COMMIT THIS TO MEMORY (DELUXE EDITION)

Motion City Soundtrack
Commit This to Memory (Deluxe Edition)
Copyright Epitaph Records
Released June 20, 2006
5/5 stars *****

NOTE: THIS ALBUM HAS EXPLICIT LYRICS IN ORIGINAL FORM, BUT DOES NOT SAY SO ON DELUXE EDITION

Alright, welcome back to part 5 of my 11 part series, the best and worst albums of 2006. Make sure to catch up with my other 4 reviews so far.Ok, i guarantee that someone will complain saying that this is a 2005 album, and it is just being re-released with a DVD. Well, that may be true,but it has a bonus track, which is new content, so I'm counting it. Deal with it. It is an amazing album also, which helps. The unmistakable sound of this Minneapolis quintet is a refreshing reprive from all of the hard rock that I normally listen to. My only minor complaint is the single Hold Me Down.The last 1:20 of the song is nothing really, no guitars, no vocals, no drums, no bass, and hardly an keyboard most of the time. Which, if you cut itoff, would make the song even better. But I won't condemn an album for the ending of one song. This is a rare album that I can listen to non-stop through,and not get bored in the slightest. I even LOVE, yes, I said LOVE the ballads resolution, Hold Me Down, and Together We'll Ring in the New Year. In Hold me Downand Resolution, they do have short bursts of faster paced choruses, which helps. And the stripped down acoustic-guitar driven Together We'll Ring in the New Yearis short, which means that I dont have to sit through a 5 minute acoustic song and fall asleep. The rest of the album is full of songs that won't leave the confinesof your brain, such as LG FUAD, Everything is Alright, Feel Like Rain, and Better Open the Door. The bonus track is a decent addition to the album, still catchy, butmore or less average compared to the rest of the album (they didn't add it to the album in the first place for a reason). Now, I am not talking about the DVD footagefor two reasons. 1) Because I haven't seen it (iTunes all the way!) and 2) Because I'm talking about the best ALBUMS of 2006, not the best DVD footage of 2006. Anyway,overall this is an amazing album full of catchy songs that deserves ***** 5 stars all the way. The next review in the 11 part series is part 6, or honorable mention. The album is Don't You Fake It by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

Songs You Must Download:

LG FUAD
Everything is Alright
Resolution
Feel Like Rain
Better Open The Door