (Deluxe Edition) [Digipak]”

Description :

This Deluxe Edition contains the following Enhanced Features: 1.Let Go (Video - AOL Music Sessions Under Cover) 2.The Great Escape (Video - AOL Music Sessions Under Cover 3.Thunder (Video - AOL Music Sessions Under Cover) 4.Heels Over Head (Live at The Avalon) 5.The Great Escape (Video - Live at The Avalon) 6.Hero/Heroine (Acoustic) Also included is a photo gallery with over 45 print-quality backstage/personal band photos. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Boys Like Girls: Martin Johnson (vocals, guitar); Paul DiGiovanni (guitar); Bryan Donahue (bass guitar); John Keefe (drums). On their self-titled debut album, Boston band Boys Like Girls offer up 12 tracks of upbeat, catchy pop-rock. BOYS LIKE GIRLS contains elements of punk and emo and offers seamless songs with more hooks than a meat locker. The musicianship is tight, the lyrics are heartfelt and simple, and singer Martin Johnson's plaintive vocals are consistently solid. Boys Like Girls first garnered attention by simply posting some demos online, and fans who were enthusiastic about those few tracks will be ecstatic about the band's first full-length album. (The album, originally released in 2006, was reissued in 2007 following extensive touring by the band.)

I like the music, but save money and buy the normal version of this CD. No additional songs are recorded on the enhanced CD. The only additional track (Hero/Heroine Acoustic) is simply saved on the data portion of the CD at a relatively low bitrate (128 Kbps). Similarly, all the videos are saved as low resolution FLV files (exactly the same kind of file you get if you save the videos off of YouTube). You can put together the same stuff at a much lower price if you buy the normal version, save the videos off of YouTube, and buy the extra track off of your favorite digital music store.

I haven't purchased this CD yet, but I've listened to every song on it and they're all good. The CD is on my wish list. This enhanced disk contains the AOL Under Cover acoustic versions of Great Escape, Thunder (first song Martin and Paul wrote together and a poignant ballad), and a cover of Frou Frou's Let Go. I like these acoustic versions better than the originals. The mix on them is excellent, Paul and Martin's voices blend beautifully, and the guitar playing is wonderful. Sure hope to find this in my Christmas stocking.