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From First To Last (Parental Advisory),From First to Last
    • From First To Last (Parental Advisory)
      • 381,224 plays
      • 153  favs
      • 45 shares
  • From First to Last
  • Released 2008
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    • Worlds Away
    • 04:02
    • 78,039 plays
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    • Two As One
    • 03:20
    • 48,934 plays
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    • We All Turn Back To Dust
    • 04:01
    • 39,625 plays

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    • Two As One
    • 03:20
    • 48,934 plays
    • 2
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    • The Other Side
    • 03:42
    • 33,119 plays
    • 3
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    • Worlds Away
    • 04:02
    • 78,039 plays
    • 4
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    • We All Turn Back To Dust
    • 04:01
    • 39,625 plays
    • 5
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    • Medicinal Reality
    • 03:10
    • 27,807 plays
    • 6
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    • A Perfect Mess
    • 04:24
    • 27,557 plays
    • 7
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    • Tick Tick Tomorrow
    • 03:28
    • 24,488 plays
    • 8
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    • Deliverance!
    • 03:40
    • 27,595 plays
    • 9
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    • I Once Was Lost But Now Am Profound
    • 03:39
    • 31,438 plays
    • 10
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    • Be-Headed (Marathon Man)
    • 03:44
    • 22,347 plays
    • 11
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    • In Memoriam In Advance
    • 01:58
    • 20,376 plays

album review

There's a section of rhythmic dissonance at the beginning of "Two as One," the opening track of From First to Last, that commands attention because it feels so off balance. In a way, it's fitting that the album opens in such a jarring, awkward manner, as it seems to be a reflection of the disc as a whole. There's plenty of volatile energy on this self-titled album, but nearly two-thirds of it feels hollow and not as urgent as From First to Last's previous works (Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount and Heroine), an affliction that isn't remedied until the end. Vocalist Matt Good may deliver the lyrics on time and in tune, but he doesn't feel them. It's a lack of passion that extends to the rest of the band as song after song depends on plodding rhythms, uninspired instrumental thrashing, and flat lyrics to get by. (One example, "Worlds Away," depends on a plaintive, repetitious intonation of "on and on and on" to serve as a decent section of the song's chorus.) However, the most frustrating aspect of the album is its own mediocrity -- it isn't bad, but by the time it starts getting good, it's more than halfway completed. The songs on From First to Last that contain the most innovation, the catchiest hooks, and the most vibrancy are relegated to the last part of the album, as if it was all shoved to one side. The result is a disc that drags and gets truly interesting only after it's too late to enjoy it. Starting with "Deliverance" and continuing through "In Memorium in Advance," the final four songs feature more energy than the rest of the album combined; the rhythm section is more limber, the vocals are more melodic and varied (where before it had been the same handful of notes combined with the same set of screams and howls), and the guitars are more aggressive. It begs the question of whether From First to Last's final numbers were the first to be written after Heroine, as they bear far more resemblance to that album than to anything preceding them here. It may have helped to have these pieces spread throughout the album, as it would have prevented it from being crippled by a case of too little, too late. ~ Katherine Fulton, All Music Guide

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      • ... I tried really hard to like this CD, I really did, FFTL was my favorite band since I heard Dear Diary for the first time, but they've lost the grit and heaviness they used to have.  Whenever i wanted to rock out they were the band to listen to, in my eyes they were the textbook, spot-on, PERFECT hardcore band!  I get that they've moved on & 'matured' as so many put it, and I don't hate on them for it, I just really miss the old days when there was that perfect band out there that I could always count on to blow me away with awesomeness.
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      • At first when this came out, I was really used to Sonny singing and hated this new stuff. Then, a friend of mine told me to give it another listen, now it's one of my favorite albums. In Memoriam In Advance is now one of my all time favorite songs, love it.
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      • This Album

      • This Album is amazing. If someone has a problem with the sound then they need to understand that people grow up and with that interests change. Maybe they don't like what they used to do. Who cares? THIS ALBUM IS FLIPPIN AMAZING!!!<br/><br/>9.5 out of 10
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      • Wow. What a trip.

      • Taking a look at the title of this review (I'll give you a second to look back up top) you can see my opinion. <br/><br/>This album takes the previous listener by a little surprise. The self titled album features once again great vocals, awesome drum sequences, and harder guitar riffs. Though this may sound the same as their old stuff (which is not a bad thing people) From First to Last has changed their singing ever so slightly. <br/><br/>Listening to the tunes, FFTL has maintained their dark themes for their songs, but has altered their personal singing style. The once angsty teen sound has matured into a young adult and reveals even more powerful vocals to lead the guitars to a thunderous sound. If there was ever a CD that you just had to crank your volume all the way up, this would be it. <br/><br/>Keeping to a familiar path, From First to Last pushes on even at the leave of an important member and takes their musical sound a notch up and pushes for raw power and for the most part achieves just that. A well made album with lots to offer I give this album 4.0 out 5.<br/><br/>PS If you're new to From First to Last, try their previous albums as well. Heroine being their previous album (2006).
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      • i love this band

      • new album is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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