Nice - This album has a few different influences. Its not totally goth, not totally alternative or metal. It seems to touch on different facets of musicality, all the while staying in a somewhat depressed guise. I would love to hear more aggressive drumming and guitar...and maybe one or two more aggressive songs all together. But then again, this band is not really aggressive and their simpler approach is actually orginal nowadays where everyone is pissed off if the music is speed based or death based. Its kinda like the music a flower would play when the sun is setting a few days before winter. Its just good music.
Exceptional - This band has risen from gritty little clubs in Philadelphia to impressive performances across the globe. It s not an accident. TTV is exceptional. Incredible writing and great talent. Burkert is an amazing guitarist. Fisher pulls the band together with killer arrangements. Rolland is the solid fundation on bass. And Heather Thompson? She may be the best female vocalist in the world. Period. Live, studio, it doesn t matter. Heather is amazing. Not just an impressive range of notes, but an impressive range of emotions. You know she has been where she writes. The weird people writing negative reviews here seem to be really impressed with their own wit. I imagine them typing with one hand while uh, shall we say distracting themselves under the keyboard with the other. Sorry, wankees- TTV cannot be denied.
like wow - As a newbie in this genre I think THE DAMAGE is awsome. I m an old fart and can understand whats going on.
I m sure most would overlook this album - And I don t blame people for it. On par with music and politics, musical tastes are subjective, so it shouldn t follow that just because some other yahoo online writes a rave review about it, or because it s classified as this or that, or because it s on a certain label, that one will like it.As for my experience with the album and artist itself, I have heard better from their EPs. This is not to say I am disappointed in the album, as I enjoy quite a bit of it. It makes for good chillout music, and if you take the lyrics into account, I must applaud Heather Thompson for being able to convey emotions in a way that reach out to the listener.Overall, the mood is dark and gloomy, and while one may classify such lyrics as emo, these lyrics are far from the new genre of lyrics that glorify self-mutilation and selfishness in relationships. In fact, if I have come away with anything from listening to this album, it would be that communicating your emotions, however gloomy they may be, is a good thing, especially when in this day and age, speaking of emotions other than love, lust, and anger are looked down upon.To me, this album is truly artistic, and though the music may be rather simple in some aspects (structure, lyrics, etc.), it s what makes the album stand out amongst the crowd. I personally enjoy bands that are able to blend genres together and become something that s not easily classifiable, and it amuses me that other people automatically generalize stuff they don t like as pop. Although I must say that this album has a slight poppy undertone, there is absolutely nothing overly mainstream about it.
Goth `easy listening ? - I m not sure how to describe this band s sound. I can certainly hear the Goth genra in it but it s remarkably generic. There is nothing outstanding or original about it. All the way through the album I was waiting for it to get started, to really shine or give me something that I hadn t heard a thousand times before. It was all just so...bland. At times I could almost believe I m listening to a Goth remixed Avril Lavigne album (*shudder*).Despite my dislike of the generic style of this band, I don t think the musicians untalented. In fact I can say that they seem to know their business and they play together well. The album is also well balanced. It s just so unremarkable it s painful. There is no excuse for this when they have the talent.