1. Doomsday
2. Honor
3. Falling Down
4. Becoming the Bull
5. When Two Are One
6. Lose It
7. No One Cares
8. Can't Happen Here
9. Slow Burn
10. Blow
11. Lead Sails (And a Paper Anchor)
12. [CD-ROM Track]
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Few bands can seize a dying genre from the grips of death, and no genres have needed such seizing the way that "mo music"--screamo, emo--has of late. Thankfully, Atreyu's latest entry in the rock & roll endurance Olympics, Lead Sails Paper Anchor, does that almost singlehandedly by eschewing allegiance to clichés and the staid sonic principles that keep lesser bands stuck in the land of the minor musical leagues. The Orange County collective's rarely sounded as voracious and vicious as it does on the opening "Doomsday," a smash-and-grab cut that calls to mind the halcyon days of Slayer. There, as on "When Two Are One" and the attitudinal, almost glam "Blow," you understand that heavy music is fully alive and well and in good hands. The band sounds primed for major attention as "Honor," "Falling Down," and "Becoming the Bull" all seem tailored for the bash and bang of arenas and stadiums. The more pop-oriented material ("Lose It," "No One Cares," "Slow Burn") will likely stir controversy and for good reason--this band's too good at cracking skulls to take prolonged and earnest respites in the land of hit singles. But everyone's gotta grow up sometime and Lead Sails is the sound of Atreyu shedding its minor-league skin. The breadth of sounds, moods, and emotions covered here add up to the elements of one powerful--and potentially classic--album. --Jedd Beaudoin
Album Description
ATREYU's first single, BECOMING THE BULL, is featured in the forthcoming EA Sports video game, Madden '08. The previous Madden video game sold over 5 million units. ATREYU is appearing in the third slot before Korn and Evanescence on the 2007 Family Values tour. The tour kicks off on July 20 and runs through September 2. ATREYU is well-established among the most popular alternative tours of the summer: They headlined the second stage of 2006 Ozzfest and were a headliner on the 2005 Warped Tour.
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Lead Sails Paper Anchor
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2007-08-28)
- Publisher: Hollywood Records
- Label: Hollywood Records
- Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics, Import, Limited Edition
- Studio: Hollywood Records
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 82 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #78662
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Summary: No 2009-04-12
Comment: I love Atreyu. This CD is nothing like what they have previously released Franklym in my opinion, this new CD is awful and I hope they can redeem themselves with a better album in 2009.
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Summary: Atreyu's best album yet!(many seem to disagree with this) 2009-02-17
Comment: This album is awesome! There isn't a single song i don't like on this cd. I liked the Curse, but this one has much better production quality, it's much more melodic(yet not softy), and the drumming is just electrifying! Favorites are becoming the bull, falling down, and lose it.
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Summary: What do you expect from an album produced by the singer from Goldfinger? 2009-01-01
Comment: I enjoyed Atreyu's metalcore music a lot, and I also enjoyed this album's lighter approach as well. I actually found this album much more rewarding listening - it has more variety (I think of this as a good thing), and it has some great harmonies. The title track is extremely well-executed, and thankfully they did not waste more of the album trying to do more songs like it. Songs like "Doomsday," "Becoming The Bull," and "When Two Are One" are still heavy but have a certain melodic kick that Atreyu just didn't have on their earlier albums. It's a good album, not an amazing one, and people who only care about Atreyu for their metalcore sound are going to absolutely hate it.
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Summary: Quick review 2008-12-16
Comment: As a fan of their previous albums, their hit "The Curse" having been in constant rotation lately, I'm sad to say that this album falls far behind it's predecessors. I'd tell you which songs were memorable to me, but after listening to it three times through I still cannot recall a single title that stood out to me.
The main downfall: The vocals, but not because there is no screaming. Atreyu should have the right to explore other means of expression such as singing entirely. Where the problem lies is in the production.
It sounds as if the producer took them into a recording studio, gave them one chance to perform each song, and then ran the entire thing through a computer using the "Instant-Pop-Star!" button (a-la Auto-tune, some of you may know this through rap-artist T-Pain, who uses it to his advantage...).
Unfortunately this doesn't lend well to an artist when their clean vocals on previous albums were nearly-pitch perfect anyway and still managed to sound almost untouched!
If you want Atreyu + a magical talking computer that likes to sing, then go ahead, take the plunge & hop on the juggernaut that is the radio billboard top 100. I'll keep on listening to the real deal on their previous efforts.
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Summary: Undisputedly the best Atreyu Album 2008-11-07
Comment: It's really simple. Buy this album. It is the their best piece of work by far. It really shows how far they have matured musically. Their lyrics touch upon more than just being betrayed as in the last albums. The very first song Doomsday is about the loss of his grandfather. If you read some of the bad reviews this album has received, it is because they are not patient enough to really get a sense of what the song is saying. It only take one play to LIKE a song. It takes a lot more times to really LOVE a song and for it to really mean something to you. If you enjoy the other Atreyu albums, you will enjoy this one. Just give it some time if you find their music to be intrusive at first. Definitely the best album by them with great meaning and incredibly dynamic sounds.
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