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Lights & Sounds
Artist:
Yellowcard
Format: CD
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Formats and Editions
1. There Flights Up
2. Lights and Sounds
3. Down on My Head
4. Sure Thing Falling
5. City of Devils
6. Rough Landing, Holly
7. Two Weeks From Twenty
8. Waiting Game
9. Martin Sheen or JFK
10. Grey
11. Word, Hands, Hearts
12. How I Go
13. Holly Wood Died
14. Holly Wood Died
More Info:
Lights and Sounds is a bigger, broader album that finds Yellowcard moving away from songs about breakups and onto more expansive themes of artifice, war and adulthood. The guitars are tougher, the songs more intricate and encompassing a wider spectrum of musical styles.Reviews:
''Lights and Sounds'' is the fifth studio album by American pop punk band Yellowcard, released on January 24, 2006 in the United States through Capitol Records. ''Lights and Sounds'' is Yellowcard's first concept album, which was inspired to reflect what the band was feeling at the time of production and how they have matured in the process. ''Lights and Sounds'' also departs its sounds from Yellowcard's previous album, ''Ocean Avenue'' (2003), which broke away from its pop punk sound to a more alternative rock album.
''Lights and Sounds'' debuted to mixed reviews from contemporary music critics, receiving criticism as the album fell short from the standard set by its predecessor, ''Ocean Avenue''. Upon the album's release, it charted at number five on ''Billboard''s 200, Comprehensive Albums, and Top Internet Albums' charts. The album accumulated sales of just over 315,000 copies, which failed to match the 2 million sales of their previous album. Yellowcard went on to explain that the disappointment of the sales were due to their going "a bit too far" with the expectations they had thought the album would exceed.
The album yielded two singles, "Lights and Sounds" and "Rough Landing, Holly". While the band was promoting the album, lead guitarist Ben Harper parted ways with the band. Following Harper's departure, the band revealed that they had entered their "highest and lowest" points because of Harper's departure from the band. To accommodate the album's promotion, Yellowcard replaced Harper with guitarist Ryan Mendez. - Wikipedia
