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~ Funeral for a Friend (Artist)
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (13 Jun 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: CD+DVD, Limited Edition
  • Label: Atlantic
  • ASIN: B0009F2BOE
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 70,952 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. All The Rage
2. Streetcar
3. Roses for the Dead
4. Hospitality
5. Drive
6. Monsters
7. History
8. Recovery
9. The End of Nothing
10. Alvarez
See all 11 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. DVD: includes a documentary featuring interviews with the band and fans at their Alexandra Palace show with live performances from the gig.

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
The second album from Funeral For A Friend confirms that the spirit of emotional hardcore is alive and well in the valleys of South Wales. Hailed by the band as a darker follow-up to their 2003 debut, Hours strays from the time-honoured boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl template, with vocalist Matt Davies tackling topics like domestic abuse, alcoholism and the death of friends on tracks like "Roses For The Dead" and "History".

Somewhat disappointingly, there’s less vocal input from drummer Ryan Richards, whose gutsy death-metal howls always proved the perfect foil for Davies’ sensitive, pitch-perfect tones. It’s not quite enough to unbalance Funeral’s perfect balance between sweetness and savagery, mind: for every "Drive" – a chiming, lighters-out moment that sounds unnervingly, towards the end, like Bright Eyes – there’s a raging, thrash-tinged "The End Of Nothing" that reminds you exactly why Funeral For A Friend are still more vital, important, and plain enjoyable than 95% of the other nu-emo bands out there. --Louis Pattison

CD Description
Welsh screamo stars follow up their 2003 debut 'Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation' with this much more punchilytitled sophomore effort. Now an international priority for their paymasters at Warners - who have drafted in metal super producer Terry Date (Deftones, Limp Bizkit) to slap a fat,thick, glossy production on their angst ridden melodic metalcore - they have turned in a more varied set of tunes without losing their sharp sense of songcraft. Includes the singles 'Streetcar' and 'Monsters'.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars a few listens and it hits the spot, 16 Jun 2005
By Mark Smalley (Aberystwyth, Ceredigion United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This album is all that i expected from FFAF. This is a band that wants mainstream success and a band that wants to keep themselves a "band". They made a comprimise. At the moment, the world has had enough of the screamo-emo-core. So many bands over the last year have shown they can do it. So with this album for funeral for a friend to get the two things they wanted they had to show they could evolve but keep their mind on the music. They adjusted to keep the mainstream success, keep the old fans and bring in some new ones.
They have kept the rapid guitars and some old school riffs, keeping the british spirit whilst matts vocals both tuneful and easy on the ears adds heart and emotion to the tuneful soul of the guitars and drums.
All in all, a few listens and it hits the spot. A few more and you pick out the lyrics. It will keep you listening.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hours, 1 Sep 2005
I probably should've reviewed this back when I first got it when it came out, but what the hell...Hours is noticeably different from Casually Dressed, that goes without saying, but it doesn't detract from the fact that this is an absolutely fantastic album. It's a bit more mellow and as much as I hate to use the phrase 'grown up' it's the best way to describe it. Lyrics are beautiful, (but then again they always are with FFAF)and have more depth and variation in issues addressed. The thing with Hours which some fans are probably objected to is the fact that the sound is a bit more mainstream, and can be accessed by a wider range of people as a consequence of losing the screamo aspect obvious in Casually Dressed, because for some reason some people still have a problem with screaming on songs... which I personally love but that's irrelevant... Anyways, the point is Hours is different, but don't be prejudiced by that, it's a beautiful album and hasn't lost any of the energy its predecessors have. Most of the songs you'll instantly love. For me, my absolute favourites on here are All the Rage, Recovery, The End of Nothing and Alvarez, admittedly, I'm not too keen on History but that's the only one i don't really like, the rest are excellent. FFAF have been around a while and now are getting more well known and getting the recognition they deserve. Great band, yet another great album. Buy it if you havn't already...
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5.0 out of 5 stars For shame.., 20 Feb 2006
Deeply ashamed of all you FFAF fans who dislike this album purely for the lack of the main screamo influence *grins* Casually Dressed and Seven ways (as well as Between Order and Model their FIRST cd) were brilliant screamo albums, and Casually Dressed has to be one of my favourites of all time, from any artist and I have quite a big cd collection.
Hours still has the odd screamo feel, with End of Nothing, but the band has really evolved here, Matt's vocals in no way convey less emotion, perhaps less 'You left me and now i'm pissed off and breaking shit' emotion but his vocals are as always, awesome, and give off such a wide range of emotion and ability.
The guitars of Kris and and Darran are as always, fucking amazing, metal riffs at their best, or softer melodies in tracks like Drive and Hospitality, and Ryan still displays amazing drumming, and I was glad to see Gareths return to a bit of vocals every so often (Streetcar).
Absolutely fucking amazing album, not quite as good as Casually Dressed, but who cares? It still rocks.
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5.0 out of 5 stars quality
i got this album as soon as it was released, already being a big ffaf fan, mainly because of "casually dressed and deep in conversation" and "seven ways to scream your name"
i... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2005 by funeral_for_a_friend_rule

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor
I bought this album the first week it came out although having heard Streetcar I thought it was unlikely to be as good as Cassually Dressed and Deep in Conversation, which is one... Read more
Published on 14 Jul 2005 by Ex Funeral Fan

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Published on 5 Jul 2005 by ashdude2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Grrrreat
I have to admit, after the initial novelty of a new album, i was a bit disappointed and spent a good 10 minutes mourning the loss of such an influential band, BUT, after i... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars Great album, but you just cannot compare them...
Okay, firstly, I am a huge Funeral for a Friend fan, and I think Hours is a top class album. If only it had been thier first album there wouldnt be all this 'Rubbish compared to... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2005 by vinthegod

5.0 out of 5 stars FFAF don't dissapoint with second album
This album really is very good. I loved 'Casually dressed...', but it took me a few listens to get in to. However, i was mesmerised with 'Hours' after just one listen. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2005 by charlesmoore12345

5.0 out of 5 stars Hours
I can't rate this album anything less than 5 stars. That probably has something to do with the fact that they've been my favourite band since before they released their first... Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2005 by geoffpaye123

3.0 out of 5 stars Bleugh
I got it for my birthday yesterday - and there is a noticable difference in the music... And a not so great one =(.

I loved their first album, "Casually Dressed... Read more

Published on 20 Jun 2005

3.0 out of 5 stars what happened to seven ways???
so i just got the album this morning. it has like 4 amazing songs and the rest well the have nothing behind them. they've gone clean. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2005 by feelingused

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