Falling In Reverse - Fashionably Late

Artist: Falling In Reverse
Album: Fashionably Late
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Rating: 1 Star - Shocking // 2 Star - Average // 3 Star - Solid // 4 Star - Amazing // 5 Star - Legendary

 

Overview:

Only Ronnie Radke can pull off such a huge scope of genres to mix into one album and then being able to incredibly pull it off.

Tracklist:

Champion - A lot reminding you of early ETF days, the reminiscing begins and is given an instantly liking. Who would have thought that rap and hardcore could flow so marvellously intertwined? An exceptional start that forces you to crave for whats next.

Bad Girls Club - You can't really call FIR a hardcore band with songs like this in it. The lyrics are from the early 2000's and could do with more sophistication. The music is from a 1980's movie, comedy in some parts and sci-fi in other parts. So unusual yet extremely catchy.

Rolling Stone - Shocking screaming that sounds like a dying dog, it clearly shows the absence of vocal development in Ronnie's voice over the years. But on a positive note; the pop-rock, rap, dubstep and metal are extraordinarily meshed together. Overall, the well collaborated music will have you coming back every time.

Fashionably Late - A 'Bad Girls Club' feel but cleverly completed for a more astounding eargasm. Lyrically written by a hormonal 14 year old girl in a bad mood swing, it lacks depth and meaningful intelligence.

Alone - Nothing about this song goes together at all. The lyrics are degrading and arrogant which in turn proves Ronnie's lack of maturity. The chorus is barely keeping this song from completely falling a part all together.

Born To Lead - Ordinary FIR that you could potentially sleep through but a much needed guitar and dual-guitar solo desperately gives this song a much needed boost including the 3/4 breakdown which literally made this song triple in brilliance. Plus inspiriting lyrics for the pre-teen fans, what more could a metal head kid want?

It's Over When It's Over - Not feeling it. It could be the instrument shortfall or the unimaginative dearth but everything about this song says mediocre.

Game Over - The video game likeness adds to the cheesiness, and not the good Camembert cheese but the 20 year old blue vein cheese. This song reeks in every way possible. The hook line is the only thing worth coming back to.

Self-Destruct Personality - The inner hardcore nature is evidently shown here with an exceptionally executed chorus containing diverting lyrics that make for one of the most exemplary composed songs off the album.
F The Rest - This sounds too much like what is already on here. 'Born To Lead' opening, 'Rolling Stone' and 'Fashionably Late' lead up and chorus plus 'Bad Girls Club' verses. None of this is original. What a waste of album space.
Keep Holding On - Good truth and intentions behind this song but not strongly executed. I think it may be Ronnie's whinny voice that can't be taken seriously or the fact there is an egotistical twist that does not sell me his sincerity at all.
Drifter - Oh gosh that inital launch is undoubtably out of place, it hurts my ears to hear such unpleasentness. Trying to be one-of-a-kind and seperate itself from the rest, it is poorly carried out and fails dramatically.

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