Underoath – Lost In The Sound Of Seperation CD Review

Oh sweet angel of mercy, with your grace like the morning, wrap your tender arms around meî. Oh so captivating are the lyrics of Underoath. The release of their sixth album entitled Lost in the Sound of Separation keeps their fan base strong as many were waiting for this next album after the million dollar success of Define the Great Line back in 2006. This new album is nothing short of what was to be expected from Underoath. The CD (because yes, I still go out and purchase CDs) contains eleven tracks the eleventh being mainly an instrumental with short lyrics at the end) that are solid from the sounds of the rifts to the beats of the drum to the melodies coming from Chamberlain’s voice in unison with the sounds of the piano and violin playing in some of the tracks. I’ve been a fan of Underoath since their album Act of Depression back in 1999 however, I lost touch with them over the years but I’ve gotten back into them after seeing them live last year with Taking Back Sunday and Armor for Sleep. Underoath was never a heavy band I found albeit; they have a harmonic mix between emotional screaming and the soft tones that come from the Spencer Chamberlain’s voice.

Chamberlain’s jagged rifts, solid screams and harsh to soft vocals give the impression that his heart goes up and down like nothing else mattered in life. I love Underoath simply because of their lyrics; so profound, so deep and it always gives off a different message depending on the person and the way that they perceive the song’s lyrics. I’m particularly hooked on songs such as The Created Void and Coming Down is Calming Down because of their sound and lyrical content. Just reading the lyrics while lying in bed listening to the songs playing is one of my favorite things to do, that being said Underoath always delivers when it comes to get you into a reminiscing mood or relating a part of one song to the good and the bad times of your life. As everyone also may be aware, they are also a Christian band in which they tend to deliver their message of peace and love towards God during their live shows. It also tends to show within their lyrics as well.

I did in fact like this CD however, some negatives about this is that there really wasn’t much progression or change. Yes, it was a bit harder than some of their older stuff but not by much. It will still captivate fans and it still had me. This is strictly my opinion and the readers are completely allowed to disagree and think otherwise but in some songs I just felt that there wasn’t much change over the years and it had a sense of deja vu. It seemed that perhaps this time Spencer wanted to be heard a bit more and this is where the harder element of Underoath shined through I would have liked to see some sort of variety or perhaps another artist or remake or even perhaps a completely new sound from Underoath to give it an extra boost of originality. But hey, why change the formula when people love you the way you are. Overall, a solid CD and recommended for new and old fans of an incredible band.

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