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| Artist: Seether
Label: Wind-Up
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  64 reviews
Sales Rank: 192
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 13127
UPC: 601501312724
EAN: 0601501312724
ASIN: B000VI70WC
Release Date: October 23, 2007
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 Another Great Release November 3, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is the third release from one of my favorite bands Seether. The band has changed a lot from Karma (Pat Callahan, Shaun Morgans Rehab) and it's mostly for the good. This is one of their stronger release, it sound quite like their first release.
Here's a break down of the songs
Like Suicide 10/10 - This song is exactly what I think of when I think of Seether, great guitar riffs and a catchy chorus.
Fake It 9/10 - Very catch but doesn't sound like the classic Seether. After hearing the song 20 times it tends to get a bit Repetitive.
Breakdown 10/10 - Very sad song (The sun is gone, and the flowers rot). The first time i heard this song I thought I was listening to Breaking Benjamin. But this song has all the elements of an Amazing Seether song (great lyrics, great guitar riffs)
FMLYHM 10/10 - Reminds me of my last girlfriend. I like songs I can relate to. Has a very catch chorus and is very interesting.
Fallen 7/10 - This is one of the weaker songs on the Cd. It has weak guitars (a lot of the parts don't even have guitar on them) just a very forgettable song.
Rise Above This 5/10 - My least favorite song on the CD. This song was written about Eugene Welgemoed before his death. It's (this is going to sound bad) Optimistic. It just don't fit on this CD. The guitars are weak and the lyrics don't sound like Seether.
No Jesus Christ 10/10 - A much needed heavy point on the CD. One of the best songs on this Cd. The guitars are very unique, amazingly catchy riff. The premise behind the song just makes it stand out on here.
6 Gun Quota 9/10 - Catchy, classic Seether. The guitars aren't amazing but the lyrics counteract that.
Walk Away From The Sun 10/10 - This is my favorite song on the CD. This reminds me of Songs like Plastic Man, and Broken(without Amy Lee) it should have been at the end. Shaun makes this one of the most emotional songs he has ever written.
Eyes of the Devil 10/10 - Another classic Seether song. The perfect balance of lyrical amazement and catch guitar riffs. This song if perfect after Walk Away From The Sun, it continues on that emotional path.
Don't Believe 10/10 - This song could have been off of Disclaimer. Perfect mix of heavy, distorted guitars and catchy riffs.
Waste 9/10 - This song starts off and sounds like Pink Floyd. Has some of the best lyrics on the CD and amazing guitars. Great close to the CD.
so overall 109/120 = 9/10 = 4.5 rounded up to 5 Stars
 Despite persona issues, Shaun Morgan and Seether put out a solid album April 4, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
THE BAND: Shaun Morgan (vocals, guitars), Dale Stewart (bass), John Humphrey (drums & percussion). Origin - South Africa.
THE DISC: (2007) 12 tracks clocking in at approximately 50 minutes. Included with the disc is a 10-page booklet containing song titles/credits, song lyrics, a dedication to Morgan's brother Eugene Welgemoed (R.I.P.), artwork by famed Chinese-American artist David G. Ho, and thank you's. Music by Seether, all lyrics by Morgan. This is the band's 3rd studio album. Label: Wind-up Records.
COMMENTS: Seether continues their breed of angry post grunge songs (with an affinity for the F-bomb - which sometimes works, but usually doesn't). "Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces" is a solid album, but there's nothing out of the ordinary here. To me, Seether is still in the same class with Breaking Benjamin, Staind, Three Days Grace, Crossfade, Cold, etc... the band continues to write quality songs that deliver with conviction. There are some issues here that perhaps affected the songs/album - Morgan dealing with his brother's suicide, his own drug addiction, and numerous production delays. Also, gone is guitarist Pat Callahan - in these 2nd tier rock bands, 2 guitars are usually better than 1. "Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces" is a solid album, filled with stinging guitar riffs and some decent hooks scattered through out. I find myself listening to the entire disc without hitting the `skip' button. While there's no mainstream rock powerhouse hit like Disclaimer's "Fine Again", or a pound your fist get-up-and-yell track like "Gasoline", or a top-notch smoky ballad like "Broken", "Finding Beauty" still manages to please - reaching #9 on Billboard's Top 200 albums in 2007. 11 of the 12 songs fit into the 3-5 minute range, with only "No Jesus Christ" breaking the mold at over 7 minutes long. Two singles did emerge - the most well known track on the album "Fake It", and the mainstream mid tempo "Rise Above This" (about one brother missing the other). Other highlights include the heavy opener "Like Suicide", the crunchy rhythm guitars in "Fallen" (sounds like it could be a Godsmack tune), the slower acoustic "Walk Away From The Sun" that gradually picks up speed, and the beautiful final cut "Waste". Several reviewers here on Amazon (as well as other sources) have said how different they feel this album is when compared to "Disclaimer" (2002) and "Karma And Effect" (2005). I guess I'm not on the same bus - I think this sounds a lot like previous Seether albums... maybe too much so. "Finding Beauty" is trademark Seether - melodic with crunchy guitars, good familiar vocals, and lots of attitude. "Finding Beauty" will not hit you as hard as "Disclaimer", but it's still a solid release (4 stars).
 Stick to what they're best at October 23, 2007
6 out of 13 found this review helpful
Anyone whose heard Seether's One Cold Night will attest that the group comes into their own when settled down playing an acoustic set. It therefore comes as a surprise that they've opted not to play any acoustic material for this album and instead spew out generic sounding radio rock songs. You'd think that they'd play to their strengths, but sadly they've chosen not to. Sad but true.
The Changing of the Seasons...Seether's Third Studio Release October 25, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have precious little to add in terms of where I think this band is headed musically. This is a truly diverse album in that not every song can be fitted into the formulaic molds left by Disclaimer and Karma & Effect. Whether this is a good thing, of course, remains very much up for debate, and the best I can offer is a song by song review:
1. Like Suicide (9/10) - I had been anticipating this track for some time, given the studio outtakes that have been floating around online. It's a decent enough track, one of the few in which Shaun's guitar riffs almost manage to make up for Pat's departure from the band. The addition of some nice vocal harmonies was a treat for me, but again, this is the kind of addition that is up for debate. A good opening track, in any case.
2. Fake It (10/10) - A great song, released months ago so as to give us all high hopes for this album. I particularly enjoy the drumming, which includes a beat pattern suspisciously similar to Green Day's "Holiday". It grinds away in its own right and is so catchy that this album could forseeably ride it's coattails for a good while.
3. Breakdown (6/10) - A radio-friendly addition, with lyrics that very much attest to this fact. This is the kind of track that, while topically maintaining some of Seether's earlier elements, is pushing in an entirely new direction. In my mind, however, this is not a direction I should like to hear - it being covered by a host of other bands. Still, not particularly bad.
4. FMLYHM (8/10) - More Green Day influences in the opening bit before Shaun pipes up. A lot of reviewers seem to object to the apparently overdone lyrics, but I'll admit I enjoy the way he spits them out, especially in the chorus. This is a funny song...lighter than previous Seether, yet angry like previous Seether, and musically reminiscent of something caught between Korn, Three Days Grace, and Nickelback.
5. Fallen (7/10) - Here more than at any other point in this album, I'm wishing Pat was still there to really make the heavier guitar riffs come to life; Shaun gives a worthy effort, but there's still something missing. Definitely moving closer towards Nickelback with this track. I do enjoy the solo, however.
6. Rise Above This (3/10) - I really have nothing to say about this track. Nothing special, nothing even remotely resembling what I like about Seether. Again, change is clearly inevitable, but this is not the type of change I believe a band of Seether's unique talent needs to be making.
7. No Jesus Christ (6/10) - I'm not sure quite what to make of this song. At 7:04, it's definitely the most spacious thing Seether has done to this point. Musically, there is almost nothing innovative, however, and it sounds to me like the band is equally confused as to where this song is suppose to take us. Still, heavy enough to warrant mention, just very odd.
8. 6 Gun Quota (3/10) - See Rise Above This.
9. Walk Away From The Sun (3/10) - A sound so strikingly similar to Nickelback, it makes me nostalgic for heavier days gone by. I do not mean to suggest that I think Nickelback is a bad band, quite the opposite - they have found their niche in the rock world. The tragedy is that Seether is now attempting to share that niche.
10. Eyes Of The Devil (7/10) - A slightly higher score for this track simply because it's not happy music. Even the solo conveys this sense of desperation. Quite enjoyable.
11. Don't Believe (6/10) - This song kind of reminds me of "Diseased" with it's atmospheric verses mixed with heavier choruses. Select Tool influences are certainly detectable. I enjoy this track, but again, I do believe it could prosper from a second guitarist to both heavy things up and to move it along a bit more...this seems a bit sluggish for some reason.
12. Waste (9/10) - I think this was an excellent track to close the album with. Quite a jump from the sounds of Disclaimer or Karma & Effect, but in this case, I quite enjoy the departure. I have to laugh during the verses because I'm quite sure I hear Garth Brooks poking his head up at times. Great chorus, full of emotion and good use of backing vocals. Nice and dark, also.
Worth the wait !!!!!!!! October 23, 2007
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Seether is back! Their latest offering "Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces" is an amazing diverse album. The great thing about this CD is that every song on it has a different sound. It has the same old gritty screams as previous albums as well as Shaun's beautiful singing. Old Seether fans will enjoy songs such as "Like Suicide" and "FMLYHM" while newer fans will enjoy more mainstream offerings like "Rise Above This" and "Waste". I recommend this CD to Seether fans as well as any fan of modern rock. R.I.P Eugene.
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