Possibly The Best Modern Rock Album Of The 90's...

This, my friends, is why I still have hope for the modern rock era. "Everything You Want" is a masterpiece, start to finish. Its got Catchy music and melody, thoughtful lyrics and a killer vocal delivery. In a world with so many different dime-a-dozen alt rock bands, Vertical Horizon was the diamond in the rough. I'd reccommend getting this album first before investing in previous releases, simply because this is the best they've ever offered. Standout Tracks Include: Your a God, We Are, Everything You Want, You Say, Send it Up and Best I ever Had...

Sounds very familiar....

It's funny: The initial time I heard this album the first thought that popped into my head was "man, they sound like REM." Sure enough, the first sentence in the short Amazon blurb about the album echoed my thought exactly.



That's not to say this album is bad. It's a good, listenable pop CD with a few solid hits. Vertical Horizon does a very nice job writing radio-friendly songs that fall just this side of complete pop anonymity. The problem is they sound a lot like REM, and REM just does it much better. In VH's defense they tend to smooth over the jangliness that characterizes most REM songs to approach a slightly different sound, but it's a very, very thin disguise.



My advice: don't buy this CD on the strength of the radio hits. I would definately recommend giving Everything You Want a listen before dropping your hard-earned money.

ugh...

when i heard this album i wasn't at all impressed. then I checked out their older albums and i was shocked they were the same band! all the albums before Everything You Want is MUCH better than this. lyrics and instrumentally, this falls short of the amazing talent they had in their earlier work. GO BACK PLEASE!!