Cage The Elephant - Melophobia ALBUM REVIEW

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Alternative rock outfit Cage the Elephant completely surprises me with a record of songs that have uniformly interesting production, energetic performances, memorable hooks, sharp melodies, and a pretty diverse array of instrumentation. Bravo!
What did you think of this album? Love it? Hate it? Why? What should I review next, eh?
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FAV TRACKS: TEETH, CIGARETTE DAYDREAMS, TELESCOPE, COME A LITTLE CLOSER, HYPOCRITE, BLACK WIDOW
LEAST FAV TRACK: IT'S JUST FOREVER
CAGE THE ELEPHANT - MELOPHOBIA / 2013 / RCA RECORDS / GARAGE ROCK, BLUES ROCK, ALTERNATIVE ROCK, LO-FI REFINEMENT, FILTHY HOOKY GOODNESS
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Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?
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[@Grinchcoolrancho]

Melonphobia.

[@tamppi777]

Oh my fuck

[@corduroykumquat]

Diego Simón André Reyes Concha good.

[@ashishshukla2157]

That's how I read it in the first place

[@inaciobits-4644]

why is this so fucking funny

[@fromspace1664]

i knew someone had already said it

[@papayer]

This was before the Red Flannel awoke as this blood-driven, life-stealing beast.

[@Pr0jectFM]

He contained it within the black sweatshirt this time. It just wasn't ready yet.

[@jrdnsgrarchvs9163]

Yes

[@leahelbourne-weinstock488]

telescope is a really great song

[@atomic9614]

Your profile picture doesn’t match your name

[@aqua47flawless43]

Time is like a leaf in the wind

[@chrisrosado754]

Did you stand there all alone? Oh I cannot explain what's going down

[@Eva-nn3dl]

Chris Rosado fairly sure that’s cigarette daydreams

[@neckartz2599]

i hate that song wtf

[@theneedledrop]

honestly, it's just too catchy. i'm on it heavy.

[@_panilaperman9881]

oo na alam na namin

[@noirbovine1848]

U kinda look like a melon, if you haven’t noticed

[@gcwens]

you're on it heavy

[@ktakyon]

@@_panilaperman9881 haha tangina inulet.

[@RealAsaMitaka]

you fw it heavy

[@man4437]

He had a jacket over the red flannel to signify his expectations going in vs how much he liked it.

[@huhidk752]

MAN lmmmaaaooo

[@BrettfordBolts]

MAN I had this thought right after he said he liked it

[@heronoverdose]

This coding man

[@doc010203040]

Cagethony Elephantano

[@grantheyns2737]

Frederick Keillor HAHAHAHA

[@Homegrowngoodie]

cigarette daydreams is my shit

[@Zukiav]

yeah

[@sosigbob]

The lyrics are pretty close to Shakespearean.. "Spiders in my head, spiders in my mind"- Spiderhead "Oh full of Scorpions is my mind" - Macbeth

[@damong9435]

Adam Nope ikr

[@Urger334]

“Take my eyes but I’m not blind” King Lear anyone?

[@theneedledrop]

yeah, i'm digging on it heaaaaaavyyyyyy

[@CHICKENNUGGETSKOON]

Nerd

[@kapblap5814]

greek StOp BuLlY

[@ConnorJMC41]

Ok mel

[@ashmqn9879]

Respond to me

[@9MattDuchene]

love the album cigarette daydreams and telescope are my favorites

[@maddy4557]

9MattDuchene oh my god right

[@MrKtoast]

Same

[@lePoopGod]

Fax

[@bulsu_sarmiento]

Hi from 5 years ago, definitely

[@lorev5440]

Hi from 9 months ago, yes

[@danielmcdermott138]

Take it or leave it is such an amazing track.

[@bradleybradshaw256]

its my favorite song from them

[@drstrangelove9525]

I love Halo, Hypocrite, Telescope, Take It or Leave It, Spiderhead. Basically Almost The entire Album

[@Aaaaaa2_3]

daniel mcdermott fav

[@unnoticed9988]

daniel mcdermott same honestly

[@peelslowly28]

daniel mcdermott yeah definitely the best song the Strokes have made

[@JJAG3]

Cigarette daydreams is my absolute favorite song right now

[@superlelch314]

Still is.

[@ryleighstarzzz]

Same ong

[@Rubberfooted]

This is, IMO, easily their finest record. Their first two albums are meh, but Melophobia is a home run.

[@peelslowly28]

I liked Thank You Happy Birthday because of the diversity in sound but that's just me and my preference

[@RB-.-]

Thank you happy birthday is all over the place but the music sounds really solid

[@privilegedproperty513]

true true but that first album was actually fire tho

[@iszatso]

my man did not just say thank you happy birthday is meh

[@victorschack4537]

I think shake me down has an amazing lyric, just me?

[@UldrenSov]

I completely agree! It's one of my fave songs

[@LautFErrotabere]

and In One Ear

[@JoshTheGreat33]

Victor Schack shake me down is deep af

[@Alex-ud6zr]

They have some solid singles from their other albums. I still think this is their best overall album tho :>

[@milkythoughts9500]

In One Ear is pretty cringe

[@AuspexAO]

I like the first CTE release. The lyrics are immature, but they're honest. I think the garage rock almost punk stylings made them interesting in this world of pretentious whining. Sometimes I just want to listen to some kids who don't have their heads up their asses.

[@Heidijames111]

Thank you

[@packercat17]

+AuspexAO TBH it's frustrating how such a massive portion of what he considers important in his reviews are the social commentary of the lyrics. The amount of information and that can be inserted in a 4 minute song, or even an hour long album, is so small, and they're not bringing ANY new perspective to any serious societal issues. So basically, yes, sometimes, we just want to hear some good music.

[@tatewick5176]

Packercat17 Listen to TPAB and u might change your mind about that lol

[@kouka7221]

Yessss thank you, you wrote exactly what I was thinking.

[@arielochoa2913]

Cage The Elephant is one of my favorite bands, and Melophobia is definitely the best album i've ever heard. I saw them live and i was lucky enough to push my way to the front and i must say it was the greatest experience ever. It was so surreal, the lighting made it even so much awesome. I personally thought they even sounded better live.

[@johnamico588]

Just saw them live a few days ago and yes they sound so much better live. All the lights and loud music and dancing and auroa that Matt gives off is just so fun

[@mikekearney5949]

Anthony can feel it in his Teeth, best in the game

[@despresso4295]

just about to make that joke but seems i was two years late

[@jello4219]

@@despresso4295 i was about to make that joke but turns out im 3 years late

[@_panilaperman9881]

welp im 4 years late for the joke

[@Speedy-hd5bz]

oops seems that im 5 years late

[@oxxy6678]

I could continue the joke in the thread but instead I'm just gonna ruin it

[@erinvalenzuela7167]

this album aged so well, I still listen to it regularly >.

[@erinvalenzuela7167]

Fave songs: halo, telescope, cigarette daydreams

[@changedchannels3150]

@@erinvalenzuela7167 mine are Spiderhead, Cigarette Daydreams, and Come a Little Closer

[@agbrenv]

Come A Little Closer, Telescope, Halo, Hypocrite

[@1955DodgersBrooklyn]

Back when the red flannel didn’t mean anything...

[@Monkeygirl2398]

I used to be a "only like the singles" fan of cage the elephant until I heard the new album. My favorite track is teeth. To me It sounds like jack white/white stripes at the beginning then the gorillaz at the end.

[@neight.c]

Same, my favorite Gorillaz tracks are probably Kids With Guns, Dirty Harry, Rinestone Eyes, and Clint Eastwood, but to be honest I love almost every song of theirs.

[@iamsatan8672]

Personally I like how they don't show a set direction, and how they change their sound a lot.

[@XxXthetoastXxX]

Personally, I loved their self titled album and I love this one even more. It's very relaxing with songs like "Cigarette Daydreams" and "Telescope" but also goes nuts with "Teeth". Idk. I love it. I love them. I love you all.

[@eysham]

do you still love us all?

[@victovicto8172]

@@eysham hope he still love us all

[@neolbioldey]

Time for the yearly check up to make sure you still love us all

[@Fugget_Weeble]

i'd recommend sitting down and trying out "thank you happy birthday" again, its literally just a consistent poem to me. I hate how some people hate that album like it went right over there head and they didn't even try listening to it or anything.

[@NASAsoccer8]

+Mike Faust TYHB is by far my favorite

[@Fugget_Weeble]

okay, Kudos

[@drstrangelove9525]

I guess you could say The message went....... In One Ear...

[@ibdjack4612]

If we don't like it we are intellectually inferior. Got it.

[@owen1045]

Faustika The Shitlord same... at first it seems odd like when I first got into cage the elephant. But now thank you happy birthday is probably my favorite of the four.

[@UserPickForSix]

Hypocrite is a classic.

[@theneedledrop]

thanks for the comment! :-)

[@Leibide]

Whos comment was this anthony

[@coool1270]

anthony answer us whos comment was this

[@jakmak94]

Anthony? Are you there? Please wake up

[@colin73008]

anthony what was the comment answer please 😔

[@naraka5028]

anthony please answer us i’m begging you

[@ryancasablancas8361]

It’s so weird seeing the melon give an 8 while wearing the red flannel.

[@Tealdoor]

Thank You Happy Birthday is amazing. I am surprised you didn’t enjoy it

[@JohnMeckleyOfJohnMeckley]

I can't believe it took him this long to review Fear of Music by Talking Heads, step up your game bro

[@andrewlee5895]

as much as I love CTE and I wanna be mad at the negative comments, the dudes making sense. the things he's saying aren't wrong.

[@Zzzz-hk5ft]

+Andrew Lee He gave the album an 8.... thats like an A in Fantano's book

[@christopherlowery3797]

Nathan Haak I’m presuming the OP is referring to his opinions on their previous releases. Could be wrong, however!

[@reiylah9590]

cage the elephant are one of my favourite bands and this album is probably one of my favorites by them. its kickass.

[@elsenorgomez]

Pretty cool album. Great to listen when you're craving something a little heavy, but still catchy. The sax solo on teeth is so cool, really unique. I think you hit the nail on the head with your review, describes my feelings towards it perfectly

[@MrNinjaPenguin2]

Where are all these comments coming from saying he's a hater? There just opinions and he was generally positive throughout the review. Except saying he didn't like some of their earlier stuff, which is an opinion he has the right to have, he wasn't negative at all. In the end I think this is a solid review of a great album.

[@TheBanjoShowOfficial]

I think they’re all rather interesting lyrics. It’s not excessively unclear, great beat, doesn’t try to come off egotistical or arrogant. It’s just cage the elephant. I love it

[@bmp6076]

I do like this album but I disagree with ur statement before I love there other albums too

[@sebrina7417]

Their*

[@buzzlookanalien3767]

This is one of the more confusing appearances of the red flannel

[@jaydenn1160]

It’s Just a Forever Is a fucking masterpiece. It doesn’t only feature Alison Mosshart (which is in The Kills and The Dead Weather) but the structure is chaotic and completely different from anything I’ve ever heard. It has a very catchy hook while also staying interesting and musically challenging. At the end, it has a run down piano melody which makes it sound even more interesting. I love this album. I’m glad it got an 8 m8

[@theneedledrop]

haven't been any psych, sludge, drone albums that have caught my ear enough to review 'em. sorry. i'm not trying to endlessly follow one, two, or three singles genres until the day i die. i'm just going where my ears take me. if i dig a sound, i follow it. some sounds grow dull for me, some sounds grow interesting. that's it.

[@StealthheartDraws]

...I agree that I love melophobia, but I'm shocked that I found someone who didn't like Aberdeen, Right Before My Eyes, In One Ear, Back Against the Wall, and Ain't No Rest since that's pretty much the most popular songs from the past to albums I'm also surprised that he wasn't a fan of Matt's vocals in the previous album, and yet he's okay with Teeth XD

[@theneedledrop]

honestly, i'm not huge into autechre's afterbirth EPs. they always drop a handful of tracks that are just ok that are still in the vain of their previous LP.

[@erickh6587]

Ok

[@mwagaha3343]

Ok​@@erickh6587

[@leethe0ptician]

Their first self title album is one of my favorites from this band. Could listen to it from beginning. and have, hundreds of times.

[@chend2713]

the good old days back before red flannels were negative

[@blakkdeaff4460]

This is the most negative looking thumbnail for a very positive review

[@bagel6627]

one of the most underrated bands out there fs

[@joshuarosenberg3824]

Cigarette daydreams, come a little closer, and halo are certified bangers

[@ThisIsErdoS]

The Hives and The Vines. Yessss

[@williamcallawaydavis8845]

This is an all time favorite of mine. Their first two albums are good and I fucked with them HEAVILY in middle school, but god damn they snapped on this one. A personal 10 for me. There are zero weak tracks. I think that there is a fair argument for any track on this album being the best. Though they have their highlights, wish Tell Me I’m Pretty and Social Cues were better. Melophobia comparatively just feels raw and authentic.

[@jacksonradio123]

I have to disagree with you on their previous 2 albums. Yes, each album they've released has been schizophrenic and all over the place, but there were some great songs to come out from both of them, such as Aberdeen, Drones in the Valley and of course, Shake Me Down. However, I am loving this new LP, I think it's a refreshing listen, much more enjoyable than many other rock albums that have just been released. 8/10 for me. Great review as well, Anthony! Keep up the good work!

[@theneedledrop]

i do?

[@dissonancecognitive1]

so he disses CTE for unoriginality but praises bands like The Hives and The Vines? (both pretty repetitive and derivative, but enjoyable, bands). Double standards much?

[@Arian545]

He gave the album an 8/10, stop bitching

[@dissonancecognitive1]

Arian hmn wasn't really complaining about the score so......

[@JoeProulx]

Well, at least The Hives and The Vines had a really defined sound that when you listen to them, you know it's them. With Cage The Elephant, they didn't really have that until this album and even this album is a little unfocused. You're ignorant if you don't admit that Cage The Elephant, on their first 2 albums, jumped from style to style to style. Just listen to "Indy Kidz" and "Shake Me Down" back-to-back and try and tell me that isn't unfocused.

[@GeorgeUnitt]

Joe Proulx I don't really see why you need a "distinctive style". The Hives' two most successful songs are pretty much the same track released twice. It's not a law to have an album which all sounds the same, it's totally legal to just play whatever you fancy.

[@JoeProulx]

George Unitt​ I understand that, but there has to be a common thread linking the tracks together for it to be an album to sound cohesive. And this Cage The Elephant record is the bands best job of doing that (mostly because of the production being consistent and also the song writing). I love it when bands take other genres and sounds and put it into their music, but only if it's done tastefully and isn't just ripping off another bands style.

[@Douradinhogow2]

Everytime you put that "Neu!" LP behind you I burst with joy that other people know how awesome this recording is.

[@comet1718]

*red flannel* *8/10* *confused screaming*

[@KendrickMegaFan]

I know he didn’t have the red/yellow flannel system back then, but god damn that thumbnail is big clickbait

[@jakeandersen4100]

even though i totally agree with you on their lyrics being cheesy, i have to say i really like this band. and they are one of the few modern bands that are getting better with age. actually now that i think about it, their first album is pretty dumb haha

[@theothersnake]

This album was such a pleasant surprise to me as well. I loved hearing all the influences of bands/styles I love put into a neat, catchy, vibey package.

[@theneedledrop]

mememememememememememe

[@The_Cool_Bros]

Predicted the 100 gecs song 🤯🤯

[@Wicha329]

Not the red flannel :0 Edit: I've been bamboozled

[@lauram4528]

Black Widow is Blue Orchid by the White Stripes. It's the same song...I really do like this LP, but I feel there are times where it gets too carried away with its influences, and my goodness, I don't know if it was on this album or one of their previous albums, but another track I could swear with the chorus I was listening to The Beatles' I wanna hold your hand. If they continue to come out with the sound I like so much that I see as their own, I could easily be able to enjoy Cage the Elephant even more than I do now.

[@ludwigii9329]

Yeah, this album. You're thinking of 'Take It or Leave It', and yeah the beginning of its chorus definitely sounds like the Beatles.

[@CadenUnnasch]

I'm a huge White Stripes fan and I didn't even notice, but it's glaringly obvious now that you pointed it out! Still love this album though.

[@Alucard666QC]

Amazing album. I just dislike Teeth a lot.

[@MFCMG23]

Teeth is the best song wtf

[@ChumGluzler]

my friend calls me green no it’s not lmao

[@MFCMG23]

@@ChumGluzler it definitely is

[@yazer4840]

I would have to say a mix of Blues Rock, Grunge Rock, and Garage Rock is *the band people look for.* And some of their songs are very simple with greater meanings.

[@trulyinfamous]

I love all the album's of Cage the Elephant. Their "Cage The Elephant" album was great and I really liked Come a little closer in Melophobia. I put into a trance by that song when I first heard it, it was so great.

[@spiderlee123]

I love Thank You, Happy Birthday. It's just an album that everyone can love.

[@mtfqyns]

Yep better of the three IMO

[@spiderlee123]

Yeah. I've been falling back in love with it in recent weeks, more specifically Japanese Buffalo

[@benjaminbraddock3750]

just droppin by to say HELL YES THIS ALBUM IS RIGHTEOUS. wasn't a fan of this band really, but if they continue this direction i'll be ecstatic. thanks for reviewing anthony! do you feel that slight smith westerns vibe in here? just a thought

[@leama4597]

I get that their other albums don't really have a consistent sound but I still love them. Also, I love this album more than LIFE

[@tinaalexander78]

cage the elephant is one of my favorite bands so my opinion's a bit biased. but I think melophobia is an incredibly strong album. beginning to end. in my kinda sorta humble opinion, melophobia is one of the best records of 2013.

[@sinclairsolutions1]

Cage the elephant are fucking awesome and this album was just as good as I was hoping for so well done to them for that ( my own opinion )

[@AlexYamanoha]

Honestly I love Cage the Elephant's variation of sounds throughout the albums. Their contrast between a softer and harder rock sound is very nice. They have two real distinguishable sounds I hear and I love them both.

[@jaagarmedhurst-price1692]

are you illuminati???

[@sublime9525]

Just listened to the album last week and it very much felt like a cross between Generationals and The Black Keys, weirdly. It's a great album and I love it! And, I agree that I just didn't like their earlier stuff, especially their self-titled album.

[@bretbistowski9047]

matt's vocals are prime

[@TheDopeBill]

I was pleasantly surprised with this album as well, I was so sick of hearing "Ain't No Rest For the Wicked" and thought they would never go beyond that level in they're music but they did good here.

[@andrewshepherd188]

We gonna get this new album?

[@valdemarakenes6222]

hope so

[@APanther9]

I have to agree that this and their 2nd LP are their strongest.

[@reckonre]

I felt the same way about their old albums. I cringe at Ain't No Rest for the Wicked. I could See Everlast singing that shit.

[@rvp1073]

I come back once a year to remind myself fantano can be horribly wrong sometimes. This is a TEN!

[@zoroarkking18]

I like you. I can definitely see where you come from on all your opinions, you're pretty much like me if I wasn't so afraid to criticize. I have to say something, though: on a channel dedicated to music, I recommend that you add a little background music, preferably from the album's and songs you're discussing. Add that detail, and I'd be hooked.

[@llllemomn]

He used to add music a long time ago but, you know, copyright

[@zoroarkking18]

You know those old comments you wrote a long time ago that now sound like a pretentious manifesto? This is one of those for me.

[@llllemomn]

Ah we can all relate

[@zachstutland5241]

Before flannels existed

[@spiderlee123]

Also, could you please review some my chemical romance albums?

[@big_danger]

I'm not sure if you're joking or not..

[@spiderlee123]

I actually enjoy My Chemical Romance. They are my favorite band.

[@spiderlee123]

I know they broke up, but I can still enjoy it.

[@mikeyc0800ify]

@@big_danger I'm not even a MCR fan, but jokes on you. Antknee has said numerous times that he plans to talk about The Black Parade as a classic review in the future.

[@grayharrison9578]

This album is so special to me a decade later, it is sonically and lyrically moving in a way I cannot explain

[@christopherrusch]

Please do Spreading Rumours by Grouplove

[@GuitarJammed]

0:13 that's the dude that threw a banana to me at Walmart!

[@bumzyjumz]

Bro people are dogging on their first album so much but it's such a good album come on

[@brandonschroeder7495]

The thing I like best about Cage the Elephant is their ability to change. I think they take their various influences and put their own little twist to it. I see it more as a nod to the artists that they look up to. Great review though.

[@Max-wt9ng]

You should do a vid on run by awolnation

[@having765]

Loved it, favorite songs were Spiderhead, Halo, come a little close, black widow

[@jessicajane8259]

Album is tits. Great review!

[@dislikeusername]

I sooo fell in love with this album. Amazing! I'm kind of in a lo-fi rock mode right now so this was perfect.

[@ATHDIMENSION]

what ever happened to people respecting another persons opinion?

[@snaggingbark9763]

Wow; your review was spot on to me! I was definitely pleasantly surprised and far more impressed with this album than Cage The Elephant's previous albums too. I think you should also review Grouplove's album Spreading Rumors.

[@morrighanlefaye559]

Their first album is one of my favorite albums period, but I don't really like anything after that. It's not that they're bad, but it's just not my thing. I feel like it lacks their energy from their self-titled, which is what I loved about them.

[@kyliemartin7824]

Oh, watch their live concerts lol.

[@cuppycakes135]

As much as I love Cage the Elephant I have to agree with you! Their other albums have great individual songs but Melophobia has better songs throughout the entire thing. Just my opinion.

[@pirateunicorn42]

The CTE fans on this video are making me cringe. So what if he didn't like the first two albums? He gave this one a good rating, and he has justification as to why he didn't like the first two albums. You guys are giving the band sort of a bad connotation because of how big of babies you all are. I like cage the elephant, but his opinions should be respected. After all, they're pretty accurate.

[@theneedledrop]

not sure yet.

[@ROhjklyuiop]

Tons of high quality album reviews but he says something is bad and suddenly many people think his opinion is invalid. I love CTE's sound but the lyrics are extremely cringey.

[@nahte-]

bruh..didn’t even talk about Hypocrite

[@rickybobby7176]

Look up the reason he wrote ain't no rest for the wicked then watch the video again

[@gulapula]

Personally I think there is a clear motive in every Cage the Elephant album. The first album : Cage the Elephant this album's main theme is the horrid things people do. For example In One ear covers teenage angst. A song with even stronger connections to the main theme is Aint No Rest for the Wicked this song covers subjects like mugging prostitutes and even robbing all for money. The second album : Thank you happy birthday mainly covers mainstream media censoring , and also depression. A good example of this is in Japanese Buffalo, and Indy kids. First Japanese Buffalo this song covers self harm, and why people do it. Finally lets cover Indy kids, Indy kids has strong connections to the human desire to be the same as everyone else because they believe that its the only way to be accepted by society. The third alum Melophobia similar to the last album cover things like self harm. But it seems to be really about mental illness as a whole. A song that represents this perfectly is Telescope. Telescope is about a man who feel like the world wont ever accept him. This song clearly has a strong ties to depression. Finally the most recent album (not counting unpeeled) Tell me i'm Pretty. This album has a more meek motive then any of the other albums by Cage the Elephant. The main theme of this album is Love and how it can affect you in a negative way. A good example of this is in Sweaty Little Jean this song covers how death of a loved one can be hard and the fallout that it brings. But this is all my opinion.

[@trailer-park-princess]

reviewing art is so weird

[@christopherlowery3797]

Expressing one’s thoughts and opinions about art is weird? Strange you would feel that way...

[@sofialeos9988]

You obviously don't understand them or their lyrics if you call them cheesy. They gave me such a fresh and new perspective on what good music really is. Although I do agree this album is not their best, their past two albums are amazing. I feel they made this one a little more main stream and better looking for pop culture. I think they lost their original hard alternative rock. There's not that grunge that I loved in the past two. But if u still believe that they have cheesy lyrics, I think they wrote "in one ear" just for you. So really listen to those words and tell me what you think.

[@sizzledeyes]

MAN YOU MUST BE TROLLING THE FUCK OUT OF ME. "Modern bands like the hives, the vines, the white stripes, and the pixies" have all been dormant for about 10 years. So there's what you're missing out on. Cage the Elephant is the band carrying the torch. You say that after hearing the first two albums you are confused by what their sound is so I mean I guess your two fallacies in understanding go hand in hand. As for the first two albums, I couldn't disagree more with everything you said. The band's direction is pretty much as straight forward as it could be possibly be? The albums are filler-free, and every song brings something good to the table. Melophobia is the furthest album so far from garage rock....I mean honestly I pretty much disagree with every single sentence you said and I'm not going to continue writing this comment. I'm really interested in what you listen to that leads you to make such idiotic statements...possibly nothing but hip hop? If thats the case I can excuse you there but I would reevaluate my view on the entire entertainment industry before I came out guns blazing with such an ill thought out message.

[@JoeProulx]

OMG SOMEONE HAS A DIFFERENT OPINION THAN ME, TIME TO FREAK OUT Dude, get over the fact that not everyone is the same as you, okay? I watch almost all of this guys reviews and I agree with him sometimes and I disagree with him sometimes. But I don't get all pissed off over it. And fyi, he listens to a huge amount of music from nearly every genre. Check out a couple of his reviews, he's got over 1000 of them. Or be ignorant and continue to hate people for being human, it's your choice really.

[@metalmania1315]

You're so mad

[@marcusford7645]

There have been some really impressive releases in 2013, this being one. I'd review: 'The Blackest Beautiful' - .Letlive or 'Lift Your Existence' - Night Verses (please do this one if you have time, it's pretty damn good - and also check their little 5 track EP too) I'm really surprised Night Verses Album hasn't got more publicity. The album is incredible, the songs ooze a wistfulness and intense passion. On a side note: Melophobia solid 8/10 verging on 9. I agree with the majority of what you've said, because I definitely agree that Cage did originally almost fall into that 'similar-to-the-masses' strand of Alt-rock bands. I began listening to them before I'd heard any other vaguely similar variant band, so I've got a fondness for them having followed them and seen them evolve, but I do admit I may have ended up following another alt-rock variant if I had heard that variant first; that's the way it is sometimes. Generally I work on the premise 'Do my ears like the sound?'/ 'Does it sound good to me?' and I think 'Thank you happy birthday' and 'Melophobia' have branched off into this obscure new-rock sound the really do appeal to my ear-holes. They take from many influences and lay down their own creative soul into one musical smash which I really do enjoy; I'm sure i'm a little biased. Like you're reviews boss, keep at it, and do check out the Night Verses album! Hope you read this :), My regards,