Music : Stanley Climbfall

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Rating:

- Another Great Album
This album is a little more upbeat than Lifehouse's debut album. I find the songs on here very unique. I love that there is a mix of rockier songs like "Spin" and "Anchor" and slower songs such as "Stanley Climbfall." This album deserves much more recognition. There are definitely many great songs!

Rating:

- A Successful Follow Up
It was hard to repeat the success of their amazing debut [ASIN:B000050HZO No Name Face]], but Lifehouse found some way to craft a worthy "swquel".

Stanley Clibfall is a different CD than No Name Face. It isn't as mellow and the songs are as deeply religious, but that only makes it a classic in its own right.

Spin, the first single, and the most known, doesn't do this great CD justice. It's nowhere near the best song on the album.

The songs I suggest are Stanley Climbfall, Just Another Name, Take Me Away, Empty Space (#1 favorite) and The Beginning. Awesome CD. You won't be disappointed.

Highly recommended.

Also:
No Name Face
Lifehouse
Who We Are

Rating:

- Lifehouse Asserts Itself with Sophomore Effort
The boys of Lifehouse were left with quite a daunting task when they began recording their second album, the follow up to the multi-platinum debut "No Name Face" which included the most played song of the year 2001, "Hanging By A Moment." Lead singer Jason Wade penned most of the tunes for "Stanley" on the tourbus between shows. The result is a finely crafted piece of rock and roll melted together with dashes of adult contemporary and pop music. The cd plays out like this:

1. Spin- 8/10 rating
First single off the album. A catchy tune with a rockin hook but one could do without the singing during the bridge and the lengthy instrumental at the end of the song that the radio cuts out.

2. Wash- 7/10 rating
A solid tune that starts out with a distorted guitar and builds up to a catchy chorus.

3. Sky Is Falling- 8/10 rating
Very melodic and beautiful song.

4. Anchor- 6/10 rating
This song is good, but one can become lost in the chorus when Wade becomes very difficult to understand, not one of the best songs on the album.

5. Am I Ever Gonna Find Out- 7/10 rating
A forceful song that ends as quickly as it begins. A new sound for Lifehouse on this song, and a good one at that.

6. Stanley Climbfall- 10/10 rating
A beautiful ballad, this song is flawless both musically and lyrically. Possibly the best song on the album.

7. Out Of Breath- 8/10 rating
Similar to the smash "Hanging By a Moment" as far as tempo is concerned, this is another catchy rock tune from the boys.

8. Just Another Name- 6/10 rating
Not one of the best songs on the album, this mid-tempo tune loses the listener in the boring chorus.

9. Take Me Away- 10/10 rating
The second single off the album, this is another masterpiece from Lifehouse. Rivals "Stanley Climbfall" as the best track on the cd.

10. My Precious- 6/10 rating
A dull song that Wade wrote in a similar way to "Hanging By a Moment" where he wrote it during the recording of this album. Too bad the result of this song wasn't as successful.

11. Empty Space- 9/10 rating
Beautiful ballad with wonderful lyrics.

12. The Beginning- 9/10 rating
Another wonderful song that builds up to a strong bridge.

13. How Long- 9/10 rating
A great bonus song about the 9/11 attacks, this song shows off the emotinal side of Lifehouse.

14. Sky Is Falling (Acoustic)- 8/10 rating
Great rendition of a great song

Overall, this is a marvelous cd from the boys of Lifehouse. Although they may not garner as much airplay with any of these songs as they did with the freakishly popular smash "Hanging by a Moment," this cd will get its share of radio hits and will help further the career of these talented musicians.

Rating:

- Impressive
An impressive follow up to their debut album 'No Name Face', 'Take me Away' and 'Spin' are the two popular songs on the Album. Coming back from a big hit album such as 'No Name Face' is really hard but 'Lifehouse' have made a good effort, for a new fan I would recommend you buy the first album before this one because its one you can play over and over again.
After the success of 'No Name Face', I had pretty high expectations of 'Lifehouse' but this one just didn't seem to live up to those expectations. In that respect I would get the third album 'Lifehouse' before this one because the band grew older with their melodies and matures more. This album won't leave you feeling satisfied as a customer if you are new to 'Lifehouse'.

Rating:

- Take Me Away
While the songs may not be as powerful as the first album 'No name Face', this is still a very good second effort. Most bands after receiving such critical appraise after such a huge selling debut, then to get complacent and lose their way with their follow-up record, but this is still the Lifehouse sound you would expect with beautiful, spiritual lyrics and a mellow, soft-rock sound. The singles 'Spin' and 'Take me away' are very good along with standout tracks 'Wash', 'Anchor', 'The beginning' and the title track 'Stanley climbfall'. Jason's voice is at his soulfull best, the production and mixing is spot on and the drumming has improved with the addition of Rick Woolstenhulme to the band. A worthy purchase, fans will not be disappointed.

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