Disco de Silverstein: “Arrivals & Departures”

I was thrilled when I heard that Silverstein had released a new cd, seeing i liked much of their earlier material and "Discovering the Waterfront" is one of my all time favourite cd's.

I've listened through the cd a few times.. I don't like the new guitar sound, it's alot more "mainstream" .. more similar to what bands like Yellowcard and etc use. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate anything just because it's "mainstream" .. but when you have something original going on i dont think its a good idea to abandon it.

Also I think this cd lacks heart and the pure raw emotion Discovering the Waterfront had.. most of the songs just don't hit home for me.

Standout tracks for me:

If you could see into my soul (only song that reminds me of dtw)

The sand will turn into glass

Vanity and Greed

True Romance

I was quite excited to see Silverstein came out with a new album, but after listening to the preview tracks, I'm not sure how I feel about it. If you're a fan of the last two albums, this probably won't be what you're looking for. It seems they have gone the way of pop punk, so if you are into bands like NFG or American HI-FI, this album will probably be right up your alley. It's not so much that the new tunes are bad, but for those of you looking to find new songs with the same feel of the good ol' days, you'll likely be disappointed with this one.

I was not a huge fan of the first Silverstein CD "When Broken is easily Fixed". But there were a few decent tracks on it. Then I had heard a few tracks online from "Discovering the Waterfront". I was so impressed with them that I went out and bought their sophomore attempt. I was not let down. It was amazing. I was shocked at how well their sound had progressed and how intense the songs were on that record. I thought "Here is a band that might actually get better with every album".

So obviously I was excited upon hearing about the release of their newest record "Arrivals and Departures". And I hate to say it, that is exactly what this album is. The arrival of a newer, much more watered down version of their first CD, and the departure of the sound that encompassed "Discovering the Waterfront, which had made them one of my favorite bands.

I heard the song "The sound of the sun" online and I was tricked. I went out and bought the CD based on that song, and thought the rest of the album would be at least that good if not better. How wrong could I have been. Besides the first track the album was chalk full pop punk/emo hooks and run-of-the-mill high school-esque lyrical content. Not to mention most of the songs seemed to blend together. There was hardly a change in pace from song to song. The drumming was consistently mid tempo punk drumming and the screaming that filled the last album seemed to fall to the wayside.

So the overall synopsis. Upon finishing the first listen to the CD, I quickly popped "Discovering the Waterfront" back into the stereo. Maybe these guys should have taken an extra six months to write some better material. A band is supposed to mature with the release of every album, not digress. I hope they get back to the studio and try and fix this problem with their next album. That is assuming that this pile of crap does not get them booted from their label.

PS: The only reason I gave the album two stars was because of the first track, which sounds like it belonged on the last CD.

I've been a fan of Silverstein for the past couple of years and I was really excited when I found out about this album. That is, until I read the crappy reviews it got. But, I decided to buy it anyway and in my opinion it's a good album. I think that the view that the lyrics are immature and childish is just plain stupid. If you know anything about the background for any of this album, you'd understand it a bit more. You see, Shane just broke off a seven year relationship because of his career and he transfered his feelings about it into this album. I don't know about the rest of you but if it were me I'd probably have written it the same way he did. Then again, how many of you are actually musicians who have to choose between your passion and the ones you love. Just think about that before you judge this album.

I am very satisfyed. It said "very good" when i placed the order but it should have said "like new". The item came in a day before the expected arrival date, and I was shocked. I was expecting to have to wait a couple of weeks. Very Happy. Ill be purchasing from this company again very soon. Thank you so much for the great experience!! You've got a lifelong customer