Hawthorne Heights; they write short catchy, emotionally charged, guitar based music with lots of screaming. Firstly, the only piece of that description that fits Backstreet Boys/N'Sync/New Kids On The Block/etc./... is the "short catchy" part. BSB and their brethren may have lyrics in their songs that go something like "love you forever" and "stay with you forever" and whatever, but they sing it with no feeling(s). Heck, even the "beauty" that can be found in their singing is totally mechanical. Hawthorne Heights may not be the T.S. Elliot of music lyrics, but why does that matter? If you want words that are well put together, read a book of poetry. Also, the boy bands of the world are notorious for not playing their own instruments. Not a big deal to ME, but it was/is to a lot of people I talked to back in the day...
Also, I must say that even though I'm not one of those clueless punks who thinks Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are the future of rock or whatever, I do think it's interesting to note the quality of HH's music has steadily decreased through the course of 3 albums. THE SILENCE IN BLACK & WHITE was a miniature masterpiece, while IF ONLY YOU WERE LONELY had a few genuinely good songs plus a bunch of filler, and FRAGILE FUTURE wasn't even as good as IOYWL, for reasons I can't quite put my finger on...I'll probably end up buying their 4th record, if they make one, but I'm not holding my breath with the hope of it being anywhere near as good as their debut.
Also, what is it with people saying "it's rare for a debut to be as good as X CD"??? For any band that's worth anything, their debut it usually their best CD!!!! Counting Crows, Bush, Gin Blossoms, Guns N' Roses, Tori Amos, Armor For Sleep, The Starting Line, Third Eye Blind, a ton of others...of course, there's bands like Aerosmith, Genesis, The Grateful Dead, The Beatles, etc., who took awhile to find their footing, but how can anyone say it's "rare" for a debut to be "this" good?
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