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Lifehouse Review

After 2 and a half years of waiting, Lifehouse makes a return to the music scene with their third album. In the past, I've often complained about the fact that Lifehouse is so talented and write such beautiful songs, and yet never seemed to get any exposure...except ofcourse for the hit "Hanging By A Moment". But now, with their new single "You And Me", they seem to be on their way to getting more recognition. If you haven't heard it yet, it's a great new song that's gaining some steady momentum in popularity. Rather than being an energetic pop-hit like "Hanging By A Moment" or "Spin", this song is a slower, more bitter-sweet song. I think this song will have a slow start, but in a few months will probably become a pretty big hit around the country.
This album has plenty more to offer though. The opening song "Come Back Down" is probably one of the best tunes they've ever written. "Blind" is also a good one. On the song, "All In All", I hear an influence of The Beatles with the way the stringed instruments are used. (In the liner notes, Jason thanks The Beatles...I assume it was for inspirational purposes.) Then there's the song "Into The Sun" which stood out to me...Jason just has a beautiful way of hitting those high notes. I love Lifehouse's catchy upbeat tunes, but I think their slow, sad songs are my favorites...mostly because I can relate to the lyrics so well. One of those songs is "Walking Away" and is probably my favorite on the album.
I think "No Name Face" will always be my favorite Lifehouse album, just because every song was amazing from beginning to end. "Stanley Climbfall" was almost dead even with it, but probably fell just a tiny bit short. I'd say that this new album probably lands even with "Stanley Climbfall". None of their albums and none of their songs are bad, some are just more awesome than others. But I'd say I'm very satisfied with this album, it has all the elements of Lifehouse that I love. If you enjoyed either of the group's first 2 albums, I'd highly recommend picking up this one as well.

Review by: Greg, Amazon.com