the guitar is good but too similar. and also i think the vocals aren't particularly good. as a lead singer myself i personally believe there is a real lack of range from this new dude. well there's still the old adema albums i'll just have to listen to them and pretend this one doesn't exist.
Totally disappointing. It's like the new vocalist doesn't even try. I'm sorry to anyone who got offended by that, but "Unstable" makes this look like garbage, and lyrically.."Unstable" wasnt even that spectacular. I'll wait for Marky's new band, thanks.
Wait, are you being serious, or are you joking? Because "Unstable" had some of the worst, most cliched lyrics ever. This album, lyrically, is better than anything Adema has ever put out. I'm not saying you have to like the vocals or anything (that's all a matter of preference), but to say the lyrics are worse than the lyrics on "Unstable" is just asinine, if you ask me. Unless, that is, you only enjoy teen angst.
Wait, are you being serious, or are you joking? Because "Unstable" had some of the worst, most cliched lyrics ever. This album, lyrically, is better than anything Adema has ever put out. I'm not saying you have to like the vocals or anything (that's all a matter of preference), but to say the lyrics are worse than the lyrics on "Unstable" is just asinine, if you ask me. Unless, that is, you only enjoy teen angst. [/b][/quote] It's a matter of opinion, I guess. "Betrayed Me" is one of Adema's best songs in my opinion, and that was on 'Unstable'. I've listened to the album 3 times, and I've cringed every time. This album will not be growing on me. The vocals are less than stellar, the lyrics are hardly good either. You can't really compare the two albums lyrically because they were written by different people (unless Luke is singing Marky's lyrics). The album overall, in mine and others' opinions, is a major letdown. But hey, you're entitled to your opinion just like Derek was.
Agreed on that, but lets just look at the lyrics themselves. "Chel", which is on the new album ("Planets"), is fairly comparable to "So Fortunate" from "Unstable". I'm not going to post the lyrics for "Chel", because the band doesn't want them getting out, but I don't think anyone will argue that "So Fortunate" had amazing lyrics. "Chel" is talking about Kris's daughter, while "So Fortunate" is talking about Marky's. Luke wrote "Chel" from input from Kris. The main line (and chorus) of "So Fortunate" is as follows: "I love my child/He's got his mother's smile/I'm so fortunate, so fortunate" Meanwhile, "Do You Hear Me" (also from "Unstable") is comparable to "Remember", from the "Planets". I'm not saying "Do You Hear Me" is bad lyrically, but "Remember" simply shreds it to pieces. Listen to the lyrics and what's written about Dave's (I believe it's Dave's) mother, as opposed to Marky's lyrics for a deceased member of his family. The problem with Marky's lyrics is that they're far too standard. They tell no story at all, they are simply bland. All non-ballad tracks are covered with teen angst and basically tell the exact same story over and over again (something Linkin Park has been accused of doing, as well). Luke's lyrics, on the other hand, actually tell a story. Every song is very specific, and has many details, as opposed to saying something extremely generic. As for one last example (so people don't just accuse me of mentioning the ballads), look at "Tornado" versus "Unstable". "Tornado" truly tells the story about Luke's girlfriend cheating on him with his nextdoor neighbor. The lyrics are far more specific than "Unstable", which Marky has described on multiple occasions of (and I'm paraphrasing here) 'a bad relationship with a girl'. Luke also encorporates numerous metaphors -- something Marky almost never did, unless they were extremely bland. All of Adema's old songs were the same chorus-verse-chorus form, whereas the new album is much more varied. I can understand not liking the album, not liking the direction of the band, not liking the vocals, but I don't see how anyone (except maybe Marky) can say the old lyrics were better than Luke's. Even die-hard Adema fans who hate the new album have said Luke's lyrics are a vast improvement. But, as you said, that's just my opinion.
Well for me, listening to "Planets," his lyrics have yet to really jump out to me. As I have yet to really find any written documented lyrics, I only go by what I hear, and what I hear is just like anything else, and seeing you are so passionate about this, I'm not going to ellaborate because it would be useless. But when I first listened to "Planets," the lyrics didn't really jump out to me. I don't know if it's because I have a hard time trying to figure out what the hell Luke's talking about or not, but then again, the new Adema isn't giving me that extra passion to go and dig into their lyrics. Maybe it's because I've followed Adema's music while actually viewing lyrics, or maybe Marky's lyrics are more straight foreword, but I loved that angsty "to-the-point" anger Marky had. It's basically a smack in the face whereas Luke's lyrics are like a light tap with explanation if that makes any sense. I just don't think his lyrics are really hard-hitting as Marky's were, and I'm not talking meaning, I'm just taking spirited. For me, I liked Marky's lyrics because yes, they were simplistic, but that's what I enjoyed. Having these easy-to-headbang-to lyrics over music was just great, not the best, but it was awesome. So I think this is probably why I am not so into the new Adema. Whereas I enjoy "Planets," nothing is really hard hitting as say "Giving In" or "The Way You Like It." I agree that "Unstable" was kind of weak lyrically, but I loved "Needles" and that's what I was hoping "Planets" would have... That one really angst-driven track that's just a balls-to-the-wall "fuck off" song.
Comparing the lyrics, I do feel that the S/T lyrics are better than both "Unstable" and "Planets". This new CD really does nothing for me musically or lyrically, I hate how Luke doesn't seem to vary his voice much and that all the songs sound alike, whereas on Adema's first CD, you could tell the songs apart quite well. I think Marky's voice fit the band better because I mean, his voice had more feeling and more emotion to it than Luke's does, he puts that extra effort forward to make his point come across clearly whereas I dont feel Luke does that very well, if at all.
I really don't like this album at all. Their single is ok, the rest of the CD I really can't stand. Maybe it will grow on me...but I doubt it. The new vocalist just really isn't my type. Stole the words out of my mouth. I love that song. Can't decide whether I enjoy it or 'Way that you like it' more, though they are very different songs.
I'll agree that 'Unstable' wasn't a very good album. Some of the lyrics were quite clichéd, especially in that god awful "So Fortunate". I just think lyrics about situations get boring much quicker than songs about emotions. Unless you had that exact same situation happen to you, you won't relate. Listening to a Linkin Park song, for example; they choose to be more universal (which by the way, they've done for two albums, so they should try to mix it up). They describe the emotions behind a wide variation of possible occurances, and it makes the song alot more relatable.