10 Years Minus The Machine Album Review

Like other 10 Years fans, I was super stoked for Minus The Machine. I had some high expectations because Feeding The Wolves is one of those albums that only comes around once or twice in a life time. It is one of my all time favorite albums and always will be. That album helped me through numerous hard times and I can sing every word to every song. I hoped that Minus The Machine would be the same way. So I started listening and I was pleasantly surprised.

1. Minus The Machine - I love the opening guitar. The chorus is so full of energy. I can see this as a potential opening song and I see the crowd freaking out and starting a pit! I know this song makes me want to mosh.
2. Battle Lust - This song reminded me of Waking Up The Ghost from Feeding The Wolves. The lyrics in this song really hit me emotionally. I do not really have a reason why. I also really like the drums at the end. 
3. Forever Fields (Sowing Season) - Whoever plays the piano has my heart and Jesse's voice makes me cry because it is just so beautiful. When/If I hear this live, I will cry. I also love where this song is placed on the album. It is slow at the beginning and think that is pretty dang cool. 
4. Backlash - The first time I heard this song was on Monster Energy's website. I listened to it for hours. This song really got me stoked for this album and I can see epic mosh pits at future 10 Years shows during this. To put this song into slang terms, "It Goes Hard." It reminds me of The Wicked Ones from FTW.
5. Writing On The Walls - That sounds like a ukulele at the beginning. Even if it is not, the opening is still awesome. Jesse has one of those voices that I can pick out anywhere and that really shows in this song. I love the "I Won't Let You Bury Me" lyric. 
6. Dancing With The Dead - Reminds me of Chasing The Rapture from FTW. The lyrics remind me of the saying "Come At Me, Bro!" It has that fight song tone to it. If I were to ever get into a fight, I would play this song. I have no idea if that is what 10 Years was going for, but oh well ;)
7. Sleeper - This song starts out slow, but when it goes into the chorus, it transforms into this amazing sound that makes me want to sing at the top of my teenage lungs. 
8. Soma - I love this. That is all.
9. Tightrope - This was not my favorite song on the album, but it would definitely be a killer live song. I absolutely love the lyrics
10. Knives - This song is probably my favorite on this album. The beginning is heavy. It reminds me of All Your Lies from Division and Empires from The Autumn Effect. Jesse's screams are drop dead sexy!!!
11. Birth -- Death - On my first listen, it took me a minute to realize that this was an instrumental song. It sounds really serious and Holy Cow, a violin!
12. ... And All The Other Colors - Surprisingly, this song reminds me of Wasteland from The Autumn Effect and Backlash. I got sad when I heard this song because I realized it was the last song on the album. The voices at the end actually scared me. 

And just like that, the album was over. I can tell the guys worked really hard on this album. It is a little bit softer than I expected, but that is just fine with me. I also love how almost all of the songs flow into each other. It basically sounds like one big song and that rocks. I highly recommend this album and I suggest everyone go buy it RIGHT NOW!!! :)

Projekt Revolution 8/3/08 Atlanta, Georgia

I never would have thought that a year after I saw Linkin Park for the first time, that I would be seeing them again. Not only was I excited for Linkin Park, but I was incredibly stoked for Hawthorne Heights, 10 Years, Atreyu, aSHES divide, The Bravery, and Chris Cornell. The first band of the day was Hawthorne Heights. They played Niki FM, Ohio Is For Lovers, Rescue Me, This Is Who We Are, Pens and Needles, and Saying Sorry. This was their first tour after Casey Calvert passed away, so the screaming songs did not scream. They talked about him a lot, too. After HH was 10 Years. The played Russian Roulette, 11:00 AM (Daydreamer), All Your Lies, Prey, Beautifu, lDrug of Choice, Actions and Motives, So Long, Good-Bye, Waking Up, Wasteland. After 10 Years it was time for Atreyu. They played Doomsday, Right Side of the Bed, Falling Down, The Crimson, Bleeding Mascara, Slow Burn, Blow, When Two Are One (Told the crowd to start a circle pit), Ex's and Oh's, Becoming the Bull, Lip Gloss and Black. You never forget the first time you ever see a band. That is all I will say about them. After Atreyu was aSHES dIVIDE, but before AD, was Street Drum Corps. They were loud and gave me a headache and I do not normally get headaches. Ashes Divide played The Stone, Denial Waits, The Outsider (A Perfect Circle), The Sword, Forever Can Be, Stripped Away, The Prey, Enemies. After them was The Bravery. I do not know all the songs that they played but I do know they played, An Honest Mistake, Time Won’t Let Me Go, Believe. Believe was really good and I wish I could go see them again. After them was *drum roll* Chris Cornell. My mom and I were so freaking excited. He played Cochise, No Such Thing, Outshined, Spoonman, Hunger Strike (With Chester Bennington. AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!) Watch Out, Like a Stone (Acoustic), Fell on Black Days (Acoustic), Show Me How To Live, Be Yourself, Long Gone, Black Hole Sun, Blow Up the Outside World, Rusty Cage. Then it was time for Linkin Park. They played
One Step Closer
Lying From You
Somewhere I Belong
No More Sorrow
Papercut
Points of Authority
Wake 2.0
Given Up
From the Inside
Leave Out All the Rest
Numb
The Little Things Give You Away
Breaking the Habit
Shadow of the Day
Crawling (Chris Cornell AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!)
In the End
What I've Done
Faint
Bleed It Out