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Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation | 
| Artist: Funeral For A Friend
Label: Infectious Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 3824
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 825646094721
EAN: 0825646094721
ASIN: B0000DD997
Release Date: October 13, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Rookie Of The Year | | • | Bullet Theory] | | • | Juneau | | • | Bend Your Arms To Look Like Wings | | • | Escape Artists Never Die | | • | Storytelling | | • | Moments Forever Faded | | • | She Drove Me To Daytime Television | | • | Red Is The New Black | | • | Your Revolution Is A Joke | | • | Waking Up | | • | Novella |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 59
 Astonishingly good debut October 15, 2003
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
My first real experience of Funeral for a Friend was their set at the 2003 T in the Park festival, and I must say I was a little underwhelmed. Most of the songs seemed a little formulaic, based around the Thursday approved formulae of melodic vocal/screaming/big riff/end. Well what can I say - where did it all go right?! This album deserves to stand along with Hundred Reasons' "Ideas Above Our Station" and Hell is for Heroes' "Neon Handshake" as one of the great British emo albums. pThe fast paced opener "Rookie of the Year" is a superb start, closely followed by brilliant recent singles "Bullet Theory" and "Juneau"; the latter a masterclass in post-hardcore riffery, the former a menacing yet soaringly melodic track.pAfter such a storming start, you could expect and forgive a slight dip in quality with the subsequent tracks (for the record, Hundred Reasons were particularly guilty of this). However, Funeral for a Friend only go and pull out the greatest track on the album, "Bend Your Arms to Look Like Wings", a song which is as near perfect as this genre of music can get.pIndeed, the only song which dips below top quality is the rather Funeral-by-numbers "Waking Up", although this may reflect badly due to it following on from the immensely affecting acoustic "Your Revolution is a Joke". And that's not even mentioning the metallic crunch of "Red is the New Black", or the stunning breakdown of "She Drove me to Daytime Television" (great title).pFuneral for a Friend had a lot to live up to, being touted as Kerrang's Best New British Band. And they lived up to it. Oh yes.
Great Album!! March 16, 2004
A. Smith (Swindon, UK)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought 'Casually Dressed...' after hearing Juneau on the TV, not expecting anything amazing but an album that was entertaining to fill up my minidisc a bit. When i listened to it through the whole time i was blown away. As a fan of heavy music from bands such as Slayer and Pantera and also softer bands like Staind and Incubus, FFAF's album was absolutely PERFECT for me. It combines very musical and melodic songs such as 'Bend your arms to look like wings' with heavierish songs such as 'Rookie of the Year' i loved it.pOn the technical side most of the songs are composed of a backing guitar with another one riffing over the top to create a deep, musical feel to most of the songs. This coupled with amazingly heart wrenching lyrics, for example the slow part of 'Escape Artists Never Die' where he repeats "Please someone help me, I'm dying here in front of you". The only song that drags the album back slightly is 'Your Revolution is a Joke' as it is a very soft, acoustic song and seems out of place in the midst of the rest of the songs. That's just my opinion though some people may disagree.pThis is a fantastic album if your into emo, with my personal favorites being 'Rookie of the Year', 'Bend Yours Arms to Look Like Wings', 'Moments Forever Faded'. I've still got the whole album on my minidisc and it will stay there for a while yet! Highly reccomended!
Funeral For A Friend, The Begining. November 10, 2003
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
A fantastic debut by the Welsh quintet, Funeral For A Friend (FFAF) really brings together metal, punk and post hardcore emo into one exhilarating album.pMelody, aggression and pure emotion are one of the many words that spring to mind when listing to FFAF and the album includes new versions of the popular tracks "Juneau" and "Red Is The New Black" which featured on the bands first ep of two: "Between Order And Model"pCasually Dressed And Deep In Conversation has been acclaimed by critics everywhere and the music industry has already hailed FFAF as the new Nirvana. Many fans of the band think that the music has been commercialised for the album, but amazing tracks such as "Bullet Theory" and "Rookie Of The Year" show that FFAF have retained the aggression that they are now well known for. pMost tracks on the album are full of energy and emotion, but this is balanced out by "Your Revolution Is A Joke" a surprising acoustic addition, which really showcases the lead singer's phenomenal vocals and adds a much needed breather toward the end of the album.pAll in all it is a commendable debut and a definite buy. FFAF are band to watch out for in the future because I foresee very little slowing down this wave of incredibly talented musicians.
Your new best friends.... December 1, 2003
Dante the demon slayer (Ireland)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Where to start? These Welsh boys blew me away from the first note with their hybrid fusion of metal, emo and hardcore punk. Opener 'Rookie of the year', in my opinion one of the best on the album, has a punk edge spliced with hardcore vocals and searing riffs. Singer Matt Davies voice soars above the melodic lines in the chorus and makes this a standout track on an amazing record. Other strokes of musical brilliance include 'She Drove me to Daytime Television', 'Juneao' and 'Escape Artists never die'. The latter is a prime example of FFAF's musical genious, and also the fastest tempo song on the album. It provides Matt to throw his voice all over the place, and to great results. In my personnal opinion, his lyrics are usually of a high standard, but there is a dark edge to 'CDADIC', that was not present in earlier EPs. Matt is backed up on vocals by drummer Ryan Richards who provides the aggresive edge in FFAF's sound. Bassist Gareth Davies, brother of Matt, adds the driving force to the band and does a great job of it. The two guitarists, Kris Roberts and Darren Smith do a star performance on axe duty with Kris' soaring, fast riffs complementing perfectly with Darren's de-tuned, aggressive power chord sound.brAll in all, this is the best thing to come out of Wales since leeks, and deserves it's rightful place in your record collection.
Your new favourite band November 11, 2003
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you thought 'Between Order and Model' and 'Four Ways to Scream your Name' were good, check this out. Combining styles from emo to pure metal FfaF deliver an album that surpasses what many thought was possible. From the opening salvo of 'Rookie of the Year' it is obvious that this album is something special. Highlights of the album include reworked versions of 'Red is the New Black' and the awesome 'Escape artists never die' along with new songs such as 'Bend your arms to look like wings'. This is an album that will grab hold of you and not let go until you find yourself unable to walk down the street without humming the melody of 'Juneau' or 'She Drove me to daytime televison'. It's not often that a new band lives up to the hype that surrounds them, but this time in FfaF we have a band who if they are not your favourite band now will be once you have had a listen to this CD.
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