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- Artist: Thursday
- Album: War All The Time
- Label: Island
- Year of Release: 2003
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- Reviewed by: kev_stev on 2007-09-08
RecommendThursday's third LP War All the Time hones the band's post-hardcore sound while also creating songs that are ideal singles, though filled with sullen sentiments that echo saddening truths about society. Filled with songs loosely based upon the premise of a war--whether being war itself, or an inner conflict--War All the Time--is a strong album from start to finish, having energized, passionate tracks that are catchy though surprisingly inexhaustible. Lead singer Geoff Rickley's vocals are much more lucid than any other Thursday record and his lyrics avoid the emotional detachment that a sophomore slump (if you ignore Thursday's first LP Waiting) often contain, which was a huge sigh of relief from a somewhat dubious fan.
The album begins with its best track, "For the Workforce, Drowning," a song which examines the monotony of the common factory worker, ending with a climatic crescendo where Geoff implores, "Touch me! Touch me! Please someone, teach me how to swim. Please, don't let me drown." The album then carries on with popular singles, "Signals Over the Air" and the eponymous track "War All the Time," both of which gained the band unprecedented popularity from the mainstream world. A highlight on the album is the scream-less track "Asleep in the Chapel," which flexes Geoff's warm, lucid vocals over a continual winding guitar riff. Beautifully crafted, the song ends with a chorus' chanting, singing "Hallelujah" harmoniously as the song observes an apocalyptic world where "all the streets are filled with a thousand burning crosses." Closing with the very moving New Year's Day anthem (no, not "Jet Black New Year"), "Tomorrow I'll Be You" concludes the album with Geoff's gasping vocals, the emphasis of the entire album, echoing his change on New Year's Day. Abruptly, the album then comes to a tumultuous end and the War has concluded, though it's beginning's return is surely imminent if the album has had any effect on the listener.
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on 2007-07-27 blackxdan Said:
War All The Time was a good album, but definitely not on the same level as Full Collapse. Not many albums could reach that high or standard. The singles from this album were good, but not all that great. If you have been to a Thursday show lately, you'll realize that they dont play most of the tracks from this album. Most of it is from Full Collapse. The reason for this in my opinion being that, they placed this album out for money. Another reason is because War All The Time wasnt that great of an album at all. It was a good album, but i wouldnt jump to te status of great right away. You could pick it up if you had wanted something to keep your head bobbing while you wait for the next thursday release[A City By The Light Divided].
Rating: 8/10
