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Take away Metro Station's affiliation with Disney's Hannah Montana franchise, and what remains is strikingly similar to fellow emo-pop outfit Panic! at the Disco: a group of teenaged boys with an affinity for teenaged girls, MySpace, and techno beats. Both bands owe their initial success to a computer-obsessed age where groups are signed on the strength of their MySpace plays, regardless of their history as a live act (which, indeed, is how both of these acts were awarded contracts). It's a genre that relies as much on style -- the members' haircuts, the cut of their jeans, the swoons they'll induce -- as substance, and Metro Station is certainly all about style on this glossy debut. To the band's credit, there are some fine cuts here, particularly the tracks where keyboardist/programmer Blake Healy runs amok. He is the band's secret weapon, supporting his two frontmen with enough bubbling synth to keep everyone float. However, it's below the surface that the quartet runs into trouble, as not much exists beneath the polished sheen of teenaged lyrics and electronica-lite. Take the club-worthy "Shake It," whose stirring chorus is a genuine call to the dancefloor for even the most dedicated of wallflowers. But the verses are little more than high-school fluff, delving so far into the hormonal desires of their jailbait songwriters ("Your lips tremble but your eyes are in a straight stare; we're on the bed but your clothes are laying right there") that the memorable song -- once a guilty pleasure -- now simply makes the listener feel guilty. This doesn't always have to be the case; a teenaged Eve 6 once asked their listeners to "tie [them] to the bedpost" in "Inside Out," and the song nevertheless topped the charts. Eve 6 sounded old, though, while Metro Station bask in their illegality with songs like "Seventeen Forever" and the telling "Wish We Were Older." Scattered moments of pure pop craftsmanship remain, but Metro Station is largely a destination for the same impressionable audience that made Hannah Montana a hit. ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
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- Control (Weird Science Remix)
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- Shake It/Comin' Around
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Fun band but
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- By Casual Blair
- 5/10/2009 21:30:35
- Here's the thing. The very definition of Emo is basically emotional ADD. Happy happy omg I want to die hey she's cute etc etc.
This band is the very definition of it. Take the sample of Disco for example. "I know you're suicidal" and "Poison in your veins" to a fun beat? Emo.
That said, they're a good listen. - Be the first person to rate this review!
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I find the review insulting..
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- By Imogean Durden
- 3/21/2009 02:45:13
- I'm a twenty-year-old woman with a very diverse taste in music, and I've actually never seen a picture of this band, let alone seen them live, so for them to rely heavily on their band's style seems unlikely. Yes, they are a bubble-gum techno pop band, but who ever said that was a bad thing? With all the emo bands and angry rock around these days, who DOESN'T need a cheerful little pick me up? Geez, the writer of that review needs to lighten up.
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what's w/ the review there?
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- By btphonehome
- 2/2/2009 04:58:56
- I am NOT impressionable. I'm the opposite. I'm extremely hard to impress, and they impressed me. Don't like the word jailbait. They aren't emo, either. And relying on style? Has that guy seen Blake? And the electric sound is great, and so is the drums and singing. And the songs are smarter than just being about "hormonal" stuff. Trust me, I'm a writer.
Sorry, but if you insult them, you insult me, because I was impressed.
Oh, and how are they affiliated with Hannah Montana? That's not Trace's fault, or his concern.
They also forgot their shows. I've seen live vids on imeem.com. It's different from hearing it on the Zune, but it's still very good. Plus, they know how to perform--I'm talking visually there. So they have real talent. - 2 out of 2 people
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OMG
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- By Cherrielover13
- 1/20/2009 02:03:06
- I love Mason he's sooo hot I guess thts where Mitchel gets it frm
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Sweet!
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- By BeccaBones
- 1/1/2009 01:48:37
- They have an awesome sound! It's so creative! It's hard to believe that Trace is Miley's brother! They rock though! Mason has an awesome voice!!
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I like it
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- By SergeantScar
- 9/22/2008 20:18:38
- Good songs, incredibly catchy beats. I just can't stop listening to them.
- 7 out of 8 people
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- By run n gunin
- 8/27/2008 05:06:27
- Its pritty cool but its not the best
- 4 out of 7 people
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i sooo luvvv metro station
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- By Nessamoon
- 8/16/2008 00:48:52
- i really love metro station's albums they're so awsum
- 3 out of 4 people
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This album was ok
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- By BigBuddhaQueso
- 7/31/2008 08:09:45
- That song shake it is very catchy, like very very very catchy
- 6 out of 7 people
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I like this band
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- By ALexZn
- 7/30/2008 13:22:08
- Rocks !!!!
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