4 months ago 21st Jul 11:05
However the album soon becomes worth it's £1.50 price tag when the startling key change of 'POV' kicks in. A raincloud of bruising guitars finally hallmark the return of Tom Fletcher's brooding vocals. Similarly 'Corrupted' treads the successful path of Paramore. A direction you just wish they had followed through as it's quite possibly their best song to date. Lyrically they're reaching out further than before too "Do you remember how it started?/Fairytale got twisted and decayed".
Dark and adventurous, this is the calibre of tune they'll need if they are to make their "LA Temptations" a reality.
A solid album then, but too hit-and-miss to garner the industry applause they so desperately crave. You get the feeling that a couple more listens to 'Dookie' and they may well have got it right. Either way, 'Radio:ACTIVE' is still the best thing to appear in the Mail On Sunday for sometime. It has to be remembered though, that ain't much of a compliment.
Lee Sentino
Your Comments:
by Sasha - 11:28:43 30th Jul 2008
Oh, please. It's McFly with no space. Shows how much you know about the band in general.
by barnaby - 08:00:46 29th Jul 2008
You have obviously not listened to the album and are perpetuating the usual garbage that the so called press come up with. This album is by far the be... READ MORE
by Catherine - 23:26:21 21st Jul 2008
Achingly Pedestrian! a truer word never was spoken, i love it almost as much as i love you mate!
by Julian - 20:16:24 21st Jul 2008
I think the way you describe the band itself is very far from the truth, and I think this is by far the most original album so far.. as for the tracks... READ MORE
by Stephan - 14:00:32 21st Jul 2008
sorry for the spelling mistake "amble"= "album"
by Stephan - 13:56:27 21st Jul 2008
I agree with you about Smile, but Do Ya and Falling in Love, I don't. I saw Do Ya first off more like All About You and I think It serves well for the... READ MORE