Point 1 Music Cd

Chevelle - Point 1

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Point #1      Artist : Chevelle      List Price : $13.98 USD        Your Price : $13.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1999-05-04      Studio : Word Entertainment      Label : Word Entertainment      Avg. Customer Rating : (118 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Point 1      First albums are always the best      Rating:      I bought this album when it first came out in 1999, and it's one of the few albums from that era that I still listen to regularly. Why do I love it so much? Maybe the nostalgia is part of it, but mostly it's because of the raw emotion that comes through, more emotion than almost any other album I've heard. I know most people here seem to like the newer albums better, but for me they just fail to match up. Sure they are more polished, more accessible to the main stream audience, but to me there is something special about this album, the way it sounds like a couple of teenage kids making music in their parent's garage, not because they are getting paid to do it but because they love the music. Even if you are a fan of modern Chevelle, you need to buy this album, and listen to it with an open mind.     Customer Reviews for Point 1 Cd      A Great Start      Rating:      Chevelle is a pretty good modern rock band and with this first release, Point #1 is a great start. This is just a sign of things to come for the band. Each track on the album is at least okay. There aren't really any bad songs. Some of my favorite tracks on the album are "Point #1", "Skeptic", "Blank Earth", and "Peer". Here are the track ratings... 1. Open - 10/10 2. Point #1 - 10/10 3. Prove To You - 8.5/10 4. Mia - 9/10 5. Skeptic - 10/10 6. Anticipation 9/10 7. Dos - 8.5/10 8. Long - 8.5/10 9. Blank Earth - 9.5/10 10. Sma - 8.5/10 11. Peer - 9.5/10 Overall: 91% A- This thing probably deserves 4.5 stars but since you cant do that on amazon it's going to show up as 5. It's an overall solid release with plenty of good tracks. Basically no bad points throughout this cd. It's slightly different than modern Chevelle as it is less commercial but it is good. If you like bands like Tool or Breaking Benjamin you might like this. Hey, even if you enjoy modern Chevelle this is worth checking out. Editorial Reviews for Point 1 Audio Cd      Amazon.com      The 11 tracks of Chevelle's Point #1 pour out more passion in 42 minutes than most people will experience in an entire year. It is an album that will brand you. Not because of offense or unashamed shock tactics, but because the emotion offered batters into the soul and causes it to shudder in resonance with the writhing of the music. Applying simple and poetic reasoning, Pete Loeffler's lyrics exhibit the tension between life's paramount questions and heaven's inscrutable answers. The dualistic nature of his vocals (reminiscent of Tool's Maynard James Keenen) displays a trembling meekness that often abandons itself to full-throated roars of aggression. This meticulously rhythmic debut carries the fingerprints of Steve Albini's recording genius. The production is just raw enough to preserve the unfeigned vexation from which it was born, yet clean enough for each lashing expression to communicate its full fervor. Dynamics crest and fall as the storm-tossed melodies cut through a raging sea of edgy guitar and undulating drums. Leaving a curiously enjoyable lack of resolution, the weight of these songs beckons the listener to repeat play. It gets better every time. --Israel Button