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The stage is certainly set for a comeback. Anyone who’s not part of the swooning fanbase 30 Seconds to Mars gained with their 2005 multi-platinum sophomore effort, A Beautiful Lie, is just as likely be aware of the band’s high-profile falling out with their label for non-payment of royalties and subsequent re-signing to them as they are their music.
As it happens, the episode – turmoil, followed by a slightly flat resolution – handily foreshadows This Is War. It’s an album that should roar into life and bristle with righteous indignation, but instead perpetually plays it safe and consolidates the status quo.
The slow building intro of Escape is a dawdling set up for frontman Jared Leto’s breathy, nondescript vocals to be overtaken by a choir of their fans bellowing the album title in a compressed, overproduced delivery that robs it of any urgency. The seed of their angst has been planted, but it quickly sounds played out and affected.
The squelching electro-pop of first track proper Night of the Hunter comes with more gang vocals, which appear throughout like units neatly dropping off a production line. Lyrics as hackneyed and tautological as its refrain – “Honest to God I will break your heart / Tear you to pieces and rip you apart” – immediately start opening cracks along the thin ice on which they perform their pirouettes.
Elsewhere, the sheen of leadoff single Kings and Queens can’t disguise that it’s a song about the end of humanity that sounds anything but apocalyptic. Several tracks later, on Vox Populi, we’re still getting the ‘include the fans’ sleight of hand underpinning vague angst that reverberates so much there’s no room for any substance, just a stomp-stomp-clap motif that sounds hastily borrowed from Queen’s We Will Rock You.
People who want more of the same will enjoy the bittersweet, saccharine rush of their quiet-loud-quiet delivery as it pops up in blockbuster movies where everything turns out alright in the end, but taken as a whole This Is War sounds like its creators have tried to create a sense of drama and failed, dramatically. --Alistair Lawrence
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Naomi
Format:Audio CD
This is War; a long overdue and highly anticipated new album from 30 Seconds to Mars.
And they've really delivered.
After hearing the release of Kings and Queens, which I loved instantly, I could see how much they had changed.
And after listening to the whole album, I could tell the ones that will make a massive impact (goosebumps are a good indication), and those that will grow on you.
Personally, Hurricane and Stranger in a Strange Land really hit the spot.
They feel so powerful, and really unique.
The fans in the background give Hurricane a great atmosphere.
And the music in the beginning of Stranger in a Strange Land can't help but captivate you.
I'd say (and this is just my opinion), that the weakest songs that will take time to grow on me(and possibly others) are Vox Populi, Search and Destroy and Alibi.
They are in no way 'awful' or 'dull'. Just not memorable when I think about the album.
The rest of the songs I haven't mentioned, really add to an extraordinary album.
You just have to listen for yourself.
Lastly, I truly adore how they've included the fans in a few of the songs, without going over the top.
As I previously mentioned, they add a great atmosphere to each song.
If you're even considering buying this album, don't think for another second and just buy it.
There are songs that you'll love, possibly accompanied by goosebumps, and those that you'll come to love in time.
And they've really delivered.
After hearing the release of Kings and Queens, which I loved instantly, I could see how much they had changed.
And after listening to the whole album, I could tell the ones that will make a massive impact (goosebumps are a good indication), and those that will grow on you.
Personally, Hurricane and Stranger in a Strange Land really hit the spot.
They feel so powerful, and really unique.
The fans in the background give Hurricane a great atmosphere.
And the music in the beginning of Stranger in a Strange Land can't help but captivate you.
I'd say (and this is just my opinion), that the weakest songs that will take time to grow on me(and possibly others) are Vox Populi, Search and Destroy and Alibi.
They are in no way 'awful' or 'dull'. Just not memorable when I think about the album.
The rest of the songs I haven't mentioned, really add to an extraordinary album.
You just have to listen for yourself.
Lastly, I truly adore how they've included the fans in a few of the songs, without going over the top.
As I previously mentioned, they add a great atmosphere to each song.
If you're even considering buying this album, don't think for another second and just buy it.
There are songs that you'll love, possibly accompanied by goosebumps, and those that you'll come to love in time.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By FadeToWhite
Format:Audio CD
I will start by saying that this album has to be one of the best, if not THE best album, that I've bought this year. I have listened to it in its entirety 13 times since I got it.
It's gorgeous, fierce, energetic and just totally epic sounding all in one. Jared Leto's awesomely powerful yet beautiful vocals flow effortlessly along with the addictive music beneath it. Just stunning. I'm really, really impressed. Cannot praise this enough. I find I want to listen to it all the time at the moment.
30 Seconds To Mars just get better and better with each release. I love them. And I love this album.
I highly recommend it.
It's gorgeous, fierce, energetic and just totally epic sounding all in one. Jared Leto's awesomely powerful yet beautiful vocals flow effortlessly along with the addictive music beneath it. Just stunning. I'm really, really impressed. Cannot praise this enough. I find I want to listen to it all the time at the moment.
30 Seconds To Mars just get better and better with each release. I love them. And I love this album.
I highly recommend it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. M. AYRES
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Got this album because I liked a few of the previous songs and the MP3 album was only £3. Damn glad I did as this is epic. Every single track on here is utter quality. The vocals are amazing, lyrics are thought provoking. Was expecting more songs like "The Kill" but this takes them to a different league. Excellent work :)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty much a 9/10
There is about one or two tracks on this awesome CD that I myself are not sure about but others I find completely addictive such as 'Kings and Queens' and 'Closer to the edge'. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Joe
5.0 out of 5 stars
This Is War
brilliant, just seen these unplugged on TV and this made me by the cd. good quality, good price, very pleased.
Published 2 months ago by M. D. Wood
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hooked
Bought this for my other half for Christmas as he put it on his wish list, never really been a 30 seconds fan myself but I have now pinched all his albums, love their music!!
Published 2 months ago by S. Lewis
3.0 out of 5 stars
This is war...
30stm are a good band, but they dont live up to bands of there genre these days, and proof of this is this album. Firstly, this doesnt live up to there previous albums. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Tomz
4.0 out of 5 stars
Products as expected
Product brand new. In packaging.
CD was as described on line.
Fast service - ordered Friday recieved Monday standard mail.
CD was as described on line.
Fast service - ordered Friday recieved Monday standard mail.
Published 6 months ago by Milliemoo
4.0 out of 5 stars
epic pop rock that you cant help but love
There is a certain epic feel about this album, in its well blended mix of pop and stadium rock. A lot of the songs are crafted well enough that they feel like massive events that... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Anoosh Falak Rafat
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting...
I bought this album after a friend had been practically gushing to me about 30STM and I had already heard several of the songs on the album. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Li'l Miss Trouble
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thirty Seconds To Mars
I have recently bought this album after hearing the brilliant song 'Hurricane' whilst I was out. I reviewed a few of the other songs on the album and they sounded good as well. Read more
Published 15 months ago by fozzy01
4.0 out of 5 stars
Marmite
Well, whether you love it or you hate it, I am a big fan of this album. It's got some brilliant songs and a few that aren't quite so good. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Javen Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best album to date
The first time I heard this album, I absolutely loved every track - which is unusual for me, mostly an album has to grow on me a little! Read more
Published 19 months ago by London Girl
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