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Lifehouse released their 4th album on 19th June 2007, and at the moment only HMV seems to have it. I got mine through Amazon.com because the price at HMV was ridiculously exorbitant.
From wikipedia.org "Following its release, Who We Are debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 14, selling about 49,000 copies in its first week. As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 86,844 copies in the US."
Track Listing
"Disarray" - 3:45
"First Time" - 3:23
"Whatever It Takes" - 3:27
"Who We Are" - 3:27
"Broken" - 4:46
"The Joke" - 3:56
"Easier to Be" - 3:31
"Make Me Over" - 3:57
"Mesmerized" - 3:13
"Bridges" - 4:02
"Learn You Inside Out" - 4:25
"Storm" - 4:25
After the hugely successful "You And Me" single from their self-titled third album, many people could have been expecting more, but I don't think they were keen after hearing the subsequent singles. For me, I am a Lifehouse fan way before when they released "Hanging By A Moment", and especially when their sophomore album, "Stanley Climball" accompanied me on a trip to Taiwan when I was in SISPEC doing NS.
As such, I was already looking forward to the latest offering. Jason Wade, lead vocalist, already stated this album will be more upbeat and rock compared to "Lifehouse" album, and it proved to be so as they returned to the music from the first two albums.
"First Time" was the first single and I believe the hardcore fans may take awhile getting used to it like I did.
Jason Wade wrote and co-wrote all the songs, so as some may know by now, he is a great songwriter.
Going track by track now. "Disarray" is one great example. It is a great opening rock track. "First Time", as I said, took awhile getting used to, but I fell for it eventually, a fantastic but not excellent rock song, though you can sing it again and again. "Whatever It Takes" slows down the tempo and it's a gorgeous love song. The tempo picked up again with the infectious album title track "Who We Are", which was the last three words of the last song "The End Has Only Begun" from "Lifehouse" album. Listen for the start of the song, where it's like horses' hooves clicking hard on the ground.
"Broken" is beautifully written and Wade's vocals executed it. "The Joke" is a great song if you are irritated with that someone you love. "Easier To Be" is a sweet song, and it's really a song to listen to if you are really happy with that someone you love.
"Make Me Over" is a song which proves you can write short one-line lyrics but still produce a impact. "Mesmerized" is a complicated song, it's Jason Wade probably singing he still can't forget his ex-love. "Bridges" is a break-up rock song and it almost touched on my experience in love. "Learn You Inside Out" is my track of the album. It is piano-driven much like Coldplay and Keane (Jason Wade is a fan) and is the only such track in the album. The last track "Storm" is finally in a Lifehouse full-length album, and it sounds as good as when it was not in any album. The previous version was acoustic. Fans who have heard the song before will be delighted to hear it here.
There are no real stand out songs to be honest, to attract new fans (who heard "You And Me"), but if you are the hardcore fan who collects all their albums like me, then you may not be too disappointed.
My rating is 3 1/2 out of 5.
Lifehouse released their 4th album on 19th June 2007, and at the moment only HMV seems to have it. I got mine through Amazon.com because the price at HMV was ridiculously exorbitant.
From wikipedia.org "Following its release, Who We Are debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 14, selling about 49,000 copies in its first week. As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 86,844 copies in the US."
Track Listing
"Disarray" - 3:45
"First Time" - 3:23
"Whatever It Takes" - 3:27
"Who We Are" - 3:27
"Broken" - 4:46
"The Joke" - 3:56
"Easier to Be" - 3:31
"Make Me Over" - 3:57
"Mesmerized" - 3:13
"Bridges" - 4:02
"Learn You Inside Out" - 4:25
"Storm" - 4:25
After the hugely successful "You And Me" single from their self-titled third album, many people could have been expecting more, but I don't think they were keen after hearing the subsequent singles. For me, I am a Lifehouse fan way before when they released "Hanging By A Moment", and especially when their sophomore album, "Stanley Climball" accompanied me on a trip to Taiwan when I was in SISPEC doing NS.
As such, I was already looking forward to the latest offering. Jason Wade, lead vocalist, already stated this album will be more upbeat and rock compared to "Lifehouse" album, and it proved to be so as they returned to the music from the first two albums.
"First Time" was the first single and I believe the hardcore fans may take awhile getting used to it like I did.
Jason Wade wrote and co-wrote all the songs, so as some may know by now, he is a great songwriter.
Going track by track now. "Disarray" is one great example. It is a great opening rock track. "First Time", as I said, took awhile getting used to, but I fell for it eventually, a fantastic but not excellent rock song, though you can sing it again and again. "Whatever It Takes" slows down the tempo and it's a gorgeous love song. The tempo picked up again with the infectious album title track "Who We Are", which was the last three words of the last song "The End Has Only Begun" from "Lifehouse" album. Listen for the start of the song, where it's like horses' hooves clicking hard on the ground.
"Broken" is beautifully written and Wade's vocals executed it. "The Joke" is a great song if you are irritated with that someone you love. "Easier To Be" is a sweet song, and it's really a song to listen to if you are really happy with that someone you love.
"Make Me Over" is a song which proves you can write short one-line lyrics but still produce a impact. "Mesmerized" is a complicated song, it's Jason Wade probably singing he still can't forget his ex-love. "Bridges" is a break-up rock song and it almost touched on my experience in love. "Learn You Inside Out" is my track of the album. It is piano-driven much like Coldplay and Keane (Jason Wade is a fan) and is the only such track in the album. The last track "Storm" is finally in a Lifehouse full-length album, and it sounds as good as when it was not in any album. The previous version was acoustic. Fans who have heard the song before will be delighted to hear it here.
There are no real stand out songs to be honest, to attract new fans (who heard "You And Me"), but if you are the hardcore fan who collects all their albums like me, then you may not be too disappointed.
My rating is 3 1/2 out of 5.
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