Mest Album: “Destination Unknown [Bonus Track]”

In case you've never heard Mest before, you'd like them if you like Good Charlotte, Goldfinger, New Found Glory, Blink-182, MxPx, Sugarcult, Student Rick... bands of that kin. Onto the album... to be perfectly honest, I was disappointed the first time I popped Destination Unknown into my CD player. On first listen it was not nearly as catchy as a whole as Mest's second album, Wasting Time. The songs that immediately caught my ear were (the obvious) the first single Cadillac, Without You, It's Over, Misunderstood and Drawing Board (an insatiably catchy and awesome song, also a re-release originally off of Wasting Time). I was unimpressed and sort of threw the CD aside for a few weeks until a Mest concert rolled around. About a week before the show, I decided to give the album a second chance. I'm so glad I did. This album is well worth any pop punk listener's money. Mest is one of my top 3 favorite bands. They put on an amazing show, have catchy tunes, and have lyrics with substance. Hard to come across these days- fun music with real lyrics. Anyone can relate to songs like the CD's opener, Opinions. I also like the diversity, with the reggae inspired Reason and the borderline love song Chelsea (which I absolutely love!). I honestly love every song on the album except Another Day, and even that's not that bad. I highly recommend this album to anyone who likes pop punk. If you liked Wasting Time and Mo Money Mo 40oz, you'll like Destination Unknown. Mest found a great sound and thank goodness they're sticking to it. All these bands come out feeling the pressure of a follow up album, and they go changing their whole sound... Not Mest though!! You might need to listen to it twice to really get hooked, but it's definitely worthy investment.

Mest is definatley one of my favourite bands and all of thier albums are great. They are at the top of the list as far as the pop punk genre goes. The music is fast paced and extremely catchy. If you like Yellowcard, The Starting Line, Green Day, Good Charlotte, Blink 182 and New Found Glory then I recommend Mest.

Destination Unknown is a truly amazing cd and deserves to be played loud and often. It is full of up beat catchy songs. The tunes all have the capability of getting stuck in your head. Sure, a lot of the songs are about girls and brokendown relationships, but what do you expect listening to a group of young guys singing about what's going on in their lives.

Some of my favourite songs on the album are:

Opinions

Cadillac

It's Over

Reason

Mother's Prayer

If you liked Mest's first album then you will definately enjoy this one also. All 14 songs are great, no filler included. I highly recommend Destination Unknown and if you like this one you will be sure to enjoy their other two albums also!

Another amazing CD by Mest. Destination Unknow is by far the best cd I own. With songs like "Reason", "Cadilac", "Without You" and "Yesterday" its hard to find any band that comes even close to Mest. If you're planning on buying a CD that has great songs you'll never get tired of, pick up Destination Unknown, along with Wasting Time, and Mo Money Mo 40'z.

This cd is one of their great cd's. I think its the best punk cd since new found glory came out.

im shamed to live in florida cause of the user below .. god , i hate florida ..anyhow , mest has always been very good and i know these guys have talent . i know people who went to their shows live . the cd is full of energy and great lyrics . the songs are only a carbon copy when you search for millions of singers and find out they may have the same influences . god guys , use your brain .