Faber Drive are a band that is still looking to find that magic hit formula so they continue to sound like whatever is currently popular or was at the time they were recording their latest material. The band has had a couple of decent songs and they do it again this time as well. The Bruno Mars, Daniel Powter, Jason Mraz style is aped for "Candy Sore" which will most likely be a smash hit. But again not original or their own style because they just don't have or can't discover anything original within them. The band have the tween pop kid friendly "Dead On The Dancefloor" that just makes my stomach hurt because it's so contrived and devoid of real creativity. I'm sure it will get lots of play on Radio Disney as its exactly what they love on that station. Now don't get me wrong I like a lot of this sort of pop bubblegum music but this stuff here is just so faceless and hollow. The song "Too Little, Too Late" which is a good song just doesn't have the conviction it would have if it was sung by Hedley or Boys Like Girls or even Sugar Ray.
The made for 10 year old girls "Don't Stop" is another one of those songs that is almost good but misses substance and believability. Another huge problem on this album is that it over produced beyond excess and all the effects and fake harmonies of one track laid over top of itself with a little knob twist each time to get some separation kills any organic feel this stuff could have had. The album closes with one of the worst pieces of shit that this band has ever recorded. Faber Drive need to stop with all the digital production and compression and actually go make an album with instruments that haven't been run through every single digital effect that the producers have in their Mac's and PC's. Try using an acoustic guitar with a mic instead of plugged into a digital sound processor that is killing the instruments natural sound.
Your daughter will probably like this album so make them happy at your expense I guess because that is who this music was made for. People with taste and working ears just won't connect with this stuff.
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