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Being from the hometown of the Theory, I have followed them closely. I bought this album, and I initially hated it. But after I listened to it again, it really grew on me, and I now think that it is their best work.
One of the biggest problems with the band before was that their lyrics had little meaning. It was either "La, la, la, I love you" or "La, la, la" something else. Their lyrics vary now, and their music still equals the power of songs from their previous albums. The first and last songs are amazing. The other ones are good as well.
In conclusion, if you want really good music blended with really good lyrics, then you should buy this CD.
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Juliana Theory is a hugely talented band; it seems their biggest problem is just being misunderstood. the vocals on breathing by wires are wimpy purposely, because they're followed by the angry bit about how machines suck (kind of like the "sha la la" song on emotion immediately followed a song called "to the tune of 5,000 screaming children"). i can understand how the repitition could get annoying, but i don't think it's a problem - it's making room for some instrumental interlude stuff i find quite cool.
basically, this album is really good, although i think emotion was a bit better, and these don't fit together as much, being assembled of leftovers as this album is. still, in true tjt style, real passionate songs. that's what makes them so good. end of your life feels a bit overworked; the next two tracks are cool, but repititious (the beginning is the best part); liability is especially haunting; breathing by wires has that great part at the end of the chorus; and piano song starts oddly, but the piano-playing holds it together so beautifully.
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tjt are one of my favorite bands in the last few years and i still think "understanding..." and "emotion..." are better complete projects . but given that this is a collection of previously unreleased tracks -->its a great cd to get if youre into the band . and if youre curious too . why not? everything they write is worth hearing .
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this is not a typical juliana theory release. as brett detar states in the liner notes, these songs were all leftovers that never made their way into an album, so here they are. some good songs on there. i like it. nothing incredibly exceptional. non-fans can still fall in love after listening to this. but understand this is a dream, and emotion is dead are a lot better
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I found The Juliana Theory by chance after seeing them mentioned on a random website. I downloaded a few of their songs off Morpheus and decided to buy their CD. I now own three of their CD's. They are an incredible, under rated, seemingly unknown band with diverse tunes, creative lyrics, and an absence of over used clichéd lyrics. An Emo sound with an powerful edge, The Juliana Theory is an overall great band.
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