Emery is still at this point one of my favorite bands. I got their second release right after it came out, but then got the deluxe edition when it was released and gave the old version to my recorder. This is packed full of less heavier Emery material. But their was one song actually with a metalcore breakdown. The Question was "Where were you when i was..." (which comes before every song title). The best track was "Where Were You When I Was...Listening to Freddie Mercury". This edition came with bonus tracks and included acoustic tracks of some of my favorite songs. It also came with a dvd that had a biography, and easter eggs hidden in the dvd to hear old songs. It was well put together and a good hour and 8 minutes of music. Lost a little of the sheen though. Overall Rating: 9.9/10
I was hoping sadly for more on this release. I preordered it so i could get the deluxe edition signed by the band. I got it and popped it open and started listening excitedly. I heard through the album and there wasn't as much sheen as the 2nd album, and defenitely nowhere near as much as the first. They have become more poppy and dropped the fact that they were a christian band "selling out" christianity. Alot of christian bands that have done this lost their edge and quality (ex: Norma Jean and Emery). I enjoyed the one bonus track "As Your Voice Fades (live acoustic)". It was one of my favorite songs from the first album and it was performed beautifully live (along with all the other live acoustic songs recorded from their acoustic tour on this cd as bonus tracks). The bonus tracks are mainly what raised my loving of the cd. Overall Rating: 9.9/10
This is actually a dvd they released late '07 as a compilation of shows from 2003-2006. It included a 3" demo vinyl that i downloaded of a remix and a song including guests from the band These Arms Are Snakes. It is a beautiful sound that Pelican creates with their sludgy post hardcore instrumental; But sometimes i wish their was something more, like vocals...because it sometimes gets repetitive due to the lengths of their songs never really being shorter than 5 minutes. Overall Rating: 8/10
The first full length from instrumental sludge/post hardcore band Pelican. The release is surprisingly high quality for a moreso underground release before they got big. With the shortest song being about 3 1/2 minutes and the longest at 11 1/4 minutes there is a vast array of different sounds and styles that pop in and out when you listen to the album. It took me a long time to really get into pelican. I liked them at one point but stopped listening to them this week, and now i can't stop listening to them. If you like Pelican you should check other bands like: Sunn O))), Irreversible, Isis, 5/5/2000, and House of Low Culture. Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Emery is still at this point one of my favorite bands. I got their second release right after it came out, but then got the deluxe edition when it was released and gave the old version to my recorder. This is packed full of less heavier Emery material. But their was one song actually with a metalcore breakdown. The Question was "Where were you when i was..." (which comes before every song title). The best track was "Where Were You When I Was...Listening to Freddie Mercury". This edition came with bonus tracks and included acoustic tracks of some of my favorite songs. It also came with a dvd that had a biography, and easter eggs hidden in the dvd to hear old songs. It was well put together and a good hour and 8 minutes of music. Lost a little of the sheen though. Overall Rating: 9.9/10 
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