Story of the Year - Black Swan
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Track List: Black Swan
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- Choose Your Fate - Story Of The Year
- Wake Up - Story Of The Year
- The Antidote - Story Of The Year
- Tell Me (P.a.C.) - Story Of The Year
- Angel In the Swamp - Story Of The Year
- The Black Swan - Story Of The Year
- Message To the World - Story Of The Year
- Apathy is a Deathwish - Story Of The Year
- We're Not Gonna Make It - Story Of The Year
- Cannonball - Story Of The Year
- Terrified - Story Of The Year
- Pale Blue Dot (Interlude) - Story Of The Year
- Welcome To Our New War - Story Of The Year
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Album Details: Black Swan
- Release Date:
- 04/22/2008
- Label:
- Epitaph / Ada
- UPC:
- 045778692828
Pro Reviews: Black Swan
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Story of the Year claim to have finally found their musical identity with The Black Swan, their first indie release via Epitaph after two studio albums over on Maverick Records; it sounds to be basically a fusion of the band's prior releases, a happy middle ground somewhere between the soulsearching alt rock anthems of their debut and the harder, gutsier In the Wake of Determination. But as selfassured as that may sound, all it really means is, well, The Black Swan is another Story of the Year album. This predictability doesn't necessarily make a tiresome set exhilarating closer "Welcome to Our New War" finishes the proceedings with a nice adrenaline rush just one that's pretty much expected, which will probably comfort some, but do nothing to convert anyone still sitting on the fence. Fans will bask in the familiar rise and fall singscream dynamics of songs like "Wake Up," "Choose Your Fate," and "Apathy Is a Deathwish," while elsewhere they'll appreciate relatively softer moments, as in the soaring emotions of "We're Not Gonna Make It" and the pianoembossed ballad "Terrified," which comes complete with gentle drum rolls and sweet vocal harmonies. Songs build, crash, chug and crescendo as expected, proving that Story of the Year's new home on Epitaph does nothing to alter or influence the quintet's take on emotional, accessible rock music with hardcore flourishes. It's superficially an odd pairing of label and band, but one that ultimately affects little more than the logo stamped on the album's back cover. - Corey Apar, All Music Guide |
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Story of the Year Biography
Story of the Year began as Big Blue Monkey in St. Louis, Missouri. At the time (the late nineties), the band's sound was much heavier (think Deftones), and the lineup that would become Story of the Year was not yet in place. Big Blue Monkey played fr...Full Story of the Year Biography
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