Disco de The Starting Line: “Say It Like You Mean It”

Ok ill admit. When I first heard this, I thought it all sound the same. But then it grew on me. I hope there new cd lives up to this one.

Up & Go- Not the greatest lyrics, not the greatest chorus, but still damn good. 8/10

Given The Chance- Wow GREAT song, I just wish the guitar had a little but more depth. Describing about how they feel about beeing musicains. 10/10

Leaving- Best song on the cd when I first heard it. Then some others grew on me and over took this one. Still a good song though. Fun to play out ;) 9/10

Best Of Me- You heard it, we've all heard it. Good song but in my opinion not the best. Actually probly one of the worst on the album once you hear them all. BUT still a good one. 8/10

A Goodnights Sleep- OOOOOOOH I love it. Slow begening but just rad song all around. Some of the best lyrics and some one of the best chorus's. Youll sing this one for a while. 10/10

Almost There, Going Nowhere- Egh Good song, but not great at all. I usually skip it just cause the first riff is annoying. But still nothing sucks about this album. 7/10

Cheeck To Cheek- I like the E.P. begening more but deffintly still a awesome song! Once it gets into it, its one of the hardest songs on the album. Also features a scream from the singer from finch. Awesome car song i might add too! 9/10

Hello Houston- Good song. Not much to say its sort of a filler track but better then Almost There, Going Nowhere. 8/10

Decisions, Decisions- YEAH BABY. This is one of the best songs no doubt about it. It starts of slow but the two-part chorus just rocks. Wish they would of made a video. 10/10

Saddest Girl Story- Takes a while to get ready but deffintly a awesome track. 9/10

Left Coast Envy- Yes Yes. About not wanting to leave from beeing in california. I wouldnt blame em. 10/10

The Drama Summer- EGH. Yes i think they sound have an acoustic but I just dont like this one. Idk my friends like it but I dont. 7/10

This Ride- You thought all the good song were done? nope. This song is my favirate BY FAR. Once again features the singer from finch. This song is fast paced and AWESOME for driving. Hardest song on the cd by far. 10/10

BUY THIS CD. But if your iffy, download This Ride, and Decisions, Decisions. Youll get the picture.

...its so f**king good that it ruined all other music for me. Three months and searching, and I've yet to find an album that can meet and exceed TSL's say it like you mean it. I hate you kenny...

I. Up and Go...Opener track, very catchy very good 5/5

II. Given the chance...Another amazing track, about life on the road 5/5

III. Leaving...Insanely good, second single 10/5

IV. The Best Of Me...First single, very catchy...5/5

V. A goodnights sleep...Emo-ish, and awesome...5/5

VI. Almost There, Going Nowhere...good 4/5

VII. Cheek to Cheek...A bit different from the rest, but still amazing 4/5

VIII. Hello Houston...I'm not even gunna go there 1,000,000/5

IV. Decisions, Decisions...Amazing 5/5

V. Saddest Girl Story...Awesome, and really catchy 5/5

VI. Left Coast Envy...Song about life in cali, can't beat that 5/5

VII. The Drama Summer...An acoustic track, which any modern pop-punk album needs 4/5

VIII. This ride...Closer, good song 5/5

First things first, this is an amazing cd. The best I can compare it to is a very much more mature Blink 182. But they even have their differences from Blink, so the starting line is in my opinion a fairly original sounding band. Here I'll break down every song on the cd.

1. Up & Go 10/10 My second favorite song on the cd. The song is great all around with excelent energy that all first tracks on cd's should have. It's a perfect opening song to a near perfect cd.

2. Given the Chance 9/10 Good song. I would originaly give this song an 8.5 but since they give props to the fans and don't put it at the end of the cd, well that alone deserves an extra .5. As for the song, good to listen to all the way through everytime you listen to the cd.

3. Leaving 8/10 An above average song on any other cd but on this particular cd its one of the worst. Not a bad chorus, I just really exceptionally hate how it starts out. My third least favorite song on the album.

4. Best of Me 9/10 Ahhh, the first single(of many, I believe). Not overrated,played,or reviewed. This really is a good song. It's awesome when they rock out. Only reason I give it a 9 is because they are like 3 or 4 songs better on the cd in my opinion.

5. A goodnights sleep 8/10 My least fav track on the cd. Just doesn't bring what the other songs bring. Still good, just not up to potential. Starts out awesome, but the chorus is iffy. Still, an above average song anywhere else.

6. Almost there, Going Nowhere 9/10 Excellent song with a really catchy chorus. Even with a 9, there are still quite a lot of other songs better. By no means though is this a skippable track.

7. Cheek to Cheek 9/10 This song is awesome!!! Starts out way different then every other song and steadily grows into a near perfect tune. It's kind of a love song, but they still rock out and have an amazing chorus. You can tell if your dealing with a good cd if there is atleast 1 or 2 songs that start out completely extremely different than the other songs.

8. Hello Houston 8/10 A good song with kind of a simple chorus. Pretty catchy but every once in awhile I skip this song just cuz I'm anxious to get to Descions, Descions.

9. Descions, Descions 10/10 MY FAVORITE SONG ON THE CD!!!!! Boy, can it get any better than this?!! It's just awesome i can't even begin to tell you how good it is. Some people may disagree with me, but I think its definetly the best song put together or just overall the best song on the cd. The entire song is amazing.

10. Saddest Girl Song 10/10 I love this song. My third fav on the cd. Starts out a little weird, but gets awesome in both the verses and chorus. What the Starting Line is all about.

11. Left Coast Envy 8/10 For some reason this song didn't click to me like basically all the other ones. The verses are good I just don't really like the chorus. My second least favorite song.

12. The Drama Summer 9/10 I like this song even though its all aquistic. I'm glad they didnt end with this song but they still pushed it to second to last. Its somewhat short, and it goes by fast.

13. This Ride 9/10 A perfect song to close with. It will steadily grow on you and the instrumental part in the middle is a good part to rock out on. It gets better every time I hear it.

This cd is amazing. Its in my top three all-time. You should definetly pick it up. I got it for [money amount]and I would have easily paid [money amount] for it. Its about 50 minutes of excellent tunes. Even the worst songs on the cd are easily worth listening to. They are all good. Pick it up, you won't be dissapointed!!

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Punk/Emo at it's finest. I have a feeling that The Starting Line is gonna be huge! They are not NFG ..., they are their own, different band. Anyway, here's a run down of the tracks off TSL's first full-length album, but definetly not their last.

UP AND GO

GIVEN A CHANCE

LEAVING

THE BEST OF ME

A GOODNIGHT'S SLEEP

ALMOST THERE,GOING NOWHERE

CHEEK TO CHEEK

HELLO HOUSTON

DESICIONS,DESICIONS

SADDEST GIRL STORY

LEFT COAST ENVY

THE DRAMA SUMMER

THIS RIDE

An great album, with different styles and topics. Like the title, they worked very hard to make a worthwhile album and put alot of hard work and heart into it, both vocally and instrumentally.Definetly get it.

Just bought "Say It Like You Mean It" and let me tell you through the numerous pop punk cds I have purchased this one is up in the top 5. They have a similar sound as New Found Glory or a little Blink 182. Don't be mistaken these kids are young but have been selling out shows before their debut album. With kids rushing to the Drive Thru Stage at the San Francisco Warped Tour to see this prodigy band you should expect good things from this cd! It's a MUST BUY!