Break the Cycle

Break the Cycle Artist: Staind
Label: Elektra / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Clean
Media: Audio Cassette
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 075596265942
EAN: 0075596265942
ASIN: B00005BC7V


Release Date: 2001-05-22

Break the Cycle


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Tracks:

  1. Open Your Eyes
  2. Pressure
  3. Fade
  4. It's Been Awhile
  5. Change
  6. Can't Believe
  7. Epiphany
  8. Suffer
  9. Safe Place
  10. For You
  11. Outside
  12. Waste
  13. Take It

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Watch out, mom and dad. If you don't treat your kids right, they're gonna up and start an alt-metal band to share the angst you've brought on them with the world. After all, who needs therapy when you've got a million kids hearing your pain on MTV? Staind has never been a band to gloss over personal issues. They've given their albums names like <I>Torment</I> and <I>Dysfunction</I>, and their lyrics delve deep into singer Aaron Lewis' difficult past. Contrary to the title, Staind's third release, <I>Break the Cycle</I>, sticks with the tormented cycle, covering the same themes of heartbreak, self-doubt, and broken homes.

Lewis has almost three decades of personal material to mine, and as familiar as his issues are, <I>Break the Cycle</I> still feels like a new, honest look into difficulties that can hit people across the board. "Waste," a song written to a fan who committed suicide, is particularly poignant as it grabbles with Lewis's empathy and anger for a boy he's never met. "Outside" is another album standout. It's a slower, partially acoustic number that builds on its own emotion. The songs on <I>Break the Cycle</I> are drenched in melancholy melodies and slow, heavy riffs typical of the sensitive side of the alt-rock genre. Lewis sometimes breaks out into either a hearty yell or a throaty gurgle that sounds like the devil vomiting ("Can't Believe"), but the best songs keep his passion a little more controlled. You've probably heard rock like <I>Break the Cycle</I> piping from mainstream radio stations already, but Lewis's ability to turn his breakdowns into his art should capture a new round of fans happy to find kindred spirits in the band. <I>--Jennifer Maerz</I>

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Not for me.......2005-12-13

Another hyped up band with a lead singer that sure as hell is another wannabe poser who tries too too hard . I can't even take this guy seriously. It seems he just wishes he had it hard. Just watching the unplugged video said it all. I you want to hear depressing or just plain out Real music from a person who speaks the truth about his hard life than check out Mike Ness(Social Distortion) or Layne Staley(Alice In Chains). These are two songwriters who spoke nothing, but the truth about there Real Hard times unlike Aaron Lewis or whoever that poser is.

3 out of 5 stars Not Bad For Nu Metal.......2004-05-05

Actually, thid CD is not so bad for nu metal. I myself despise nu metal, but after hearing It's Been Awhile on KNAC, I decided to get it. It's not too bad, once you get used to it. I can be kind of depressing sometimes, but that is expected for a nu metal CD. I got this clean version because I don't really go for a lot of swearing in the music. It kind of ruins the song. So I wouyld call this the only nu metal CD worth getting.

3 out of 5 stars depressing.......2003-01-12

never heard a more depressing album than this.
whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, i'm not really sure. sure, people may relate a lot to the whole album being that it speaks what they go through and feel. but one wonders if that doesn't actually fuel the depression and magnify it. and aaron sounds on the verge of crying... almost whining at some parts, but i guess that's the whole point. personal favourite track is 'fade'.

4 out of 5 stars One of the best rock albums out there!.......2002-12-12

I bought this CD after hearing "It's Been Awhile" (which is one of my favorites, and one of the best songs on the CD) on the radio a lot, and since I am somewhat of a fan of Limp Bizkit. But even though Fred Durst discovered and mentored this band, they sound nothing like them. I definitely recommend this version if, like me, you want to avoid the cursing on this CD (and there is some), or if you are a parent wanting to get this CD for your teenager (this one is not for kids under 15).

However, not all the tracks have cursing in them (like "Epiphany" and "Outside"), which are also some of the best tracks on the CD, along with "Fade" (my personal favorite), and "For You". I give this a 4 out of 5, because I don't like every track on the CD (track 1 and "Waste", which uses the "F-word" repeatedly are the ones I dislike the most). Also, Aaron Lewis doesn't curse as much as Fred does, which is a plus.

4 out of 5 stars Tough music for tough times.......2002-05-06

This Cd is a very good cd. Aarron lewis is a great song writer, probally one of todays better writers. True almost all of the songs are somewhat dark. That is okay because I don't like to hear good day sunshine all the time. Almost all the songs are worth listening except for the one where he just screams a bunch.

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