Flyleaf (2005)
Hey, whatever makes you feel fully alive.
I like the accelerated/unusual tempos on that song and some others; a bit out of the norm.
The lyrics seem meaningful and felt, which is…good.
But I don’t listen to songs for good lyrics if the music underneath them sucks.
That’s what reading or listening to an audiobook is for.
Interesting lyrics are like, a bonus. Moreso even if those lyrics were written by the band, which these were.
The overall sound is aggressively/loudly positive. It’s an unusual match, at least in my listening experience.
I just wish they had more hooks, when it comes down to it.
After the second listen, only two or three songs really stand out.
But the floor here is at least tolerable, and the ceiling is pretty good.
(“Fully Alive”, “Red Sam”)
Grade: C
Memento Mori (2009)
They (sorta kinda) had me then they lost me.
Grade: D-