jonbmw's Full Review: Based on a True Story by The Starting Line
Other reviews say Starting Line has "matured" and this album is so much better than the last, but I don't see it. I am a big Starting Line fan, I love their last album (Say it like you mean it) and saw them in concert. However, I was disappointed by their new album as it was just OK. The first album's lyrics and melodies all combined perfectly to really amaze me (which is characterized by involuntary chills). Parts of this album tried to get there, and did at brief parts, but overall wasn't up to my expectations, and isn't something I crave to listen to again. It reminds me a lot of Something Corporate...I thought that Leaving Through the Window was great, but North was lackluster. So if you share that opinion then this review should be meaningful to you. I strongly recommend Acceptance's Phantoms instead of this album, especially if you liked TSL's first album better.
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