Crossfade - Falling Away
I had a ton of respect for Crossfade and their self-titled album released in 2004. Their sound was unique yet familiar enough that it drew a ridiculous amount of fans. This latest album falls far short of what I believe Crossfade is capable of.
“Falling Away” sounds like Crossfade has been listening to too much Nickelback. Rather than letting the truly unique sound of their first album carry through, they’ve streamlined their sound into what is popular today, a pretty terrible choice on their part. “Someday”, “Invincible”, and “Falling Away” all sound like something straight out of one of those country-rock bands’ line ups.
So, needless to say, I’m disappointed. Not that it’s a bad CD, it sounds fine for what it is. But there are very few traces of what I really liked about Crossfade in the beginning. One thing I will comment on is the presence of acoustic and semi-acoustic songs on this album. These are probably my favorite songs on the whole CD, “Already Gone” in particular.
Let’s hope that Crossfade doesn’t have too much success with this album. In the meantime, it’s been a while since I’ve listened to their old album “Crossfade”. So I’ll dust it off, put it on, and hope that originality finds its way back into Crossfade’s music.
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